Relax One Corner

It may seem strange but, do you ever mix movies with real life?
This question came to mind one day when I was in the kitchen the other day.
As I picked up the butter knife, I found myself humming that famous sound effect from the movie Psycho. You know the one with the violins.
So I went to the near instantaneous means of response to solicit opinions.
I posted on Twitter my question.
Not long later I got people telling me that yes; many people appear to do so.
And there were the usual Trolls who replied that no it was just me, LOL.

Why are they so insecure, that if they admitted they did it some loss of maturity would occur?
Seriously, as long as it doesn’t involve a visit to the padded room and a strait jacket why not?

How about these for an example:
Making screeching brake car sounds when turning a corner.
Humming the Jaws theme when sneaking up on a sleeping person.
Saying Meep Meep when you make a sudden stop after running.
My fav is the bionic sounds when lifting things.

Right, I can hear some of you saying “That is sooo childish”
My reply is “Reach behind and pull that stick out!” If an ‘adult’ can’t have fun why the hell carry on?

So come on guys, the next time you are alone, stick your arms out make a sharp turn and say “waaaroooo” or what ever come close to the sound Airwolf made when banking to avoid a missiles. 

written by kerry

I really am tired of reading phone reviews when 99% of the time the reviewer goes on and on about how the phone is not an iPhone.
Here is a clue for you morons, it isn’t!
Got a new phone, review it for what it is or compare it to it’s predecessor.
This frakking love affair with the iPhone and the constant need to prove it is the holy grail is sadly bringing down the quality of all reviews.

Unless the phone maker has proclaimed “I have the iPhone Killer, let us rejoice” how about giving us the real deal.

Now before anyone says I’m a hater, let me tell you I own an iPhone 3G S.

Am I impressed? Yes, it is a great pocket PC (PC means Personal Computer not a Windows product) but as a phone lets say Nokia will not loose me as a LOYAL customer.

So the new phone does not work like an iPhone, get over it! The GUI has to be different or else there would be law suits flying back n forth.
Is it laggy not as responsive, dduh different equipment, different OS.
Seriously people even the iPhone has flaws, yes it does you Apple apologists!

So back to the point, the iPhone is NOT intuitive. It just seems so after hours of repetitive use. It’s called muscle memory. This bitching that this new phone or that new phone doesn’t work like an iPhone, is dumb because it is a ‘insert other brand here’!
Apple is known for it excellent UI while others have not. How about suggesting that other manufacturers take lesson or two on design and ergonomics.

My mom who is regularly on the PC and uses her Nokia N82 with ease could not ‘intuitively’ use the iPhone until I showed her.
My sister who is even less IT savvy has an iPhone and barely uses all the functions with ease.

Ok Trolls I heard that, and since I know how smart my mom and sister are your words are meaningless.

Anyhoo, touch interface is really a field that needs engineers & UI developers to buck up and copyright/trademark/intellectual property motherfrakkers to quit making life difficult for the rest of us.

So all you Technology pundits and bloggers with whom everyone else is in love with and follow mindlessly do us a favour. If you cannot be objective when you do a review, don’t write one.
And enough with the frakkin eyeball grabbing headlines, I’m sick and tired of reading a headline to be thoroughly disappointed with the article.

written by kerry