The Lewis Show

I figured I would start 2011 in the same fashion as I did July of 2010, by posting every day. I'm planning another 31 days of not so though provoking fun and frivolity. I decided to throw in one catch this time. I'm going to post from my new laptop. Earlier in the month, I signed up for Google's Chrome OS pilot program with no expectation at all. I pleaded my case with Google stating that I am a citizen of the clouds and to carry out my patriotic duty I need a device to complete that experience. Someone in Mountain View must have either found great pity on me or agreed that I needed this laptop. On the afternoon of the 14th, one was on my doorstep waiting for me. I'm still thrilled to have this laptop. There's been a lot said about the Chrome OS, what it lacks, and where it shines. Here's Google's take on their operating system: So what's my initial take on Chrome OS? My first reaction was to the speed. I'm browsing within 15 seconds even f...

Last year I was harsh on the city of my residence. I made a very angry post about local customer service. I recalled several bad experiences I've had in town. It has been one of the most read posts on my blog over the past couple years. My point wasn't to look down my nose at this town that I've only called home for five years, but to remind the locals that it doesn't pay to be rude. Not in this day and age. I can easily take my spending money away from the local "brick & mortars" altogether and be perfectly happy. This year I've had a different impression. It wasn't perfect, I still would like to share a few cross words at the T Mobile rep who wore his ass on his sleeve before Christmas. But apparently the city wants my money again. A couple years of recession and fears of lay offs has seemingly corrected several attitudes in town. Is that the only reason? I think in this new day where local businesses are interacting with their customers ov...

It's that time for everything to run together into a haze. Apparently I'm not the only one... I did get an early present though from Google to help me decompress. (More on that later) The beautiful sunrise this morning also helped me un-haze. I am so unbelievably, unimaginably lucky.

This is the season for having a lot on our minds. It's also the season for a lot of important information to escape from my mind. I admit that I have inherited not only my father's good looks, but also his complete lack of memory retention. I don't even think I have the classic "In one ear, out the other" problem. I think that some important items to remember bounce right off of my thick skull. So I need help. With my trusty phone I have a couple applications which come in quite handy. On my desktop I prefer using Google Tasks to keep up with grocery lists, things to remember, and even organize things that I can put off. It's hard work to be a professional procrastinator. I need an app that can sync with my Google Tasks and give me a lot of other features available as I need them. For me, Astrid does all of this and more. Astrid Task/Todo List for Android on AppBrain Astrid easily lets me add tasks to a master list, allows me to import and sync my Googl...

Last month I posted some thoughts on Chrome and with a significant amount of time and thought, I eventually made it my default browser. I wanted to give the other platforms equal time, so I am taking a block of time and changing my default browser to give them all a fair shake. I will admit that my planned week using Internet Explorer 9 was a bit sidetracked by a surprise delivery this week from Google. More on that in the next post. For now, the Show must go on. Internet Explorer 9 For those of us lucky enough to have Windows 7 and get to enjoy the ease of use, better security features, a simpler user interface, and many other small but necessary tweaks, we get the privilege of making an optional upgrade to the newest Internet Explorer. Users that still have Vista also get the optional upgrade, but hopefully people are not holding out with Vista. Make the upgrade. You'll thank me later. I have to admit out of all the browsers I've been looking at either in a desktop en...

It was really coming down this morning. Best believe I took no interstates in this morning! Even made it to work on time. Or close enough...

I've been good at my blog for remembering dates. I'm yet to reflect on events that landed our country into world war in the 1940's. Today I remember the thousands of lives lost as a result of this conflict and carry hope that we make every attempt not to repeat these same mistakes made not even a century ago.