I'm all Google, but formerly Yahoo!

I wanted to continue where I was going on the last post, because I was having some fun talking about I have Gmail(Google Mail must be the full name, although they never use Google Mail). I use Google's search engine, which was hard to change from Yahoo! just because of the habit. Now I use Google Personalized Home-page instead of My Yahoo!. It is actually kind of interesting. From my observations, "Yahoo!" is going down because of all of the new Google innovations. I'm really impressed with Google, because their innovations are creating competition with Yahoo! in areas that Yahoo! once had no competitors that were actually a threat. Now Google is coming in and forcing Yahoo to come out with lots of innovations that their budget cannot compensate for. The tables have turned. Instead of Google trying to keep up with Yahoo!, now Yahoo! is trying desperately to keep up with Google. Another example of Yahoo! now trying to keep up with Google is that they have now renamed their Mail service Y! Mail. Sad huh? Oh well.
I just love Google for their creative and unconventional approach of doing business. Where Yahoo! is very serious about their legal terms, Google is more about putting a bit of fun on their web-services. They have funny messages in the Gmail interface, where you can bet that there are no jokes in the Yahoo! Mail interface.
Keep in mind that Yahoo! still has "more then 50 million accounts open" according to Yahoo!. That is still A LOT more then Google, but give them time :) they'll catch up! I jumped on the bandwagon before the train left the station too, and I'm not trying to advertise for Yahoo! or Google, but I wanted to talk about my experience with both services.
I want to point out that Y! Mail is not in beta, whereas Gmail is in its Beta phase. Beta is a computer means that technically it hasn't come out to the general public yet. Even though I have it, and can give it to anyone, it doesn't mean that it is officially available. Beta is a way of saying that there ae still bugs in the service that need to be fixed before the official release. So if there is a problem with Gmail, which there aren't(which makes one wonder why it's still in Beta, but I'm glad that it's private, because it makes me feel cool having something that is not available for the public), it is to be expected, but if there is a problem with Y! Mail, I get frustrated, because they "took the problems out" when they took off the Beta "stamp" ten years ago!
Ok, so now I want to talk about my experience with Yahoo has been odd. I have not enjoyed the bugs with the Java interface that appear when I log in at school. But I do enjoy the extra features like different color schemes. That's nice.
I have had my Gmail account for a shorter time than I have had my Yahoo!, so it still seems new to me. But that could also be because they unveil a new feature almost every week. Gmail is great because I don't have any problems with Gmail's Java interface at school, because it works with the firewall instead of against it. I find that that part of Gmail is really worth getting. Just for that feature alone. But Gmail has always increased their features very fast, and so I would like to note that even though I like Yahoo! mail I like Gmail more.
Thank you and remember to read the archives!

Archives

I have been looking at my site counter, and I have noticed that you all are reading my archived pages, and I would like to thank you all for doing that. I love to keep the archived pages up, even though it is annoying or me, because it can generate errors when I try to publish new posts, because I have made so many posts. Once, the whole Blogger server crashed. OOPS! :) But it was fixed within minutes, and I luckily had a back-up of the post. It was actually a bit funny in a weird way. It was then that I realized that I was really committed to making this blog work, and I am too far along to change services, not that I would ever want to, because now I do almost all of my online work with some kind of Google(R) service. OK, I'm digressing, so I'll get back to thanking you for reading the archives. Later!

Hitch(A movie Review)

I recently saw Hitch. It is about a "Date Doctor" who just happens to fall in love himself. He falls for a gossip columnist, which creates some interesting action, since his business is referral only. It is a secret that the gossip columnist wants to know about, but it's funny, because she doesn't know that Hitch(as Albert Hitchens is nick-named) is really the date doctor. It turns out that he is exposed, but there is a happy ending. I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a comedy about romance, but not necessarily a "romantic comedy". Have a great day.

The Sizzling Saturday

Well this is my last Saturday of my vacation and I am going to make sure that I enjoy it. I want to make it last as long as I possibly can. I would like o just sleep, but I have decided to write some posts first.

TV Production: From "Nay!" to "Yay!"

When my counselor told me that he was going to switch me into TV Production class, I was very disappointed, but I decided to give it a try, and I really enjoy it now. It is probably my favorite class, and it is definitely worth it. We get to operate cameras, and a lot of other fun things, like very cool audio and visual tools. We are also learning how to produce a television show. It is truly a great class.

Trike-athon

Last Thursday I took part in a Trike-athon. It was where toddlers took their trikes ad rode around the main gym at South, and every third hour class sponsored a kid. Our class sponsored a little kid named Sean. He was the winner doing 122 1/2 laps. It was crazy. We could not believe that he did so many laps!!! It was great!

New Keyboard

Hello. This is Bill on this ultra-fine day. I am tying on my new Apple Bluetooth Keyboard. I would recommend it because it just works. Well so far anyway. LOL. Anyway, I hope to get more information up onto the blog soon. I have a question for you first though: do you have a blog????? If so, make a comment or send me a message at the send-me-a-message part of the site! Have a great day everyone, and be safe.

Mid-Winter Break

Hey everybody. I have the next week of school off, because of Mid-Winter Break. We aren't going on a vacation though because. I am watching The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and Cody. It's deemed "Nothing but new" I can't stop laughing. It's so funny. I love it. Anyway, I will have to stop typing in a little while, but you'll hear from me soon.

New Posts Coming Soon

Hey all, expect some new posts to come soon!

More Internet stuff

Hey. I wanted to post more on the IMing. Before, I showed you some IM symbols that are commonly used in IMing, but right now, I wanted to note how people IM with each other. I'm sure that you have heard about the stories about people getting physically harmed because of their horrible actions on the Internet. The media blows that problem up to a size that is more alarming then the actual numbers. That doesn't mean, however, that you can go to chatrooms, and expect lots of church-style respect for one another. I have been to a computer chatroom once, and was so suprised at the nerve of some of those people. It was actually creepy. I left within 2 minutes of entering. It was creepy. People say the worst things, because they figure that they don't know the people, so it shouldn't make a difference how they treat their fellow chatters. It is horrible. It is also couwardly. It makes you think: these people probably could not get away with saying the things that they say if they were to say them in real life, so they figure that they can just say it on-line and they will never be bothered by the people again. Actually it is a crime that you can go to JAIL for!!!! It is called cyber-bullying. That is not the legal name, but the "street name". Well, anyway, it's very bad!

Internet Abbreivations

g2g or G2G = Got to go
L8R or l8r = later
lol or LOL= laugh out loud
OMG =OH MY GOD
omg(lowercase) = oh my goodness
R = are
U = you
B = Be or Bee
BS= B***S*** <- PLEASE EXCUSE THAT BUT UNFORTUNATELY PEOPLE SAY THAT ONLINE A LOT
PLZ= Please
Yea, Ya =Yeah
NOTE: Some people don't regard the difference of "OMG" and "omg", because the only difference is capitalization.  But I use them differently.

My writing style

You might have noticed that I digress A LOT!!! :) Anyway, I wanted to just point that out in a post, so that we're all clear, and I'm clear to digress as much as I want. But I felt that you readersshould know that I do digress just in case you haven't already noticed which would be hard, because I digress on almost every post that I write. LOL!!!! I hope that you just know that I will probably always digress when I write these posts. :) Later or in internet form: L8R

Mid-Winter Break

I have enjoyed my vacation, but it will be time to go back to school on Monday.  I am well rested, and believe it or not, I'm ready to head back to school to finish up the year.  If there was less vacation, we would have more summer vacation.  In that regard, I might like to have a week or two less of vacation and just have a huge summer vacation.  That would be great.  But anyway, mid-winter break has been very fun.

Yahoo! Mail...

Even though I have one gig of mail storage space in my Yahoo! Mail account, I would love more space because I am already using a lot of it............. Later that minute....... Why did I just write that??????? Ok, I'll Start over: Pause......... I can't think of anything that I haven't said before in previous posts. Oh well. L8R

New Widget

I have a new widget that I am composing this post on right now.  It is on my Mac Dashboard.  I am having fun thinking of the possibilities, because now I dont have to log in, because it does that automatically.  I don't have to worry about any errors in publishing etc.  It's going to be fun!  Well see you all later!

Superbowl

Who do you think will win the Super Bowl??? I believe that The Stealers will win. Share your comments in the forum. Later

For Dad

This post id dedicated to my dad. I want to say congrats on your new job. For those who don't know, my dad is now the VP of Sales and Marketing at a company that is on the rise. They expect 300 million dolars in sales per year in three years.

Lack of Stuff to do

This is an old post.
I am really bored right now. I have like 15 minutes left to do stuff because we have been working on an easy assignment in Math that everyone is now finished with. I don't have any homework to do right now. Well expect more posts very soon.

GM

General Motors is in trouble. They have made some dumb decisions, and now the wrong people are suffering for the executives' wrongdoings. Despite this, I urge you to buy General Motors vehicles. You must admit that their cars are very appealing despite the reputation of the company that makes them. Many of my relatives and my friends parents work or have worked at General Motors. I love the company despite their flaws and I believe that their cars are simply unbeatable. The Japanese companies like Toyota and Honda and Nissan use ununionized workers which allows them to treat their employees like dirt, and they do just that. It bothers me how they can't treat people better. They justify this by saying that it helps lower their prices. They also keep American-made cars out of Japan by requiring an inspection on every foriegn-made car that comes into Japan. If we inspected every imported car and every imported car part like the Japanese, we could literally save the mid-western economy! I urge you to support GM, Ford, and Chrysler. They are the companies that truly move our great nation forward.