I don’t watch too many movies but the wife and I had a relaxing night and popped in a video that we had.  In short, I must say that Kung Fu Panda is one of the most entertaining movies I have ever seen.  I mean, it has it all…   Action, drama, comedy.  What more can you ask for?  Two thumbs up.  Seriously though, it was a very entertaining movie.

With a few road trips planned this year, I wanted to get a GPS device.  I knew I wasn’t going to use it on an everyday basis, I wanted to find the cheapest one possible.  I was shopping at Costco and I passed by the GPS units.  I basically wanted to find the cheapest one on sale.  The Magellan RoadMate 1412 was staring at me at the price of $129.00 before tax.  The only GPS unit I have owned before was the Tomtom GPS system for my old Treo 650.  It required a separate bluetooth GPS receiver.  The software was awesome and it worked very well, with the exception of that time in Hawaii (don’t ask).

(more…)

Just got back from my trip last night.  With any trip I bring a fair amount of gadgets and I use a number of services as well.  I wanted to give a review on a few of these gadgets and services.  The first one is of Virgin America Airlines.  This was the first time I flew them and my experience was mostly positive with a few little quirks here and there.

(more…)

Apple has just released the beta version of Safari 4. They are calling it the “world’s fastest web browser.” When I told my co-worker that, his response was, “Even faster than Google Chrome?”  Since Google Chrome is not out yet for the Mac I can’t do a fair comparison.  I would say that sites do render way faster in Safari 4 than in any other browser.  It is still in beta.  Even I found a bug while writing this post.  I actually had to switch back to Firefox because I couldn’t do some things in my editor.  One thing that I miss in Firefox and Chrome that all versions of Safari are missing is the ability to just quickly go to a particular tab.  For example, on a Mac, if I have six tabs open in Firefox, if I’m on the first tab and I want to go to the forth tab, all I have to do is press ‘Command + 4′ and I’m there.  I don’t have to click on the tab with my mouse or Ctrl-tab my way to the forth tab.  Remember, the keyboard is always faster than the mouse.  Maybe I’ll do a post on my keyboard shortcuts one day.

By the way, once again… if you are still using Internet Explorer 6, please upgrade.  Actually, if you are using Internet Explorer, my question is… why?    Google Chrome, Firefox, or Safari are the way go.

Review: Icebreakers Ice Cubes

As you can see… neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.  I just don’t have any graphic that’s in between.
Pros:Really good initial taste.
Cons: The taste and flavor was completely gone in less than 10 min.
Verdict: Even though the taste was good, it’s never a good thing where I can probably count the number of chews before the flavor goes away.  I can’t give it a thumbs down because the flavor is not bad, but the thumb is tilting down for sure.

Review: The Langham Huntington Hotel & Spa, Pasadena

The wife and I took a little mini vacation for a our five year anniversary.  I got a great deal on a room on hotels.com at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena.  I normally don’t book 5 star hotels nor can I afford to, but for a special occasion and a great deal, why not.  Next to the name listed on hotels.com, it said “Formerly Ritz-Carlton.”  Even though we only stayed one night, it’s definitely a thumbs up.

Here are a few pictures from the hotel.

Review:  Ice Breaker Chewy Sours

So I’m going to start a new review section on my blog.  What am I going to be reviewing… anything and everything.  Candy, gadgets, restaraunts, etc.  Why am I doing it… well.. because I can and if something stands out to me, good or bad, I’ll share about it.

My first review is something I saw at the supermarket in the checkout line, the Ice Breaker Chews Sours.  Maybe I got a bad box or something, but these things are kind of hard to chew and the flavor doesn’t quite have the same kick as it’s hard candy cousin, the Ice Breakers Sours.  This is definitely a thumbs down.

Update: A quick explanation of why I gave it a thumbs down.  It’s all about texture.  When I first bit into it, I didn’t know if it was a bubble gum or something else.  I know it’s not much explanation, but still… if it’s chewy candy, I want it to be Skittle like or bubble gum like, but not something that I can’t explain.