CentOS

For the past 2 years or so, I have been lucky enough to manage my own servers. Throughout this time, I have been able to use quite a variety of operating system’s including Debian (my favorite), Ubuntu, Gentoo, Red Had, FreeBSD and CentOS. Now, CentOS is the very first OS that I ran as a server, and I have to admit, It is not all that great to use like Debian is. However, I can tell you that it is the most secure and stable operating system I have used. Where it may sometimes be a big pain, It has to be one of the best Linux distros to run. I still may use Debian as a main OS, but I manage about 5 or 6 servers for a friend of mine and 3 of them have CentOS. I am also thinking about putting CentOS on my home server pretty soon.

Transformers

About two years ago, the first Transformers movie came out starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox. I never was a fan of the cartoon series, so I never did plan on seeing it. However, two things happened that made me go see it. One, all my friends said it was awesome and two, well… Megan Fox is pretty good looking. So I saw it and I was blown away at how good it was. The story line was great, the acting was great and especially the CGI was great. They really put a lot of work for the effects in this movie. Then last year, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen came out. Of course, since I loved the first one, I went to go see the second one. Yet again, I was absolutely blown away. The CGI got a lot better and they even added more humor, which I liked. The storyline was really good, like the first one, and… Megan Fox was still good looking. Some people were not giving the second movie a lot of good reviews, but I still really enjoyed it. If you still haven’t seen it, go out and rent it to see how you like it and feel free to post here how you liked it.

iTunes 9

Since I am short on time, this will be a post on my thoughts on the latest version of iTunes. At first, I wasn’t to fond of the new iTunes Store look, but after I started to adjust to it, things got better. The nice UI is definitely a win when it comes to iTunes. The iTunes DJ, in my opinion, is pretty good….. if your a DJ. The home sharing feature is excellent, especially since I got my MacBook. I can transfer everything I have on iTunes via this feature and it has saved me a LOT of time. As I said, this is a short post, but my overall opinion of iTunes 9 is that it is the best one yet.

MacBook

Coming up on two weeks ago, my Windows laptop died and I decided to purchase a MacBook. Since then, I no longer have any Window’s computers in my house. I have been using a Mac as my primary OS since June of 2008 and have loved it. This is the second Mac I have every owned and it runs better than any other laptop I have ever owned. The laptop is fast, reliable, and actually works for me. Now, as some of you may know, a few days ago Apple introduced the new MacBook. Since I bought the MacBook at my local Apple Store less than 14 days ago, I was able to bring in the previous model MacBook and get the new one for no extra charge. The new MacBook runs even better due to a little bit faster processor and memory. The LED back lit display and the multi-touch glass track pad is better as well. There is nothing really bad I have to say about it, and I highly suggest purchasing a Mac over a PC any day.

TwitterFeed

If you have a website that you would like to automatically update your Twitter every time you make a blog post, then TwitterFeed is for you. This is basically a free service that allows you to plug in your Twitter (and Facebook) account in and asks for some RSS Feed information from your site. You can make it so that the TwitterFeed bot checks your RSS feed every so often. You can also tell TwitterFeed what format you want your tweet to be along with what URL shortening service you would like to use. It is a really great service, and I highly recommend it  because I have been using it for months for my other site,Super Deal Finder, and it has never let me down.

iGlowStick

Today, i am going to be talking about a very simple app that is not very useful, but is one of those little holiday type apps. Halloween is coming up in a few weeks and we all know the theme of that day. Well, some of you might know that they sell those glow sticks that you crack and then shake to make the light illuminate. Instead of getting packs of those at the store, why not get it for free? There is a free app in the App Store called iGlowStick which is a simple app where you can choose what color/design you want your glow stick to be. All you have to do to get it to light up is to crack it and shake it, just like you would with the real ones. Like I said, not that much use for this app, but is definitely a good Halloween item.

Geeky Tutorials

About a week or 2 ago, I opened a new site called Geeky Tutorials. Just like the name says, it is a site that has tutorials about geeky like things. So far we have under 12 posts, and it is just me and my friend John writing for it now. We have an average of 30 unique visitors per day, which isn’t terrible for a site that just opened. As of now, I have written tutorials on mostly Linux stuff and my friend, John, wrote a tutorial on batch. Anyone can become an author, as long as you have knowledge of the subject your talking about. So, if you want to check it out, you can visit the site here.

Barbecue

There is this cool new iPhone app available in the App Store for $0.99 called Barbecue. It is a very realistic app of a Barbecue grill. In this app you basically do a simulation of barbecuing things like steaks, hot dogs, ribs, turkey skewers, and corn on the cob. After you are done grilling you can put it on a plate and it will be as if you are serving a plate of food at a picnic table. You can then share what you made via Twitter or Facebook. This is a really neat app that can really kill time, not to mention it looks really realistic.

iPhone MMS

Last Friday, MMS for the iPhone was finally turned on for AT&T customers who have been anxiously waiting. If you don’t know what MMS is, it stands for Multimedia Messaging Service and it is the ability to send text messages with pictures, videos, and audio files. Yes, most of you who have other phones are probably wondering what the big deal is about that because most phones already have that ability. Well, for some stupid reason, AT&T wouldn’t let the iPhone have the ability to send MMS messages. The day it came out, the service was absolutely terrible around my area. The entire network was slow and it took about 15 minutes for me to send a single image. However, it has gotten better throughout this week and hopefully it keeps up. One final thing is that I am glad AT&T doesn’t have an extra charge for sending MMS messages. It comes with your texting plan.

Atomic Fart

I have no idea why I am even doing a review on this app, but here goes nothing. There is an app in the App Store called Atomic Fart, and it is something a typical guy might find funny. It is basically a whole bunch of different fart noises that each have a specific name. In my opinion, this app is good for playing a prank on someone or if you need to cheer up from something bad that happened. There are 2 different versions of this app, one ad-supported and one non-ad-supported. So basically, one is free and the other is $0.99. Hopefully you guys can enjoy this app without getting in too much trouble.