tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84400446695072715682024-02-20T08:15:57.595-08:00For Whom It May ConcernAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127004693391528486noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440044669507271568.post-87124831452292585362011-05-20T20:50:00.000-07:002011-05-20T21:16:09.853-07:00Tablet ImpressionsTonight I had a chance to play with a few tablet alternatives to the iPad. Having an iPad already, I certainly wasn't in the market to buy any of them, but I wanted to at least see what the competition has to offer.<br /><br />Samsung Galaxy Tab ($429, 16GB with WiFi and 3G)<br />This was the second time I played with the Galaxy Tab, and my impressions weren't much different from the first time. Out of the 3 I played with, it's probably the easiest to pick up and use, but that's about the extent of it's advantages. It behaves like an Android phone, because that's essentially what it is - a 7 inch Android phone that doesn't make calls. I also found it to be a little bit sluggish, like you would expect from a 2 year old Android phone. After playing with it for a few minutes, I basically felt like it offers no real advantages over just a regular Android phone. It's no surprise that it's price at $429 having dropped from its original price of $599, because it can't compete at $599 and I'm not sure it should even be able to compete at $429.<br /><br />Blackberry Playbook ($499, 16GB WiFi)<br />I found this tablet to be a little strange to just pick up and use. Most of the navigation is done with multi-touch gestures, which made it awkward not really being familiar with the gestures that I needed to know. The overall impression I was left with is that the user interface isn't the greatest, but it does have usability potential. Like the Galaxy Tab, the Playbook is a 7 inch tablet, but did not feel like a giant smartphone the way the Galaxy Tab did.<br /><br />Motorola Xoom ($599, 32GB WiFi, $799, 32GB WiFi and 3G)<br />Another Android tablet, but this felt nothing like the Galaxy Tab. It has on screen controls which can take a little bit of time to get used to. Doing simple things like web browsing was far more desirable on the Xoom than the other tablets. Another thing I liked was the 3D view on Google Maps. I am of the opinion that 10 inch tablets are more useful than 7 inch tablets, so it's no surprise that I found the Xoom to be the most enjoyable to use. The WiFi model seems reasonably priced, but the 3G model seems overpriced at $799 while the equivalent iPad sells for $729. The user interface wasn't the most intuitive, actually a little disorganized, but that may be the fault of Best Buy more than the Android OS or the tablet itself.<br /><br />After playing with all 3 of these tablets, I found things that I liked, but I didn't find anything that's giving me buyer's remorse over the iPad. Perhaps some of it is being an iOS veteran now on my 3rd iPhone, but I didn't really find any of them as easy to pick up and use as the iPad was the first time I used it. Honestly, I have nothing against Android, I find it to be the most desirable alternative to iOS, but even the Xoom didn't seem to me like a tablet I could recommend over the iPad. It will be interesting to see what the competition offers in the future. Samsung is coming out with a 10 inch Galaxy Tab, hopefully better than the originally. HTC is also coming out with a 7 inch Android tablet in the next few days called the Flyer. Hopefully they do the 7 inch form factor a lot better than the Galaxy Tab did.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127004693391528486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440044669507271568.post-2235652994853194972010-03-24T21:20:00.001-07:002010-03-24T21:20:24.070-07:00Will April 28 Ever Get Here?Disneyland happens April 28. Right about now I'm ready to get the #%*? out of here. Sorry if I offended you with my foul mouth but I feel like this trip is what I need to get out of my rut and just party for a week. Some good California sunshine would really hit the spot right now.<br /><br />Thankfully the weather in Utah is starting to get a lot better. Combine that with daylight savings and I'm able to do more outdoor things that I haven't really been able to do for the last 4 months or so. Sometimes doing something as simple as going for a short walk after work helps to unwind and relax. I've gone bike riding up the canyon a few times and plan to do much more of that this summer. I'm really starting to feel a desire to work out more since exercise always helps me to feel better. I'm also looking for people that I can play tennis with so if you play then let me know. And of course, there's ultimate fir<br /><br />For my aspirations as a closet sports writer, I've decided to start a sports blog separate from this one so I can have this as my general purpose blog since I know not everybody is a sports fan. I may do the same for a tech blog as well, haven't decided yet. You can find the blog at http://sportsblogyoudontread.blogspot.com. Also, I tend to tweet about sports news on my Twitter account at http://twitter.com/bpjftw. My latest post is about the NBA playoff push.<br /><br />I don't think I've posted anything about my new blu ray player yet so here goes. I was kind of bugged by the slow boot times and lack of features on my Samsung so I upgraded to the LG BD390. I've read some good reviews on LG players, especially this one in particular and I really liked the feature set. I bought from Amazon for $290, so far I really like it. The price might seem a little high, but I just like to have nice things. These days you can find a good quality player in the $150 range, I just got greedy for features. I really like how this player boots up faster than my old Samsung, which seems to be something LG really works on as there are a lot of players that boot slow. I also like the fact that it can stream media from my computer. It also streams movies from Netflix, Vudu, and Roxio Cinema Now, although I haven't used those features yet.<br /><br />In other news, Obamacare passed which I think could potentially be one of biggest disasters in the history of this country. I have serious concerns about what it's going to do to our economy and put our government so far into debt that we will start facing serious consequences because of it soon. Basically, I haven't been happy with anything the Obama administration has done so far. I'm of the belief that our government needs to undergo a major overhaul with the budget to cut wasteful spending, and Obama has done the complete opposite. He spent $2 trillion trying to fix the economy and unemployment hasn't improved since he's been in office. I've basically lost faith in the Obama administration doing anything right and I'm just hoping we can slow down the long term damage he does to this country before the 2012 election. Hopefully by that time people in this country won't be still under that spell that caused them to vote for him in the first place. I believed from day one that Obama has been telling people what they want to hear and masterminded getting influential people like Oprah and several others in the media to support him. But I don't think I need to rant about Obama anymore since I'm pretty sure most of the people who read this are probably against him anyway.<br /><br />In other news, the iPad comes out soon. Not sure what I've said about it before, but I think it's basically a solution looking for a problem. I have a laptop and an iPhone, and I don't see the need for a device that basically has the same functionality as an iPhone in a bigger size that isn't much smaller than a laptop, and doesn't have a keyboard unless you buy their dock and then you've basically turned it into an iPod touch desktop computer. I suppose it could be useful if you travel a lot and want to take something for watching video and reading eBooks. Even in those cases, I'm not sure why you wouldn't just use a laptop. So far over 100,000 people have ordered this thing so I'm guessing it won't be a complete failure. <br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=N%20400%20E,Orem,United%20States%4040.302208%2C-111.686157&z=10'>N 400 E,Orem,United States</a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127004693391528486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440044669507271568.post-83672819845058648482010-03-20T06:54:00.000-07:002010-03-20T07:39:57.527-07:00Windows User's Guide To MacsNot that I'm trying to push you in that direction, just trying to inform you of some things to look for if you are a Windows user and for whatever reason you find yourself using a Mac.<br /><br />Keyboard and Shortcuts<br /><br />One of the first things you may notice about Macs is how the keyboard is different from Windows. Instead of the Window key, they have the Command key (Apple key on older Macs). Also, the Command key on Macs is located next to the space bar where the Alt key usually is on Windows machines. If you use a Windows keyboard with a Mac, the Window key will act as the Command key by default.<br /><br />Another thing that's different is the keyboard shortcuts. Many of the common Windows shortcuts with the Ctrl key are similar with the Command key on the Mac. Such as Cut (Command+X instead of Ctrl+X), Copy (Command+C instead of Ctrl+C), Paste (Command+V instead of Ctrl+V), and Select All (Command+A instead of Ctrl+A). A few differences include closing programs and windows where on the Mac you can usually quit a program with Command+Q instead of Alt+F4 and closing a window is Command+W instead of Ctrl+F4.<br /><br />Launching Applications<br /><br />Instead of a taskbar in Windows, Mac OS X has the dock. You can put icons for all of your frequently used programs here for easy access, and this is where you can see your active programs. An open program is indicated by a small blue dot underneath the icon. To find all of your programs, you can go to the Applications folder. In Snow Leopard, you can easily access it on the right side of the dock by clicking the folder icon with an A on it. You can open the Applications folder by clicking the Finder icon (smiley face on the left side of the dock) and then selecting Applications from the Go menu, or with the keyboard shortcut Command+Shift+A. You can also launch programs using Spotlight. If you click on the magnifying glass icon in the top right corner (or keyboard shortcut Command+Space Bar) you can simply type the name of the application you want to launch, similar to the Start menu search in Windows 7 and Vista.<br /><br />Multitasking<br /><br />When multitasking in OS X, you can easily access your open programs through the dock, or quickly switch between applications with the Command+Tab shortcut, similar to the Alt+Tab shortcut in Windows. You can also see thumbnails of your open windows by using Expose. By default, the F9 button brings up Expose, or if you have a Macbook with the media keys on it, you can bring it up by clicking the key with the icon containing three small boxes inside a bigger box (F3 on my Macbook Pro), or on the Macbooks with the multitouch track pad you can bring it up by swiping four fingers across the track pad. When you bring up Expose, you can simply click on the window you want to bring it to the front as the active window.<br /><br />Another note on the media keys, by default the media keys on a Mac keyboard will be the default instead of the function keys. You can change this in System Preferences if you would prefer the function keys instead.<br /><br />Applications<br /><br />Several 3rd party applications have equivalent Mac versions that you can download or purchase (Firefox, Office). The Mac equivalent of Notepad is Textpad. The Mac equivalent of Control Panel is System Preferences. iTunes is the default media player instead of Windows Media Player. Safari is the default web browser instead of Internet Explorer. Mail is the default e-mail application, similar to Windows Mail or Outlook Express on older versions of Windows. Each Mac comes with the iLife suite, which include iPhoto for organizing a photo collection, iMovie for simple video editing, and iDVD for creating DVDs from your videos.<br /><br />Multitouch Trackpad<br /><br />More recent versions of the Macbook and Macbook Pro contain a multitouch trackpad with features to simplify use. For example, you can scroll by swiping two fingers across the trackpad or four fingers to bring up Expose as I mentioned earlier. For right click functionality, you can put two fingers on the trackpad and then click. Also, there is an option in System Preferences that allows you to click in the bottom right corner for right click functionality.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127004693391528486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440044669507271568.post-61941800868571444562010-03-07T19:08:00.000-08:002010-03-07T19:27:17.894-08:00Fast Forward to Disneyland, I Threw It On The Ground, DURANTULA!<span style="font-weight: bold;">Disneyland</span><br /><br />So a few of my friends are planning a trip to Disneyland at the end of April, and right about now I'm thinking I'd like to just hit the fast forward button on my life. Who knows, I may just go down there and decide to stay. I have a laptop, I can do my work from SoCal, right? The magical day appears to be April 28 for a 5 day visit.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">So Many Things To Throw On The Ground</span><br /><br />So Andy Samberg did this video for SNL called I Threw It On The Ground a few months ago and for some reason I can't stop talking about it. The first time I saw it, I was thinking this is just dumb, but then the magical line came up where he said "this ain't my dad, this is a cell phone!" Maybe I'm crazy for liking this video so much, you judge for yourself:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMLwUItWmYo"><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMLwUItWmYo</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">DURANTULA</span>!<br /><br />Ok, we're into the sports section now so you can stop reading if you're just not into that. I'd like if all of my friends who were sports fans would follow me on Twitter (twitter.com/bpjftw), as I often have a lot of opinions on sports that I tend to express on Facebook, but I'd like to be more sensitive to the general audience I have on there.<br /><br />Let me just say this though, Kevin Durant may be the most under-appreciated athlete in all of professional sports. In a sport where all of the big name guys have huge egos like LeBron and Kobe, Durant goes about his business quietly and he appears to do things the right way. Unfortunately, since he plays in Oklahoma City, he doesn't get a lot of attention as the Thunder (formerly the Sonics) have not been any sort of factor in the NBA since the 90s when they were in Seattle. I've decided I kind of like the Thunder now, not as much as the Rockets or Suns, but I appreciate what they've got going which appears to be a roster full of good young talent and they all seem like good guys too. And of course, you really can't argue that nobody has a better nickname than <span style="font-weight: bold;">DURANTULA</span>!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127004693391528486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440044669507271568.post-18159500221210442292010-02-18T13:53:00.000-08:002010-02-18T17:17:16.750-08:00NBA Trading Deadline 2010Another trading deadline is past, and a few big names involved. The biggest name being Tracy McGrady, although he is past his prime now and his biggest asset is the fact that his contract expires this summer. That has to be the Knicks biggest reason for pursuing him. Perhaps they also think they may be able to sell a few more tickets by adding a "big name" as well. Quite typical of the Knicks, to trade for a guy with a huge contract who has at best questionable character. But it's all supposed to change this summer (at least that's what they want you to believe). Even though McGrady is the biggest name, he probably won't have the biggest impact on his new team. In fact, I would put him more along the lines of 3rd biggest impact. The player with the most impact in this trade will almost certainly be Kevin Martin, who is an offensive force that doesn't get a lot of attention because he's been playing on a bad Sacramento team. He's also being reunited with Rick Adelman, the coach he had a breakout season with in 2006, and plenty of opportunities to score as the Rockets are playing the entire season without star center Yao Ming. The Rockets also get Jordan Hill, Jared Jeffries, Hilton Armstrong, the Knicks 2012 draft pick (if it's not top 5), and the option to swap picks with the Knicks in 2011 (if it's not #1). The Rockets sent Carl Landry to Sacramento, which I like for the Kings because it gives them a post presence they really don't have, and Martin's scoring essentially duplicates a lot of what Tyreke Evans does for them. Essentially, the Knicks are giving up 2 first round draft picks (potentially high) to clear salary cap space. At that price, they better get Lebron or Dwyane Wade. Jordan Hill looks like a good pickup for the Rockets future, as they're basically playing for next year right now anyway.<br /><br />The second biggest trade was the Cavaliers getting Antawn Jamison. Jamison is versatile at the power forward position, giving them a guy that can go inside and outside. He's not a superstar though, which if you look at Cleveland's roster they don't really have a superstar outside of Lebron. I'm not sure if this is the move that keeps Lebron in Cleveland, as he was more interested in the Cavaliers pursuing Amare Stoudemire.<br /><br />The Chicago Bulls look like a team that's more interested in next year than they are in trying to improve the current roster, or cleaning out some locker room issues. They sent John Salmons to the Bucks, who was a key pickup for the Bulls last year at the trading deadline. They also sent Tyrus Thomas to the Bobcats. The Bulls are currently in position to make the playoffs in the East (6th), maybe they don't feel like this year is their time to make a big jump.<br /><br />The Caron Butler trade from last week looks like a good move for Dallas as they try to close in on the Lakers in the West. Let's face it though, nobody in the West is beating the Lakers unless Kobe is having injury problems during the playoffs. Nice move to get a little better right now, not sure how much it's going to pay off though.<br /><br />The Boston Celtics acquired Nate Robinson from the Knicks for Eddie House, Bill Walker, and J.R. Giddens. This was a case of the Knicks needing to get rid of Robinson because of his strained relationship with Knicks coach Mike D'antoni. Maybe the Celtics aren't happy with their bench scoring, but I don't know if Robinson is necessarily a better fit than House in that backup point guard position as they've relied on House's 3 point shooting off the bench.<br /><br />The Utah Jazz traded Ronnie Brewer to the Grizzlies for a 1st round pick. The Jazz needed to save a little money as they are over the luxury tax threshold and the pick gives them a building block for the future. Not sure why the Grizzlies did this, as Brewer will mostly serve as a backup to O.J. Mayo. Not a huge impact there.<br /><br />Not sure how much impact any of these moves will really have. The Cavs were on their way to the best record in the East. Perhaps Jamison helps them match up better with Orlando (Rashard Lewis) or the Lakers (Lamar Odom) in the playoffs. The Rockets probably have a slightly better chance of making the playoffs with Kevin Martin's scoring added to the mix, but they are really playing for next year when Yao comes back. Tyrus Thomas could make the Bobcats better, but not enough for them to win a playoff series. The Knicks will continue to be bad. The Kings still won't be very good, but it will be interesting to see how Carl Landry plays with Tyreke Evans. Boston may be slightly better with Nate Robinson, but I don't expect him to make the difference in any playoff series.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127004693391528486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440044669507271568.post-58113540099954458212010-02-12T16:44:00.000-08:002010-02-12T17:31:58.586-08:00Technology Pet PeevesBeing somewhat of a tech enthusiast, I have developed several pet peeves about things in the industry for which I will explain below. These are mostly cases where technology exists and is not being used to its proper potential.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Devices with Built-in 3G</span><br /><br />Something that bugs me just a little is the devices available that have built in 3G to connect to the internet through a cell phone network. It seems the majority of these devices are low priced netbooks and the upcoming iPad. Let's think about this for a second. Who is most likely to desire an internet connection on the go and be willing to pay for it? Most likely business users, especially those who travel. How many of them are using low priced netbooks with yesterday's technology on computers where they will need to run programs like Microsoft Office? Let's think about who is likely to buy netbooks - probably mostly college students that are likely to have WiFi access everywhere they go on campus and also not likely to have the money to pay for a data contract, which would be evidenced by them buying a low priced machine in the first place. I would be willing to bet that if these computer manufacturers did some market research, they would find that most of the people buying data contracts with cell phone companies are business travelers using middle to high end machines, and they would like the convenience of not having to carry a data card everywhere they go. I was pleased to find that Dell does offer a 3G option on some of their business laptops, but I would like to see this become a standard feature where you can choose your provider when purchasing the laptop. And not that anyone from Apple is likely to read this, but I would BEG for them to add this feature to their Macbook Pros on carriers besides overpriced, unreliable AT&T.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Media Streaming</span><br /><br />This is something that the technology has been around for years, but has not really taken off for many reasons. In many cases, the software for streaming media from your computer is often buggy. Also, the devices that stream media often have poor user interfaces. Another thing that bugs me is the lack of streaming software that works well with your iTunes library. Considering the iPod is by far the most popular media player out there, most people are likely to use iTunes as their primary software for their media. Right now, it seems the intended way for you to stream an iTunes library to your TV is buy purchasing an Apple TV for $229, an extremely high price for how little the device does. It really doesn't take a whole lot to stream media from a computer on your home network, something I think could be done in a device that costs less than $100.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Remote Media Streaming</span><br /><br />Another way I think these technology companies are really missing the boat is with remote access to your media library. This would essentially make the amount of storage in your mp3 player irrelevant. Imagine having a cell phone with the ability to stream your media from your computer at home over your cell phone provider's 3G network. The technology exists to do such a thing, but nobody is doing it. Why shouldn't my iPhone be able to connect to my iTunes library at home anytime I want? Why won't a Windows Mobile phone connect to your Windows Media library at home? I could understand if the cell phone companies want to hold off on allowing this over their network because of bandwidth concerns (AT&T in particular would be picky about this), but they could at least allow this over WiFi. The Slingbox is living proof that this can be done.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cell Phone Exclusivity</span><br /><br />I realize cell phone manufacturers are often receiving kick backs for having exclusive contracts, but do you really want to close yourself off to a large number of customers because of this? The most notable offender here is the iPhone's exclusive contract with AT&T. This has lead to several unhappy customers who generally like the device but hate AT&T's network. iPhone users typically use more data than other smartphone users, and AT&T's network is not build to handle the additional load in many areas. There are many other popular phones such as the Motorola Droid that offend in this way as well, although I don't think too many people are complaining about going to Verizon for that phone.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Please Support Blu-ray, Apple!</span><br /><br />I have two laptops, and the main reason I still have two laptops is because my Macbook Pro does not have a blu-ray drive. Having been a Playstation 3 owner since 2007, the majority of the movies I own now are on blu-ray, so I would like it if the laptop I am most likely to travel with was able to play these. Thankfully, digital copies are becoming more common with newer blu-rays, but I still have several movies that aren't, and ripping blu-rays isn't an easy thing to do either.<br /><br />To sum things up, I would like to be able to buy a Macbook Pro with a blu-ray drive and built-in 3G, I want my iPhone to stream media from my iTunes library at home, and I want devices such as my PS3 or blu-ray player to stream media more reliably on my network, and stream from my iTunes library if possible but if not at least stream from the folder that contains my iTunes library and do it well. The technology to do these things exists, now if only we could make all of this happen....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127004693391528486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440044669507271568.post-186325849197875282010-02-07T22:47:00.000-08:002010-02-07T23:49:18.185-08:00Twenty Ten or Two Thousand Ten? Saints Win Super Bowl (Wrong New Orleans team moved to Utah), My Brain Does Strange Things<span style="font-weight: bold;">How do you pronounce 2010?</span><br /><br />So I've heard of some debate whether you pronounce this year Twenty Ten or Two Thousand Ten. The argument I've heard in favor of Twenty Ten is you would not have pronounced the full thousand in past centuries, like for 1910 you wouldn't say One Thousand Nine Hundred Ten. Let me present my argument for Two Thousand Ten. This past decade, you would rarely hear someone pronounce the year starting with Twenty, because it sounds awkward to say Twenty O Nine. Why would a new decade change the way you pronounce the year? Think about when you may be talking about several years in a row. Are you going to go say Two Thousand Nine and then Twenty Ten? It comes out awkward to pronounce consecutive years differently. So, any thoughts on the matter?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rut vs Groove</span><br /><br />So I tend to have this problem where I often settle into a rut. My life seems to turn into a routine that repeats itself on a weekly basis. I feel like I need to try new things, but the problem is I don't know what to try. This is one of the reasons I bought a skateboard at the end of last summer, although I haven't used it as much as I would have thought. Maybe if I had someone who could help me learn some tricks, I might do that more. I like to go bike riding, so anybody reading this let me know if you want to go sometime this Spring/Summer. Another thing I'd like to do more of is playing tennis. I've only played a few times, but found it to be quite fun. That'll probably have to wait for Spring/Summer too. I think another problem I've had is growing up in the south, I never really learned to participate in any winter activities. In the past, I have kind of just settled on coming home from work at night to play video games or watch whatever basketball game is on TV. I have an itch to do something else though, but I'm not sure what that something is.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">iPad - the Apple product I probably won't buy</span><br /><br />I like a lot of Apple's products - my Macbook Pro has been my most reliable computer and I haven't had any problems with my iPods. I've also found my iPhone to be much simpler to use than any Windows Mobile smartphone I have owned. But the iPad is a mystery to me. With the 10" (ok, really 9.7") screen, it's not really much more portable than a laptop such as my 13" Macbook Pro. In fact, I may argue that it's less portable because you have to worry about protecting the exposed screen, which is not an issue with a laptop because the screen simply folds over the keyboard. The device doesn't have a keyboard, unless you connect one when you dock it. Imagine trying to write a blog post on the iPad's touchscreen keyboard. Steve Jobs claims it's good for email, I beg to differ. I can pretty much guarantee that you would rather type on a full size physical keyboard than a touchscreen virtual keyboard any day. Steve Jobs also claims it's the best browsing experience... meh. It doesn't support Flash which is basically a necessity as it's the most commonly used format for online streaming video. Apple's solution for this seems to be something similar to the New York Times app they demoed during the Apple event. I don't believe people are going to want separate apps for many different websites that they visit.<br /><br />The iPad to me seems like a solution looking for a problem. It's almost the size of a laptop, yet it's limitations are almost the same as you see on mobile phones. I'd also like to know why the 3G version of this device will carry a $130 premium. Does it really cost $130 to add that feature to the device? Why not offer the 3G version with a subsidized contract? For me, I could see myself playing with this device in the Apple store, but I have no plans to take this home with me.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sports Section - You May Stop Here If You Don't Care</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saints Win Super Bowl</span><br /><br />The New Orleans Saints won their first Super Bowl earlier today. Throughout the season I have discredited the Saints on many occasions, as I had a hard time seeing a team that was very average in 2007 and 2008 rising to the level of a Super Bowl winner. The Saints did excel at several things that Super Bowl winners tend to do, like winning close games and forcing turnovers. They weren't a stellar defensive team, but you don't necessarily need a stellar defense when you have the #1 scoring offense, especially if you have schemes that can force a lot of turnovers like they did in the NFC Championship game against the Vikings. It is a nice victory for the city of New Orleans given what's happened with Hurricane Katrina, and the Colts just barely won three years ago so it's not like we needed to see them win again.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">NBA Update</span><br /><br />The top of the NBA seems to be shaping out a lot like last year, with the Cavaliers currently holding the best record and the Lakers in a close 2nd. I am of the opinion that the Lakers should win the championship because of their superior talent, and if they don't it will either be because they underachieved or because they had severe injury problems. Injuries actually look like they could be a factor for the Lakers, as Kobe Bryant is currently trying to play through several injuries. Kobe will not miss a playoff game for anything he can possibly play through, but if something happened where Kobe couldn't play, the Lakers almost certainly wouldn't repeat as champions. Should the Lakers stumble, the Nuggets would seem the most obvious beneficiary as they have already given the Lakers problems this season, but don't be shocked if the Phoenix Suns make a serious push as well. The Suns are an inconsistent bunch, going from a 14-3 start to a 12-18 stretch to their current 5 game win streak (4 on the road). The come from behind in games, but they also blow leads. If you look at their rotation, they don't have glaring weaknesses, just inconsistent play from key players such as Amare Stoudemire and Jason Richardson. They also have a lot of young role players, but they seem to be playing very well now as Robin Lopez has moved into the starting lineup and Goran Dragic has had a few breakout games in recent weeks. The Suns look like a team that could lose quickly in round 1, or get hot and surprise a lot of people. I would be less optimistic about the Dallas Mavericks because of Dirk Nowitzki's past playoff failures, and the Spurs as age seems to be taking its toll on them now. Utah seems like another potential darkhorse depending on how the brackets turn out. They usually play the Lakers well in Salt Lake, although they rarely win in LA. The Jazz have also struggled against the Nuggets this season so their luck against both opponents would have to change.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127004693391528486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440044669507271568.post-29862026311589465052009-09-21T20:51:00.000-07:002009-09-21T21:11:29.081-07:00NFL Week 2Just more of me being a closet sports writer....<br /><br />Falcons 28, Panthers 20:<br />No real surprises here. Tony Gonzalez is definitely going to be an asset for the Falcons. Panthers looking like they've taken a step back from a year ago, which most people predicted would happen.<br /><br />Vikings 27, Lions 13:<br />Favre looked really good, but consider the competition. Vikings are 2-0 but they haven't beaten anybody worth noticing.<br /><br />Bengals 31, Packers 24:<br />Bad loss for the Packers. A team with playoff aspirations like Green Bay can't lose home games to the dysfunctional Bengals.<br /><br />Texans 34, Titans 31:<br />Somewhat unexpected shootout. Have to start wondering if the Titans defense can play up to the level they were last year.<br /><br />Raiders 13, Chiefs 10:<br />The numbers would have you wonder how the Raiders won this game, but they got it done. They kind of look like a team that's going to play 60 minutes and not give up anything easy.<br /><br />Jets 16, Patriots 9:<br />Ok, so Mark Sanchez is better than I thought. Tom Brady hasn't really been himself yet. New England may have some cause for concern.<br /><br />Saints 48, Eagles 22:<br />So the Saints seem to be getting all of the hype right now. Drew Brees does look like an MVP candidate right now, but let's not forget that they haven't made the playoffs the last two years.<br /><br />Redskins 9, Rams 7:<br />Do we really have to acknowledge that this game happened. I guess, good for the Redskins for not taking a bad loss at home.<br /><br />Cardinals 31, Jaguars 17:<br />Cardinals bounce back nicely after a disappointing opener. The NFC West looks more competitive this year so they'll need to be more consistent than they were last year.<br /><br />Bills 33, Bucs 20:<br />Right now, I think the Bucs are one of the worst teams in the league. Their defense can't seem to do anything and Byron Leftwich is their quarterback. Long season for Tampa Bay.<br /><br />49ers 23, Seahaws 10:<br />Surprise, Matt Hasselbeck gets hurt. 49ers are looking strong to start the season though.<br /><br />Bears 17, Steelers 14:<br />Good win for the Bears. Jay Cutler bounced back nicely and got the job done. Kind of wondering about the Steelers after they barely get by a Titans team that lost at home to Houston this week. Not looking like a super bowl team at the moment.<br /><br />Ravens 31, Chargers 26:<br />Chargers had a chance to win at the end, but the Ravens defense made plays when they needed to. Joe Flacco is looking very solid for them. They could be the best team in the AFC right now.<br /><br />Broncos 27, Browns 6:<br />So the Broncos are now 2-0, against the Bengals and Browns. So far Cleveland looks like one of the worst teams in the league after not being very competitive at all in their first two games.<br /><br />Giants 33, Cowboys 31:<br />This loss goes on Tony Romo. His 3 interceptions turned into points for the Giants. Watching this game, it looked like the Cowboys offense is most effective when they commit to the run. Romo isn't consistent enough yet to be the focal point of the offense.<br /><br />Colts 27, Dolphins 23:<br />Dolphins lack of a vertical passing game cost them in this one as they couldn't move the ball down the field fast enough with the game on the line. I believe it also cost them the ability to get the ball into the end zone as they were forced to settle for field goals most of the night (4 made, 1 missed).Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127004693391528486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440044669507271568.post-14148520033135203992009-09-17T19:55:00.000-07:002009-09-17T20:36:53.383-07:00NFL Week 1Just some thoughts on what happened in Week 1, game by game.<br /><br />Pittsburgh 13, Tennessee 10 (OT):<br />I watched this game, although on DVR. I got the impression that Pittsburgh played the better game, but wasn't necessarily overwhelming. Tennessee was getting pressure on Roethlisberger through most of the game, but couldn't keep it up for 4 quarters. Tennessee had their opportunities in this game and could have come out with a win had they capitalized.<br /><br />Atlanta 19, Miami 7:<br />I didn't see this game, but the score is no surprise to me. Both of these teams were huge surprises last year with high expectations coming into this season. I kind of had the hunch that Atlanta would be the more likely of these two teams to live up to expectations.<br /><br />Denver 12, Cincinnati 7:<br />The way Denver got this win seems a little bit fluky, but that's kind of how things work with the Bengals. I wouldn't be surprised if they finish with the worst record in the league this season. The Broncos didn't really show me anything that has me believing they'll be relevant this year.<br /><br />Minnesota 34, Cleveland 20:<br />I did watch this game, and my impressions were that the 2nd half was about what I expected from the matchup. Brett Favre was essentially a game manager as Adrian Peterson really got going in the second half. Cleveland actually led in this game at halftime, but as I expected, the Vikings completely took over in the second half. My impressions of Brady Quinn are about the same as before, I don't think either he or Derek Anderson are the answer in Cleveland. When you have 2 quarterbacks, you have no quarterbacks.<br /><br />Indianapolis 14, Jacksonville 12:<br />Historically the Colts are a high scoring offensive team, but the Jaguars certainly aren't. This matchup usually is close as it's an intense rivalry, so I don't think Colts fans have a great deal to worry about, yet. Even if I don't believe Jacksonville is a playoff contender, this is one of those games that the Colts just have to find a way to win.<br /><br />New Orleans 45, Detroit 27:<br />This score is about what you would expect from this game. The Saints have one of the best offenses in the league, and the Lions have one of the worst defenses. The Saints are one of those teams that we really don't know what we're going to get from them this year, and the Lions aren't a great measuring stick so we will continue to wait and see on them.<br /><br />Dallas 34, Tampa Bay 21:<br />The most encouraging thing about this game for Dallas is the fact that Tony Romo threw for 353 yards, and didn't appear to miss T.O. in the offense at all. Although, he did it against Tampa Bay who appears to be rebuilding this season. Dallas is another team that we will have to wait and see on.<br /><br />Philadelphia 38, Carolina 10:<br />The biggest impression I got from this game is that Jake Delhomme is no longer a reliable quarterback at the NFL level. Between this game and their playoff loss against the Cardinals last year, he looks like he doesn't have much left in the tank, if anything. Good start for the Eagles, who come into this season with high expectations after last year's playoff run.<br /><br />Baltimore 38, Kansas City 24:<br />I don't have a lot to say about this game besides the fact that Joe Flacco is for real. Kansas City kept this closer than I would have expected so we'll see if they turn into one of those teams that gives you everything you can handle, even if they don't have the talent to match up.<br /><br />NY Jets 24, Houston 7:<br />This is the one that surprised me the most. The Texans have been hyped up as the team that potentially be a playoff dark horse in the AFC. On Sunday, they didn't look like it at all. Mark Sanchez showed a lot more than I expected from him, maybe that's why he's starting already instead of Kellen Clemens.<br /><br />NY Giants 23, Washington 17:<br />Watching this game, I felt like the Giants were in control, but not really dominating. Not sure if they brought their A game. I didn't buy into Jason Campbell before this game and nothing about his performance made me change my mind.<br /><br />San Francisco 20, Arizona 16:<br />Good win for San Francisco, bad loss for Arizona. The Cardinals needed to come out strong in their opener to establish themselves as legit, instead of the one year wonder that many people think they are. The season is not over for them by any stretch, but they have a long way to get back to where they were last year.<br /><br />Seattle 28, St. Louis 0:<br />Nice way for the Seahawks to start the season, although against the lowly Rams. Some expect them to bounce back after a disappointing season last year and this game is a good sign of that possibility.<br /><br />Green Bay 21, Chicago 15:<br />The worst thing about this game for the Bears was losing Brian Urlacher for the season. Jay Cutler's performance wasn't very encouraging either. Don't know that there is too much to read into on the Green Bay side. Many have picked them as a dark horse team to win the NFC North, although I am of the opinion that the Vikings are a little better.<br /><br />New England 25, Buffalo 24:<br />The Patriots are probably just relieved that they came out on top in this one. To be down 11 at home to a team like Buffalo that few people have high expectations of is a bit of a disappointing performance. Sometimes the Patriots will do that though, and then come out with a big statement game so we'll have to wait and see what they do against the Jets.<br /><br />San Diego 24, Oakland 20:<br />The Raiders showed me a lot more than I was expecting of them, but it still wasn't enough to get the job done. The biggest impression I had watching this game was that the Raiders passing game needs to improve significantly before they can expect to play with the top teams. For 3-1/2 quarters, San Diego's offense struggled to get going, but really came alive with 2 touchdowns in the last 5 minutes of the game. The Chargers have been a slow starting team the last few years, so for them to come out of this with a win is encouraging even if it was against an opponent most believe they should handle. Over the last 2 seasons, this is the type of game the Chargers would have lost early in the season.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127004693391528486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440044669507271568.post-4069091228219704802009-08-29T15:07:00.000-07:002009-08-29T16:11:46.471-07:00I Might Be NarcissisticI don't know if I am or not, but I think a lot of my posts on Facebook might be evidence of that. Shoot, having this blog might be evidence of that. Work is about as busy as I've ever been since I got the job. We are in the process of developing a new product for adult language courses and while development for that is going on, I'm basically on my own to maintain our existing system. Under normal circumstances, I would be assigned around 10 bugs to work on but at the moment I have 25 - far more than I have ever had. This last week was a really busy one as we were working extra long hours trying to get our existing system integrated with one of our schools. The documentation they gave us could be described as poor quality at best as they sent us a few different documents that seemed to be telling us different things. As a result, I worked past 7 both Thursday and Friday last week and on Sunday. Kinda interfered with a few things that I wanted to do, but I guess if I've been at a job for over a year and really only had it interfere with my personal life 3 times, that's probably nothing to really complain about.<br /><br />Can't say a whole lot has happened in my personal life since Suzanne's visit for 4th of July weekend. A lot of ultimate frisbee and bike rides up Provo Canyon. I did find out some exciting news recently that we are going to get an In-N-Out Burger here in Orem. I knew they had plans in place to build one in Draper and had sites picked out in American Fork and West Valley City, but somehow all I ever heard about Orem was that they were looking at different locations. But as it turns out, they've had the location for the Orem store picked out since March and actually started construction earlier this month. Progress of the construction seems to be going rather quickly as they've already got the frame of the store up. Yay for In-N-Out coming into Utah. If every McDonald's was replaced with In-N-Out Burger, the world would be a better place.<br /><br />Then there's my world of video games. Lately, I've been playing NCAA Football a lot and I still seem to play NBA 2k9 a lot too, even though basketball season has been over for 2 months now. Not sure why but I really like playing with the Orlando Magic. Maybe because I like to shoot 3-pointers and dunk a lot, both of which they are good for. I bought the new Madden, but I'm not exactly overwhelmed by it. I guess I'm just more interested in college football than pro. I've played some Rock Band and Guitar Hero recently with the new downloads they've had, but I spend nowhere near the same amount of time with those as I did, say a year ago.<br /><br />SPORTS SECTION, Stop Reading Here If You Don't Care:<br /><br />Football season is finally close to starting. It seems like a lot of so-called "experts" are picking BYU to finish 3rd in the Mountain West this year like they did last year. I'm a little more optimistic than that though. They have the TCU and Utah games at home this year so that could go a long way in determining how well they do this year. I believe they will win at least one of those two games. I don't have a lot of faith in them beating Oklahoma unfortunately. The game is going to be in Dallas so it's basically going to be like a home game for Oklahoma. Pretty much the only way BYU wins that game is if there is something really wrong with Oklahoma's passing game that day because BYU unfortunately doesn't have the athletes on defense to compete with Oklahoma's offense - not many teams do. Florida is easily the favorite to win the national championship as they won it last year and returned a significant number of players. The only team I really see having a shot to beat them though is Texas, who probably should have had a shot last since they did beat Oklahoma by 10 on a neutral field. USC will be good as they always are, like probably top 10 good, but since they are starting a freshman at QB, I think there is a good chance this year for Oregon or Cal to take the Pac-10 title away. Penn State might have a shot to go undefeated and play in the national championship game as their schedule is pretty easy. One thing I don't understand is that there seems to be a growing number of people that see this as a huge breakout year for Notre Dame. Let's not forget that they lost a home game to Syracuse last year. No doubt they should be better, but I see them being more like an 8-4 type of team than the 11-1 or 12-0 that people like Lou Holtz are saying. But Notre Dame usually is overrated so we probably shouldn't be too surprised.<br /><br />NFL is starting soon too thankfully, although with my new calling I'll have to be staying at church later than I'm used to so a lot of games for me will be on DVR. One crazy thing I see happening is it seems like entire divisions have either gotten better or worse. Most notably, the NFC North is almost certainly better as Brett Favre and Jay Cutler have entered the picture. Also, I could see the Packers being a lot better than last year as Aaron Rodgers will probably be more capable as a leader after having a year under his belt. You also have to believe the Lions will be better than the 0-16 they were last year as up is the only way they have to go. The NFC South is the division I see having the biggest drop off. Carolina and Atlanta were both surprise teams last year, and I see both of them taking a step back. Carolina more than Atlanta though as they haven't made significant improvements. Tampa Bay is likely to take a huge step back as their quarterback situation looks like a mess and they had what I thought was an unnecessary coaching change. I think New Orleans will probably be about as good as they were last year, but this year it might be good enough to win the division. I see the NFC East being the strongest division like they usually are but I'm not necessarily buying the hype. I think the Giants will struggle replacing Plaxico Burress as their leading receiver, as we saw their offense struggle late in the year after the gunshot incident. Maybe not as much as right after the incident happened, but you just can't replace a guy with his skills. The same goes for the Cowboys and T.O. The Eagles seem to be the media darlings in that division, but I could definitely see the unfortunate loss of defensive coordinator Jim Johnson hurting their defense and forcing them to win more shootouts this year. Then there's the Redskins. I still don't buy Jason Campbell as a pro qb, he probably won't ever be much more than a game manager his entire career. Albert Haynesworth is a great addition to the defense if he stays healthy, but as we saw last year, that's a big IF. In the AFC East, I pretty much expect the Patriots to retake control of that division. I think the Dolphins overachieved a little last year going 11-5 and they'll come back to the pack some. The Jets are replacing Brett Favre with rookie Mark Sanchez so I don't really expect much of anything from them. The Bills offense will probably be better with T.O., but they are still nowhere near being in the same class as the Patriots. With Jay Cutler out of Denver, the Chargers look like a virtual lock to win the AFC West. The only way they don't win it is if they beat themselves. AFC South could be interesting as the Titans proved to be better than we thought last year, but between the loss of Albert Haynesworth and their poor playoff performance against the Baltimore Ravens, I kind of see them coming back to the pack a little and the Colts probably come out on top with Peyton Manning not coming back from knee surgery at the beginning of the season this time around. The Texans are a team that several people in the media think could be a surprise this year, although I kind of think they might still be a year away from breaking out. Last of all, there's the NFC North. Pittsburgh looks like a favorite to win that division again, unfortunately. Baltimore will probably be good again, but more like borderline playoff team than division contender. Cincinnati and Cleveland will probably both be bad again like we expect. To sum it all up, I think the Packers will make the biggest jump this year. I also see Seattle, Buffalo, and San Francisco being better too. I see the biggest drop off coming from Tampa Bay or the Jets, with the Dolphins being in that group too. I see the AFC likely coming down to the Colts, Patriots, Steelers, or possibly the Chargers although I think Norv Turner may be the reason they fall just short of contender status. The NFC is basically wide open. There are about 8 teams that could be considered contenders for the conference but also be borderline playoff teams (Giants, Eagles, Cowboys, Vikings, Bears, Panthers, Falcons, Cardinals). Take your pick, I can't decide from that group.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127004693391528486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440044669507271568.post-62435410915840581222009-07-04T18:17:00.000-07:002009-07-05T00:37:16.026-07:00Post #1Ya, I couldn't think of a more clever name for my first post so... whatever. Today is the 4th of July and like the last 3 I'm spending it in Orem, UT. My sister Suzanne is here for the weekend so I'm happy to have her around. She's been here since Thursday afternoon and we've had a fun, busy weekend since. Thursday was kind of the lazy night since all we did was go out to Sizzler for dinner. The steak was good but I'm debating whether the shrimp I had led to my lack of sleep that night. Friday's activities included tennis and my brother Doug's weekly movie night. I think it's safe to say that none of us are tennis players, because I was arguably the best one out of the 4 of us. For me to be the best at anything athletic in a group doesn't say much for the group. Friday night we had pizza from Papa John's for dinner. My sister Christine did something that had me wondering. She didn't eat the crust from the pizza, but she ate the breadsticks that we got. Maybe this is just my opinion, but don't the breadsticks from Papa John's taste exactly like the crust? For our movie night, we watched The Italian Job (in HD on Doug's projector). I think that was about the 5th time I've seen that movie. For me to watch a movie that many times says a lot. This morning Suzanne and Christine were in Sandy hanging out at Christine's boyfriend's parents' house (that's a lot of apostrophes). I figured they wouldn't be back for a while so I went ahead and played ultimate frisbee like I do most Saturdays. I had a few good catches, but some terrible throws. I don't know what it was but this morning it just seemed hard for me to run too. This afternoon we went to Timpanogos Caves. That was pretty cool so I recommend it to anybody that hasn't been. I took some pictures which I plan to upload to Facebook later (facebook.com/bpjohnson). I was told that the caves would be cold, but after the long hike to get there I was actually not cold at all once we were inside. Hiking has become more of a hobby for me recently as it's great exercise and Utah has a lot of nice places to go. We had a BBQ in the evening with burgers and dogs and then went down to Provo to see the fireworks. I actually fell asleep as we were driving back to Orem since it took us an hour. Thankfully Doug's truck has a TV monitor in it so we watched a few Simpsons episodes on the way back. Now I'm back for the night and I just finished doing the dinner dishes since I was too lazy to help at dinner time. So that's how I spent my 4th of July.<br /><br />The following section is intended for sports fans so non-sports fans can quit reading here:<br /><br />As far as sports news goes, I think it would probably be most appropriate to talk about the unfortunate death of Steve McNair. McNair spent most of his career as the quarterback for the Tennessee Titans. He played in a few pro bowls and led the Titans to their only Super Bowl appearance. McNair was always a guy who was well respected by his teammates, the media, other players throughout the league, and fans. My first memory of McNair was in 1995 when he was drafted by the Houston Oilers. I was living in Houston and my friends were excited for the possibility that he was going to turn the Oilers around. McNair went on to have a great career, even though the fans in Houston didn't really get to be a part of it after the Oilers moved to Tennessee in 1997. McNair was always a guy that I respected and wanted to see do well, even though he played for Bud Adams who is now the nemesis of football fans in Houston. During his entire career, I don't remember there ever being any incidents with teammates, coaches, the media, or off the field. He was basically everything you could hope for from a pro athlete. As of this moment, nobody really knows who shot him or what any possible motive might have been but whatever the circumstance, this is a gross crime and there is no justice in this lifetime for whoever did this.<br /><br />After McNair, it's hard to go on with anything else, but I do have some opinions about other news in sports. The NBA offseason has already been busy with several big names moving. The trade I think will have the most impact at this moment is Richard Jefferson going to the Spurs for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto. This deal is essentially a salary dump for the Bucks who are now tied to contracts that expire at the end of the upcoming season rather than Jefferson who's contract I believe runs until 2012. What this does is it gives the Spurs another guy on the perimeter than can score which will really help the Spurs since Manu Ginobili seems to be hurt more often these days so Jefferson can step in and give them the offense they need. Shaq was the biggest name that was moved, although it is questionable how much impact he can have at his age. He had a productive year with the Suns this year, although it wasn't good enough to get the Suns into the playoffs. The other big name that moved was Vince Carter. I don't have a particularly high opinion of Vince because he has in the past admitted that he basically quit on the Toronto Raptors before they traded him to New Jersey. I've also heard speculation that he's been a guy that doesn't get along with teammates very well. He's going to the Orlando Magic as essentially a replacement for Hedo Turkoglu, who the Magic are almost certainly lose to free agency. I don't like this deal for a couple of reasons. For one thing, I think the Magic had something really good going with the team they had and would have had a better chance of getting back to the Finals and possibly winning if they kept that team together. In sports, when your team has a window of opportunity for a championship, you do what it takes to keep that team together even if financially you have to be in the red for a few seasons. If you do win, the team does make a fair amount of money from the playoffs and if you show the organization is committed to winning, the fans will often stick with the team even during a rebuilding process. As far as I'm concerned, the Magic are risking their ability to be a title contender on a guy with questionable character, and hurting the depth of the team in the process, just to save some cash. In other news, the Lakers and Rockets aren't trading Ron Artest for Trevor Ariza, but it looks like they are going to be switching teams. For many, Artest is going to be one more reason not to like the Lakers, although I believe the Lakers come out better as long as Artest doesn't have any meltdowns. He was one of the reasons why the Rockets were able to push the Lakers to a 7 game series in the playoffs as a nuisance to Kobe Bryant and the Lakers other perimeter players. Ariza's biggest impact on the Lakers playoff run was most notable when they played the Denver Nuggets and he hit several 3 pointers and made big steals in games 1 and 3 of that series to help the Lakers win. Without question though, Artest is the better player. The biggest upside with Ariza probably going to the Rockets is the fact that he is much younger than Artest, which is probably good for the Rockets because they may be forced into a rebuilding mode soon with Yao's future possibly in doubt. I also believe the Artest move solidifies the Lakers position as the favorite to win it all next year.<br /><br />In baseball news, there isn't much. I don't follow baseball that closely until the pennant races really start heating up. For now, I just want to say that it's a bunch of crap that Manny Ramirez got to play minor league games during his drug suspension. This is a terrible precedent as Manny was able to play live baseball for a minor league affiliate of his team. He should serve the full 50 games with no activity with any team that is affiliated with Major League Baseball in any sort of way. If he or the team decides he needs to go through the minors to get the timing back on his swing or anything like that, he can do that after the 50 games are served. As far as I'm concerned though, Manny basically served a 40 game suspension.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127004693391528486noreply@blogger.com1