Get Your Balloon Boy T-Shirts!

We all remember the Balloon Boy story like it was just yesterday... ahh the memories. Oh wait, that was yesterday! Wow, well not even a day later someone is now selling Balloon Boy T-shirts on the web. For just a mere $17.95 + shipping, you can cherish the memories we all shared together at the office yesterday.

Why wait? Go order yours below, now!!!

http://www.zazzle.com/go_falcon_go_own_a_piece_of_history_tshirt-235529491037592548

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Password Advice from Google

Passwords are the bane of many netizen's existence. Keeping your passwords updated and strong only exacerbates the issue. However it is critical to have an effective personal password policy to keep you web presence safe and secure. Not sure how to do it? Here is what Google has to say. Read more.

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Windows 7 Launches in 1 week; Apple is Ready

Microsoft is getting ready to officially launch Windows 7 to the public on October 22nd. The IT squad here at SRG has been using it for several months now and all agree; it's the best Windows OS to date. Props to Microsoft on this one! Hopefully we will get to have Windows 7 here at work for everyone at some point... no promises yet though!

Apple is ready for the launch as well, as they see it as an opportunity to sell more Macs. Apple is expecting computer sales to be much higher with Windows 7 coming out because so many people skipped Vista. They are going to be ready with commercials and ads that will hopefully draw in more PC users. Unfortunately the Mac ads in the past two or so years have just been terrible. So, unless they have something new up their sleeves, we are going to be tortured with the same old "I'm a smug Mac" and "I am a nerdy PC" ads that try to scare people into thinking viruses only exist on PCs...despite Apple adding malware protection to their newest OS.

Viruses don't infect PCs, people infect PCs :)


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Synchronized IT Bowling

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Flash on the iPhone? Sort of. . .

One of the most elusive features on the iPhone is the ability to view Flash web sites. Adobe has announced they will be releasing flash for most mobile handsets, including, sort of, the iPhone. What they are doing is releasing an SDK (software development kit) that allows you to port (convert) your Flash app to an iPhone app. Think of the YouTube iPhone app. . .this is essentially a conversion of the flash based web site. Rumor is that this is being done so developers can't create rogue apps through flash that bypass the AppStore approval process, and in turn Apple's control over the iPhone user experience.

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iPhone Related stress

If you've been dropping a lot of call lately, don’t be alarmed! You’re not alone! The average dropped call rate for the iPhone is around 30% in some areas. Those of you with scores closer to 20% should consider yourselves lucky according to Apple Geniuses! AT&T has assured its customers that they are working hard to make their service more reliable, but dropping a third of your calls just ain't right.

Don’t jump the iPhone ship just yet, there is a silver lining! Several service related problems have been traced back to the phone itself which means there might be hope for a few of you yet. If you take your phone into the Apple store they can measure your rate of dropped calls and If its higher than “Apple’s magic cutoff point“, you can get yourself a new phone!

We here in IT love the iPhone , well most of us anyways (Tyson). If your iPhone is dropping more than half of your calls, take it in to the Apple store and have them take a look at it. It might save you from cursing and screaming (Tyson).

Happy dialing my fellow iPhone users!

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New Zealand Makes Cell Phone Use Illegal in Vehicles *UPDATE*

New Zealand just made pretty much all cell phone use illegal while driving vehicles. That includes using your phone as an MP3 player or using it as GPS.

Ouch! I don't know what I'd do without being able to use my phone's GPS while driving. That and playing music are the two things I do almost daily. Let's hope the trend doesn't catch on here in the US.

Check out the full article via Engadget, here.

*UPDATE*
http://www.tuaw.com/2009/09/28/new-zealand-iphone-gps-ban-considered-then-overturned/

Turns out they have decided to allow GPS and music on cellphones as long as they are "mounted in the vehicle and are manipulated infrequently."

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