iPhone 5 Christmas Wallpapers

Posted and filed under images.

Each of these holiday-themed images is 640px x 1136px, which is perfect for an iPhone 5 background.

Death and All of His Friends

Posted and filed under Los Angeles, music, sports.

I just finished a 5.47 mi run with a pace of 10’00″/mi with Nike+ Running. go.nike.com/08ao1745 #nikeplus — David Vincent Gagne (@davidgagne) October 5, 2012 About a tenth of a mile after the five mile mark, I tripped on a crack in the sidewalk and went flying. I was able to break my fall with… Read more »

The Price of Being Connected

Posted and filed under Los Angeles, My Life, technology.

Let’s take a look at my current connection costs here in Los Angeles: Service Purpose Approximate Monthly Rate DirecTV HD Satellite TV + 2 HD DVRs $135 AT&T mobile phones + data $235 Verizon land line (for alarm system) $24 Time-Warner Cable Internet $50 So I’m paying almost $450.00/mo to stay “connected”. Eek.

Favs App

Posted and filed under asides, Software.

The new Mac app Favs looks pretty nifty (hat tip to Shawn Blanc), but I don’t see why I’d use it instead of Stellar.io. Stellar is free, handles all the services I use, and works beautifully on my iPhone 4S. I have an extra invite to Stellar available right now. Tweet me if you want… Read more »

Replaced by iPhone

Posted and filed under technology.

I noticed my alarm clock sitting forlornly on my bedside table last night as I was going to sleep. It got me thinking about all the things I no longer use. Sure, we all know that CDs have been replaced by mp3s and VCRs have been replaced by DVRs and DVDs. But there is a… Read more »

Cool Mystery Gift

Posted and filed under My Life.

When I got home from work last night, there was a mysterious package waiting for me. I wasn’t expecting anything and the return address was nothing I recognized. Inside was a small silver and black box and a note saying that it was a late birthday present from my friend Bob. Bob is an arms… Read more »

iTunes Tuesday: iPhone Music Streaming

Posted and filed under music.

No matter how hard you try to keep your music library organized, compressed, and free of ABBA, eventually you’re going to have more tunes than you can fit on your iPhone (or iPod, or any other mp3 device). The most recent iPod Classic has a capacity of 120GB, which can certainly hold a lot of… Read more »

Friday Five: iPhone Games

Posted and filed under games.

The iPhone games that are occupying the highest percentage of my free time right now are: FlightControl (previously) Wild West Pinball Parachute Panic Wild West Guns SkyBurger

iTunes Tuesday: Display Song Lyrics

Posted and filed under music.

Did you know that you can store a song’s lyrics inside iTunes? Simply right-click on any song and choose Get Info. Then switch to the Lyrics tab and paste the lyrics there. Now when you play that track on your iPhone or iPod touch, the lyrics will be displayed right on the screen.

Flight Control

Posted and filed under games.

The absolute best iPhone app on the market right now has got to be Firemint’s FlightControl. You are an air-traffic controller tasked with routing planes (and helicopters) to the correct landing strip at one of three different airports. It sounds simple — and it is easy to learn and play — but after you’ve gotten… Read more »