Dark Knight Uber-Edition Blu-Ray DVD (w/Batpod) at Amazon!

Just to let everyone know - if you own a Blu-Ray player and plan on purchasing the Dark Knight next week, Amazon.com has the special Limited Edition DVD with Batpod (+Digital Copy and BD Live) for $47.99 - normally $64.98.  If you're interested in purchasing it, feel free to click the direct link in my block of Amazon listings on the right-hand side of the page.  Enjoy!

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ScribeFire = My New Favorite Blog Editor!

  Usually, I log into Blogger and compose my posts, but with the ScribeFire extension for Firefox blogging just got a whole lot simpler. 

You ha  ve the option of either opening ScribeFire in a new tab/window or allowing it to take up half your browser window, which in my opinion is better.  I can search for various things on the web, report on them, pull quotes from them - all without ever leaving ScribeFire.

It has the usual features of a blog editor: text/html editor, font selector, colors, sizes, etc...  It also allows you to seamlessly embed YouTube videos into your posts using its custom YouTube search tool.  ScribeFire also comes with some interesting features, such as QuickAds.  You can place ScribeFire QuickAds banners anywhere on your site via a drag and drop-like function.  ScribeFire also makes it easy to promote your blog through sites like Facebook, Mahalo, Digg, and Fark through easy to use wizards built into the extension.

You can easily bring up old posts and edit them, even if you didn't compose them in ScribeFire and add new tags to them through the Categories tab.  It has a checkbox interface, so you don't have to type out each individual tag every time you create a new post.

Finally, through ScribeFire's settings tab, you can modify how the posts are formatted, set up FTP access to your server, and insert Technorati links upon publishing.  If you have Firefox and your own blog, or you're looking to start one, I highly recommend ScribeFire as a must-install extension.  You can download ScribeFire through Firefox's addon page here: ScribeFire

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Engadget BlackBerry Storm Review

  I really wanted to love this phone.  I love my iPhone, but I have serious respect for RIM and their BlackBerry family.  If I was on Verizon's network, I would most likely carry a BlackBerry.  However, the Storm needs to fix a few things before I ever consider switching to another carrier or phone. 

Joshua Topolsky at Engadget has a really great review of the phone, some really nice pics of the device and a few videos comparing it to the BlackBerry Bold and the iPhone 3G.  This is definitely a solid read if you're considering the Storm as a possible gift choice for you or a loved one this holiday season.  Check it out here

(Mr. Topolsky, if you ever come across my blog and like it, know the following: I love Engadget...and would love to write for them some day...) <--to any haters out there - it's my blog and I'll shamelessly plug myself if I want.  To everyone, regardless of your stance this - thank you for reading! :)

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Cell Phones - Some Good, Some...Fail.

Okay, I had some time over the holiday break to play with the new Blackberry Storm. If I could sum up my experience in one word, it'd be "AAARRRRGGGHHH". I like the idea of having a touch screen you actually click, but the execution is awful. It results in the wrong "buttons" being pressed and trying to compose an email or text message is incredibly difficult. Many times, I found myself deleting letters and re-entering them, then deleting those in an attempt to re-enter the correct letters again.

Also, the animations/actions on the device, like flick-scrolling, opening windows, closing windows, etc... are choppy. Combine that with a lack of Wi-Fi and it creates a really unfinished, unpolished entry from RIM into the touchscreen market. Google/HTC fared much better with the G1 phone. For all the mixed reviews the G1 got in its first weeks, it was a Michaelangelo compared to the exercise in fingerpainting that is the Blackberry Storm.

If I didn't own an iPhone, I'd probably get my hands on Nokia's new touchscreen - the N97. This bad-boy has Wi-Fi, 3G, a 3.5" screen, 32 MB of space and a microSDHC slot for an extra 16GB. Plus, it has a "real web browser" with Flash Video capabilities. Check it out here