kinoma, a handy mobile media product [freeware]

kinoma freeplay is a freeware program that i've been using on my smartphone (blackjack 2 w/ windows mobile 6.1).

i love the media management and online searches. it is soooo nifty to have youtube in the palm of my hands. notice how i said nifty? it is not a requirement of mine to have youtube at the drop of a hat. besides, all that will kill my device's battery.

almost all the things i'm about to list about kinoma are battery killers; however, if you are like me and have your smartphone at the side of your hip 24/7, then you probably also carry a usb connector to keep your phone charged every chance you get.

either way, this multimedia organizer is a must have for me, especially with the history function that allows the user to go back to a youtube stream they watched earlier in the day.

one common complaint i heard from customers was that their battery life is short. well, that'll happen when you are sitting around playing with all the new nifty features of your device. no sarcasm there, i wooork my smartphone too.

leave it to "the servers that be"

yep, i'm going back to geek.  i just had a nice explanatory conversation with a customer and it resulted in me stating that we have to leave certain things up to "the servers that be."  i like that variation over "the powers that be."  i thought it was kinda cute and in the above instance, it was true.  ^_^

i've always been a geek, i just didn't have a role model to reinforce the fact that geek is chic.   it's a bit tough especially since Revenge of the Nerds  was out and popular when and where i grew up.

again, this post is to announce my geek intentions for this blog.   i'm going geek, again!

i will be touching on things such as games, news, hacks, announcements, and personal tweaks.  you will notice my inclination to favor news on smartphones.  the motorola good technology experience hasn't found its way out of me, yet.  

important note:  i am not the geek that is being addressed in this -> post.

**oh yeah, there will be a mention of my sj sharks every now and again.**

my tinkeRy

don't be jealous.  ^_^

yes, this is my ryan who i adore.  he loves tinkering with anything and everything.  it's no surprise that he became an engineer.
i like the above animation 'cause it looks like he's trying to figure out how to get behind the door.  in actuality, he was inspecting it to undergo some fixin'.

NYE in SF 2008 -> 2009

we had a good time for new year's eve. ry surprised me when i got home asking me to prep up to head out to the city and to keep warm.

this was my first time taking the BART train since the wheelchair bit. it's an amazingly convenient option for those of us who can't drive. heck, even if i could drive, i wouldn't take BART to the area we're going to. parking is scarce and pricey.

it looks like we weren't the only ones who were feelin' like cheering on the professional pyros.  thankfully, all those people were behind us and there and nobody blocked our view.  well, all that is true but i have to say that the fog and building did get in our way of seeing a spectacular show.

it's all about the experience with the scenery, friends, family, police, and strangers packing the streets.  =)

getting around...

oh, please do not take a negative connotation from that title. this is just a little piece on what and how i can still get around and get things done even with my wheelchair.

first off, the wheelchair needs care so get an available ryan of your own to assist

secondly, you may need an assist out of your home. this ramp is what has been working for me.

oh great, now that you're out of the house where the heck are you going to go? well, fear not. just use your county's paratransit services to take you where you need to go (i.e.: shopping, hospital, work, etc.).

last but not least, handicap people are not all helpless like our general logo makes us out to be; we gotta keep our heads up and think about what we CAN do.