I’m currently getting into mobile app devolopment – notably with the Android OS. The Android SDK is free for download and the environment is open source (Eclipse). I’m going to have to get things in order as I’m learning this stuff (free) online – so I’m at the mercy of whatever information, good or not, is out there.

As I’m learning this, I’ll be developing a brine shrimp simulation app called “Pimp Shrimps” (working title). Here are some mockups I’ve been working on so far:

I’m currently redesigning my site and upgrading WordPress to version 3.0. Since I’m not working off a testing server, I’m doing the edits live. Things will continue to look screwed up until I officially announce the new and improved site, both here and on twitter and facebook.

Bonus:

Wow, the new upcoming Ghostbusters video game looks amazing. I really need to get my hands on a next gen video game console (and a flat screen TV – I’m still rockin’ a pre-Y2k boob tube). This game and that Lost video game (which I’ve yet to play, dammit).

This appeared in my Facebook page:

I awoke 2am to use the bathroom and found this creature crawling around in my tub. In my tub. I sprayed it with several types of bathroom cleaners before rendering it immobile. Even several sprays from my trusty can of Raid did not stop it. Eventually, it succumbed to suffocation of the various chemicals that it swam in (and then repeated bashing with the nearby plunger – just in case the bastard was faking it’s own demise). I hate spiders. Normally, I would be all Zen Buddhist and try to capture spiders and set them free outside. Spiders are beneficial and eat smaller bugs, yadda yadda yadda. Except for this bastard. He was in my tub. And had the potential to do nothing else but eat my face and then lay eggs to make more bastards to eat my face some more. I have limits.

Apple released their new iPod Shuffle today. The biggest news is that it has no interface. It talks to you. Controls are seated on the earbud cord, and they have been reduced to just three buttons. Pressing the center will pause and play, holding down the button will make the iPod tell you the song and artist you’re on, holding down the button longer will make the iPod tell you the playlist and give you options for other playlists to select. I think it’s a bit genius. The VoiceOver stuff is still a bit ugly – they should just make the voice sound like a robot – or better, Anthony Daniels. The iPod Shuffle is now 4 GB and can hold enough songs for a nice road trip. Unfortunately, the Redhead isn’t included. She says her name is Hannah, and she works in an Apple store – I guess it’s my job to find that store. It’s not stalking, it’s just confirmation of accurate information…

Yesterday, my new MacBook Pro was delivered to me by Fed-Ex. It’s a beautiful thing. Although I’m a little pissed that Apple took its sweet time in delivering it to me (it’s now an “older” model 2.53GHz – the new ones released last week are now at 2.66GHz). It took almost three weeks for Apple to deliver this sucker – a little word of warning to those who choose to do a custom build. I had an upgraded 7200 rpm hard drive installed (for an extra $50 – no hard decision there). This sucker screams. I mean it’s lightning fast. So the specs: 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo Intel processor, 4GB of RAM, 320GB 7200 rpm Hard Drive, 15.4″ LED display (friggin amazing), and a kick-ass multi-touch trackpad. This model is the newer unibody models, meaning that the body is one piece of carved out aluminum. You can check out more about it at the Apple website.

I also ordered Logic Studio, and it arrived as well. I haven’t had much of a chance to mess around with it but I will through out the week. It took up a massive 36GB due to all it’s instruments and Apple loops. I did manage to play some of the stock instruments set up in some of the demo files – cranked ‘em through my Edirol MA-15D’s and the sounds were lush and powerful.

So what’s with all this power? Well, my old PowerBook G4 has gotten too slow for me. It has been an ordeal just to do a comic or any sort of work on it. It has lasted me for a good 6 years, so I’m grateful for its longevity – but nows the time to step up with some new technology.

So now I’m in the process of updating some of my older apps. Transferring all my settings, files, and apps was as simple as hooking up a firewire 800 cable to my old PB G4 to the MacBook Pro – it took less than an hour. It feels like a different world, now. So expect some new stuff in the upcoming weeks – including a new design for the website and some more comics (about time) and hopefully some music.

Björk talks about her TV. Hey, what’s Icelandic word for “batshit-cute”?