Still Breathing

I am still here.... just been working on moving in and my parents arrived for a visit a week ago, so its keeping me very busy :)

Quick Update

We have been super busy moving and getting set up in the new to us house.  Still a work in progress.

I did download an update on my BlackBerry Q10 today.  Haven't really looked at it yet.

Still loving my screen protector.

Gallifreyan Translator - From Doctor Who - For the BlackBerry Q10

Good morning to the world.

I tried out another app on my BlackBerry Q10.  This time it is the Gallifreyan Translator.  If you have no clue what Gallifreyan is then you need to pop over to Amazon Prime Videos (you have Prime don't you) and watch Doctor Who.

This app is just for fun.  It downloaded with no issue for me. When it opens up you type in the text you want translated.  I trying with How Are You Today?  Below is the result.

You can also save a file from your phone, say from your friend and open them up in the app and it shows you the English text it represents.

Pretty cool for Doctor Who fans.  Even if you just post up a random image for fun.
As for the accuracy of the translations, I watch the show, but I don't speak the language, so I can't say. Overall pretty cool regardless.

I wish there was a version on the Android app store.  I looked in Google Play and only found a Gallifreyan Clock.
I could see this being fun to send the images to my husband and him back to me as secret messages.  :)

BlackBerry Q10 - Checking Out PolarBear and QuickPost

I still have my BlackBerry Q10 and it works great over WiFi.  I still use it for BBM sometimes and play with it.
I noticed PolarBear is now out officially for BlackBerry 10 and I wanted to give it a go.  First thing I want to point out to anyone curious about it -- It is NOT a Twitter app.  It simply lets you post the same thing to multiple places.  It supports Twitter, Facebook, Google +, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Blogger, and Alpha.App.net.  They say there is more to come.
It lets you post from the browser and other apps.

There is another app I discovered QuickPost that does basically the same thing.  It supports BBM, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and WhatsApp.  It says more are to come as well.  It allows for attaching pictures.

I tried them both out today, but I don't think I am likely to use them. I usually post to twitter while looking over my twitter feed, usually Blaq on my BlackBerry and UberSocial on my S3.  I don't think I will leave twitter to go another app to make my post.  Same goes for Facebook, BBM, Google+, Blogger.  I guess there could be occasions when I want to post one thing to them all and then it might be useful, like when I update my blog.  But I do it so infrequently that I never really saw a need for an app to do it for me.

They both work well and have a good interface, so it really comes down to if the app covers the site you need it to.

I prefer it when an app offers access to more than one social media site, like Facebook and Twitter and Foursquare in one app.  This usually allows for cross posting if you want it from the app while you are looking at the feed there.

Just my two cents.

My ArmorSuit Is Finally On

So the husband finally put on my new screen protector for me and I am so much happier.  It doesn't gather smudges like the old one did.  Having used it on my Q10 and on his Fire 8.9 I am so glad to have it on my S3.
True to form it went on pretty easy, but we did wait overnight for it to dry.  There were a couple bubbles but within 24 hours they were gone.
Hands down ArmorSuit MilitaryShield Protectors are the best screen protectors I have used.

I have also been reading a lot.  Finished off Ender's Game over the weekend.  I wasn't going to read it the first couple of times I came across it, but then I saw the movie preview with Harrison Ford so it was the first thing I started after seeing City of Bones.  I didn't regret it either.  It was a good read with some interesting twists in it.  I didn't realize when I finished it there are actually additional books around and about Ender and his world.  I will have to try and make time to go back and read them.


I don't think I have mentioned it here but I am an avid reader and tend to collect eBooks to read like some people collect kick knacks for their shelves.  I don't run into a lack of eBooks to pick from, I run into trouble picking the one I want to read next.  I also prefer a book in a series to invest myself into.  However when I reach the last book its always a bit sad to leave those people and that world behind.

I just finished The Demon King in about 2 days.  It was really good.  I stumbled on it in my local library's online book selection and wanted to read it.  I like Han and Raisa and enjoyed bouncing between their lives that are closer than they imagine.
I can't wait to see what happens next. :)

First TaeKwonDo Classes Survived

So we signed up the girls for weekly TaeKwonDo Classes at the Rec Center.  Today was the first class.  Discovered we didn't have good shirts for them to wear under their uniform, so I ended up using one of my tank tops for each of them. Had to take a ponytail holder to the straps for each of them.  Needless to say undershirts/tshirts for the uniforms are on my shopping list.

Billie participated just enough to get by.  She likes to stand by and scope out the situation before getting involved, so I expect next week she will be more into it.
Kaylee was all in from the moment she started.  She really liked it.

Been playing with Instagram on my new Galaxy.  Never tried it before.  Seems like its not quite Facebook or Flickr, but some where else I have to post my pictures...lol

Still waiting on the hubby to put on my new screen protector, so I can't comment on it yet.

I have been trying Go Launcher, Go Locker, Go SMS.  I like the themes, makes it kind of fun.  The kids like to check out the themes too... almost too much.

Here are some pics from TaeKwonDo:

Wednesday's Ramblings

Still waiting on the hubby to put my new screen protector on my phone...

We went to South Dakota for the holiday.  Got to see the baby peacocks, so cute.

Suddenly the kids are busy.  We have a program at the Arthur Library Tuesday after school, Sunday School Wednesday after school, Martial Arts Saturday mornings.  Kaylee was invited to her first birthday party.  Looks like the kids are fitting right in.

I finally got to see City of Bones, so I started a new book afterwards, right now I am reading Ender's Game.

I need to start working on my story, it will give me something to do while the kids are away.