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Searching for Diane Ako: Update #2

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I’m still amazed at the amount of hits Pulpconnection gets from the Listmania: Hottest Local Newscasters poll. Logs show quite a few visitors every so often who check out this poll.

Because of the frequent hits, Pulpconnection is listed pretty high up for some of the newscasters mentioned. In March 2006, the Listmania post was #16 in Google’s search results for Diane Ako. Today, the post is listed at #4!! (go Google Diane Ako and see for yourself). For Stepanie Lum, the Pulpconnection post is listed at #8.

Due to this popularity, I’m really thinking it’s time for another Listmania. But instead of rehashing the same topic of newscasters, I’ll probably widen the field to include any local celebrity. Be on the lookout for an upcoming Pulpconnection Listmania.

Top Baby Names for 2006

BabyCenter published their top 100 baby names for 2006 along with some trends. Here are the top 10 names for girls and boys.

Girls

  1. Emma
  2. Madison
  3. Ava
  4. Emily
  5. Isabella
  6. Kaitlyn
  7. Sophia
  8. Olivia
  9. Abigail
  10. Hailey

Boys

  1. Aiden
  2. Jacob
  3. Ethan
  4. Ryan
  5. Matthew
  6. Jack
  7. Noah
  8. Nicholas
  9. Joshua
  10. Logan (must be due to X-Men’s Wolverine)

New entries to the top 100 for girls are Aubrey, Juliana, Maggie, and Nevaeh (heaven spelled backward). For boys, the new names are Brody, Miles, and Peyton.

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Kids with a High IQ Become Vegetarians?

There is a British study that links kids with high IQs becoming vegetarians as young adults. So essentially smart kids become vegetarians. Other findings:

Vegetarians were more likely to be female, of higher social class and better educated, but IQ was still a significant predictor of being vegetarian

Don’t know if I agree with this study. In my informal observations of two vegetarians, my findings counter that put forth by the British study. And just because the Tabasco Man scarfs down meaty burgers doesn’t mean he was a dumb kid. 😉

RSS Feeds for Blogger Comments

Don’t know how long this has been available, but comments on Blogger blogs have their own dedicated RSS feeds. WordPress has had this feature forever and I liked it as soon as I understood its usefulness.

Instead of keep checking blogs for the latest comments, you can simply subscribe to its RSS feed and get the recent comments via your RSS feeder/aggregator.

What’s the URL for a comment feed?

http://pulpconnection.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/full

Simply change out the blog name (in bold) with the name of another Blogger blog. For example:

Baby Dog Days comments are at: http://inupeace.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/full
CCTWT comments are at: http://cctwt.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/full
Wayne’s World comments are at: http://hokumi.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/full

Enjoy!

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Changes on Pulpconnection

As you probably noticed, I made the change to Blogger Beta or whatever it’s called now. And as talked about before, I ‘m starting to add some changes here and there. There are lots of sites out there to help hack away at Blogger Beta such as Hackosphere, the Dummies Guide to Google Blogger (Beta), and Beautiful Beta.

So far, I got the recent comments working (but it could be a bit better). And I got the “Digg This” and other buttons added.

Lots more work to do!

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Cinnamon Dolce Latte Now at Starbucks Hawaii

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With the yummy Peppermint Mocha and other Holiday drinks exiting Starbucks in Hawaii, the Cinnamon Dolce Latte is the newest drink addition for 2007. This drink is smooth with the right amount of cinnamon – not overwhelming and more than just an aftertaste.

Starbucks describes this drink as, “The beverage of beautiful, buttery bliss is back.” Back? Yes, back for mainland Starbuckeroos anyways. This is the first time the Cinnamon Dolce Latte is available in the Islands as I complained about last year.

The drink is worth the wait. No hard feelings. $4.24 for a grande with Hawaii’s newly-increased excise tax.

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The Hype Begins!

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With the MacWorld Expo 2007 coming up on January 9, the official hype is already beginning with Apple’s web site. Here’s the image displayed as of today.


A hint at big announcements coming up? Quite possibly. MacWorld magazine has their predictions of the ApplePhone, a revamped iWork, the final version of the iTV, and lastly, a new 30th Anniversary Mac.

I like the sound of this fictitious lineup. A new crazy designed Mac would be, well, crazy!

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Five Minutes with the Zune

Actually got to play with a Zune for a few minutes while at a family party. A short side story before we begin… It was a Christmas gift since the gift giver was tired of waiting for the release of the true video iPod. The Zune was purchased from Best Buy, but when the box was opened, it was empty! When explaining the mishap, the Best Buy rep commented, “Employees…” as if employee theft was not uncommon. Now back to the story…

The Zune is about the same size as everyone’s favorite iPod. But the Zune screen is huge! The screen must be about 75% of the front with the controls taking up the remaining 25%. By contrast, the iPod’s screen real estate and click wheel controls are split about 50-50.

The images on the screen look clear and sharp. I like the font used (not sure if you can change the font).

Since the owner only had the Zune for a short time, there were no pictures or videos loaded yet, only music. But the Zune does come pre-loaded with a variety of music though I don’t know if these songs are permanent or are of the Zune’s 3-listens-and-self-destruct variety.

I didn’t know the Zune has a built-in FM radio receiver too. I heard about the (limited) Wi-Fi wireless ability but didn’t try it out since there wasn’t anything else to connect to.

To control the Zune, there are four “buttons” – two regular buttons and two compass-style navigation circles. The two regular buttons are for play/pause and to go back. The navigation circles are like those found on many cell phones to go up, down, left, and right on the menus. The center circle is pushed to select menu choices.

The controls are the biggest thing that differentiate the Zune from the iPod. While the Zune controls work, you have to admire the evolution of the iPod’s touchable click wheel. The click wheel eliminates the need for any other buttons, greatly simplifying the user interface. And by spinning your finger on the click wheel, I think you get a better sense of interacting with your iPod. Clicking up and down on the Zune’s menus felt old-school and boring. Spinning the iPod’s click wheel is more fun.

And once you understand the iPod’s click wheel navigation, you get very used to it. Clicking up to go back a screen took me awhile to get used to when I first got an iPod. But now I appreciate the single button-ness of the click wheel. While the Zune has a dedicated back button, that is an extra button that you have to move your finger to. My fingers are lazy, let them stay in one area.

The Zune is a decent entry into the personal music player market, but MacWorld Expo 2007 is coming up, and now it’s Apple’s chance to counter.

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