So my trip to New York was good fun. I did go to the Apple store opening but I didn’t actually go in. By the time I got there the line was ridculously long. No Macbook for me and definitely no iPod since they weren’t giving them away. I got some pictures of the outside of the place though. Its rather nice looking and the underground store concept is hot. I do wonder what would happen in case of a fire with a store full of people. That day was pretty awesome all around as I was 100 ft away from at least 2 billionaires in one day. Ah, if only richness rubbed off.

This weekend I’m picking up my sister and nephews and driving up to NC for our cousins wedding. I’m worried that the trip is going to be extremely boring, given that I’m used to roadtripping with my iPod. How I miss MyPod.

Last thing to touch on before I go to bed. The DaVinci Code. I will start by saying that I am a Christian. That being said, I’m also a fairly smart Christian and can easily discern fact and fiction. Here’s a hint; if a book is in the fiction section of the bookstore, its probably fiction (*shock*) and should be considered as such. I can’t understand why people make such a big fuss about a book. It’s not like the DaVinci Code is out to replace the Bible. It’s simply a good FICTIONAL story that makes for good reading.

Time for sleep now. If I don’t post again before Friday, have a SAFE weekend folks.

So by now you’ve likely taken Google Notebook (referred to as GN from here, on) for a spin. A lot of what I’m getting from people is “What’s it for?” Well for me, it’s uses are many.

First, its an information organization tool. When I’m off on a hunt for info about a subject, I tend to visit many websites and get small snippets of information from each. Lets use vBulletin for an example. Information about vBulletin is spread far and wide and grabbing bits of code to do X from one site and bits of code to do Y from another generally results in 35 open text files with a little chunk of code in each. I am not being facetious when I say I dread shutting down because I have to figure out if I want to save each of those little notepad files and what each is for. Enter GN. Now when I go on a hunt for vBulletin SEO (yep I do that too) tips, I can just highlight the snippet of code I want, right click, and add to Notebook. Easy as pie with no ugly notepad mess left behind.

Second, I like to use it as a place to save pages I may want to visit later. Yes, yes, that where Bookmarks is supposed to come in, but Bookmarks lacks the ability to share with others. If I’m making notes about house hunting in Arizona for my mom, I like that she’s able to go in and take a peek at the notes I’m making.

Speaking of sharing, that leads me to my single “complaint” about GN. Where is the syndication? I know that you can link a person to your GN page, however, if Joe Schmoe makes a kick ass Notebook about vBulletin SEO, I’d certainly like to be able to subscribe to his Notebook. That way, the moment he finds some other nugget of knowledge on the subject, I’ll get it too.

So that’s my notebook review, no you may not have that 2 minutes of your life back. On to Taylor, Mr. Hicks if you’re nastay. He will win American Idol. Why? Because how can he not? Seriously, how could you not vote for this man:

He’s just the most adorable. thing. ever.

Speaking of adorable, George O’Malley on Grey’s Anatomy? Too cute for words. That season finale was the best I’ve seen in a long while, possibly ever. I, for one, do not get emotional during movies and TV shows. I don’t cry on the regular tearjerkers (Bambi, Titanic, etc). However, I did cry during the Grey’s Anatomy finale. Denny dying was just too much…so was Izzies reaction. I’m so glad Christina got ever being scared of her emotions. Now maybe she and Preston can actually act like a couple next season.

That wraps up today’s post kids. I doubt I’ll be posting anything tommorow so I’d like to remind folks about the Apple store opening on 5th Ave. I’ll definitely be there. Good times.