New Programs Galore!

Today my computer has seen a number of new programs or updates added.

First and foremost is Scribefire which I am currently using to write this post. I found it via Junyor's latest post. It is basically a text editor that will post directly to a number of blogs (one of which is Blogger, obviously) and is intended specifically for Firefox. I've only been playing around with it for a few minutes but I like what I'm seeing so far.

The next is Firefox 3.0. I just found out this morning from a coworker that this newest version was being offered today. I love Firefox and I'm looking forward to playing with this new version.

Lastly is the Google bar add-on for Firefox 3.0. In case you didn't know, the Google bar will need to be updated when switching to the latest version of Firefox. Thankfully, it's a simple matter to update as Firefox automatically recognizes the incompatability and will download and install the new version itself. From what little I've seen of it so far, it seems to be almost identical to the version I had previously installed.

That's it! Hope this was informative.

Tinkering with Webcams

Friend and fellow blogger Junyor has been playing around recently with a webcam. Me being the shameless copycat that I am and Junyor being the shameless enabler that he is, I ended up buying the same model webcam myself.

He and I played around with some of the streaming websites and messenger apps out there for conferencing and he has posted a well-thought-out review of each on his site. I have watched the video he links in his post and I am in full agreement with his assessments. Go take a look.

Local Eateries

I've been meaning to mention a couple of local places that I've been to since moving down here. The first is Due Amiche, an Italian restaurant that has a number of varied items on the menu. The first trip I made there, I had an excellent chicken parmesan. The coworker who went with me ordered half a calzone. That calzone was HUGE! This past Friday, R and I went and ordered a small pizza. It's a good thing we got the small. We ended up taking half of it back home. I've still got a slice sitting in the fridge.

The other restaurant of note is Mike's Place. I'm honestly not certain how you would classify this. It is a club as this is a dry county and they have a wet bar on premises. The food includes steak, chicken (grilled, fried, or blackened), burgers, cornbread, blackeyed peas, marinated shrimp... There's really no unifying theme to the offered entrees except that all that I have seen and had described to me are outstanding. I may have to see about getting myself a membership in spite of my religious/personal objections to alcohol consumption. (No, I don't expect anyone else to give up drinking. It's just that I, myself, do not drink and normally wouldn't patronize an establishment that emphasized selling alcohol.)

The fellows who own Mike's Place have recently opened a new restaurant just a block or so down from there called Michaelangelo's. It's supposed to be mostly Italian cuisine. I'm eager to try it.

Junyor, the next time you and/or J are passing through, let me know. We'll hit one of these places. My treat.

Junyor's new toy

It seems our friend Junyor has a new blog. This is in addition to Junyor.net and Pownce. Apparently, Twitter allows for more usability via his mobile devices than Pownce.