I’ve had my Droid X for nearly a year and a half now, and I’ve got several observations.  First, it has been a decent device.  I’m not going to say it is amazing because at times it leaves a lot to be desired.  There are always processes running for apps I’ve never opened, and the screen hangs up often.  In fact, the older the phone gets the crankier it gets.  I’ve gone through and deleted a lot of apps I...

I’ve been taking the photos for the Huntington Chamber of Commerce’s Fall Festival for 3 years now, and every year it amazes me how many people come to see the festivities.  Thousands flocked to Huntington to be a part of the day, whether it was to do some shopping with the vendors, go on rides, eat, or just be entertained by the many bands.  I’d have to say it was a great weekend.  Of course, it is a hard and long...

I left the house to see if any stores were open around 1 PM today (August 28th, 2011) and to see what damage there was in my neighborhood. Going out, there were no working traffic lights and the roads were littered with branches and leaves. In some areas, large trees were uprooted and haphazardly strewn about like toothpicks. I took a few pictures form my Droid X of some of the trees. It is going to take a while to clean Long Island...

I’d like to preface this post by saying that I have dealt with several webhosts directly and have had mixed results. The biggest issue that will crop its ugly head is service. If the service at a host is terrible, there is no reason to stick with them. You will fritter away your valuable time waiting for people to answer the phone or send emails after hours. All the while, your site may be down. I use WordPress almost...

I had the good fortune of remembering a great place to watch the fireworks this year. The ledge on top of Steers Pit in Northport provides a great vantage point to check out the sunset and also the many fireworks that shell the north shore of Long Island on July 4th. We got there early enough to watch the sunset and had primo seating for the fireworks. ...

Just a heads up for anyone savvy enough to check on too good to be true offers and deals online. My wife filled out a form online one day, I’m not sure where or for what, but she entered our phone number and address. We received solicitation phone calls already, but the latest attempt to extract our hard earned cash is interesting. The company name they are using this time was Fidelity Assurance Company. Here is the letter: My...

I recently updated the operating system on my Droid X to the new Gingerbread, Android 2.3. They’ve added options to many areas of the OS like the navigation bar, menu, and apps page. The speed is supposed to be improved but I haven’t seen much. It still gets bogged down at times, but I think it may be improved a bit. Overall it’s a nice upgrade. When they find a way to improve battery life on the Droid X, it will make