I've Become A Regular Reviewer for TiPb (The iPhone Blog) Forums

Hey guys just to let you know, I have been reviewing apps for the iPhone over at TiPb. Every other day I put out a review about iPhone applications. If there is a review you would like to see for ANY application, post it in the forums (link below), or post a comment to me here.


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Default Introducing: TiPb's iPhone Forum Reviewers!
The Lightning Reviews are dead! Long live the TiPb iPhone Forum Reviews!

Two of our best and most prolific Lightning Reviewers, cjvitek and msbaylor are our first two regular reviewers. They'll be looking at the latest, greatest App Store releases, the classics and old favorites, and some hidden gems.

Have an App you're dying to see reviewed? Drop them a note, and they may just do you a solid! Or just sit back, relax, and watch as they review Apps.
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Back from Argentina

Well I have made it back in one piece from Argentina, I will be continuing to post periodic post to the Argentina blog, but most of my blogs will be posted here if the do not regard Argentina. I am working on a photography book of my trip as well as a travel book of my adventures. There is a contest for travel books which ends on Sept. 7th 2008, so I will have it done before then.

Also after my parents saw my pictures from Argentina, my mom said "Well Dad & I were planning to go Italy next summer, but after seeing those pictures, maybe we should go to Argentina..." Dad is excited about going there, so I figure they'll save money if they take me as their tour guide & since i know survival Spanish, that would greatly help them (they don't know Italian anyway...and neither do I...)

The Life of Matt Sawyers: Argentina

I have not posted here in quite some time, due to the fact that I am currently in Argentina. I have created a separate blog for my travesties here in Argentina. It can be found here: http://argentina.msbaylor.com

I got an iPhone

I got an iPhone...24 hour reflection:
1. like having e-mail at my fingertips
2. Internet is cool
3. Works great as a phone
3. Not having flash in internet is NOT cool
4. I don't like the touchscreen keyboard
5. Adding contacts is too tedious

Need a task done on your computer?

Do you have a problem or a task that you need done on your computer, but you don't know what software program(s_ to use or what is the best software or free software etc. I have done extensive research of free software & what they are used for as well as other costly software,
So for example, if you are wondering what is the best word processor for replacement of Microsoft Word, then I would say IBM's Lotus Symphony for PC & for the Mac - NeoOffice.

Drop me a comment, and I'll give you my advice.

I've take Over 10,000 photos

Actually I've taken 10,005 as of right now. (10,000the below)

Photo Info

Dimensions3872 x 2592

Original file size2.87 MB

Image typeJPEG

Color spacesRGB

Date taken14-Mar-08 18:21

Date modified14-Mar-08 18:21

Shooting Conditions

Focal length200 mm

Focal length (35mm)300 mm

Max lens aperturef/5.7

Exposure1/40 at f/5.6

FlashNot fired

Exposure bias0 EV

Exposure modeManual

Exposure prog.Manual

ISO speedISO 100

Metering modePattern

Digital zoom1x
Filters
Circular Polarizer

2009 Disney Half-Marathon Nearly Full - I'm in!

The Diney Half-Marathon for 2009 is nearly full (93% full).

Head over there to register your spot!

Goofy Challenge is Closed & the full Marathon is still open as I know it.

Iam registered and ready to go, well sort of, I plan to beat my time by more than 30 minutes by then!

Done! - 2008 ATT Austin Marathon

I finished it! And I beat my previous time by 4 minutes! :) Now I have to find another half-marathon to do. I know of the Bear-a-thon that Baylor University in Waco puts on in March, but so far I have done 2 half-marathons in 1 months, I am not sure I can handle 3 in 2 months. Also the Waco course seems a lot harder than the Austin half. And I had quite a bit of trouble after the 9 mile marker. I'll never look at those hills the same again :P
Completion of the half had to be done within 4 hours. My time was 3:46:28.
My goal was to be done in 3:30:00, and I thought I was going to make it until about mile 9, when all the large hills came into play. I trained for an 18 - minute mile and ended up being ahead (according to the Forerunner 305) by 0.54 of a mile. My average min/mile was 15:34 up till mile 7, then it decresed (incresed?) to 16:44 min/mile. Then it changed again to 18:03 after mile 11.
So my average time was a 17:18 min/mile...I think I'll have to check later for sure. I'll write more detail about yesterday when I have a bit more time.

Mapping & Analyzing My Runs

Along with using MapMyRun.com I am also using bimActive.com I am having trouble finding a website that will track my info as well as map my runs. But until that time, I am having to use both websites. Actually bimActive will allow me to map my runs, but for a monthly fee, sorry not helpful for me.

So, here is what bimActice Activity profiles look like - I upload the data straight from the forerunner 305, and it parses the info. This was from a run I did earlier today. I also really like how is shows the weather and what no, as the Garmin program doesn't do that. Also the program doesn't have accurate maps either, so this is a bit better. I like the graphs better in the program though as you can rearrange the data and and make the graph larger if need be.
Okay here it is: (2 pictures, since the web page is longer than my screen):

NOTE: On the graph you see it drop way down & on the splits chart you see a really high pace number, this is because I accidentally created another lap & forgot to delete the info before I uploaded it.

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And here is a picture of the Garmin program of the same run:
The Map Screen:
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The top right pane also has my totals:
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And then here is the course screen (I imported the course in from MapMyRun.com):
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ATT Austin Half-Marathon in 2 DAYS!!!

I didn't get to run yesterday because I went to take a nap, and didn't wake up till this morning. I woke up late and had to run across campus to turn in a resume for an internship and she said to me as I handed it to her, "Every resume I receive after this is late & doesn't count." I thanked her and left. After getting back, my ankle started to hurt so I iced it. Hopefully with a bit of stretching I can do a short run in just a bit.
I've been using MapMyRun.com to map my runs and then I can export it to my Forerunner 305. Here's a map of the Austin Half that I mapped: