Thursday, February 18, 2009.  Today was my wife’s birthday.  Today we celebrated by having lunch with the kids at Bijou Cafe in downtown Portland.  If you have never been to the Bijou Cafe then I insist that you find your way down there immediately.  Be forewarned, they only serve breakfast and lunch but everything on the menu is excellent.  This afternoon I enjoyed the homemade sausage and eggs with wheat toast and fresh coffee.

I have been going to Bijou Cafe for the last ten years and I have never been disappointed.  Another thing that I would recommend is that you plan your visit mid-week to avoid the long lines that sometimes form there.

myTouch 3G

myTouch 3G with Android

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A Personal Review

Oh joy, a new toy.  I finally qualified for an upgrade with T-Mobile and it is was a toss up between the newest BlackBerry or going with an Android phone.  After much research and deliberation I decided upon the fabulous myTouch 3G with the 3.5mm jack.

I can tell you that I have always enjoyed the BlackBerry’s because they have a real QWERTY keyboard and I have resisted moving to any smartphone with an Onscreen Keyboard because I have fat fingers.  And to get it out of the way this is my only gripe about the myTouch 3G.  I am having to relearn how to type on the OSK but after two days of practice I am getting much better.

Early on in my research I was getting a bit discouraged about switching to the Android OS because I had heard quite a bit of chatter regarding the fact that Android phones were a bit sluggish but so far I have not experienced any issues with the myTouch 3G, in fact it has been quite snappy and it has not crashed or locked up on me like my old BlackBerry Curve.  The Android Market has a plethora of free apps to keep me occupied but to date all I am running is Facebook, Seismic and FxCamera.  Oh and the WordPress app, of course.  Additionally, I am quite taken with the GPS integration with Google Maps and Google Sky Map.  Another plus has been the fact that the myTouch 3G seems to offer me better reception in the Portland metro area than did my Blackberry.

I’m not going to get all techie and geeky with this personal review of the myTouch 3G because I think the design and features speak for themselves and the layout is pretty intuitive so most users will be able to figure things out themselves.  Overall, after two days of using it I am super pleased with the myTouch 3G!

What is City of Heroes? | City of Heroes.

I’ll tell you what, City of Heroes is a pretty cool Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) made by NCsoft Corporation.  Unlike that other well known game called World of Warcraft, City of Heroes lets you dress up in virtual spandex and show off your junk while fighting evil in Paragon City.  Or if you prefer, you can take on the role of evil villain and fight against the superhero faction.  It is up to you.

Statesman - Leader of the Freedom Phalanx

Good vs. Evil

Lord Recluse - Leader of Arachnos