Monday, December 23, 2013

Why Apple, why?

So earlier today I decided I would change my ringtone, y'know, spice it up a bit. After thinking for a bit I decided on using Mall Rat (also known as Buy Mode 1) from the original Sims game. After about 20 minutes of editing the song down to 30 seconds, (it was hard to choose what 30 seconds to use since the song is fantastic.) I exported it into iTunes and plugged my phone in.
So I dragged the file in and I am greeted with this message:


What? Really?
Now I have had my trusty iPhone 3Gs for about 2 years now and when I first go a hold of it, I synced it to my laptop. Last year my laptop kicked the bucket and I got a desktop as a replacement. Now for security reasons, (or some other reason that's probably crap,) you cant sync a device to more than one computer without wiping it. I understand. If someone steals your phone and tries to get info off it they can't. Totally understandable. But there should be a way to bypass it. Like, enter the Apple ID password to the account linked to the device or something that would  prove that the owner is trying to access the device. I can't get to my laptop anymore. It's dead. Gone to laptop Heaven. So there is no way for me to be able to use my phone on this computer without wiping it. And as much as I want the peppy sounds of Mall Rat on my phone, I don't want it that bad.

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

"Like for a TBH!!!" - How about no.


I have been struggling with this issue for a very long time, and I feel that after months of gathering my opinion, I am ready to speak about it. 
For a while now teenagers posting that dreaded status update have bombarded my Facebook: 
"Like for a TBH!!!"
Now, I myself am a teenager but I can assure that I have never participated in a "tbh" (or To Be Honest for those new to the acronym) and I probably never will for one reason: How stupid they are.
For instance, every time I see one of those annoying posts, they always get like 20 likes in 5 minutes because of how desperate everyone is to find out someone's honest opinion of them. Now, sure that wouldn't be too bad as long as it was a very honest and important opinion on the person, but no, it's always the same thing.  
Just about every tbh I see always has the same response. Here is a sample from a number of different tbh's all given by the same girl.




Can you please notice how in all of them, she comments on how the girl is pretty? Sure, that's a nice compliment, but that's not really an opinion on someone. When you first meet someone, the first thing you notice about someone is his or her looks. However, when you know enough about someone to develop an honest opinion of someone, looks should not be important enough to be in the opinion. I've seen video tbh's (even more stupid and unnecessary) where the dialogue goes as follows:
"To be honest..._____, you're...um...uh...you're really, uh, pretty...and...uhmmm...yeah."
SERIOUSLY? Wow. That definitely shows the person that you have an intelligent and respectable opinion on them.

People, do yourselves a favor and stop making tbh's.

-Kennedy