Let the fun begin – Go Rockies

It is 2.5 hours until the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks go head-to-head for the first of a three game series that will determine who makes the playoffs.

This game is going to be fun and the city of Denver is ready for it.  The game is anticipated to be a sell-out and there will be a lot of energy.

I was watching Around the Horn on ESPN this afternoon and none of the pundits are giving the Rockies any chance of pulling this out.  I think that is how it has been all year.  They have been completely ignored as they have fought through this season.

I think that a lot of people will be suprised by the Rockies after this weekend is over.

It is going to be a fun evening.  I will be blogging from the game and so keep checking back for photos and thoughts as the game goes on.

Go Rockies!

Owners of unlocked iPhones hosed by software update

Owners of unlocked iPhones hosed by software update | Crave : The gadget blog

Well the war has begun. People who hacked their iPhones vs Apple.

I don’t personally have an iPhone, but I think it is ridiculous for Apple to treat their customers this way. If someone wants to hack their phone for additional functionality, they should be able to.

The law allows you to unlock your phone and I think Apple and AT&T crossed the line. Also, people did not receive a discount on their phone to be a slave to a service.

I think this is setting up Apple and AT&T for a lawsuit and a lot of unnecessary bad publicity. AT&T is already struggling with bad service and the sales of the iPhone are starting to lag behind expectations.

This move could have a big effect on stock prices of both companies.

Excel Can’t Multiply – AppScout

Excel Can’t Multiply – AppScout

Well this is a major problem for Microsoft. They released a program with a major bug that would give errors when performing simple calculations.

…for example, it divided 65,535 by 26 to get 2,520.577. Then it multiplied 26 by 2,520.577 to get… 100,000?! Over ten thousand of these simple calculations gave the wrong answer. – AppScout

For a major spreadsheet problem, this is a big problem. They need to be more aware and test this a lot better.

According to AppScout, Microsoft is aware of the problem and is working on it.

Baseball Playoff Race Doesn’t Get Better

This years baseball playoff race does not get any better.

In the National League, there is a wide open race for the division titles and the wild card.  Before the Atlanta Braves lost tonight, there was a possibility to have six teams tied for  playoff spots after Sunday’s games. Continue reading

A Year Old

Well this is the anniversary of my first post of this blog, Mile High Soapbox.

It is fun and I really enjoy doing this. It gives me a way to write about things I enjoy and sometimes vent about things that are making me mad.

As we move into the second year of this blog, I am going to be trying to focus and write more and write better.

I hope you will keep visiting and reading and let me know what you think. Your comments are always appreciated, a good dialog is always good.