Saturday, August 6, 2011

Oh SKRambling... You've been good to me..

When I first started blogging, I had no intentions of being a professional blogger, nor was I intending on being a very active one. I am by no means a professional blogger right now, but I think I've become much more active than when I first started out. 

When I first started, I started off with Somekindabored.com. It was just a place for me to share everything I thought was interesting when I was browsing the internet. Apparently, I'm a classic case of ADHD so I tend to get very caught up in whatever it is I find interesting at the time. 

Somekindabored never made it. Although I had a lot of topics to share, I was so caught up in it that I forgot to share. I started with a second attempt at blogging with Somekindarambling. I was much more active this time, but my topics were very spread out. Alot of what I said had to deal with Android, so I split the blog and created SomekindaDroid. 

I once again returned to Somekindarambling for all my other non Android related postings. When Google launched Google+, I found myself talking more and more about Google+. Not only that, Google+ kinda opened up a whole new world for me by introducing me to all of their other products: Gtalk, Google Reader, Gmail, Google Documents, etc. The activity I had going on for Google was enough for me to once again split the blog and create a separate one for Google topics, SomekindaGoog. I once again returned to Rambling for all other postings. 

I didn't want to use Rambling to post all my personal thoughts and things that weren't useful. But I wanted a place online where I could vent, share pictures, and things people wouldn't really care too much for. I didn't want to flood a blog people would go to to learn with stuff they wouldn't be able to learn anything from. So I created BooeyOnline.com, my own little hangout place online. I don't really use it much, but it's nice to know I have it there for me if I needed it. 

Somekindarambling started to get more postings from me. Most are of the techy / geeky variety, stuff that interest me, and a few other non-tech stuff that I found interesting enough to share. 

I started to think today while I sat on the, just off the party strip in Vancouver, trying to re-focus my life. I started to think that if I'm going to post about things that interest me, I should stick to the theme. Not everyone out there is like me. Not everyone will find what I find interesting interesting. So, today, I decided to start with a blog more focused towards the “geeky / techy” stuff. I shall call it..... get ready for this...... 

…. drum roll................. High Geek Valule … 

Oh yes...  It’s a term Ive been using for a long while to describe the stuff I find interesting. Back when I was in computer school, when me and my friends would be talking about something extremely geeky or extremely technical that no one else would find interesting, we would say that it had some “High Geek Value”

So.... today is the birthday of HighGeekValue.com. This will also be the last posting here on SomekindaRambling. All the posting found on here will still be around. I’ll be moving all the geeky stuff I’ve written over to HighGeekValue.com, and all the non geek stuff over to BooeyOnline.com

If you have a tech blog and you want me to link it on HGV, send me an email at Booey@HighGeekValue.com. I have no problem linking ya’ll.

That’s all. One of the thoughts I’ve come up with while I was trying to re-focus and re-organize my life.

Later Gators, and Cheers !

Booey

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

I made t-shirts =o)

I had fun making these. You can click on the picture and then customize them on the site. You can change the style of shirts and color.

Google+ Blocked Circle shirt
Google+ Blocked Circle by somekindabored
See more Google T-Shirts


Sunday, July 24, 2011

Why are people complaining on Google+ ?


What does it matter ? Who cares !?

I'm starting to see alot of comments from people complaining that Google+ has quickly turned into a Tumblr. Why? Because people are posting single animated GIFs and it's getting reshaped everywhere?

I'm starting to see people complain that Google+ has quickly turned into a Twitter. Why? Because people are making useless posts telling the world they are sitting on the can?

My question is: Who cares? Why do you care?

I understand the early adopters became addicts on Google+ because it wasn't Twitter or it wasn't Tumblr. Not in terms of what they do, but the atmosphere.  Most of us early G+'er have stopped using the other platforms almost completely because G+ was different. I know it is true for me. I will still make those useless posts letting the world know I just let out a massive burp, but I'll do it on Twitter. I will share that will the Twitter world because that is what they are used to seeing on Twitter. I won't do it on Google+ because the way it was designed. The streams can get pretty noise on Google+ even if you are just following a few people, and if I don't want my stream cluttered, why would I do it everyone else?

But why do you care if Google+ has quickly turned into Twitter or Tumblr? Google has given you the power to choose how you view your streams. If Tumblr like post bug you, stick them in another circle, or don't follow them at all. You, and I'm talking about those complaining, are the one following them to begin with. Why are you complaining about something you chose to do?

I too have noticed a trend, and I have updated my circles accordingly. I anticipate a large group of people migrating over to Google+ from Twitter, so I made a Twitter circle. I stick everyone in that circle who always makes Tweet like posts. That way, if I’m not in the mood for it, I don’t have to see it. If I’m in the mood for it, I will click on it... or log on Twitter.

My point is, there is no need to complain. You were the one that decided to follow the poster from the start, you didn’t have to. If you didn’t like it, you wouldn’t have followed. If you didn’t follow, you wouldn’t be complaining. If you’re not making use of the tools Google has given you to control what you want to see...... well then you’re doing it wrong.

There is no right or wrong way to use any of the Google services they provide. If you are interested, I'm writing a series on how I use Google's products. Maybe you'll find your own creative way to use what they offer. You can follow that series HERE.

Thoughts ? Leave a comment below and let me know what you think.

While you're at it, give it a +1 too =o)

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Are there any bored artists out there ?

Are there any bored artists out there willing to volunteer their time to create an awesome logo for me ?

I realize my gimp skills are lame, but I just wanted to put something in my header so it didn't look so stock and boring.

I'm looking for one for this blog, SomeKindaRambling, one for my blog about Androids, SomeKindaDroid, and one for SomeKindaGoog, a blog about Google.

Please contact me if you can offer you time.

Thank you in advance.