Croc Review

Well I got my first pair of Crocs ;)
This is what they look like:





Call me fashioned challenged, if
you will.
I purchased them for indoor use.
One thing I dislike about the store is  that thier shoe racks have no markings. You have to go digging for your size. How hard would it be to markings like. men/women size x/y per rack?
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Location:Rue Sherbrooke Ouest,Westmount,Canada

Croc Question

How many people out  there like the Croc   foot wear ?  I find some of them  interesting.  The Crocs  Blitzen  makes an interesting  house slipper.  They have  some interesting  sandals that would be good for the beach and pool

Headphone Amp Comparison (XM5 vs Total AirHead)

Everyone is probably wondering what the heck is a XM5 ?  The XM5 is a headphone amp.   Headphones have portable amps.  They  really improve the sound of any good pair of headphones. This is second headphone amp  I purchased.   The first  amp I  owned was the Total AirHead.  by HeadRoom.  It should be noted these gizmos can get very expensive.

The XM5 cost me $300 US  The Total Air Head wad about $175 US.

Here is the review:

Amps: XM5 and the  Total AirHead
Player: 4G Nano iPod
Headphones: Beyerdynamic Dt 770 PR0  80 OHM
First my ipod is on full as was XM5. The XM5 in the experiment is on cross feed too.
So I will compare different music.

Rock Music
Jimi Hendrix: Axis Bold As Love:EXP                                                                  Jefferson Starship: Blow Against the Empire : Hiijack
At full blast XM5  0 distortion, it could be a bit louder
Jazz
Miles Runs the Voodo Down
On XM5 at full blast, some distortion. At 50% bass strong volume acceptable
Ambient
Mystical Sun
2012
On the  XM5 at full blast some distortion is apparent. At 50%, bass and treble are very good as well as the volume is acceptable.

Pure
On XM5 at full blast- little distortion. At 50% strong bass and good treble at an acceptable volume.
Classical
Mars- The Planets - Conductor Simon Rattle
On the XM5 at full blast I found it wanting.Pushing in the 10+ gain made it better .
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AirHead Results
Classical
Mars-The Planets-Conductor  Simon Rattle
On the AirHead, I found the volume wanting at full blast
Ambient
Same CD ''s  for the  XM5  test
I found on the Air Head  volume on full -wanting... It was more like a 6 or 7.
Jazz.
Miles  Run  the Voodo  Down
I found the volume wanting.   Though  the bass is strong.
Rock
Same  CD's as the  XM5 test.
Strange  enough   the results are  similar to the XM5.
Conclusion
I  would say  the XM5  is better amp than the Air Head.

iPhone 4 update

Here is the url   to video footage  I shot of the   iPhone 4  in a Rogers boutique. As you see , the network bars did not drop to zero as I held it in the "death grip"  in different  positions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl5CYXpEFJc

Apple iPhone 4

I went to Rogers to check out the signal attenuation problem.

I expected signal to drop to zero . I performed the test several times including the key test.

To my amazement, there was no attenuation !

Is it possible Apple produced a defective batch ? If so, there should be a recall and if you
got one, you should get a replacement. I shot a video , but it didn't come out,arrrg .
I will post it at another to prove my case.




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iPhone/iPad/Kindle Issues

I own an iPhone.  I am thinking of getting an iPad.  What bugs me about it is that many of the apps exists for the  iPhone also exist for the  iPad.  Having the same app twice bugs me. It means repurchasing it. More money to spend,yuck. The obvious solution is to delete the iPhone version. Though if I  do this I can kiss all my  files associaited with the  the iPhone version goodbye for certain  programs. This is not good and thus the dilemma...

Having  no Flash does not bother me too much.  The price does bother me since I am not rich.  I read on one site  that it was described as an ambient electronic device. The  author described it like a tv or radio. more than like a laptop computer

Putting Amazon.com  Kindle App on it will be a big  plus 'cause  you can see color on it due to the iPad architechture and a colour Kindle  won't be out for a long time.