My TouchPad Today: Required (Sinatra) Viewing

Another in a series of posts about using the TouchPad as a TV Wayback Machine...

In 1967 Frank Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim did a television special medley of several songs they had recently recorded for the aptly titled album Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim.

 

The songs:

• Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars
• Change Partners
• I Concentrate on You
• The Girl from Ipanema

 

I had the Reprise record album and the corresponding cassette version around 1981'ish and played them constantly... particularly on my Sony Walkman when bike riding around Fresh Pond in Cambridge, MA on summer evenings to relax after work.

 

I purchased the CD (still on the Reprise label) in the early 90's and ripped mp3's of it for myself around 2002.

 

Amazon has current mp3's of the album that are available from the Frank Sinatra Enterprises label.

 

 

I remember most of the Sinatra television specials, but, for some reason, I have no recollection of seeing this collaboration at any time until -- using my TouchPad -- I came across it recently on YouTube.

 

A classic album and a classic television performance... perfect for the TouchPad Wayback Machine!

 

 

 

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My TouchPad Today: Cracked!

Several months ago, when reports surfaced of TouchPads showing cracks in the area of the speaker ports, I checked my TP and my wife's... No cracks found!

A similar inspection in just the past few days turned up something a little bit different on my TP, but not terribly dramatic...

It's been in a case since it was about three weeks old.  Before that it was in a neoprene sleeve for protection.

What's a fella to do?

For right now, probably nuttin' but "watchful waiting" since it doesn't seem to be growing and doesn't seem to be affecting anything.

If it spreads, I might delicately apply a wee bit of super glue.

Will I return it to HP for repair or replacement under warranty?

Probably not for this crack... I have enough real problems in my life to deal with already without getting into a sparring match with another (alleged) customer service organization.  The TP ended up only having a net cost of $100 and there's little to gain in trying to get "Leo's Legacy" fixed or replaced.

Gee, thanks, Uncle Leo!

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My TouchPad Today: Apps I Never Use!

These are apps on my TouchPad that it turns out I never find myself using...

• Calendar (I use the calendar on my Pre 2)
• Calculator (I use the calculator on my Pre 2)
• HP Movie Store
• Maps
• Nom Nom Nom (I happily use Tea Reader on my TP)
• Pandora (I use Pandora on my Pre 2)
• pReader  (I happily use Kindle on my TP)
• TuneIn Radio (I use TuneIn Radio on my Pre 2)
• Typewriter

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My TouchPad Today: Apps I Seldom Use!

These are apps on my TouchPad I seldom find myself using...

• Advanced Browser
• Audiophile HD
• Audubon Birds
• Camera
• Digi Camera Light
• Evernote
• Free URL to PDF
• FreeCam for TouchPad
• HP App Catalog
• KalemSoft Media Player
• Music
• New Tork Times News Feeds
• PDFMyWeb Pro
• Picsel Smart Office
• Quick Office
• Splashtop Remote
• VideoFlood HD
• Voice Recorder

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My TouchPad Today: Apps I Really Use!

Out of all the apps I have installed on my TouchPad these are the ones I really use...

 

• Adobe Reader
• Box
• Email
• Fortune Magazine
• Gemini File Manager
• Kindle
• Memos (for writing -- or at least drafting -- most of my posts)
• New York Times Beta
• Spaz HD
• Tea Reader (for reading my Google Reader news feeds)
• Web
• WiFi Media Synch (for synching files from my laptop with the TP)
• YouTube

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My TouchPad Today: The TouchPad, The Grinch and The Boston Pops

More wanderings with the TouchPad and Pre 2 in tow...


Over the weekend my TouchPad returned to Symphony Hall in Boston for its second visit in less than a month. No, the TP isn't becoming a classical music fan. The occasion was a Holiday Pops concert by the Boston Pops which my wife and I took in on Saturday afternoon.

The Boston Pops and The Grinch - HP Pre 2 Photo

Each December since the 1970's, the Pops do a series of concerts featuring traditional and popular songs for the holiday season.

Click here for a review of the December 7th performance from the Boston Globe.

Image from BSO.org

Typically, the program has a special segment... a few years ago it was music from the film The Polar Express accompanied by a reading from the original book on which the movie was based. This year -- see photo above -- the segment was a reading (by Jeremiah Kissel) from Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas with the Pops and conductor Keith Lockhart in support.

Oh, by the way, the TP was not working on this visit to Symphony Hall... the Holiday Pops program notes are not available online.

Do the BSO and Pops have a grinch of their own living in Symphony Hall?



This post was written on my TouchPad



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My TouchPad Today: How to Winterize Your TouchPad

Earlier this week I was performing some "winterizing" chores around the house and it occurred to me that my TouchPad could use some winter protection, too...

HP Pre 2 Photo

Do you think ear muffs would work better than the stocking cap?



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