A fun read! Global Domination for Beginners

Wow - this was a fun, fun read! I'm always delighted when I come across a book told from the point of view of the bad guy. If you happen to know of any I've missed, let me know in the comments :) Since this is the third one I've come across, I've even created a shelf to list them. And yes, I loved the movie Despicable Me for the same reason. Now, where can I get some minions?

"Did you hear about Katie Parkinson? ... She's going out with Christopher... They've been kissing."

"It was like a Semtex explosion in my brain. I did not know whether to cry or run away."

And THAT my friend, is the basis for world domination. Who among us has not had a secret (or not-so-secret) love that was denied because we lacked the bravery to speak up? Who among us has not immediately tried to figure out what to do to make it right? Who among us didn't immediately come up with a plan to conquer the world just to win that cute love back?

What? A lot of hands went down on that last one? I must have been the only one. No wonder I felt a kinship with Robbie. However, unlike Robbie, I gave up my dream and let real life continue. THIS is the story of what just might happen if you don't give up that dream. If you pursue global domination, but really are good at heart. Sometimes, the people that society hates are the true heroes. Just ask Shrek! (ooooo - two animated movie references in one review!)

This book is very well developed and I had a hard time putting it down. The author draws you in and has you quickly rooting for the bad guy. Even the sidekicks in the story are fun and fleshed out. They are quirky and enjoyable.

I will most definitely read more by this author. FULL DISCLOSURE: The author provided me with a review copy of this book. Trust me, if you think a $2.99 (or free in kindle unlimited) discount will change my opinion or review, you don't know me.

"Weird Al" Yankovic - Yoda (lego style)

Twikini - Is it the best Windows Mobile twitter client?

I've tested a lot of the mobile twitter clients. I'm quite happy with two of them: Twikini and Tiny Twitter . Each one of these has strengths and weaknesses and I'm currently running both of them. Which one I use depends on what I want to do. If I could merge them, I'd have the perfect mobile client.

The two areas that Tiny Twitter outdoes Twikini are that it shows the complete tweet on the main screen instead of having to click through to see the last couple of words and that it remembers where I left off reading (i.e., I'm reading tweets and refresh my stream. Tiny Twitter remembers which tweet I was last reading and leaves the cursor there so I can continue where I left off). Tiny Twitter also seems to be a bit friendlier when you use the D-Pad to navigate your tweets.

On the other hand, Twikini blows Tiny Twitter away when it comes to pure features. It does a great job with inserting photos (and retrieving them without having to click through to a browser), in forwarding Tweets you like via e-mail (although an option to choose which account to use would be nice) or SMS, and many other features (user info, public stream, etc). A point release with a couple of additional configuration options (choose default mail client, display full tweets on main screen, and continue reading last tweet on refresh) would make this application the best possible.

Twikini also seems to support the Windows Mobile platform with more frequent updates and is actively promoting their windows mobile friendliness. If you only have room for one twitter client, I'd personally go with Twikini. (Tiny Twitter photos coming soon).
Tiny Twitter main UI:

McDonalds McNugget Commercial- Long Version

Interesting approach.

Star Wars Vs. Star Trek - DMP Edition HQ

New Family - Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates (Long Version)

Zune update - Fall 2008

Zune updates.