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It's an end of an era...

I've been blogging since November 24, 2001

Much of it has been personal. VERY personal. So personal, in fact, that it's become burdensome. If you're wondering why I'm stopping - that's it, in a nutshell. The joy I once felt in writing in this space is gone, for more reasons than I care to recount. But I am busy, things have changed - and I'd rather spend my time doing things, than talking about doing them.

My only goal when I started blogging/writing was to make some sense of what I was going through. And to tell the truth.

Blogging has evolved dramatically in the last 9 years, and with it....comes the time to ask myself if I need to evolve also. The answer is yes.

So, with that - it's time to go.

I want to thank you - those of you that have taken the time to read my stuff, and give me feedback, comments, email me, etc. I appreciate all that you've shared with me, positive and negative.

And no, I haven't stopped writing completely - it's just time for the journey to take a new direction.

This leg is over.

Now on to the next.....

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Here's the phone in question. And although I've had my Fuze for months - I just found out it blows.

Yes, I'm a business user - although I bought it because it travels well (my prev. HTC Tilt worked well in South America), it came with video capabilities, etc. Pretty cool....

Or so I thought - until I found out my HTC Fuze blows - courtesy of BlownFuze.org

Ok, an admission - I kinda knew my Fuze blows, because I tweet - and frankly if I see another dayum #iphone hashtag pointing tweeters to new super cool Free iPhone apps, I felt like I'd blow a gasket.

So I was poking around the interwebs, to see if there are any websites for those of us that are Fuzers (wow, lame much?) and looking for cool Fuze apps. I came across BlownFuze - which is a site put together by another Fuze user, who's got a comprehensive list of Fuze applications that he's road tested and tried, and links to all the sites that offer the cab files for installation. Pretty cool, no?

Ok, the site isn't the prettiest -but it's the most functional, with a table of contents, tons of applications, and both his reviews of the apps, as well as tweaks (or "cooks"). And I scanned through them - a lot of the individual cabs/applications that I've installed are there - would've saved me the trouble of searching & reviewing on the dozen or so other sites where I've been searching for HTC Fuze applications.

I <3 my Fuze - even if it blows. And I'm developing a lil crush on BlownFuze (thanks, Doug!)

So, I'm a semi-broke blogger looking for low-cost applications for my spiffy smart cellphone device. And unfortunately for me, it's NOT an iPhone. (insert boo-hoos here...) But it's hard out here for a Windoze-based cellphone user :-(

Yes, I have a Windows Mobile device, and yes - I AM managing to find cool applications for my Windows Mobile based HTC Fuze - such as Twikini!

I'd been testing Twikini out since I re-started twittering and FB-ing recently (I won't even talk about my Facebook addiction at the moment). In any event, I wanted a lightweight application, that didn't cause conflicts with any other running applications, integrated with TwitPic, and provided a look similar to Tweetdeck - and all for the lowest price that a broke blogger like me could afford (i.e. um $4.95 seems like a steal).

Twikini delivered - and it worked well with my use of Selective Twitter on Facebook (w00t), looked a lot like Tweetdeck (see screenshot below):

(note: celeb-Twitter game proper!)

just kidding - but that is a much better screenshot than the one I took. Twikini's pretty cool, no? Yes, it works well, no conflicts, no crashing, other apps - more than kewl for a really low price - get your Twikini here.

btw, did I mention you can try Twikini for free? Yeah, you're gonna wanna click here ;-)