We are not impressed with Wii

For all the hype and talk, I actually got an opportunity to experience Wii. I was all pumped up and excited. When my friend turned on the machine, my disappointment started.

First, the menu is rudimentary and aweful. I have not seen any less appealing layout/navigation. I own an XBox 360 and I love the user interface, colors and the customization.

Second, I played some games to check out the graphics and game play. Graphics is horrible. It felt like that the clock was set back 10 years. Having played Gears of War, Kameo and Pimps at Sea (Alpha) on XBox360, I was horrified at what Nintendo has released.

Verdict: If not for the innovative controller, this is a piece of crap. I would rather recommend PS1 ororiginal XBox to the folks.

Did slavery end nearly 140 years ago?

I am appalled by the comment by made by the member of the house in Virginia Del. Frank D. Hargrove that "Slavery ended nearly 140 years ago with the Civil War and added that our black citizens should get over it.".

I beg to differ. The history I know tells me that it was alive until the early 20th century. If this comment came from an ordinary citizen, I wouldn't have given much attention. But he is a lawmaker and this is not the first time these folks who should know better says some despicable things. One thing is for sure. America is yet to get over its racism and it lives alive and well in some (maybe more) people's world.

Apple says iPhone, Cisco says iSue

Yesterday, the entire World & the blogsphere was talking about how cool the iPhone is. Today, they all are talking about the Cisco's copyright infringment suit. I am an Apple Inc. stock owner BTW. My take on it this

• Apple was completely stupid enough to announce and use a copy righted name in Good Faith? This does not make sense to me at all
• I definitely have to agree Apple is bringing some new ideas to the market with the new phone. But I do not agree that it is revolutionary. Using touch and On-Screen keyboards are not anything new. A Windows Mobile based phone can do all that iPhone can do (and more). It is just that the Mobile Operators and OEM's who build on Windows Mobile probably did not think the high cost would cut for the target audience which is the mass market. I for one will not pay $499 for such a device. For me a reasonable price is to not exceed $199.
• I am fed up of Apple naming everything iSomething. That simply shows that it is not being very creative. Infact, I rather prefer names like OSX, Safari, KeyNote which are much more attractive.

I really want Apple to rename their device instead of paying Cisco in millions.

How to get a Windows tax refund?

This is awesome. Power to the consumer. I have always been critical about the EULAs which are unnecessary and nothing but non-sense just for the reason that no one ever reads them let alone the ability to understand the legal language. I am glad that he was able to use it in his favor (for the first time in the history, I think)

I am so glad he was able to get a refund. Yes, I am a Microsoft employee, but I am a strong consumer advocate as a well.