For today’s daily swong we’re going to have a Swonglet. In case you missed the previous post:

What do you get when you post the Chicklet’s words of wisdom on upswong.com? Swonglets of course! The Chicklet is very wise.

Swonglet #1:

One small act of kindness can create great and lasting pleasure.

Now obviously I don’t want to corny things up too much around here but the UpSwong admin gave me clearance to share some knowledge with you guys and gals.  So put down your BlackBerries, iPhones, shiny new Droids, peel yourself away from WoW or the poker tables for a minute, make some time after your workout, and do something nice for someone else.  It’ll make you feel all silly good knowing you helped someone out…trust.  /corny

xoxo,

The Chicklet

For today’s daily swong I’m going to begin elaborating on the origins of upSWONG.  First let’s begin by defining an upswing.

up-swing

1.  an upward swing or trend

2.  a big increase, improvement or advancement

When asked what makes an upSWONG different than an upswing, semi-pro online poker player and backer Craig Smith replied, “Hmmmmm…it’s just better.  I mean, it’s a swong.”

Stella and I have become quite serious about our daily walking regimen. We crush a fast pace for about 30 minutes daily and we’re both in pretty damn good shape from it. But winter is coming up and what’s poor Stella to do? Behold… the Snuggie for dogs…

I’m a huge fan of TweetDeck for Twittering from my laptop and netbook. I love everything about it …the columns, the built in URL shortener, the custom colors, the ability to handle multiple accounts, the whole interface, even the Facebook integration when I decide that Facebook doesn’t drive me insane. I always think to myself how much I wish I could have TweetDeck on my Storm. Well I can’t but guess where I can have it? Yea, you got it…there’s a fricken TweetDeck app for the iPhone and iPod touch and it’s awesome.

First the iPhone WordPress is better than the BlackBerry one (yea yea I’m posting from my iSwong right now) and then there is a TweetDeck app for iPhone but no BlackBerry love?  I am quite relieved because it doesn’t run in the background like the Twitter apps on the BlackBerry  You have to open and close it each time as with most 3rd party apps on non-jail broken iPhones. But other than that, I have to admit it’s absolutely outstanding.

Once again I will have to go do something with my BlackBerry that the iPhone can’t do to cheer myself up…like take a picture using the flash or send myself a bunch of emails and see the LED light up.

As a BlackBerry girl at heart it’s always hard for me to admit when the iPhone wins in any way. I can almost always find some way to downplay even the most obviously superior features because it’s become second nature for me to always believe my BlackBerry crushes all other devices of it’s kind. But unfortunately I must admit, as far as WordPress is concerned iPhone > BlackBerry. *sigh*. I don’t even want to talk about all the reasons why as it would be too painful…it just is. The only thing that offers a slight glimmer of comfort is knowing I can crank out posts so much more efficiently on my BlackBerry Storm keyboard.

Clearly I’ll have to go rant about this to a friend on BlackBerry Messenger as a reminder of one of the huge things I love about my Berry that the iPhone will never have.

I have a few Twitter accounts but I don’t use them much except to tweet new blog entries whenever I write an article for a site.  I follow tons of people, but I rarely read their entries because…well…I really don’t care that “they’re driving around the parking lot at Walmart trying to find a spot” or “having a touch of heart burn after a slice of pizza” lol.

But today I experienced some of the best of Twitter.  It’s been a while since I’ve had a Twitter client on my BlackBerry and I know the beta versions of UberTwitter and SocialScope have probably evolved a lot..  I didn’t feel like digging up tons of UberTwitter vs. SharkScope  posts on CrackBerry so I posted on Twitter asking which client people preferred and which was better on battery life, memory, etc.  Within minutes I had a whole slew of responses from BlackBerry users weighing on on the pros and cons of each client.  I asked a few follow up questions which were answered equally as fast.  It was like having a massive, instant virtual help desk at your finger tips.   This is of course also a testament to the awesomeness of BlackBerry users who are such a helpful and cool bunch from what I’ve experienced on the various forums like CrackBerry and BlackBerryOS.

So I think I will be turning to Twitter for advice more often.  I’m off to cook dinner now which has me thinking I should tweet asking for some good recipes

Commodore Six Four

Nothing compares to you and

Dot Matrix Printer

Posting from my BlackBerry Storm this time. When I go to add a picture I’m not taken to the gallery, just my file directory.

Round #1 Winner – iPhone

Hopefully the Storm can regain the lead in the upcoming rounds. It’s a very savvy device… But how will it hold up in the swimsuit round?