Flipboard

Being someone that likes to keep up with what's going on in the world. My first mission after receiving the iPad 2 in the mail, was to replace my iPhone-only news apps with their iPad counterparts; NYTimes, BBC News, CNN, etc. One of the apps I found most useful is Flipboard. Being an iPad-only app, I've never had a chance to experience Flipboard before, despite hearing of it previously.

Besides grabbing tweets from people you follow, Flipboard will also let you follow anything that has an RSS feed. It takes those feeds and puts them together in a magazine-style format for easy reading. I found it especially pleasurable that I could catch up on all the latest news from TreeHugger.com using the simple magazine style of Flipboard.

If you own an iPad, give Flipboard a try. You might just fall in love with it, the way I have.

Considering donating to the Red Cross? Read this first!

Please, if you want to help the victims of Japan, that's great, but don't just blindly send your money to the Red Cross because that seems like the thing to do.

The Red Cross supports animal research; by giving them money you are supporting it too.

If you want to help, there are countless other organizations that you can send money to who are truly compassionate to ALL life and do not fund animal experiments.

You are not helping if you're going to support the senseless murder of one living being to help another.

Please be mindful of your actions and the effect they will have.

Beware of SF Planet

S&F Corporation A.K.A. SF Planet is a merchant on Amazon.com. Last week I purchased a webcam from them, it arrived on Monday. The camera was a knock off from China, not only was it not the name brand I purchased, it didn't even work! It was of flimsy constriction and wasn't detected by my computer.

I was shocked to find out that SF Planet would sell counterfeit products on Amazon, but apparently they do. I have since contacted Amazon, and straightened the mess out. They emailed me a return shipping label, and I returned the package. According to the tracking number they supplied me with, it should arrive to Amazon by tomorrow, at which time they will refund me.

This is a warning to anyone who is considering buying something from SF Planet (S&F Corporation), look elsewhere on Amazon. It's always a gamble when buying from a 3rd party merchant, which is why I prefer to buy directly from Amazon, however sometimes they don't sell what I need. Hopefully this information helps out others that are considering purchase on Amazon.com.