Entertainment
I love movies and making videos. Here, I will talk about movies I like as well as share some of my experiences in shooting and editing videos. I will also talk about other forms of entainment like music and theater.
Jun 14, 2008 by Nor Sanavongsay
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ChordC - Connecting People With Chords, formerly a Flash Desktop Application, Chord Conquering, is now a live interactive website. This initial release brings with it a slew of exciting features not found on the CD. For one, members can interact with other members and share songs or tips on guitar playing. If you have a band and looking for members, this would be a great place to start. Or if you are the greatest guitar player and want to join a band, sign up for a free ChordC profile. This site is definitely not for people who know absolutely nothing about a guitar. The basic knowledge of chords and tabs are required.
Future release of the site will include all of the features found on the CD. The people who’ve bought the CD will find that this free web based upgrade is a wonderful addition to their guitar playing reference library. There will be sound attached to each chord, so that you will know what the chords sound like when you’re strumming along with it. Another nice feature of ChordC is the ability to find chords that you don’t know the name of. For instance, lets say you are strumming freely and found a sound that you like; you can go to the site and put in the fingering and find the matching chord. Widgets run the web, that is why we are working on a few of our own. Expect to see an iPhone version as well as a facebook application for ChordC.
If you would like to find out more about the site, come on in, we’re now open. Sign up for a free profile and rock on. So what are you waiting for… go conquer those chords!
Oct 12, 2007 by Nor Sanavongsay
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Have you ever walked down the streets of a big city that has performers doing acts or making something? And, if you are like me, you would give them some money for their performance or just watch and walk on by. Well, this same concept is how I think about webapps and internet services.
Why do I feel that way? Well, think of it this way: people do not want to pay for crappy products or services — they want free stuff. Most people, though, I believe will pay or donate money to the service providers if they think their product is of use to them. So, if you are planning to start an online service or build a web application, remember, people want free stuff! And they like to share what they found. So, make the service free for the users and you will end up with some big rewards (get paid by advertisers when you have millions of visitors at your site or use your products).
This is also true for Open Source Development.
Sep 23, 2007 by Nor Sanavongsay
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“Again, with the squeaky shoes.” A line from Kung Pow! a very funny and bizarre movie. That quote always seem to make me giggle. What does that line have to do with my redesign? Nothing. Just as random as that line in the movie, so was this redesign.
I have been working on this redesign for weeks and finally got done with the minor tweaks and fixes. It amazes me though that this refresh was in line with Apple‘s redesign of their website. There are some similarities between mine and Apple’s. I am a big fan of their product and design so, it’s no coincidence that the look is similar. Well, anyway, i hope you enjoy the new look and I will try my best to keep writing.
Jul 02, 2007 by Nor Sanavongsay
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Was it really worth the wait? I would have to say heck yea. I’ve been playing with it over the weekend and I can not put it down. I’m a web designer so I live on the internet. Anywhere I can get WiFi access, I’m giddy.
Friday June 29 3:30PM
I was waiting in line with my 2 year old daughter (sorry Amily for putting you through that). We waited at the AT&T store in Carpentersville for an hour and a half. Amily did not like that one bit. Finally, we were near the door and I was sure I’m going to get it that day. The store guy came out and said they were sold out, but we can order it and get it before the store. Bogus! I was so mad, but I signed up anyway, just in case they run out at the Apple store. After that, I took Amily home, so she can rest for a bit. I called the Apple store in Woodfield and they said they still have a couple left and there was no line. I packed Amily up, who was already set to go to bed. “Where are we going daddy? I want to go sleep!” she said. Sorry, sweetie, daddy have to get the iPhone today.
Friday June 29 7:30PM
We headed off to Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, IL. Went to the Apple store and saw that it was still packed with people. We went through the path leading up to the iPhone at the genius bar and saw a wall full of iPhone. I was surprised and happy to see a ton of iPhone still left.
Friday June 29 9:30PM
We went back home to activate the iPhone. It was a simple process which took 10 minutes. Most of the time was itunes accessing the AT&T account and sending the information back to the iPhone. They made it very easy for people to get activated, which is typical of Apple. I’m glad I don’t have to call any AT&T person to activate my phone this time. I’m going to have to say, I’m really satisfied with the purchase.
Friday June 30 4:00AM
Still playing with the iPhone.
You can take a look at my iPhone gallery on my facebook (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=4901&l=a2d36&id=500018071).
Jan 09, 2007 by Nor Sanavongsay
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This thing is AMAZING!!!!!!!!! I want it now, but gotta wait til June. Gosh! This phone has been in the rumor mill for over 2 years. Now that it’s finally arrived I’m glad I didnt buy into the other “smart” phones that are hell to use.
Apple totally reinvents the phone here. I mean the technology that is packed into this little thing is mind blowing.
Check it out for yourself.
Jan 05, 2007 by Nor Sanavongsay
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I was 9 years old when Beverly Hills Cops came out in the theaters and that same year my uncle bought me the Atari 2600 system. Pac-Man was was hot! Nothing close to the arcade version. Annoying sound effects and blocky characters. I could not be beat when I’m playing pac-man with the Axel F theme in the background.
My cousins and I use to stay up all night playing video games no matter if it’s the school season or summer vacation. We could not stop playing our Atari system. I remember one night we were up playing pac-man of course, either that or Pong, we were taking bets on who will have the highest score. The loser had to sleep in the basement for the night. Being the scardy cat that I was, I was determined not to lose. Each person gets one game play and the lowest score loses. Finally, my turn was up. I stepped up to the joystick with sweaty palms. A little heat flash through my body. I was set and focused on winning. 20,000 points to beat. I was missing one thing that could hype me up. Where was my Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack cassette tape (not CDs at the time, kids)! Who hid it? I was freaking out. Then I remembered I hid in my underwear drawer so no one would take it. I had Axel F theme pumping. My blood was circulating. No one can stop me now.
I was down to my last guy and 2,000 more points to go and the song was almost over. I can do it. The song was over. 1,000 more points to go. I got hit by the ghost. I’m dead. Did I make it? Urrrrghhhh I thought I lost. 25,000 on the screen! Alright!
That was a fun moment from my childhood. Of course, I will never achieve what this guy did.
Points are exaggerated from my blurry memory of the 80s.
Jan 03, 2007 by Nor Sanavongsay
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I was playing around with the iTunes Music Store (iTMS) last night and discovered that I can browse music from other countries. After an hour of excitement and contentment, I discovered that I can’t buy any of the albums or song that I’ve been searching for. ARGGGGGGGGHHHH! sucks. Turns out, I need a credit from Japan if I want to buy music from Japan iTMS.
With all the technology and blah blah they’ve been hyping. Why can’t they let us purchase from other countries or why even show us that we can look at other countries? Can’t they do the currency conversion or is it something deeper? If anyone can tell me please so.
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