Meet us at VloggerFair: vid.io – with iJustine, SoldierKnowsBest, Shaycarl, CTFxC, jon4lakers, BFvsGF, and others! Talk to you in person? vid.io Surface Performance: www.youtube.com Surface Reboxing: www.youtube.com Surface vs iPad: www.youtube.com My Surface Unboxing: www.youtube.com What I Wanted Surface to Be: www.youtube.com If You NEED Windows RT / Windows 8 Help: www.lockergnome.com For Windows 8 Help: www.youtube.com www.lockergnome.com The whole is greater than the sum of its parts: Hardware Build Quality – Good Audio / Speaker – Passable (Clips Frequently) Actual Screen Quality – Nice Camera – Good Quality, Different Angle Capacity – Disingenuous; 32G, only 15G Free Battery Life – Okay Modern UI Navigation – Fine Desktop UI Navigation – lolwut? Screen Keyboard – Nice Autocorrect – Questionable Store Apps Selection – Fine (Will Grow) Default Apps – Okay (I don’t do Sports or Travel) Maps – Barely Passable (Stuttery, Bitmap Graphics) Modern UI Default Browser – Nice (Yes, I Said It) Desktop UI Default Browser – Why?! HQ YouTube Streaming – Abysmal Default App Launch Time – Slow (for SSD) Office Apps Nav & Performance – Abysmal Animations / Transitions – Okay Desktop Integration – Abysmal Desktop Performance – Abysmal Multitasking – Questionable (Perf Degradation) Overall Performance – Meh Overall Cohesion – Meh Overall Execution – Meh Experience? Not There, Not Yet! Value for 9 – No 1. www.wired.com “This is a great device. It is a new thing, in a new space, and …
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Watch the 2012 Edition! — bit.ly THE MEGA MOVIE NIGHT OSCAR SPECIAL! Tonight’s Films: • 127 Hours — An epic struggle of determination, 9/10. • Black Swan — A disjointed, mind-bending thriller, 8/10. • The Fighter — Feel-good underdog redemption story, 9/10. • Inception — Stimulating thriller with fantastic environments, 9/10. • The Kids Are All Right — Occasionally inconsistent, but heartwarmingly intriguing, 7/10. • The King’s Speech — Slightly lacking, but beautifully honest, 8/10. • The Social Network — Expertly written, but nothing remarkable, 8/10. • Toy Story 3 — Fun bittersweet reunion for everyone, 9/10. • True Grit — Wild adventure, but nothing epic, 7/10. • Winter’s Bone — Surprisingly fresh, if mostly uneventful, 7/10. Rate Next Week’s Films: • Due Date — micropoll.com • Faster — micropoll.com * Tweet a review with the #JPMN hashtag, and have it featured on the show! * ~~ Movie Night ~~ Incorporating your viewer comments, film critic Jonathan Paula reviews everything from opening day releases, recent DVDs, and classics from years past. Along with your votes, these films are scored on the “Rate-O-Matic” for a 1-10 ranking. New episodes published every Friday (Nov through May). Jonathan Paula is a 25-year-old professional YouTuber and creator of the hit web series, “Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?”. He graduated from Emerson College in 2008 with a degree in Television Production and Radio Broadcasting. He currently lives in Rockingham, NH with …
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