My friends whose children play Play Station every day and if they can have their way, they would play it non stop because it’s just so addictive, tell me that the kids are screaming that they have not been able to access Play Station Network for the past one week.

Well, this is one time that I am glad I do not have Play Station, not that I have time for games like those on Play Station anyway. Whatever free time I have, I just play on Facebook. Those are pretty addictive too, but not as terrible as Play Station games!

I find that although this down time is bad for the company, it’s a good thing for gamers. At least with this extended break from Play Station, they get to LIVE life away from digital entertainment. Yeah, go out and smell those flowers!

When my iPhone total body skin arrived from Best Skins Ever, I was a little afraid that I would spoil my iPhone because we have to wet the skin to apply it. The back of the skin is already like sticker and yet we have to wet it.

Best Skins Ever has very good instructions on how to apply their skins on our digital devices which you can read HERE. In fact, before applying your skin, you MUST read this page first.

I also watched NYChen’s video on applying Best Skins Ever skin on his Sansa e250. Even though it does not really help you in applying your skin because you have to do it yourself, watching the video gives you confidence because it does not look that difficult.

When I was applying my skin on my Apple iPhone, I did it on the screen first, as advised by BSE. The thing that I found difficult is the stickiness that caused my fingerprints to be imprinted at the corners but this is not difficult to take off. Just wet your fingers and rub at the spots that caught your fingerprint.

Another problem I faced was that I tried to squish off excess water trapped between my skin and iPhone like how NYChen did but the skin kept shifting that I just let it be.

After applying the skin on the front, I decided NOT to apply the back skin. This is because with the skin, the iPhone feels different. I know that it is protected and the important part is the screen, although Apple says that it is scratch-proof. I think that if both sides of the iPhone is skinned, the metal and glass feel would feel like plastic already. At least that is my opinion.

I now have two extra iPhone total body skin and a back skin. See, I bought two extra skins just to be sure that I have back up in case I spoilt the skin in my application. Hahaha

Anyway, I think that I prefer skins that use static to stick although they come off easily, especially on the iPhone because it does not have a catch on the sides.

A friend, Mark, told me that his father’s birthday is coming up and he has no idea what to get for him. Well, I would be stumped too if I have to buy a birthday gift for someone who apparently has all the material things that he needs, or at least could afford to buy whatever he fancies. Mark says he faces the same problem every year and even when he thought that he nailed it, his father never seemed impressed. If he was, he never showed it.

I may not know Mark’s dad personally but from what I was told, he has a penchant for consumer electronic devices. I suggested to Mark to get something from ThinkGeek because of the many novelty electronic gifts. Besides, I have this thinkgeek coupon that he could apply on his purchases and save some money. His dad may be rich but he’s still a struggling student.

I spotted a USB Fishquarium which I think would cause Mark’s dad to do a double take. I know he is not easily impressed but he surely would be with a gift like this! Besides, it’s a very practical gift that he could place on his desk because it’s actually a combination of a small aquarium, a desk lamp, desk clock and pencil holder. It’s a good thing it’s inexpensive!

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