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Today Zune realised the new Zune 4.0 software. Here are my initial impressions…. (this is by no means a full review)

I like:

• The new Zune mini player (Zune 1.0 had one and it was one of the best things about the program, but for some reason they got rid of it in Zune 2.o, I am happy that its back)

• The new Zune mini bar. (If you mouse over it you get a display a lot a lot like the mini player)
• The Smart DJ feature. (Its a feature that’s really neat and is original to Zune)

What I do not like:

• Movie rental. (The fact that some movies can only be rented. The fact that you can not rent them and play them on your Xbox + PC and the fact that older Zunes cannot play them.)
• The new app store. (Not clear how individuals can submit stuff and only new Zunes are supported.)

My overall impression:

The software got some much needed improvements and took some of the best things about Zune 1.0 and put them back into the software. But something that I think that Zune got really wrong is the fact that they got rid a lot of the support for older Zunes. Even thought the Zune HD is dramatically different I am sure that old Zunes would be able to play movies and certain apps just fine. The fact that older Zunes were so well supported was something that separated Zune from Apple and made them way better.

UPDATE: The name “Schlossenburger” won!

All right, so it has been a little over a week since my last post about my new car. As promised, below is a poll where you can vote on your favorite name for my new car. I picked my top 5 choices out of over 20 name ideas that were submitted. If your name is chosen then you will win a mystery prize. (If you are on facebook you will need to go to naterocks.com to view the full poll) The poll will end in a week or two.

(poll has ended)

Also, I am currently having fun on my family reunion.

The people who know me well will know that I used to drive an old 1993 Chrysler Plymouth grand voyager SE. Well it broke and thanks to the government we could get more money for it then it was worth, so today we took it to Glendale KIA (they were actually super nice and non-pressuring) and gave them our old mini van and left with a BRAND NEW 2010 KIA SOUL!!!!!!!!! There are pictures of it below.

Anyways, I am having a contest to name it, this week I will take name suggestions and next week I will post a poll where people can vote on names. If you would like to suggest a name put it in the comments below or email it to car@NOSPAMSnaterocks.com (remove the NOSPAMS).

Also, for the people that know my sister, do not tell her about the new car as we are going to surprise her with it when we get her from camp.

During the past few days you may have been thinking, “Why has Nate not made any new posts”. Well dear readers, I recently made the mistake of buying an Xbox 360 have spend much of my free time on it. Below is my gamer card.

About 3 weeks ago I got around to bulding a new computer for myself. I have yet to post its specs… that is until now: