Shortcovers, a new site where you can find books, magazine articles, short stories and even blog posts, has been finally launched. I signed up for an account immediately upon getting the notification email that the site was live. Best of all, they have mobile clients for BlackBerry and iPhone.

I downloaded the iPhone app and look forward to testing it out within the next few days. I have currently been using eReader to read books on my iPhone. I will post an update with my impressions once I have had some time to play with it.

I have made it no secret how much I have been enjoying Tweetie. It has been by far my favorite Twitter client on my iPhone 3G. One of the cool features in Tweetie that I enjoy is the ability to search and find other Twitter users based on my current location.

This is very neat and allows me to see if there are other interesting users in your area that you may want to follow.

It is actually painful to visit Jaiku lately and get greeted by the Jaiku bird or the message that “servers are too busy right now”. After announcing that they were open-sourcing the Jaiku code, the usability of the site has gone south. I keep asking myself “why bother anymore”? Maybe it’s because I still have a soft spot in my heart for Jaiku and its community.

Jaiku: Servers too busy right now

In case anyone has been wondering where I’ve been for most of the last week, here lies the answer: I have been the victim of a vicious stomach bug that literally zapped all my energy for all of 6 days. My food intake during this time was minimal because I couldn’t stand the sight of food, which only made matters worse.

I believe other stress factors may have worsen the situation, namely, the fact I’m in the middle of my impending divorce and also a heavy workload. My divorce is nothing new really, I have been separated from my child’s mother for three years and we just never put closure to the marriage in the legal aspect. Now we are taking measures to legally divorce and we are ready to move on with our lives. The good part about it is that we are going through an amicable divorce and agree on almost all issues so it is not a contested divorce. This is very important to us for the well-being of our daughter and so that we can enjoy a healthy relationship as co-parents in the future. Still, it weights mentally on you.

She’s moving on with her life and I’m moving on with mine.

So there….this was a very personal post, but I thought I’d share.

Microsoft released its latest ad in the “I Am a PC” series, labeled “The Rookies” and it kicked off with Kylie, a 4 yr-old using Windows Live Photo Gallery. Regardless of whether you’re a PC or a Mac, there is no denying that little Kylie is adorable.

I really liked this latest “I Am a PC” ad.

<br/><a href='http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?vid=533e05d2-9f12-4a86-bdda-efd0455fcd36' target='_new' title='Kylie'>Video: Kylie</a>