Not long ago I was invited by some friends to a party of which the highlight  was a live performance by “Infected Mushroom,” a trance music artist known worldwide.

To tell you the truth this was the first party I had ever attended.

I can understand why you would find this hard to believe but growing up, my highly religious education pretty much prevented me from participating in this common urban activity.

Anyway, there i was, not sure what to expect, holding tight to my loyal companion (the Canon 5D MKII), fumbling with basic parameters like ISO, shutter speed, etc. One second everything was dark (dark like, “Did I take off my lens cover?”) and the next second the whole area was flooded with colorful light beams. A few test shots with and without flash came out awful and no combination that I tried resulted in a decent photo.
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Its been a while since Google announced the official release of Froyo. Froyo (in case you happened to leave Earth a couple weeks ago) is the codename given to the new version of Android OS. This version has proven to be faster, smarter and better looking (which I’m not sure holds true for all Android geeks).

So why do I rant? The answer is simple, I own a particular version of the Nexus One phone, and guess what? My phone does not support this “unofficial” release.  Instead, I’ll have to wait for Google to send an invitation to my device in order to update. (They call it OTA).

Well… being last (or even second to last) in line when it comes to my gadgets is out of the question!

I want this update and I want it now! So I wrote some messages in Google’s support forums (some purposefully provocative). Here’s an example:

“Why did I pay for AT&T Nexus if Froyo is not released and iPhone 4 is much better?”
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Well, just when you’ve reached the point where you can say “I’ve learned all there is to know about Geocaching” and “I’ve found every type of cache on earth,” a new surprise comes knocking on your door yelling, “No you HAVEN’T.”

This time it happened to be a pleasant surprise (apparently Geocaching can also be musical). In fact, ladies and gentlemen allow me to introduce you to:

The Travel Bugs Band

The Travel Bugs is a band of world-touring musicians who travel from cache to cache in pursuit of music from all over the globe. And this album is a collection of songs about their favorite activity…. Geocaching!

The style of the tunes ranges from pop-rock to bluegrass to blues with just about everything in between.

You can read more by clicking The travel bugs band or you can buy the CD (and guess what? They called it “Found it!”) directly from Groundspeak’s shop:

Groundspeak’s shop

Have fun, and leave a funny comment if you like…