Archive for the ‘Internet’ Category
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
Google Latitude, a web and mobile phone service that shows where your friends are on a map, has gone live. However, it seems to have a few kinks left in it as the above iPhone screen grab shows. Right now it doesn't seem to work at all on my iPhone. ...
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Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
For streaming music on demand, Rhapsody reigned supreme for a long time. That time, I believe, is now over. For one thing, Rhapsody has no downloadable client for Mac. You must stream from their site. But the biggest letdown is the cash money it costs. Sure, it is a richer ...
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Review: The best (and worst) films of 2008 [CNN]
Our Favorite Blogs [PCmag.com]
The 50 Best Albums of 2008 [Pitchfork]
The most-read stories of 2008 [BBC News]
Remembering Who We Lost in 2008 [ABC News]
WFMU's Top Ten of 2008 Lists [WFMU]
Top 10 Most Brilliant Gadgets of the Year [Pop Mechanics]
The Best Viral Political Videos ...
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
ABCnews.com compiled a list of Web sites new in 2008. To save you the trouble of clicking through six pages littered with ads, I will now list them with a brief description:
Webgiftr -- "is a social website that makes gift giving easy and fun"
Hitchsters -- "helps you share taxis ...
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Thursday, December 11th, 2008
Here's what I'm mostly listening to and watching, podcast-wise these days:
All in the Mind "is Radio National's weekly foray into all things mental – a program about the mind, brain and behaviour."
Apple Quick Tips (iTunes Store) -- "Shortcuts and techniques to help you and your business get the most out ...
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Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
Not to totally knock satellite radio, but from what I've experienced so far, it is just not worth it.
I recently signed up for a free XM trial online. Limited to roughly 80 channels, the trial lasts only a few days and takes place entirely online where it seems all the ...
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Monday, December 8th, 2008
If you have any interest in New York, New York and/or photography, check out The Manhattan Street Corners -- pictures of everyone of about 11,000 street corners on the island by designer Richard Howe. I don't know what to make of the site's Flash interface. On the plus side you ...
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Friday, December 5th, 2008
Members of the American Legion can now sign up for VetCam, a free video conferencing website that allows Legion members to talk face to face with friends and family in the Armed Forces without either party having to download additional software.
Looks like it's Windows only however:
For this free one-on-one video ...
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Thursday, December 4th, 2008
DingItsUp.com sends out a email, tweet or text everytime a site of one's choosing goes down and back up again. The site explains further:
Ding It's Up is a free service that alerts you via text (SMS), twitter or email when a website goes down or when it comes back up. ...
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Monday, November 24th, 2008
I received a somewhat interesting email from Amazon -- from all of their unwanted email they send. It is titled: My Name: Vote for Our Most Ridiculous Deals. I clicked, taking me to a landing page where, from what I gather, you vote on products you'd like to buy then ...
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