Well it was bound to happen, Google got spanked by a federal judge and ordered to turn over all data on what YouTube users watched to Viacom. That’s every bit of data on every single video ever watched since 2005. I guess Viacom got ahold of the RIAA playbook. With the media giants burning the [...]
July 7th, 2008 | James | 1 comment | ContinuedSearch Results for 'information'
Can You Spot The Hidden MP3 Player?
This was pretty funny and it’s an actual product I guess. Not much information out there on it but see if you can spot the mp3 player in this picture.
June 15th, 2008 | James | 0 comments | Continued
How To Run Multiple Virtual Domains On Your Macbook Pro
How to support multiple virtual domains on a Mac is a question I had after recently purchasing a Macbook Pro. Part of the motivation in that purchase being that I wanted to get all my development stuff onto a portable platform so I could “work” when I’m supposed to be on vacation or from some [...]
September 19th, 2007 | James | 1 comment | Continued
A Legal Way To Torment The MexiMericans
What happens when you come into this country illegally? Someone creates a website and posts videos about you that’s what. Such is the case with MexiMericans.com, a news gathering site (not mine) that presents information about the highly charged subject of illegal immigration. On this weekend, as we celebrate the national workforce that made [...]
September 1st, 2007 | James | 1 comment | Continued
The Real Secret To Becoming a Successful ProBlogger
Every wondered what it must take to build a small empire the size of John Chow’s or to become so well known for something that you become the defacto source for information on a subject like Darren Rowse? Sure you have, along with thousands of other people. Just visit any forum catering to the subject [...]
August 13th, 2007 | James | 6 comments | Continued
What Is eCPM?
eCPM or Effective Cost Per Thousand (M being the Latin symbol for thousand) is a term that tends to baffle a lot of people. eCPM like CTR is used to determine how well a particular ad or ad spot is performing and is how the effectiveness of most campaigns is measured. It represents the average [...]
June 9th, 2007 | James | 3 comments | Continued
Career Advice To Get You On Your Way
Are you tired of that same old dead end job? Maybe your companies merged so many times you’ve become a fixture that everyones forgotten about? It’s time for change? But where do you start? It would be bad times if I had to go through the process of hunting for another job, after almost 15 [...]
May 24th, 2007 | James | 2 comments | Continued
Ever Wondered How Much $$ Those Other Bloggers Make? Check This Out
Paula Mooney has put together a list of blogging salaries of bloogers/webmasters from around the net. Some of the names you’ll recognize while others you’ve probably never heard of before but should check them out. It’s a pretty cool list, one that had to take her a long time to prepare.
I spent hours and hours [...]
Nikon Announces D40X 10.2 Megapixel dSLR
Nikon has released a new 10.2 megapixel digital SLR. The D40X is the replacement for the D40 and is essentially the same camera with a few enhancements. If your a Nikon advocate and looking to take the plunge into the dSLR world without forking out a fortune, this looks like a decent place to start.
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Nikon Announces COOLPIX P5000 Digital Camera
Nikon is pleased to introduce the COOLPIX P5000 to the Nikon COOLPIX Performance Series of digital cameras. The new COOLPIX P5000 offers advanced functions, ease of operation, and high image quality that is sure to satisfy photo and camera enthusiasts. The P5000 boasts 10 effective megapixels, a 3.5x Zoom-Nikkor glass lens, an optical viewfinder, and [...]
February 20th, 2007 | James | 0 comments | Continued
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Available Now
After what seems like forever, Adobe finally made available it’s answer to Apple’s Aperture software. The long awaited and long tested Adobe Photoshop Lightroom was available for purchase today and until April 30, you can score a copy for $199, after which the price jumps to $299. Lightroom was designed for both professional and amateur [...]
February 19th, 2007 | James | 0 comments | Continued
Microsoft’s New Zune Phone (First Look Photos)
Earlier this week Microsoft made a filing with the FCC for a device that can be used for “consumer broadband access and networking”. This caused a flurry of activity in the blogoshere as people began digging for more information and what can only be a “Zune Phone”. It’s not really a surprise, since Apple announced [...]
February 11th, 2007 | James | 1 comment | Continued
Battlestar Galactica Coming To Xbox Live Arcade
Sierra Online, a division of Vivendi Games, is creating a video game inspired by the hit television series, Battlestar Galactica(TM), airing on the SCI FI Channel. Battlestar Galactica will be available on Xbox Live(R) Arcade, as well as Windows PC, in Fall 2007. To gear up for the game, fans of Battlestar Galactica will be [...]
February 10th, 2007 | James | 0 comments | Continued
Stop that annoying snoring with the Snore Stopper
Because this is a problem around my house I found this device quite interesting. The manufacturer suggests that by wearing a watch like device the wearer is encouraged to change their sleeping position by detecting snoring sounds and sending out a weak electrical impulse to the wrist. I don’t know if it works, but considering [...]
January 15th, 2007 | James | 0 comments | Continued
Video of the new Apple iPhone
You just can’t get enough of this phone. Ever since this sucker was announced, geek circles far and wide have been a buzz with talk of it. Why not, it’s freaking cool. If your still suffering withdrawals from and overdose of information on the Apple iPhone, here’s video of a phone call being made. Check [...]
January 10th, 2007 | James | 0 comments | Continued
Linksys Wireless-N Gigabit Gaming Router
Linksys introduced the newest member of their wireless home networking product line at the Consumer Electronics Show this week. The Linksys WRT330N Wireless-N Gigabit Gaming Router features a 4 port Gigabit Switch, enhanced Wireless Access Point, time-sensitive optimization for less lag while gaming and clearer VoIP calls. The WRT330N uses MIMO technology to increase the [...]
January 10th, 2007 | James | 0 comments | Continued
Taser launches new Personal Protection stun gun
Taser launched a stylish new Taser product today at the Las Vegas electronics fair. The “consumer friendly” stun gun is smaller than the current civilian model and can incapacitate a target with up to 50k volts. Not considered firearms by the US government the guns have recently been the subject of much debate following a [...]
January 8th, 2007 | James | 0 comments | Continued
Like Seriously! Microsoft Improves FireFox!
Introducing Microsoft FireFox 2007 Pro.
This is just about the funniest thing I’ve seen in some time, whoever was bored enough to dream this up gets an A+ in my book. I’m still snickering at some of the comments. Here’s the jist. The website reports that Microsoft acquires the Mozilla FireFox browser and entices the user [...]
Time magazine reduces mainstream media to mere bloggers
While poking around the web this afternoon looking for something interesting to talk about I ran across this article in response to Time magazine’s recent issue that named “Everyone” as Person of the Year. The writer writes for the Washington Post Writers Group and while reading his article I began to feel a little unappreciated. [...]
December 21st, 2006 | James | 0 comments | Continued