FeedJournal: RSS Feeds Like A Newspaper
Not one who cares about the convenience of RSS feeds? Do you really not care about the amount of trees that are saved just by using RSS? Then FeedJournal is just right for you. FeedJournal is a new service that allows you to create a newspaper like pdf from your RSS feeds. The layout looks [...]
RealPlayer Labeled As Badware
Two versions of the RealPlayer media player have been labeled as “badware†by stopbadware.org StopBadware.org claims that RealPlayer 10.5 “fails to accurately and completely disclose the fact that it installs advertising software on the user’s computer.” And RealPlayer 11, it claims, “does not disclose the fact that it installs Rhapsody Player Engine software, and fails [...]
$10 Super Duper WiFi Antenna
There are sometimes that a single bar of WiFi service isn’t going to cut it. You can see the access points near you, but the signal is just too weak to get you any access. Before you go out and spend $100’s for pringle can like antennas give this $10 alternative a spin. Items needed: [...]
Boost Your Cell Service For Cheap
Many a times I have cursed my cell phone and provider because of the ridiculously bad reception one can get. You know what I am referring to, you’re walking in the middle of the street (okay, maybe on a sidewalk) on a bright and sunny day with no massive steel structures anywhere to be seen [...]
How People Are Tracked Via Bittorrent
We have seen all sorts of anti-p2p outfits trace and track down file-sharers in order to send them infringement notices. Some of us might have even received at one time or another a note from our ISP asking us to stop dealing in illegal file sharing as it was a violation of our Terms of [...]
Xbox Live Lawsuit Worth Pennies
Remember the class action lawsuit we talked about a few days ago that claimed over $5 million in damages for all for all Xbox Live downtime? Gaming Steve did some math and figured out that for a $50 a year Gold service membership, one day of outage is worth approximately $0.14. Tally that up to [...]
Watch Full Length TV Episodes Online
Fancast allows you to watch full length episodes of your favorite TV shows. Fancast essentially aggregates all of the available full length TV shows that are already offered by the big networks, but Fancast takes things one step further, taking it beyond the video streaming by integrating movies and other services. Fancast shows directs you [...]
Google Enabled TVs
Some more interesting evidence why Google will soon become the new world order. Google and Panasonic’s parent company Matsushita have just signed a deal that will see the company launch flat panel TV sets that allow users to access various Google services like YouTube and Picasa right from their TV. This isn’t the first time [...]
Xbox Live Lawsuit
It seems that a sincere apology and a free arcade game isn’t enough to satisfy the rage that some Xbox Live lovers have been suffering. Three Texans slapped the evil empire with a class action lawsuit this past Friday, claiming that the outrage and disruption of service is a breech of the Terms of Use [...]
Xbox Live Compensates Gamers With Free Game
The evil empire’s online gaming service, Xbox Live, has been plagued with all sorts of problems for several days now, and they are now ponying up to all of the disgruntled gamers, 8 million of them worldwide, by offering a downloadable game. Xbox Live General Manager Mark Whitten said that the problem stemmed from a [...]
Windows Error:
Not too long ago we posted about a roll your own windows error site that allowed you to do just that, create your own Windows Error dialog boxes. Here we see a truly genuine (no pun intended) Windows Error. I wonder if it will be fixed in the upcoming service pack?
Skype on your iPhone
Shape Services has announced its IM+ Skype service for the iPhone. The service is actually web based in order to get around the lack of third-party application support, but otherwise works just like a regular client. You can chat, as well as do Skype to Skype calls, and you can even call regular phones if [...]
PS3 to receive tuner, DVR capabilities before March 2008
It’s been rumored before, now Sony’s marketing manager for Computer Entertainment in New Zealand has apparently, and likely pre-emptively, unveiled Sony’s intentions to turn the PS3 into a digital video recorder. Sony’s Warwick Light is quoted in an interview with New Zealand’s The Press as saying, “We’re also hoping next year – about the same [...]
