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Best Damn Tech Show, Period. For the Geek in Everyone. Starring Drew Olanoff, Paul Fleming, and Adam Plante. Featuring Chris Schmidt, Sha...Technology
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14:57:16 08/10/08
Best Damn Shears
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Do you hate cutting weeds and trimming shrubbery around your home or business? So do we! Thats why we invented the Best Damn Shears!
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18:21:25 06/24/08
Leave ColdPlay Alone!
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"After hearing accusations that Coldplay's Chris Martin stole a song from unknown band Creaky Boards, Schmidt lashes out in defence of Coldplay in this intense and unbridled (and quite obviously unscripted) tirade against the millions of Creaky Boards fanboys."http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7Dud5OEgRA
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20:53:57 06/10/08
Best Damn Tech Show, Period. 06.03.08
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Geeks wanting to participate in a Guiness World record are being called upon to participate in "Download Day" which represents the release of Firefox 3.0. The folks at Firefox are looking for the title of most downloads in a 24 hour period. The day has not been set but will occur some time in June. Sign up at http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/ The D: All Things Digital conference commenced, opening with the comedy duo of Gates and Balls, showing off some features of the new Microsoft 7 predominately multi-touch and banking on this new system to bring them out of the toilet. Google is wooing developers, at their recent inaugural Google I/O get-together. Some 2500+ web developers were plied with orgasmic delights like Gears, HTML5, Javascript/AJAX and Android. MySpace has already deployed a new email system using Google Gears offering the ability to sort message on your desktop. AOL also announced that they will be jumping on OpenSocial with open arms In an attempt to combat apparent lagging broadband adoption here in the States (well behind other countries like Korea, Australia, Canada and Europe), the FCC is proposing that the company buying the newly planned spectrum auction must provide free wireless access nationwide. They will still have the ability to place restrictions on content.Rand, Iggs and Adam check out Verizon's 'My Home 2.0' event featuring Ryan Howard from the Philadelphia Phillies. Adam cooks burgers and hot dogs while helping Iggs solve his personal network security issues. Schmidt facedAround the World Wide WebGoogle is by no means the only street mapping system in the world, in fact geo-mapping company MapJack out of Hong Kong and Thailand has been doing the rounds, currently featuring several cities in the US and a couple of Thailand. They tout better quality images, more features and a more immersive experience with additional backpack carrying cameras walking the streets. Columbia is jumping on board the new XO laptops, ordering 65,000 of them. The addition of XP was the clincher. Plus the secret compartment for storing drugs made the deal a winner. Meanwhile Dell, Acer and HP are also vying for a spot in the cut-price PC market following the success of OLPC and the recent Asus EEE PC which sold for $299 and is almost at 2 million sold. After seeing the popularity of these machines Windows is extending support of its XP sub-notebook OS and slashing the price to $32.
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02:39:02 05/30/08
Best Damn Tech Show, Period 05.27.08
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Redlasso.com (Jim McCusker), Rachel. Schmidt, DrdrewBest Damn News HeadlinesAnswering question from last week as to 4th most popular search engine....AOLGoogle extends lead over competition last month growing to 61.6 percent, up from 59.8 percent in March seemingly proving unstoppable. Also proving that even a merger between Yahoo and Microsoft would not be enough to topple the giant.Larry Page made the trip to Washington to appeal to the powers-that-be for access to the unused TV whitespace in an attempt to blanket the whole country with free wifi. He also talked up a possible Yahoo-Google deal citing a near monopoly in communications if Microsoft and Yahoo were to bed together.Microsoft launches cash for search service that pays users a rebate for buying products they found through the company's Windows Live search engine. Gates claims that MS will partner with more than 700 retailers including eBay Inc, Barnes & Noble, Sears and Home Depot.The One Laptop per Child program is planning to resume its BOGOF program where users can purchase the laptop and donate one to a third world child. They announced plans for the 2nd gen, dubbed XO that should be closer to the $100 goal. They also announced a partnership with Microsoft to offer their operating system for cheap (but not cheap enough at this stage as they still have to work out the licensing agreement.) They also have a new domain at www.laptop.orgSchmidt facedhttp://badvista.fsf.org/blog/don-t-give-microsoft-the-remote-controlMicrosoft plays a little too nice with the FCC. Iris on the Virushttp://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/05/22/vulnerabilities-in-ical-pose-potential-security-riskTech TipsAround the World Wide WebEurope is planning a 'big brother' campaign in a bid to counter terrorism. Their plan includes the creation of a digital vault which will contain information on every email, internet visit and phone call. This central repository will be made available to Home Office officials.Tech this out- This one straight from the "Oh my God, this is the biggest news ever!" files. Facebook is planning a redesign. They're talking about tabs folks. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=509854%id=21073243776#pid=509854 - Napster launched its new mp3 store touting some 6 million unprotected tracks not without its bugs though- HP launches a green initiative for printers...the HP DeskJet D2545 Printer is made almost entirely out of recycled plastic.- Mahaolo are opening up to everyone. The editors will be monitoring but anyone can edit content.- Speilberg has entered the gaming arena with Boom Blox. Teaming up with EA, it has been described as "This is a wacky, addictive puzzle game with precious little story and surprisingly bland characters"DrewmorsSite of the Weekhttp://www.howcast.com/http://ww.redlasso.com
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15:11:20 05/21/08
Best Damn Tech Show, Period 05.20.08
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Best Damn News Headlines CBS BUYS online media company CNET for $1.8billReadBurner Partners with Netvibes - Drew talks about it Ask (IACI) Buys Dictionary.com for $100mVerizon have announced plans to adopt an open source platform for their phones but will be backing Linux over google's androidMySpace fake user Lori drew, who allegedly helped create a fake MySpace account to contact neighbour Megan Meier who thought she was chatting with a 16-year-old boy named Josh Evans which ended up in the hanging death of Megan has officially been charged with "one count of conspiracy and three counts of accessing protected computers without authorisation to obtain information to inflict emotional distress." Public pressure (and what they call potential copyright infringement) has forced the folks at Sega to pull a marketing website/video for their new game "Offset the evil" by using a campaign that resembled the My Little Pony character. As a result of the backlash they decided "we thought it would be a good time to take it down and move the campaign onto the next stage."Yahoo launched its new SearchMonkey platform for developers to add extra features link ratings, add images like a facebook photo aimed at improving the user experience, kickstarting it with the SearchMonkey developer Challenge awarding up to $10,000 for the top apps. These "enhanced results" will apparently replace the current search results.Finally, Google is continuing to roll out (although there is a waiting list) FriendConnect with the aim of integrating social features like blogging and feedback forms without requiring the skills of a developer. On the other end MySpace, Yahoo and Ebay have jumped on to the OpenID option. One platform not accepting of the Google initiative is Facebook...for his opinion on such issues...Schmidt facedFacedbook bans Google Friend Connect:Facebook is all about openness and data portability, as long as that doesn’t involve openness or portability of data, it seems. Today they wrote a long 7 paragraph blog post to get a single point across: Facebook has banned Google’s Friend Connect access to the Facebook API. They claim that Google's use of the data goes against their policies and wants to work with Google to cometo an agreement, however Facebook's application distributes their info in a similar fashion. Iris on the VirusSafari 'carpet bombing' vulnerability. Apple says 'meh'Tech TipsAround the World Wide Web While Google is starting to blur certain images on their street view option here in the US, they're launching street view in the EU amid privacy concerns. According to one source in France "Unlike in the US, we are mostly beautiful people but we do have some uglies. Generally we like to hide the uglies but with something like this Google streetview, it will be difficult".Tech this out - Comcast has acquired Plaxo - ComScore data has Google jumping to the head of the class by overtaking Yahoo as the most popular website in the US as determined by the number of unique monthly visitors.- Amazon is taking some interest in Animoto, the very cool music video creator- Flash 10 has been made available for public testingTech Biffo I can't decide who the biffo is between, Myspace and the "Spam Kings" or the Spam King to Spam King for the Spam King title. Self proclaimed "Spam King" Sanford Wallace plus another self-proclaimed "Spam King" Walter Rines has been ordered to pay $230 million to MySpace for hijacking other people's MySpace pages or setting up their own and sending over 700,000 junk messages to members. Meanwhile another self-proclaimed "Spam King" Scott Richter is being pursued by the News Corp giant.Site of the Week www.offsettheevil.com
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18:33:57 05/15/08
Best Damn Tech Show, Period 05.13.08
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Best Damn NewsFollowing their failed bid on Yahoo, Microsoft is giving Facebook a bit of a poke to see if they'll poke back over the possibility of a full acquisition. While they already claim $240 million investment in the company, values are being thrown around in the ballpark of $15 billion.As anticipated, Grand Theft Auto smashed all sorts of sales records, raking in some $500 million in its first week. The Hooker and Prostitutes Union (HPU) have now changed their tune, now staking a claim in the success of the game. "Even though the game depicts violence against us, it's all true and now it gives us an extra element of credibility" says Lindy LaLa the union's spokeperson. Now a new group has come out against the game, RAD (Russians Against Defamation) are complaining that "in the game Russians are depicted in a bad way" they go on to say that "not all Russians are that ugly" citing Baryshnikov, Kournikova and Sharapova as examples. Plus, only 70% of Russians regularly wear sweat suits. (Side note, most copies sold on XBOX)MySpace launches "Open Availability", data share with Yahoo, Ebay and Twitter, et al.http://mashable.com/2008/05/08/breaking-myspace-announces-data-availability-with-yahoo-ebay-and-others/Pownce says game on with shared files in friend streams, and more storage space for everyone. Competitor to box.net, ups the game on twitter.DrewmorsMicrosoft trying to buy Facebook now that they've dumped Yahoo at the arranged marriage alter? Do they really want FACEBOOK or do they want Mark Zuckerburg (or both?). Zuckerburg the next Bill Gates? Long term CEO? Ballmer/Gates' Successor?The debate on Net Neutrality rages on. Also raging on...Schmidt facedSenators to ISP's: "Think twice" about 'Net neutrality or else.http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080506-senator-to-isps-think-twice-about-net-neutrality-or-else.htmlYears ago, Congress began protecting ISPs from the twin threats of regulation and taxation; in return, ISPs were expected to deliver an unimpeded connection to the Internet. A move away from a neutral 'Net would undermine the "very philosophical underpinnings of what we fought for for the last 15 years," according to Ron Wyden (D-OR). If that happens, he sees no reason for Congress to continue sheltering ISPs.Iris on the VirusChinese cyber attackshttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/08/belgium_india_china_warnings/Tech TipGetting away from your PCTech this outMore proof that hackers are generally assholes....the website for the epilepsy foundation was recently hacked with the intent on causing seizures. They exploited a vulnerability in the publishing software that would barrage the users with a lot of flashing images and bright colors.The MPAA has won a victory against TorrentSpy, claiming a $110 million judgement and permanent injunction for distribution of pirated video. As a result TorrentSpy has shut up shop.Sites of the weekwww.Domize.comwww.Xkcd.com
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06:49:52 05/13/08
Best Damn Tech Show, Period. 05.05.08
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Flemo's back from Australia!Happy Birthday to the Internet!Microsoft struggles with XP SP3 and Vista.eBay vs. CraigsListHookers Pissed Off over Grand Theft Auto 4 (IV).CrudWare Company Sues despite sucking ass.BBC uncovers Facebook flawJustin.tv Representative pisses off Podcamp community.
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15:54:10 04/22/08
Best Damn Tech Show, Period. 04.22.08
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Google Maps Predicts Traffic ConditionsGoogle Maps can now predict traffic information for any day of the week and time of the day, based on past conditions. By default, if you click on the Traffic button in a supported area from the US, Google Maps shows real-time traffic information.The Twitter/FriendFeed Desktop Client Arms Race ContinuesA lot of people are addicted to Twitter (microblogging), and a lot of people are addicted to FriendFeed (friends' activity streams). While both are web servicesAlexa Updates Its Web Rankings - Still Not Good EnoughAmazon-owned Alexa has announced a major update to its 10 year old web ranking system. Previously, Alexa's rankings were based solely on data collected from the downloadable Alexa Toolbar, but now the company is aggregating data from multiple sourcesDownload YouTube Videos as MP4 Files (Tip) Answer "No to All" When Copying FilesGoogle's Great American Wireless Auction 'game' annoys US lawmakers Worth mention. IRIS ON THE VIRUSFrom Phishing to Whaling
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07:23:42 04/14/08
Best Damn Tech Show Period - Matt Mullenweg - April 14th 2008
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Matt (of WordPress) Drops by the studio and we discuss Microsoft, Open Source, Yahoo, and the future.
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09:57:55 03/20/08
Best Damn Tech Show, Period 03.18.08
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Best Damn NewsQuarterlife Dies in the Ass on NBCOnly 3.1 million viewers gets the web-tv series the boot to Bravohttp://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/2/nbc_shifts__quarterlife__to_cableYahoo to open up search and support the Semantic Webhttp://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/yahoo_supports_semantic_web.phpTech Biffo:Wikipedia leader involved in sex and extortion scandal. Come talk to us Jimbo Wales, we'll give you a fair shake.According to Nine Inch Nail Ghosts I-IV logged 1.6 million in sales in the first week of release even though it was offered free and widely available via bittorent . with more on the recording industry, we're getting...Schmidt FacedRIAAIris on the VirusMass compromise via iFrame and site searchhttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/13/mass_compromise/US copyright domain scamTech It OutAOL to buy Bebo for $850 millionSubstory, Bebo rips of Drew Olanoff for "Gap Year" show.Calling all advertising wannabees. Make an ad for Obama. Head over to http://www.obamain30seconds.org/ brought by moveon.orgGeek Psychic report - after speaking with Jobsy, she leaks to us that Apple is creating a Tivo-like interface for the Apple TV, making it more user-friendly.Some minor issues are being reported for the MacBook Air, mainly to do with overheating. They're working on it.Drews Gay NewsANNOUNCEMENT/Exclusive:Drew Olanoff and other investors purchase Readburner (not to be distributed until after tomorrow)SXSW RecapRock Band causes a stir (show Revision 3 video with Scoble)People got Drunk (Alex Hillman CONFIRMED)Zuckermans interviewAround the World Wide WebThird generation Zune's will be rolled out by 2009 and finally be available to Eurpoeans wanting an ordinary mutilmedia devicehttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/third-gen-zune-to-hit-in-2009-make-it-to-europe/ Apple is planning a large international expansion including 3 in AustraliaAfter losing ground to its competitors, Microsoft has decided to cut price from its entry-level X-Box in Europe. It is now cheaper than both the PS3 and Wii.
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09:01:34 02/21/08
Best Damn Tech Show, Period 02.21.08 Writers Strike UPDATE
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The crew has tried to record new shows over the last few months... The writers union strike has left us without the written word, our shoots were terrible at best. Paul walks us through a few of the bad attempts and promises better shows to come...
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04:40:07 10/18/07
Best Damn Tech Show, Period 10.16.07 Alive In Baghdad Visits
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One of the biggest stories over the past couple of weeks is the RIAA's victory over Jammie Thomas who was ordered her to pay the recording industry $220,000 in damages. Stories from the jury (who deliverated for only 5 minutes before coming up with a decision) are coming out, most of them are admiddedly not savvy net users and didn't believe her IP spoofing story. One of the Jurors wanted to send a message "that you don't do this, that you have been warned."Meanwhile, a support account has been set up on Freejammie.com which crashed as a result of so many users wanting to donate to her cause but is now back up and has collected some $9000. She is appealing.A hack is now available to add more functionality to the iPod touch, utilizing the Wifi capabilities. Not sure why it wasn't Apple, potentially licencing restrictions.http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/11/ipod-touch-now-running-mail-and-more/IRIS ON THE VIRUSCrudWare dude fined $25k for pushing his CrudBEST DAMN GUESTWe sit down with Alive in BaghdadSCMIDT FACEDSchmidt loves Madonna...not sure if Madonna feels the same way...YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SHIT....IF YOU DON"T IGGS'LL TELL YOUOne year anniversary of GoogTubeTECH IT OUTGoogle's rumoured cell phone appears to be more like an operating system than a phonehttp://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/11/google-mozilla-and-the-open-source-phone/GEEK CHICKVanity RingSITE OF THE WEEKwww.aliveinbaghdad.org
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21:56:49 10/09/07
Best Damn Tech Show, Period. 10.09.07
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Halo 3 is here and the boys are busy playing the hottest videogame to hit Microsoft's XBOX 360 since Bioshock. Paul tries but can't seem to get the crew away from Masterchief, the Flood and the Covenant...
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00:28:37 10/02/07
best damn tech show, period 09.25.07
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Yahoo! acquires ZimbraGodTube Named August’s Fastest Growing Sitehttp://mashable.com/2007/09/18/godtube-comscore/DiggSpaceBooks?http://mashable.com/2007/09/18/digg-social-network/NYT now offering their info for free, removing the subscription model and adding the ad supported model. Could be pressure from Murdoch's newly acquired WSJ who is expected to drop their subscription model for an ad supported one. Presentlying: Google PresentationsJobs says Apple will fight iPhone unlocking hacks'It's a cat-and-mouse game,' says CEO in Londonhttp://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic%articleId=9037398AROUND THE WORLD WIDE WEB The UK can expect iPhones on November the 9th through the O2 network for 269 poundsThe country of Belgium was put up for sale on ebay.http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/ebay-halts-sale-of-belgium/2007/09/18/1189881479834.htmlMicrosoft vs. EU - Schmidt facedThe Court of First Instance (CFI) delivered its final judgement on the aged lawsuit between the European Union (EU) and Microsoft. The court upheld the earlier victory for the European Union, requiring Microsoft to enable third-party integration to its rivals through documentation and support, to release a version of Windows without Media Player, to pay a substantial fine and to pay the majority of the legal costs of the case.YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SHIT, IF YOU DON"T IGGS'LL TELL YOUWe're celebrating 25 years of the smiley face emoticon. Iggs has more.TECH IT OUTTrent Rezner, the outspoken frontman for NiN is speaking out against the RIAA, encouraging fans to "Steal it. Steal away. Steal, steal and steal some more and give it to all your friends and keep on stealing," calling Universal and the RIAA "greedy fucking assholes", Said the music industry reps in response "no comment".AOL are NYC bound in an attempt to become more hip to what the kiddies are doing these days. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/17/technology/17cnd-adco.html?_r=2%adxnnl=1%oref=slogin%ref=business%adxnnlx=1190142316-ysltiLwMBRc1DCssjUQ6MgIRIS ON THE VIRUSWHAT'S HOT. WHAT'S NOT. WHAT'S THE GOSS.Hot - TC40, everyone was thereNot - TC40, Slimey practices to get startups to pay for a conference that was supposed to bring an end to startups payingGoss - TC40, Twitter changes FakeTechCrunch40 reporter's twitter account nameSITE OF THE WEEKhttp://www.mobicious.com/ringtones/newMake your own ringtones for free! Simple mp3 upload, edit the piece you want, send it to your phone.
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17:49:04 09/19/07
Lost Tech Show Episode! 08.28.07
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Just when you thought Blu-ray was becoming the studio darling comes word that Paramount and Dreamworks will be distributing solely on HD-DVD. They cite cheaper players and discs as being the primary reason and determined that the quality was higher.Skype has recovered and apologized for their gaff, offering users a bonus 7 days of serviceGotta love the MPAA. A 19 year old Virginia gal has pleaded guilty (to avoid a year of jail) to taking a 20 second clip of Transformers movie to show her younger brother. She was turned in by the movie ownershttp://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/08/teen-cops-guilt.htmlyoutubeYouTube has started displaying overlay ads as opposed to the very annoying pre-rolls., The viewer is offered 10 second text ads over the bottom third of the viewer. It looks as though advertisers will be charged by the CPM rather than the clickGEEK CHICKMetroNaps Energypod is the tool for powernapping at workDREW SPEWS NEWSSITE OF THE WEEKwww.moanmyip.com
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12:44:08 09/13/07
Best Damn Tech Show, Period 09.08.07 PodCampPhilly
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early draft letter from Jobsy to Apple customers: To all iphone customer,I’m really, really sorry about the fact that you bought one of our awesome products at full price a couple of months ago before they went on sales but shit, that’s the way it goes. It happens. Shit happens. Tech shit happens. So quit sending me your whiny emails. You really should have known that the first gen would be a little buggy and probably more expensive. Your friends probably told you and I know for a fact that the guys at the Best Damn Tech Show, Period warned you but you went and did it anyway and now you’re crying me a river. Take off your skirts you Nancys and take stock in the fact that you were one of the earliest adopters of this beautiful machine and now have a story to tell your grand kiddies.Oh, and because I’m a bijillionaire, here’s $100 Apple store credit to shut you up and prompt you to spend more money with us. Booya.Up yours,JobsyApple unveiled their new iPod lineup. We’re looking at a more stout version of the nano with video, 4Gb for $149, the classic has received a slight makeover, and check out the ipod touch.Rumour has it that the price slashing may include iTunes Tv episodesNBC is pulling their shows off iTunes and putting them with Amazon who claim a far stricter DRM and more flexible pricing options.AOL is revamping Netscape.com yet again reverting it back to gthe traditional portal that it used to be.Tech it OutVeoh is the latest to be bullied by movie heavyweight Universal Movie Group.Facebook users will appear in Google search resultsFacebook bans breastfeeding group because of explicit contentFirefox has hit the 400 million download mark in less than 3 years.It’s becoming a menage et trois keep a geek eye out on the newest player in the already annoying HD-DVD v Blu-Ray battle. HD VMD or Versatile Multilayer Disc. The quality is described as “at least as good as the others” but the kicker is that it is 1/4 the price.OutroInternet Peoplehttp://www.channelfrederator.com/methminute39
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