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Google Offers Free Wi-Fi at Airports During the Holidays

noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:55:00 +0000

Delayed flights and hold-overs won't tempt you with $10-a-day Wi-Fi this holiday season. That's because Google has bought out web service at 47 airports through Jan. 15, 2010, and offers it free, assuming you don't mind a little soft advertising.
As with Google's free Wi-Fi offering on Virgin America flights, those who log in through Google's Wi-Fi largess will likely get a few prompts to change their home page to Google or try out Google Chrome. There will also be chances to donate to Engineers Without Borders, the One Economy Corporation, or the Climate Savers Computing Initiative. Other than that, it's free Wi-Fi for laptops and mobile devices, offered through providers like Boingo, Advanced Wireless, and the other usual suspects.
Hit the link to see if your city's on the list. If it's not, there's a good chance your Wi-Fi could be picked up by Microsoft's Bing search engine, which foots the bill if you perform one search on Bing.

Free WiFi - A 2009-2010 Holiday Gift from Google

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Motorola DROID Review

noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:11:00 +0000

Motorola DROID review (Verizon Wireless)

By now you've seen Verizon's iDon't/DROID Does campaign on TV or on the streets. The first commercial can be found here. It's a bit tongue-in-cheek and Verizon has admitted this, but it does highlight a handful of things that the iPhone clearly cannot do. It should also serve as a clear indication that any rumor of the iPhone moving to the network is now squashed. Or they're confident enough that Apple won't hold a grudge. The former scenario is more likely. (See the best travel gadgets of 2009.)
Motorola's DROID has a very industrial look and feel to it. Gone are the days of lightweight and dainty devices. You don't have to coddle the DROID or shell out an extra $30 for a case. Wrapped mostly in metal, the DROID is chock-full of features that have become standard on ‘smartphones' or whatever else you want to call these mini computers. Here's a quick rundown on features and specs:

Network: Verizon Wireless (CDMA 1X 800/1900, EVDO rev. A)
Operating System: Android v2.0
Processor: Arm Cortex A8 processor 550mHz
Memory: 256MB built-in, ships with 16GB microSD card (expandable to 32GB)
Display: 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen (480x854)
Camera: 5-megapixel with dual-LED flash, auto-focus and image stabilization
Browser: Webkit HTML5, Flash Player 10.1 ready (coming soon)
GPS: aGPS/sGPS
Bluetooth: v2.1+EDR
Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g
Battery: 1400 mAh battery
Sensors: proximity, ambient light and eCompass
Size/Weight: 2.4 x 4.6 x 0.5 in., 6 oz.
DROID's 3.7-inch display is the best looking capacitive touchscreen we've ever seen on any device. It renders images and text beautifully. Colors appear to pop right off the screen. In other words, you can read e-mail, browse Web pages, read eBooks or comics for hours without suffering major eye fatigue. Touch response is good and most taps are registered with very little lag or issue. But the DROID is the only Android device running version 2.0, so it's difficult to say whether or not it's perfect. There's very little evidence to dispute this claim, though.

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11 WAYS WIRELESS PROVIDERS SCREW YOU OVER

noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:54:00 +0000

According to Consumerist, several wireless providers (including Verizon) “mark up the cost of text messages by at least 7,314% when compared to their rates for data transfer services.” Assuming a max text size of 160 characters and a transmission of 7 bits per character, that’s 1120 bits (or 140 bytes). Without a text messaging plan in place, you will find yourself paying 15 cents. Conversely, the very same phone can transmit 1024 bytes for just 1.5 cents via its data plan. As Consumerist puts it, “that’s $.015 per data kilobyte versus $1.09 per text message kilobyte.” Put another way, it equates to an eye-popping 7,314% markup!

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HTC DROID ERIS Phone Review

noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:43:00 +0000

If recent leaks are any indication, we should be seeing plenty more HTC DROID Eris unboxings any day now, but right now it looks like the Boy Genius Report has scored one of the first courtesy of one its helpful "connects." Of course, there aren't exactly a ton of surprises with the packaging apart from a bright splash of color upon opening the box, but the unboxer does say that the phone itself is thinner and lighter than the Sprint HTC Hero, and generally "feels much better in the hand." Hit up the link below for a few more shots, and watch this space (well, not literally this space) for what's sure to be more Eris news to come.

Keywords: Verizon, GOOGLE, HTC

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Five Classic Poisons And The People Who Used Them

noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:22:00 +0000

Five Classic Poisons And The People Who Used Them

The Top 100 Sports Moments Of The Decade

noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:20:00 +0000

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Mexican Airbrushed Tailgate Mural Girls

noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:11:00 +0000

An awesome tribute to the awesomeness that is the Mexican airbrushed tailgate mural:

Living in NYC, it’s a rare spectacle to see a pickup truck, let alone one with an ornamented tailgate. But down in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Southern California it’s become quite the everyday occurrence, a phenomenon even, known simply as the Mexican Airbrushed Tailgate Mural. It’s a visual celebration of values strategically painted on the business end of the working man’s chariot. Not always beautiful, but undeniably awesome.
To qualify as a true mexican tailgate mural, the mural must be airbrushed and include at least one of 6 possible images (often in combination to achieve maximum flare): (1) the Virgin Mary or Jesus Christ, (2) a rendition of the owners pickup truck relaxing near a palm tree-laden oasis, (3) a mis-proportioned likeness of the truck owner’s childrens’ faces (4) a busty scantily-clad woman, typically posing on her knees (5) any Looney Tunes character, although usually Yosemite Sam, Tas or Tweety (6) Selina
If only all state could be southern border states… one can only dream.

MORE HERE: http://coedmagazine.com/2009/11/04/mexican-airbrushed-tailgate-awesomeness-50-photos/

Six Historic Villains You Didn't Know Had Incredible Careers

noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:07:00 +0000

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An old Irish proverb says:

You build a dozen roads, but do they call you Connor the road-builder? No. You sire six wonderful sons, but do they call you Connor the child-rearer? No. But you fuck one sheep...

It's true. Some men are remembered for their greatness, some men are remembered for their evil, and some men are just remembered for that one fantastic failure that taints their entire existence. Like...

Movie: Prince of Persia Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:53:00 +0000

It really looks like Jerry Bruckheimer and Mike Newell have taken the best of Pirates of the Caribbean, and employing it here. The costumes and sets are lush and exotic, the cast is gorgeous, there's plenty of crazy action sequences, and the special effects look as solid as golden sands of time can look. My only issue with it is that we only see a few glimpses of wit and fun. Part of what made Pirates so enjoyable was the chemistry and dialogue, and a cast that seemed to be relishing every moment it spent swashbuckling. There was a healthy sense of the ridiculous inherent in it. Everyone in Persia seems to be taking magical daggers, destines, and demons very, very seriously and such earnestness can be offputting for an audience who wants to be transported. Luckily, there's some promising flickers of humor at the end of the trailer (Do jokes about body searches ever get old? Not if they're delivered with the right twinkle in the eye.), and I hope it's a sign that it's not going to be grim and humorless stuff.

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Movie Review: Amelia

noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:57:00 +0000

Among Hollywood actresses of a certain echelon, there’s a lot of unscientifically quantified grumbling about the dearth of quality roles. It’s too bad then, that when one of the biggest recent opportunities for cinematic grrl-power arrives, it’s marred by flat storytelling, stilted writing and an overwrought score that drowns out whatever subtlety was left.
Amelia is the much-anticipated biopic ofAmelia Earhart (Hilary Swank), who disappeared in 1937 during her attempt to become the first woman to fly around the world. For those of us with just a vague notion of who she was and what her life was like, the film fills in some basic details and fleshes out the contours of her experience, both in the air -- where she explored exquisite landscapes from Africa to Ireland -- and on the ground, where she marriedpublishing mogul George Putnam (Richard Gere) and had a romance with Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor). Amelia is also committed to reinforcing Earhart’s legacy as a true feminist in every facet of her life -- from insisting on removing the word “obey” from her marriage vows, to reminding us that (in case we missed it) she refuses the shackles of convention.

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Hayden Pannetiere Kiss on HEROES

noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:49:00 +0000

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Felix - 2009 World Pole Dance Champion

noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:51:00 +0000

Felix performing her winning routing at the World Pole Dance Championships in Jamaica 2009.
Event organisers: www.polepassion.com

Movie Review: Law Abiding Citizen

noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:33:00 +0000

As a kid I remember reading in either CRACKED or MAD magazine a parody about movie heroes and villains. The story pointed out how, very often, heroes are much ruder and less well behaved than villains. For example, James Bond will burst into an enemy hideout; the villain will remark, "ah... Mr. Bond. Welcome to my humble abode." And Bond will say, "I'm going to take you down, you snake!" That's a crude example, but you get the drift. The new Law Abiding Citizen is like that, all the way through. The hero is a slick, well-dressed sort who is more concerned with his personal advancement than with the well-being of others. The villain is a highly intelligent, highly trained killer who is trying to rid the world of something broken and corrupt. The villain longs for his dead wife and daughter, while the hero neglects his wife and daughter. Whenever they meet, the villain speaks cordially to the hero, and the hero snaps back with a nasty attitude.

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Real-Life Lessons in Using Google AdWords

noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:02:00 +0000

It used to be that business owners often struggled to afford advertising for their products or services. Google AdWords has changed that by offering an inexpensive way to spread the word. But if you don’t do some careful planning, you can easily find yourself spending thousands of dollars with little to show for it.

Here are the basics: Google AdWords are keyword-driven ads that show up along the right-hand side of a Google search page under the rubric “sponsored links.” People who search for terms related to those you select — say, “widgets for sale” — will see your ad alongside the results of their search. How high up your ad appears on the list of sponsored links will depend, in part, on how much you’re willing to spend on your campaign. The more you spend and the more relevant your ad, the higher it will rank. Because AdWords is a pay-per-click service, you pay Google only when someone clicks on your ad.

When you begin your campaign, you create a text-only ad that includes a link to your Web site. Then you select the keywords that will determine which searchers see your ad. You can — and should — specify how much you want to spend, what language(s) your ad will appear in and even the geographical reach of your ad. Google also gives you the opportunity to post ads through its content network, AdSense, which will place your ad on Web sites that offer content that relates to your keywords.

Googling the term AdWords will return dozens of pages of links to experts of all kinds promising to help you construct and optimize an AdWords campaign of your own. What follows are lessons learned the hard way by business owners who’ve actually taken the plunge:

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Set a budget, a daily or monthly amount you’re willing to spend.
Begin by casting a narrow net, advertising in your local market and then expanding to additional markets like Google’s AdSense network.
Try to choose keyword terms that your competition has overlooked to keep per-word costs low.
Remember that good campaigns require constant adjustment.

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Source: NYTimes

Movie Review: The Stepfather

noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:11:00 +0000

Indifference is, perhaps, one of the most frustrating attitudes one can have towards a film. If you love a film, singing its praises is a natural by-product. Hating a film can often times be an even more cathartic experience than loving a film, as vitriol is always easily on tap. But not particularly caring one way or the other? That's oddly frustrating for me.

The Stepfather, the most recent collaboration between producer J.S. Cardone and director Nelson McCormick (the last being their remake of Prom Night, a project I feel safe calling the most annoying horror film of 2008, and even that's being diplomatic), is another entry to a new Hollywood tradition of finding vaguely recognizable films from the 1980s and remaking them on the cheap. Now, I'm not one to bemoan this business model; it's fine if the end result has enough originality to it that there is at least the illusion that the film is something more than a commodity to draw in a big opening weekend.

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Petra Nemcova Photoshoot

noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:40:00 +0000

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Top 10 Things Girls Think Are Cute, But Are NOT!

noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:18:00 +0000

Knock it off, it's not as cute as you think it is.

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noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:06:00 +0000

Find Free Music On The Web

noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:38:00 +0000

Find free music on the web

Via Lifehacker

Your digital music collection is crying out for new songs. Sure you could hit up the iTunes Music Store, or rip another CD, or fire up your P2P software and pray the RIAA doesn't eat your firstborn - but the plain ol' web is an untapped goldmine of audio. If you're willing to branch out beyond the Top 40, have a gander at six of my favorite places to find tunes on the web.

Google

Use Google operators to find unprotected directories of audio files or files of type .mp3. As suggested by this Google Tutor & Advisor article, a Google search like this:

-inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:"index of" +"last modified" +"parent directory" +description +size +(wma|mp3) "Kleptones"

Turns up several directory listings of Kleptones MP3's. Replace "Kleptones" with the artist, genre or keyword of your liking.

Singing Fish

If you don't want to screw around with nutty Google operators, check out Singing Fish, an exclusively audio and video search engine. See most popular searches and easily filter by file type and duration.

Webjay

Webjay is a playlist community. Webjay users create lists of songs that exist all over the Web in different formats. Browse around Webjay playlists and play them in a variety of music players - from Winamp to iTunes to RealPlayer. Not all formats are supported by all players, so it takes some patience to find what works with your software.

Webjay also has the "Play this page" bookmarklet which will generate a playlist from a list of music files on a web page. Snag that bookmarklet to help yourself sample songs from the sources mentioned here.

del.icio.us social bookmarks

Bookmark aggregator del.icio.us filters its bookmarks by filetype - which meanshttp://del.icio.us/tag/system:media:audio will give you a page of audio files,http://del.icio.us/tag/system:filetype:mp3 will give you a page of MP3's, andhttp://del.icio.us/tag/system:filetype:mp3+mashups will give you a page of MP3's tagged mashup. You can play del.icio.us music directly on the page or subscribe to del.icio.us audio in iTunes and get new songs automatically using iTunes' Podcasting feature.

The good stuff floats to the top, so the most popular del.ici.us MP3's are almost always worth a listen.

Amazon

Amazon's Top Free Music downloads updates every six hours with DRM-free and legal tracks Amazon users like the most. This previously-mentioned Greasemonkey script will make DL'ing the Amazon tunes easier for Firefox users.

MP3 blogs

Tons of music bloggers post MP3's for download almost daily (shout-out to my personal favorite, Stereogum!). To get you started, the Tofu Hut blog has an insanely long list of MP3 blogs, as does this classic Metafilter post. Once you find the MP3 blogs that you like, download songs from them automatically. Command-line lover Jeff Veen has a great method using the wget utility to fetch audio files listed on web sites you specify in a text file. Check out his instructions on how to wget new music every day.

Also, The Hype Machine is an MP3 blog aggregator that gathers all the audio links on MP3 blogs into one place.

Movie: Capitalism: A Love Story

noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:43:00 +0000

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Movie Review:

The Pirates of the Caribbean have nothing on the buccaneers of Wall Street, and the banks and insurance companies that merrily loot America with the help of our elected officials. You know this. I know this. So how come Michael Moore has to make a movie about it? Because we're doing fuck-all to change things. The explosive Capitalism: A Love Storyis Moore's call to arms against the robber barons who shamelessly empty our pockets while we do nothing about it. Why? Because we want to get in the pants of the upper one percent and rub up against expensive stuff just like they do. Some love story!

Moore sees our abusive relationship with capitalism as a growing plague. His movie, a genuine and welcome rabble-rouser, lays out the history of how democracy got corrupted. Moore's enemies label him as a fat, fatuous irritant who leans toward the overblown, inflammatory and clownishly silly. What's with those crazy stunts like making a citizen's arrest on the board of AIG or hanging yellow crime-scene tape around the banks? To get our attention, that's what. Moore is a populist, not an academic. He knows how to wield a camera like a blunt instrument. He also knows how to put a human face on statistics as we watch banks foreclose on the homes of families who never read the fine print. Moore's fireball of a movie could change your life. It had me laughing with tears in my eyes.

Source: Rolling Stone Magazine::
http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/28418948/review/30235359/capitalism_a_love_story

Music Review: Muse - The Resistance

noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:36:00 +0000

From Rolling Stone Nagazine

Free Music here: http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/29924422/review/29951384/the_resistance

Muse: The Resistance

Many art rockers have symphonic pretensions, but it takes gumption to compose a "symphony." Enter Muse: The British trio's fifth album closes with "Exogenesis: Symphony," a three-part suite full of grandiose orchestral swells and lyrical koans like "Why are we? Who are we?" Muse's humongous cresting and tumbling songs have earned them a massive cult following, along with criticism that the band sounds a little too much like its heroes. (Frontman Matthew Bellamy has a serious Thom Yorke fixation.) Songs like the industrial-flavored "Uprising" prove again that Muse know how to whip up an almighty roar. But the lyrics are pompous doggerel ("Coercive notions re-evolve/A universe is trapped inside a tear"), and they borrow shamelessly from Radiohead and Queen without the former's musical invention or the latter's cheeky swagger. Ultimately, The Resistance is a patchwork of expert clichés that leaves a listener wondering just what the point of Muse is. Why are they? Who are they?

Movie Trailer: Zombieland

noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:13:00 +0000

Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass.

OPENS IN THEATERS 10/2/2009
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Movie Trailer: The Nine 9 Official Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:42:00 +0000

OPENS 9-9-09

Movie Trailer: Surrogates HD

noreply@blogger.com (gfl21) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:28:00 +0000

Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop (Willis) is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others surrogates.

OPENS 9/25/2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8Co2DHPxlA

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Find Free Music On The Web

Find free music on the web

Google

Singing Fish

Webjay

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Amazon

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Movie: Capitalism: A Love Story

Music Review: Muse - The Resistance

Movie Trailer: Zombieland

Movie Trailer: The Nine 9 Official Trailer

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