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Unfortunately Lisa Brewster didn’t make it into the Mahalo VLOG Idol final, her interview is still here though. This week it’s Jeremy Schoemaker aka. ShoeMoney’s turn to show us his desktop. It’s almost impossible to describe Shoemoney in a few lines. I’m still going to do it though. Regular readers of Shoemoney.com know that he lost 240 [...]
The internet grew out of ideas that people started implementing in the 1970’s. The first web browser appeared on my old operating system of choice, NeXTSTEP, in 1991. It grew slowly into something useful, and by the end of the 1990’s had already become an indispensable part of our lives. I had grown up around [...]
You’ve probably heard about EA’s latest RPG “Mass Effect” for Xbox360, but did you know it’s coming out for PC very soon too? Ok, but did you also know that you’ll need to activate the game in order to play it? Oh yes, Mass Effect (PC version) is using SecuROM, which requires online activation. But it doesn’t [...]
Poker must be one of the biggest underground crazes on the internet, with millions of people playing for fun and also to try and make a quick buck. I haven’t learnt how to play Texas Hold Em, but I was pretty good at standard poker at uni and made a bit of cash, until my [...]
Marriage. Like death, it is inevitable. Ultimately you will encounter that one “right” person and make the leap, or maybe you will simply reach that point where it dawns on you that if you don’t hurry up and pair off with somebody you are going to grow old and die alone. We are all selfish creatures, [...]
The toy company Lego is working intensely on a multiplayer online game or MMO. The game is launched in 2009. Children all over the world can now play with Lego bricks across boundaries. The game is called Lego Universe and it’s said to be part World of Warcraft and part playing with toys. Virtual Lego bricks [...]
The world is a big place. The more you see of it the more you realize how little of it you truly know. In such a vast sea of humanity, will we ever be able to get past all of our cultural and religious baggage to really understand each other? Sure. Beneath all that garbage everyone [...]
Okay, I can’t walk your dog or fetch you coffee, but you’ll never find a better personal assistant than I. With me, you’ll never miss a ballgame with your son because of ‘too much work on your mind’. Neither will you piss off your boss because you flubbed a deadline. And yes- I play cupid [...]
I run more than fifteen websites monetized by products, ad networks and affiliate programs. Adsense, Tribal Fusion, Clickbank, Commission Junction… I tried em all. They consistently deliver the goods and allow me to bum of royally. One can definitely live off the internet! But occasionally, I need a spike of cash (like when the gf wants [...]
Until I started having to cope with High def file formats like h.264 and mkv I was perfectly happy installing one of the many codec packs to allow me to play my media files. The problem however with the latest file formats, is that they can be very CPU intensive, so if you don’t [...]
Connected Internet was three years old a few months ago. I totally missed the anniversary and I hadn’t realised I’d been blogging for that long, and I still find it funny that something that I started to test blogging platforms to potentially launch a blogging service for the ISP I was working for at [...]
You know…. like someone borrowed your 8GB flash disk and never returned it again? Or maybe loaded some virus-laden software that bust your PC a third time. Sigh. But no sweat. Now you can fight back by giving em a heart attack! First, logon here http://www.liquidgeneration.com/Media/Pranks/Email/All_Email_Pranks/Illegal_Music_Download_Sabotage/ Fill in information regarding the target. Click preview, then… Once done, the service [...]
It used to be that the Asus Eee PC ruled the ring in the 7″, sub-1kg arena. So compelling was this baby that everyone from techeads to fashionistas lugged this punchy PC around. But that reign is about to end. Now, a flurry of muscular midgets are muscling into the Asus Eee PC arena- boasting [...]
Okay, here’s a novelty that should attract dames to you dull workstation. Turn it off, and this curiosity sits like a regular block of wood. But plug it into an AC and wow, LED lights display on the side- magically floating on the long side of the block. Squint as much as you’d like but [...]
According to several rumours Google are working on a new huge 3D map project. This time Google will take us below the surface of the ocean. First we saw our own world with Google Earth. Then we were invited out into space with Google Sky. And now we are back on our blue planet only to go Twenty [...]
Blogs and forums are already aflame over Grand Theft Auto IV freezing during or after the opening cutscene. According to several rumours this happens on both Playstation3 and Xbox360, but not to every gamer. Rockstar hasn’t officially confirmed the problem and there is no fix released yet. Most of the crashes happens on Playstation3s with 60 Gb [...]
You are really into something. So much so that perhaps your friends and family joke about your “obsession”, or ask why you aren’t making a career out of it. You know that for the majority of us, the quickest way to suck the fun out of something you love is to make it your job. [...]
If you missed Larissa Meek’s interview last week, make sure you head over there and read it. This week it’s Lisa Brewster’s turn to show me her desktop. Lisa Brewster aka. Adora calls herself “just some girl on the internet”, but if you ask me, she is on her way to being much more than that. Lisa [...]
I was pleasantly surprised to see The Beta News mentioned on MoMB, Museum of Modern Betas a few days ago. I’ve always been a big fan of MoMB and the work Saurier Duval puts into it. If you are into twitter, you should check out MoMB’s top 100 popular twitter sites. Remember you can follow me [...]
Affordable big screen televisions and high definition have changed the average person’s attention level when it comes to their home video and audio components. It’s hard to walk by a large high def display at an electronics store and not want that experience in your home, and the masses have jumped in head first. Once [...]
You know what organic search results are, right? That’s the listing that comes up when a user types in some keywords into google’s search box. It differs from PPC campaigns, such as the intrusive adword ads you see in the sidebar. Middle last year, I’ve been experimenting with ways to increase clicks on my organic results. [...]
I’ve got 14 years left of raising kids and working for the man. I’m fortunate, in that I’ll be able to retire at a relatively young 56, hopefully before I’m all used up. More and more my thoughts about what that life will be like have switched from a quiet, pastoral rural retirement, with the [...]
Most of you have probably seen different program launchers on various sites. For those who are not familiar with them, program launchers are applications that allow you to choose your most-used or favorite programs and add their corresponding shortcuts to a custom menu. This is very convenient as you won’t have to go searching through the [...]
It takes a lot to impress women these days. The average guy cringes at the thought of taking a date home to his crib. Oohhh …. is that a cheesy sock over there? What’s that sticking out the bed? Ugghh a mouse! And those piles of dishes! Way back from the Jurassic period. Heck, I [...]
Applications for the Apple iPhone aren’t taking up the internet bandwidth and space. Actually only one company have developed an VoIP (Voice over IP) application, the Israelian company fring. If you haven’t heard about fring, then perhaps you know one of the people behind it - Avi Schechter. He was one of the founder of the [...]
This post follows up on my previous post about podcasts where I recommended Webb Alert as a great source of tech news on a daily basis, well I’ve now had chance to do some more ‘research’ in this area and here’s what I found! First a bit of background, I realise I’m perhaps a little late [...]
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It’s a safe bet to say that most people have tons of videos. They have it on their mobiles, computers, and other portable media devices. Most of the time, you want to transfer a video from one device to another but don’t want to spend time looking for a free program that will convert your [...]
I recently installed the Anti-Leech WordPress plugin. It worked fine on two of my other sites, but messed up the main feed on this site. I have turned it off until I work out why - apologies to anyone who’s been more gibberish than usual over the last two days! Thanks to Ashish for [...]
Affordable big screen televisions and high definition have changed the average person’s attention level when it comes to their home video and audio components. It’s hard to walk by a large high def display at an electronics store and not want that experience in your home, and the masses have jumped in head first. Once [...]
Don’t get jealous, but mine is a lot bigger than yours. My WordPress Dashboard that is. Thanks to the Admin Big Width WordPress plugin I’ve solved the annoying way that WordPress 2.5 uses bigger monitors. For some reason the WordPress Dashboard header and footer has a flexible width, but the main body is limited at 1024 [...]
There are so many plugins for WordPress, that it’s rare that a new one comes along that I think all WordPress users should install. However I’ve just discovered a new plugin that will help me sleep better at night. AntiLeech is a WordPress plugin that stops Splogs, i.e. feed scrappers that steal other blogs traffic, [...]
I’m starting to get excited about watching the 2008 European Championships on TV. I’m due to have an operation on my back over the summer which is going to keep me housebound, so I’ll be able to watch a lot of the games. The focus on the impending games has made me realise that HD [...]
Normally when I write a post about an online store e.g. Pixmania, it’s to warn readers not to shop there. However, after my most recent experience with Overclockers UK I have to do the exact opposite and encourage people to shop there. I’ve spent a small fortune over the last month upgrading my PCs, TVs, [...]
I’m not sure about the stats quoted in this survey from the Daily Mirror newspaper in the UK, which isn’t exactly renowned for it’s quality journalism. The Mirror reported that six million people were hurt crashing into lampposts and bins last year while texting and talking on their mobiles. The article went on to state [...]
Darren Rowse has just invented the Blogger Appreciation Day. Today it’s all about saying “Thank you” to your favourite blogger(s). It could be a peptalk, a “Thank You”-mail or a few words of encouragement. I would like to thank the following people in no particular order: Everton Blair - Connected Internet, thank you for having me on the [...]
I’m in the middle of a house move that is taking forever to finalise. At the new pad I was intending to install network cabling and ethernet ports in each room, as in the past I’ve found that WiFi connections just aren’t good enough to stream HD video. However, I’ve been reading up on new [...]
I have a limited company that I put my blog expenses through to reduce my tax bill. I haven’t put my phone into the company name, because T-mobile wanted to put me on a new 12 month contract if I did so, which would have meant I wouldn’t be able to upgrade my current [...]
Windows Vista Media Center is a very good media center, and best of all it’s free. One nice feature within Windows Vista MCE is the media-only mode which gets rid of the windows minimise/close buttons in the top right so that your full screen is dedicated to your media. Unfortunately there isn’t an option within [...]
Most HD DVD players and disc may sport a lower price than Blueray players but they’re beaten technically by the latter’s built in 1080p support. This changes with the launch of Toshiba’s HD XE1. Now HD DVD has a champ that can best the Blueray camp. I purchased the Toshiba just last week and find it [...]
I’ve just received my first sponsored review request via ReviewMe to write a post about a fellow blog. To be honest I found it quite hard to start the review as it’s rare that a first visit to a blog is to its homepage. Normally, the first visit is via a link direct [...]
I’ve been beating myself up a bit this week as I thought I’d wasted my money on a Auzentech Prelude 7.1 videocard in my new media center PC, as it wouldn’t help me play the new HD audio formats like Doly TrueHD and DTS HD, that offer superior sound quality over older Dolby formats. However, after [...]
I receive a ridiculous amount of spam email because I own a few domains and all email comes into one box. OIonly realised today just how much I receive when a colleague who was looking over my shoulder saw that I had 7,225 spam emails in my inbox. When I explained to him that this [...]
I got an email this morning from my Forbes account manager saying that paying test banners are due to start on April 15th. I’m quite excited about the potential of the Forbes network, as if the $10-20 Gross CPMs do materialise, then it will nearly double this site’s overall earnings: …starting as soon as next Tuesday, April [...]
Just over a year ago I purchased windows7news.com. My long-term plan was to start working on the site now in advance of the expected launch of Windows 7 in 2010, so that by then I would have cornered the market… Well, it didn’t work out that way I didn’t have the time to put my [...]
It’s been a while since I’ve written a post and I haven’t even had the time to keep up with my feeds. I did however find the time over the weekend to build a new Media Center PC. I managed to put the itself PC together fairly quickly, without too many cuts on [...]
Okay, Nokia may have beaten the Sony Ericsson K850i to the 5MP punch with its N95, but it’s with the 850 that the camphone evolution finally takes off. This HSDPA-fuelled cybershot is the first phone to finally feel a camera! No fiddling with buttons, no guessing. Snapping your girlfriend’s cheer practice with the SE’s K850i [...]
It’s time for another round of Show Me Your Desktop. If you missed Amber Mac’s interview it’s still around. This week it’s Larissa Meek’s turn to show us her desktop. Fans of the Miss Teen USA or Miss USA pageant know her, fans of the reality TV show “Average Joe: Hawaii” know her and fans of [...]
August 23, 2002. That’s how long it’s been since we’ve had hardware accelerated compositing on the desktop, introduced in Mac OS X 10.2. Xwindows first received 3D compositing via Compiz in January 2006. In January 2007 Redmond joined the party with the release of the much maligned Windows Vista, which finally allocated desktop rendering duty [...]
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