Archive for September, 2007

Find Video Favorites With Google Alerts

By admin + September 26th, 2007

Google has added a video option to Google Alerts giving you a way to easily find new videos on topics that interest you.
For those not familiar with Google Alerts, it works something like the RSS feeds Google offers on some search service, notably Google News, Blog Search and Google Video.
However, rather than dumping your [...]

Torrent Tracker Demonoid.com Taken Offline

By admin + September 26th, 2007

The popular Demonoid.com, a semi-private BitTorrent tracker, has been taken offline.
Both the torrent tracker and the site have been unresponsive for over twenty-four hours.
Although there has been no official word, or statement from the Demonoid administrators, the Dutch news site nu.nl reports that the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) is responsible for the [...]

Sex Pistols Reunite for Guitar Hero III Tracks

By admin + September 25th, 2007

UK punk pioneers the Sex Pistols reunited in the studio recently to record tracks for Guitar Hero III, including their hit “Anarchy In The UK,” Activision said today.
Activision had originally attempted to procure the master tapes for the 1977 songs, but could not locate them.
The band reunited with the album’s original producer to re-record [...]

Anywhere CD Closes Shop, CEO Accepts Blame

By admin + September 25th, 2007

Even with the rise of open source code, blogging, and generally living life in public, there’s one notable exception to the culture of openness: rarely does a CEO want to talk about his failures.
This blog post by AnywhereCD founder Michael Robertson, who was also the founding CEO of MP3.com, is refreshing in not only [...]

Google Calendar Optimized For The Apple iPhone

By admin + September 25th, 2007

Google Calendar has released a new iPhone/iPod Touch site designed to optimize the interface for Apple’s touch screen devices.
The new version can be found at http://calendar.google.com and will auto-detect the mobile version of Safari (if you want to see it in your browser you’ll need to spoof your user agent).
The new interface is a color-coded [...]

Female Ninjas Attack

By admin + September 25th, 2007

No, it’s not a joke. Female Ninjas really did attack.
Police in Pennsylvania are searching for two women disguised as ninjas - both clad in black, with one brandishing a samurai sword and the other a dagger.
Apparently they held up a Richland gas station:

Anyone with information about the robbery should call the Northern Regional Police Department [...]

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