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Welp i’m in Austin for the SXSW conference. Should be a well attended and star-studded event.

I’ll be taking lots of piccies (thanks paul) and video for the show and the site, so stay tuned.

Until then, watch one of the best videos ever:

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OK so I think I may have almost convinced my wife that you can really watch TV on your computer. Her computer sucks, it’s no secret (it’s ACER people…cheap and nasty) but she keeps hearing me and others talk about using your computer to watch movies and tv shows (and not just DVD’s) online. I showed her YouTube…she wasn’t convinced…too much crap, people talking about themselves, only short clips etc. I showed her a few of the others, blip and revver and metacafe etc. ad infinitum. That’s right, there are a bunch of them. She still remained disillusioned. Again, just short clips and people talking about themselves (or annoying people more appropriately).

So I showed her PeekVid and something turned her. I don’t know if it was Gilmore Girls or Saved by the Bell that changed her mind but she was impressed. Then she saw that you could watch movies that hadn’t been released yet and it was all over, she’s a convert. It got me thinking though. PeekVid may do it for me and mine but what about you and yours….maybe there are others that will help convince them to explore this exciting medium further. Here’s my top 5.


1. PeekVid.com - As mentioned above, they have a decent resource of tv shows and movies for your viewing pleasure.
2. ChooseandWatch.com - cable tv stations available on your browser (can be a little sluggish at times tho) but has sucked a lot of my time. Recently updated their look. Also ChannelKing as a bonus is this realm.
3. Viewmy.tv - a slick interface separates this one out. The ability to sort by region and genre is a big plus.
4. TV-Video.net - if you missed an episode of one of your favorite shows like Prison Break or Heroes, here’s where you’ll find and be able to watch them.
5. Bleenks - offers a few unique shows that may not be available elsewhere. Can take a while to figure out how to find something.

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http://greatfirewallofchina.org/test/

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IMG_0691.jpg, originally uploaded by ijustine.

I’m feeling the peer pressure something fierce. Everyone is loving mac, everyone is leaving the PC behind. Justine Ezarik aka iJustine even got this monkey to switch.

am i next? stay tuned.
_drew

Very funny, check it out: http://www.silliness.org/drugsvsgeeks.html

Coincidence?  I think not.

Wil Wheaton wants you to try linux. Seriously. Try it, he says.

based on the comments to yesterday’s post, there’s a lot of curiosityabout Linux, and until I have time to write the obligatory “Linux is acool alternative OS that does lots of great stuff and is so easy tomake go, a Pakled could do it” post, some of you may be interested intrying out a Live CD distribution,just to see if Linux could detect and support your hardware andperipherals without risking any modifications to your hard drive atall, you can run an entire Linux operating system, filled with allsorts of software (office stuff, Internets stuff, audio stuff, and afew games that, admittedly, aren’t much better than minesweeper) off aLive CD. I recommend Knoppix or Ubuntu.

Ladies and Gents, when Wil Wheaton says jump….you say how frickin’ high!!!!! Seriously, give it a shot.

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