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I got an email today, very official looking and sounding.   It was about one of my domain names.  I have tons.   It said that if I don’t register with them they can’t be held liable if someone screws with my site or trademark.

I almost freaked out for a second.   It seemed real?   What did i do?  I googled it and found this:

http://domainnamewire.com/2008/03/12/domain-scam-us-copyright-registry/

If you ever get an email you’re not sure about, google a block of text from it, or the name of the company, or the email address it came from.   If its a scam, other people will write about it, like in this case.

So beware of this scam.   And never click a link, reply, call a #, enter information, or do anything other than check more into it on the web if you’re not sure!

_drew

Frederik from Jajah dropped me a line this morning:

“Today we hit the 2,000,000 users within our first year of operation and we are very happy and excited”

Congrats to Jajah, they’re an awesome service. Not sure what they are? Have a glance at this:

How it works

Log on to JAJAH.com and sign up. To make a call, visit the website and enter the number of the person you want to call. Your phone will ring and a voice prompt will tell you that JAJAH is connecting the call. No equipment, headset or contract is required and registration is free. To make a call on your smartphone (Blackberry, Treo, etc.), visit mobile.jajah.com and enter the party’s number or click on a contact in your address book to place a local, long distance or international call.

Congrats guys!

_drew

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Having a play.

UPDATE: Twitter is back in all its glory.

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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.

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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Oh this is hella hot. It’s a custom “iPhone-like” interface running on an Eten M600 PocketPC. Amazing how they got the screensaver/lock thing to work!!!! [found on gizmodo]

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The folks over at SpeedTest did some revamping and it’s hot.   If you want to check your internet connection, head on over there and perform a test.   It’ll suggest which server to test it off of, and then with a fun graphical interface, it’ll tell you how fast (or how slow) your connection is!

Click here to SpeedTest!

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Photowalking is a new thing. A bunch of photo lovin’ geeks get together, walk around, talk, and shoot photos. I love it and I want to do one. Maybe I can get a Seattle Photowalk going. Until then, check out Scoble Show with Thomas Hawk.

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The much anticipated iphone was unveiled earlier this month at the MacWorld Expo in San Fransisco. Currently restricted to Cingular customers only, the iphone is proving to be extremely popular and has left a lot of people on other networks disappointed. But what is it about the the iphone that’s really got people counting down the days, hours and minutes to it’s release.

After revolutionising how we listen to music, Apple have taken it one step further and have created a phone of the future. The iPhone combines quad band mobile phone technology,  widescreen ipod with touch screen controls and a “breakthrough” internet communications device.

Measuring  115 x 61 x11.6mm, the phone is slim, sleek and bursting with technology! Connection is real easy with this phone. For me, Bluetooth is essential so I can send my pictures to my laptop easily and quickly. But it also comes with wi-fi and EDGE , so there are plenty of choices. The iPhone  also boasts a desktop class email allowing you to keep in touch on the move, web browser for quality mobile internet and you’ll never get lost with Google maps which is almost a must on most phones in today’s market. It really is the ideal phone for keeping in touch and staying connected.

If that wasn’t enough for you, the widescreen iPod might attract you. With touch screen controls and a choice of 4 or 8 gig of store, you can carry your entire music collection in your phone , in your pocket. I don’t know about any other girls out there, but it definitely saves on the handbag space! The iPhone is also compatible with iPod accessories such as car docking stations and speakers, which means no need to rush out and upgrade your current iPod accessories.

Other features include a 2 mega-pixel camera, a minimum requirement in my opinion. Phone photography has come along way in the past year or two and anything less would be a major disappointment. The Multi touch display with qwerty keyboard is an interesting choice – I can’t comment on the usability of this, but being the first of it’s kind, I’m sure it would take some getting used to. Touch screens seem to be the way of the future and I am sure other companies will follow suit. Time to start practising the tapping. The iPhone also comes with an optimized MAC OS X operating system, pdf viewer and widgets (mini applications).

Sounds great right?  Maybe… but as with all technology, it has it’s drawbacks. As I mentioned before, the iPhone is only available on the Cingular network and this will be the case for the next two years. Bad news for the games also, currently, the iPhone doesn’t come with any games. I would expect this to change fairly quickly though as the current iPods come with standard games. Are you one of those people who likes to catch embarrassing moments on video? Well you may have to wait for a while. The iPhone only takes still pictures at the moment. I don’t think it will be long before they upgrade the camera to include the video feature though, as most standard camera phones do. As there is no video, there is also no 3G technology at the moment either.  One frequently highlighted drawback is that the wi-fi and Bluetooth do not have syncing capabilities with calendars or email, which may prove to be a problem for the busy exec. For the moment, if you want to have your appointments on your iPhone and computer, it will be a case of entering the details twice over.

But overall, the iPhone seems to be a big hit. I am certainly looking forward to it’s release and I am sure sales will speak for themselves. Priced at about the $500 -$600 mark (depending on how much store you choose), they aren’t cheap, but you will certainly be the envy of all your friends.