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After months of being put on hold, one of our favorite bit-torrent sites has returned!

To my total amazement, I logged onto my family’s computer this evening forgetting that I had Demonoid as my home page. Oddly enough, I was planning on searching some torrents anyway and for a brief few seconds, I didn’t even notice I had been searching on Demonoid (rather that The Pirate Bay like I had planned). I’m pretty frigging stoked!

According to a post on Demonoid.com, Deimos, the former site administrator, was no longer able to put in the proper amount of time to take care of the site due to personal matters. He has recently assigned a good friend to take his place and the original moderating crew is still on board. Everything seems to be running smoothly, so for those of you with accounts, get back in there!

The Schmidtness!

Opera is breaking out the big guns…lawyers.   Today, Opera filed a complaint with the EU against Microspank.

They don’t want IE bundled with Windows, as it gives Microsoft unfair advantage in the browser war, and they want IE to comply with web standards.

Hmmmm.  Don’t we all?  I love Opera, they have big brass balls.

However.   Is there anyone bitching about Safari and iTunes coming bundled with OS X?  No?  *crickets* Anyone?  *more crickets*.  Oh yeah, nobody cares….yet.

So big ups to Opera on getting them some press coverage, but nobody in the world can make Microsoft comply to “standards” that aren’t really standard from a legal perspective.  We’ll be keeping a Geek eye on this one for y’all.

_drew

FINALLY! Announced yesterday, Google had defeated Microsoft by taking a 5% stake in AOL. Now at this point, most would say “Bah, who cares? AOL sucks!” And they do. But what really matters is AIM service which has rested steadily atop other instant messaging services.

You can now simply log into your GMail account and chat with GMail users as well AIM users. It’s very simple to use and is another step toward Google’s world domination!

For anyone not using GMail, GET A MAIL ACCOUNT!

• It’s free!
• Gigs of space!
• Supports POP and IMAP.
• Chatting with your friends right within the page (or pop the message out).
• Simple searching for a message you need to track down.
• 40+ Languages (Über vierzig Sprachen).
• Few ads, and ones that actually relate to your message.
• Great spam filter.
• Everyone else is doing it!

Also, by having a GMail account, you’ll be given access to many other Google features like Calendar, Reader (for RSS feeds), Maps, Groups, Documents, Language Tools, and even a personalized Google homepage allowing you to add an endless amount of plugins!

I personally had been leaving my instant messaging client open all day along with my Gmail just to keep up with others. It killed resources and I personally never found an application that merged the two that I liked. I think this is another great move by our friends at GMail.

Beer me!

Schmidt

Twitter seems to have been down for a bit. It’s getting pounded by users, and Steve Rubel of Micropersuasion pointed out that it was basically unusable today because of the slowness.It’s an interesting thing, this Twitter. It’s best described as “microblogging”. Others refer to it as the “uber status message” ala AIM. I think it’s a great communication tool, and it was very helpful at SXSW.

I’m sure they’ll be adding servers soon, as twitter has already become a big part of daily routines in the geek world. That’s not always an easy thing to accomplish, but hey, these are the lads who created Blogger.
Follow me on twitter here: http://www.twitter.com/drewolanoff

_drew

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Ok, so we were quite harsh on the whole Netscape/Digg clone when it first came out but now we realize that it’s the best thing since Google. No? OK it still sucks. Well, they’re at it again and this time they’re revolutionizing the web as we know it with my.netscape.com. No? OK it will probably suck. Along the same lines as YourMinis and PageFlakes, My Netscape looks like it will be inferior in every way. Hey, they keep trying right?
I’m going to put it under the Web 2.0 category although I’m pretty sure it isn’t very 2.0ish.
- flemo

Not using it?  http://www.twitter.com



Drink the kool-aid like everyone else and enjoy.



_drew from austin, tx at sxsw.

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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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Rand called for it, Paul dreamed about it, Brandon can’t wait to use it.   And now it’s here.

The “OhMiBod” (with the tagline, “Feel the Music”) is the first iPod powered Vibrator.   And NO I will not do a product review on this one, but we’re open to hearing anyones um……experiences with the device.

It even comes with a lovely case!!!!!

Here’s what the website says:

OhMiBod is a sleek, sophisticated new generation of vibrator that
combines elegance of design with the excitement of your favorite music.
The audio enabled integrated microchip allows the OhMiBod to vibrate to
the beat and rhythm of your music while you listen. Measures 5 1/2″
long (insertable) and 1 1/8″ in diameter. OhMiBod comes with an
additional multi-speed endcap for use without an iPod or music player.
It really is 2 products in one! Our motor provides strong yet quiet,
intense rhythmic vibrations. With polished chrome detail and pearl
white body this product is the ultimate iPod acsexsory!