Netflix Is On A Roll Announces Netflix Streaming Blu-ray Player
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Netflix
LG announced they will be releasing the first ever Netflix streaming Blu-ray player.
Available this fall, the LG BD300 Network Blu-ray Disc Player will play
high definition Blu-ray discs, up-convert standard DVDs to 1080p and allow
Netflix subscribers to instantly stream more than 12,000 choices of movies
and TV episodes from Netflix to the TV for no additional charge.
This makes the second big announcement for Netflix this month. Netflix announced previously that this fall they will also have support on the Xbox 360. Blockbuster has to be shaking in their boots.
Available this fall, the LG BD300 Network Blu-ray Disc Player will play
high definition Blu-ray discs, up-convert standard DVDs to 1080p and allow
Netflix subscribers to instantly stream more than 12,000 choices of movies
and TV episodes from Netflix to the TV for no additional charge.
This makes the second big announcement for Netflix this month. Netflix announced previously that this fall they will also have support on the Xbox 360. Blockbuster has to be shaking in their boots.
Make Your Google Reader Look Sexy!
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Google Reader,
Tips and Tricks,
Web Apps
In the previous post I let in on where you could dress up your Gmail. To go a bit further I thought I would share the Better Greader Firefox extension as well. With this extension you will have the ability to make Google Reader be much more easier on the eyes as well as add some more functionality. Here are some features you get with this extension.
- Air Skin
Cleaner font.
By hebbet - Auto Add to Reader (Bypass iGoogle Choice)
Bypasses choice between iGoogle and Reader when subscribing to feeds.
By Simon Lieschke - Colorful List View
Colorizes the item headers in Google Reader list view
By kepp - Minimalistic
Tap W key to hide top bar.
By Scott Cowan - Optimized
Maximize viewing area, cleaner font.
By paikia - OS X Style
Styles Google Reader like Mail.app.
By Jon Hicks - Preview Item (Automatically)
Replaces Google Reader's article summary with a frame containing the actual blog's web page.
By Itai Lahan - Preview Item (Click button)
Adds a "Preview button" that allows you to view actual article in a frame. Clicking again on that button goes back to RSS view. Does work both in List view and expanded view.
By Julien CAROSI - Show Feed Favicons
Displays site favicons for each feed inside Reader. (Not compatible with OS X skin.)
By henrah - Smart Subscribe
Two-click subscription to feeds encountered on any web page.
By Jasper de Vries and Mihai Parparita
Better Gmail 2 Firefox Extension Gets An Update
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Firefox,
Gmail,
Tips and Tricks
The extension that makes Gmail look gorgeous has received an update. This extension looks amazing when you install the Gmail Redesigned skin.
The update is to mesh with Gmail's new design. I must say this is one of my favorite Firefox extensions.
The update is to mesh with Gmail's new design. I must say this is one of my favorite Firefox extensions.
Online Tweet-UP Episode 2 Scheduled!!! SPREAD THE WORD!
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Online Tweet-UP,
Social Networking,
Twitter
As you already know the first Online Tweet-UP was a huge hit. We have final stats of having 45 visitors during the live show, 24 callers, and 19 downloads. This will continue to grow. We just need your help on spreading the word!
The next Tweet-UP will be on August 7th at 9:00 PM EST. I have changed the start time to 9PM due to many EST listeners requests.
If you would like to pitch your Twitter app, or anything else Twitter your working on email me and I will make sure your part of the show. Once again don't miss out on meeting some new Twitter friends and hang out with the ones you already have!
Let's make this show HUGE!
The next Tweet-UP will be on August 7th at 9:00 PM EST. I have changed the start time to 9PM due to many EST listeners requests.
If you would like to pitch your Twitter app, or anything else Twitter your working on email me and I will make sure your part of the show. Once again don't miss out on meeting some new Twitter friends and hang out with the ones you already have!
Let's make this show HUGE!
The First Ever Online Tweet-UP A Success!
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Online Tweet-UP,
Social Networking,
Twitter
First and foremost I want to thank everyone that participated last night. You may have just jumped in the show for 5-10 minutes or stayed for the whole call I just want to say THANK YOU.
As I stated last night this all started around 4 days ago when I had come up with the idea. It was a small "dream" of sorts for me for this to be a hit. Last night my expectations were met 10 fold. With little notice we had an amazing turnout, and it seemed if someone had to leave another popped in. Everyone seemed to have some great discussions going on and had a good time.There was no set of discussion last night, and we really fed off the listeners in chat and callers. I am afraid if certain topic is set in the future it will lose it's purpose of being a general Tweet-UP which is a general meet & greet.
If you could not make it, or if you did and want to hear the show again you can listen to it here.
I would like to think that I will host another Tweet-UP in the future. Hopefully in two weeks. Before I make that decision I would really like some feedback. If you made it to the Tweet-UP please leave a comment about what you thought. All feedback is appreciated, as I want to know that people had a good time and I'm not just doing this for me.
Next I would like to say thanks to the following people and to suggest you follow them on Twitter. But first a BIG thanks to Albert over at eatsleeptweet.com who donated some shirts to give away last night!
@jeffisageek
@calebelston
@argon52
@danieljohnsonjr
@jeffr0
@ialbert
@tweettees
@boxtech
@mswallace
@matthewschick
@Phlegon
@studionashvegas
@rahsheen
@fotographic
@lenire
@johnatkinson
@drwordpress
@derek
@debdebtig
@marinamartin
@darlaf
@mandyvan
@deegospel
@theberrygirl
@pixelchic
@doctoranonymous
@KristaNeher
Thank you all so much!
Billy Fairchild (tw3nty3ight)
Twitterfeed + Tweetburner = Ability To Track Your Stories
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Social Networking,
Tips and Tricks,
Twitter
Most of us already know about Twitterfeed, the client that sends your favorite RSS feeds to Twitter. Some of you may already know about Tweetburner, the website that tracks popular links posted to Twitter as well.
What you may not know is there is a setting in Twitterfeed to where you can have all of your URL's shortened and used with Tweetburner. With this you can see how many clicks the link you submitted has recieved.
This is simple to set up when your setting up a new feed. In the drop box that state "Shorten your link through:" just choose Tweetburner and your done. You can also see this in the picture above.
What you may not know is there is a setting in Twitterfeed to where you can have all of your URL's shortened and used with Tweetburner. With this you can see how many clicks the link you submitted has recieved.
This is simple to set up when your setting up a new feed. In the drop box that state "Shorten your link through:" just choose Tweetburner and your done. You can also see this in the picture above.
Join The first ever Online Tweet-UP! Thursday, July 24th 9:30 EST
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Online Tweet-UP,
Social Networking,
Twitter
Hello everyone!
Last night I got to thinking about how many Tweetup's take place in the Twitter community. Now, many of our Twitter friends and followers are miles away from us and we may or may not actually get to meet them and break out of our 140 character discussion.
This is where the Online Tweet-UP is going to try and fill that gap. I am introducing Online Tweet-Up over at Talkshoe. You can find the show page here. Online Tweet-UP is a place where you and your Twitter friends will be able to call in and discuss things going on around Twitter or anything else you would like to chat about. I will do my best to get everyoine I can involved in the call ins. If you would like to recieve a personal invite or considered for instant unmuting email me tw3nty3ight@gmail.com. If your not comfortable with calling in, break out a discussion in the live chat.
OTU I think will be a great chance for you to hang out and enjoy your Twitter friends as well as meet new ones. Keep in mind that this is in the very early stages as I just came up with this idea. If we get a lot of people interested this could be a every other week ordeal or gathering so to speak. I am also planning to have afew special guests as well. Hopefully they can make it on such a short notice. Also note that you will have to register an account over at Talkshoe
Remember this is meant to be fun! The more the merrier so spread the word!!! See you there!
Thanks to all of you that make the Twitter community so awesome!
tw3nty3ight (Billy Fairchild)
Last night I got to thinking about how many Tweetup's take place in the Twitter community. Now, many of our Twitter friends and followers are miles away from us and we may or may not actually get to meet them and break out of our 140 character discussion.
This is where the Online Tweet-UP is going to try and fill that gap. I am introducing Online Tweet-Up over at Talkshoe. You can find the show page here. Online Tweet-UP is a place where you and your Twitter friends will be able to call in and discuss things going on around Twitter or anything else you would like to chat about. I will do my best to get everyoine I can involved in the call ins. If you would like to recieve a personal invite or considered for instant unmuting email me tw3nty3ight@gmail.com. If your not comfortable with calling in, break out a discussion in the live chat.
OTU I think will be a great chance for you to hang out and enjoy your Twitter friends as well as meet new ones. Keep in mind that this is in the very early stages as I just came up with this idea. If we get a lot of people interested this could be a every other week ordeal or gathering so to speak. I am also planning to have afew special guests as well. Hopefully they can make it on such a short notice. Also note that you will have to register an account over at Talkshoe
Remember this is meant to be fun! The more the merrier so spread the word!!! See you there!
Thanks to all of you that make the Twitter community so awesome!
tw3nty3ight (Billy Fairchild)
Customize Your Twitter Background
Labels:
Social Networking,
Tips and Tricks,
Twitter
Thanks to Jim Kukral over at Twitter Backs I now have a schnazzy looking Twitter background.
What I did what just download his template and then customized it to my liking in Photoshop. You can see mine here.
What I did what just download his template and then customized it to my liking in Photoshop. You can see mine here.
Upgrade Your iPod Touch To 2.0 For Free
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Ipod,
Tips and Tricks
If your like me and are a iPod touch owner you are probably a little upset about having to pay $10 just to get access to applications. Well, be upset no longer. You can now update the firmware for free yourself.
Step One: Download the firmware here.
Step Two: Open iTunes, plug in your iPod.
Step Three: At the iPod sync page hold Command then click check for update.
Step Four: Enjoy your new apps!
Step One: Download the firmware here.
Step Two: Open iTunes, plug in your iPod.
Step Three: At the iPod sync page hold Command then click check for update.
Step Four: Enjoy your new apps!
A Few Reasons I'm Glad I Didn't Get A 3G iPhone
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iPhone
I have been hearing of so many people on Twitter complain about their new 3G iPhone. This has made me appreciate my 3G Blackberry even more.
Here are some iPhone complaints I pulled from Twitter. Keep in mind these were within a 20 minute time span before I wrote this post.
"isn't particularly thrilled that installing updates to iPhone apps messes up one's icon layout"
"Pissed off at having to restore my iphone back to factory settings because 2.0 has bricked the mail app"
"My iPhone is an iBrick and stuck on the boot screen...it is also my alarm clock and didn't go off!!!"
"Anyone else having problems with apps on the iPhone?"
"My iPhone refuses to come back after a hard reset. And so I try... again, and again, and again.... still no luck"
"irritated that the iPhone apps that worked after I installed them yesterday are not working today after last night's sync."
"At Norcross Mall Apple Store restoring my iPhone after it totally puked on me in the car"
Here are some iPhone complaints I pulled from Twitter. Keep in mind these were within a 20 minute time span before I wrote this post.
"isn't particularly thrilled that installing updates to iPhone apps messes up one's icon layout"
"Pissed off at having to restore my iphone back to factory settings because 2.0 has bricked the mail app"
"My iPhone is an iBrick and stuck on the boot screen...it is also my alarm clock and didn't go off!!!"
"Anyone else having problems with apps on the iPhone?"
"My iPhone refuses to come back after a hard reset. And so I try... again, and again, and again.... still no luck"
"irritated that the iPhone apps that worked after I installed them yesterday are not working today after last night's sync."
"At Norcross Mall Apple Store restoring my iPhone after it totally puked on me in the car"
BrightKite Adds New Profile Features
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BrightKite,
News,
Social Networking
BrightKite released a new addition to their profile section. Now you can show everyone your connected with on BK what other services you use. Here are the steps you can take to set this new feature up.
To add your services to your Brightkite profile:
- Go to Account Settings and click your Profile tab.
- Choose a service and follow the instructions on how to enter your username
- Click Add
- Choose another service to add
- When you have added the desired services click Save.
A New Kindle To Come This Fall?
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News
Rumors have been swirling around that Amazon has revamped and updated their Kindle product line. These rumors are also speculating that it will be released on or around October 2008.
What's even more interesting is there is said to be two new models. Yes I said two.
The first model is to be the same screen size as the original, but gets better form, and a much improved interface. The second is said to be in the form of a normal 8 1/2 X 11 sheet of paper and considerably larger than the original. The second model will not be available until 2009 however. Amazon is also rumored to make these newer models available in multiple colors in order to appeal to more consumers.
I am sure more details are to come. If I hear of them it will be here.
What's even more interesting is there is said to be two new models. Yes I said two.
The first model is to be the same screen size as the original, but gets better form, and a much improved interface. The second is said to be in the form of a normal 8 1/2 X 11 sheet of paper and considerably larger than the original. The second model will not be available until 2009 however. Amazon is also rumored to make these newer models available in multiple colors in order to appeal to more consumers.
I am sure more details are to come. If I hear of them it will be here.
Gmail Contacts Just Got Cleaner
If you an avid Gmail user like myself then you are sure to know the pain of Gmail's contacts adding various people who email you into your contact list. For me this was one of my main issues with the service. This is slowly being fixed.
Gmail has just released My Contacts feature in your contacts section. You can now choose wiether or not Gmail automatically adds contacts for you or you add them manually. Now your contact list won't have to be cluttered with numerous address you either do not need or want.
With the implementation of Gmail Labs and now this It seems as if Google is taking all the right steps making Gmail the best web based email around.
Gmail has just released My Contacts feature in your contacts section. You can now choose wiether or not Gmail automatically adds contacts for you or you add them manually. Now your contact list won't have to be cluttered with numerous address you either do not need or want.
With the implementation of Gmail Labs and now this It seems as if Google is taking all the right steps making Gmail the best web based email around.
Summize Is No More
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News,
Social Networking,
Twitter
Some of you may have noticed that Summize now has a Twitter logo. Why? Well they were bought by Twitter. Now Summize is a logo'ed Twitter search.
Why is this good? Well, Twitter never really had a good search platform. That's not the case now. Now, in the long term will this be a huge improvement to us Twitter users? That is yet to be seen. I myself hope that this leads to IM/Track features coming back. One can only hope.
Why is this good? Well, Twitter never really had a good search platform. That's not the case now. Now, in the long term will this be a huge improvement to us Twitter users? That is yet to be seen. I myself hope that this leads to IM/Track features coming back. One can only hope.
Netflix And Xbox Live Partner Up: Stream Netflix To Your 360
Yesterday at E3 Microsoft announced that this fall in Xbox Live's update that it will support Netflix to 360 streaming. With that being said it is still yet to be seen wither you will have full access to browse through the available titles or if you will manually have to add them to your instant queue.
If your not wanting to wait and have a Windows PC with Media Center VmcNetflix will hold you over. This Media Center plug-in will let you stream your account to your 360 as an extender. I myslef had some errors with this plugin, however many others haven't had any problems. If your willing to give it a go VmcNetflix is for you.
If your not wanting to wait and have a Windows PC with Media Center VmcNetflix will hold you over. This Media Center plug-in will let you stream your account to your 360 as an extender. I myslef had some errors with this plugin, however many others haven't had any problems. If your willing to give it a go VmcNetflix is for you.
Well Be Right Back......
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Personal
I am taking this time to just add a little update that I am on a vacation of sorts. I am going out of town later this week and will return the first of next week. I apologize for any problems this will cause and hope you check back in!
I will be back on schedule when I return!
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