tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283863622011-11-27T19:49:55.117-05:00Release Your Inner Geek.Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.comBlogger731100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-82185076309121519172011-10-03T14:53:00.007-04:002011-10-03T15:34:06.035-04:00

Today over at Revision 3, producer David Prager announced that Diggnation would end its run in December of this year.Diggnation was one of the first, if not the first video podcast that helped launch Revision 3 as an online content network. Diggnation's neighbors at the time were podcasts like "CTRL ALT Chicken" and "The Broken", both of which disappeared from Rev 3's lineup some time ago.

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-46784386440951391012011-09-28T13:39:00.012-04:002011-09-28T15:09:42.506-04:00

It was well documented (see previous posts) that Amazon would be revealing their new color touch based tablet today, now officially called the Kindle Fire.Rather than focusing on specifications, Amazon followed the practice of Apple in revealing features that will be available to Kindle Fire owners. Hey, it's worked for Apple so far so why the heck not, right?Yeah, no.One thing to notice is that

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-7584903617519028972011-09-27T12:57:00.008-04:002011-09-27T14:00:50.605-04:00

Well, the writing is on the wall. Apparently Amazon is looking to add another gadget to their lineup of already popular Kindle e-readers, and will make this announcement tomorrow.Rumors have it that the new device will be called the Amazon Kindle Fire, which isn't a bad name keeping within the whole conflagration theme.We'll have to wait to see just what the technical specifications are, but

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-23011550559210107212008-09-30T17:01:00.004-04:002008-09-30T17:08:51.238-04:00

The economy may be in the toilet right now but if you're a fan of the Wendy's Frosty there's a little sunshine headed your way.With Halloween just around the corner, Wendy's has once again begun selling coupon books for 10 FREE (as in market) Junior Frosties.All you have to do is 'donate' a dollar to Dave Thomas' adoption charity to get the book.I suppose you could hand out the 10 coupons to

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-88756742984272073402008-04-23T12:43:00.003-04:002008-12-08T19:45:22.105-05:00

So I woke this morning to the usual headlines, Hillary did this, Obama did that in the PA primaries, blah blah blah. But, when I headed over to my favorite tech news sites (Slashdot, Techmeme, news.ycombinator.com, and TechCrunch) I stumbled across a most confounding of tales.Online auction giant eBay is suing Craigslist. As if that didn't raise enough questions on its own, the reasons for

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Every so often I'll break out my guitar(s), write a song or two, and maybe even feel compelled to record something. At times I'm asked by others why it is that I don't pursue music as a career. Well aside from the obvious crap-shoot that music can be, it's a question I return to myself as I do enjoy music and musical creation more than most activities in this world. The simple answer to

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Not so long ago, in fact a week ago to be exact, I was a student. While there are downsides to the academic lifestyle there can be benefits as well. For one, software retailers tend to give you discounts that they deny to the general public. For instance, I purchased from two separate retailers, a copy of Windows Vista Home Premium edition for $70 U.S. That price included shipping. So, for

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Out of all of the stuff that's out there on the web regarding technology, I'd have to say that my primary interest revolves around technology and music. This is probably due to the fact that I've been a musician since I was 6 years old, and involved in technology at about 10.I can still remember sitting at my father's brand new (at the time) Packard Bell 286 and going through a DOS tutorial

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-36394166544350979762007-04-29T15:22:00.001-04:002007-04-29T15:22:21.336-04:00

The RIAA is looking more and more like the Mafia. Not only is it trying to kill Internet radio, but its royalty-collecting subsidiary, SoundExchange, is now claiming the right to collect royalties for ALL artists, even those who want nothing to do with the RIAA and its jackbooted henchmen.read more | digg story

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-Fantastically unsettling, beautiful and disturbing video.... "a visual account of desires misplaced and identities fractured by our technological extension into the future."read more | digg story

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If you saw the original, you'll immediately want to watch this. Original soundtrack with full orchestra recorded in a professional studio, fantastic visual effects, professional pyrotechnics, shot in HD, I think someone got some funding. Probably the best lightsaber fight ever filmed, and yes, that includes Lucas. Watch it now!read more | digg story

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Not sure how many people know about this. Trying to download patches, movies, or demos for EA Games titles can be a pain in the neck unless you pay for/subscribe to FilePlanet or other services. Well, now you can bypass all that with this FTP server. No annoying graphic click-throughs, and good transfer rates. Happy downloading!read more | digg story

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-987209993889011832007-03-22T20:19:00.001-04:002007-03-22T20:19:43.775-04:00

Wheresgeorge.com is an interesting concept. Users type in information on the particular dollar bill (or any bill really) they have, and as they do, Wheresgeorge.com keeps track of it. Eventually a database of travel is logged for that particular bill, and you can see where it's been. Interesting waste of time. :-)read more | digg story

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-28827971987406329802007-03-11T00:27:00.000-05:002008-12-08T19:45:23.118-05:00

Well, if you live in the U.S. as I do, you're familiar with a little thing called Daylight Savings Time. Well it's coming early this year, in fact, today. So don't forget to set your clocks forward by 1 hour! Otherwise, you'll be late for everything!Image courtesy of http://flickr.com/photos/nzdave

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In my travels across the internets I occassionally run across applications that prove extrememly useful. I'm not talking about themes to make things look nice or just little tweaks to expand the functionality of another program. Nope these stand on their own as fine little apps that you should seriously consider downloading and utilizing. Best of all, they are FREE!The first program is called

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The year was 1939. After almost a decade of development by Vladimir Zworykin (a Russian immigrant) and Philo Farnsworth (a rancher from Idaho) a small yet heavy Lucite box with a circular glass window would make its debut at the World's Fair in New York City. David Sarnoff, was its salesman. It was television, and it had officially arrived. WWII set in and television was put on the back burner

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Today on Digg, there was a story about software that slows down Windows XP substantially. The worst offender? Norton Anti-Virus et. al. That sparked a discussion regarding light or lighter weight applications to replace those applications that slow you down to a crawl. I decided to compile that list here, a "one stop shop" if you will. All programs listed are free and have been given

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Hopefully I will have a video posted by this evening. The forwarding for www.mattbthompson.com stopped working, so I'll need to get on the horn with my hosting provider and figure out what's going on. Until then, just direct link here at mattbthompson.blogspot.com. See you soon.powered by performancing firefox

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Here's a bit of news I haven't seen anything on. After picking up a new wireless router I had some cash left over, so I decided to go to my local EB Games to see what they had. My item of choice was a Classic Controller for the Nintendo Wii. I strolled into the store and surprised the female clerk who had been crouching behind the counter. As the door alert sounded, she popped up like

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-9645879109604440992007-01-11T07:49:00.001-05:002007-01-11T08:00:17.286-05:00

Well I am most certainly over the worst part of my case of strep throat. My voice is a bit raspy yet, but most of the coughing and wheezing and all that has ceased to be. With that said, here's a video I had shot at a little activity I had put together a few years ago.Picture if you will early December a few years back. I had talked my friend into hosting a Christmas party at his house on the

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-4219380884597131672007-01-07T22:51:00.001-05:002007-01-11T02:54:21.999-05:00

Well, it's been a wee bit since I've posted anything, I mean, an-y-thing. So in any case here's the scoop. From now on, video blogging. Yes I know I had done video blogs in the past. The reason for the discontinuation was due to production difficulty, plain and simple. It took forever just to make one post. That was before I got my schnazy (sp?) new webcam, the Logitech Fusion. So, that makes

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-17412071845327906542006-12-06T16:00:00.000-05:002008-12-08T19:45:24.858-05:00

Authorities confirmed in a press conference they had found the body of CNET editor James Kim at 12:03pm today in the Big Windy Creek basin. Kim and his family were stranded for 7 days due to losing their way in a snow storm. James left to try and find help at 7:45am on Saturday saying he would be back later that afternoon. He never returned. Authorities were noticably emotional during the

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As reported before, James Kim and family are missing, here is a video of some of his work. I pray he and his family are safe.

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I just wanted to take a moment and tell you what you can expect from mattbthompson.com from now on.First of all, video-podcasting is much more difficult than I imagined. Well, at least doing it well is. In lieu of that, video casts will be few and far between. Sorry. However, this will free up more time for me to write more articles and so forth, which I can do in about a 1/4 of the time it

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CNET has now posted a story of one of their own that has gone missing. As I posted yesterday, editor and contributor to CNET, James Kim and family have been missing since last weekend. Here is some more information from the CNET article."They're searching roads that are not well-traveled and that have been snowed in" from a weekend storm, Inspector Kim Lewis of the San Francisco Police

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-85815499199445516302006-11-30T22:20:00.000-05:002006-11-30T22:28:51.439-05:00

Engadet is reporting that James Kim and his family have gone missing. While I do not know him personally, he is a member of the tech community and so I wanted to post his picture here. Apparently he and his family (wife and two kids) have been missing since last weekend when they took a trip from San Francisco to Seattle. Here is the picture that Engadget has posted as well as one I pulled from

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1164845574610521342006-11-29T19:06:00.000-05:002006-12-03T13:57:40.418-05:00

Tonight is a hallmark night. It is the night that I feel digg has begun to suck. What used to be a technology related news site has turned into a bunch of liberal propaganda, more than I care to stomach. Within the past number of weeks there have been ad-nauseum anti-Christian, anti-government, anti-war, pro-atheist, pro-abortion etc. stories promoted to the front page that it honestly makes

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1164665651474434672006-11-27T17:14:00.000-05:002006-11-27T17:14:12.803-05:00

Sportvision, a company based in New York City, debuted its "1st and Ten" system on September 27, 1998, and football fans everywhere rejoiced! Sportvision provides ESPN and Fox Sports with the ability to enhance their football telecasts with this technology. In this article, we'll look at how the 1st and Ten system works.read more | digg story

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1164661109562485632006-11-27T15:58:00.000-05:002006-11-27T15:58:29.566-05:00

A hardcore gamer waits in line for a Nintendo Wii but none were found. Four PlayStation 3 consoles roll off the truck at that moment he arrives and he's given the chance to buy them. He walks away from the "bundle" offer without a single PlayStation 3 after realizing it wasn't worth the cost. Has Sony's hype dwindled so quickly?read more | digg story

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1164288611017893602006-11-23T08:30:00.000-05:002006-11-23T08:30:15.810-05:00

Here's a fun quiz and some little known facts about turkeys to help you pass the time between the parade and dinner. Happy turkey day everyone!read more | digg story

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1164277811081147332006-11-23T05:30:00.000-05:002006-11-23T05:30:11.170-05:00

"Cell phone owners will be allowed to break software locks on their handsets in order to use them with competing carriers under new copyright rules announced Wednesday."read more | digg story

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1164195922190532882006-11-22T06:45:00.000-05:002006-11-22T06:45:22.276-05:00

A story that made the front page of Digg had said saved games on a Wii will not transfer to another Wii. That story was inaccurate, or just plain wrong. The problem occurs when a Wii is bricked after the first update and cannot d/l the second. If both consoles have both updates, the saves will transfer without question.read more | digg story

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1162165439434745592006-10-29T18:43:00.000-05:002006-10-29T18:43:59.546-05:00

Copyright laws are "out of date" and must be updated so MP3 player users can make copies of CDs without breaking the law, according to a think tank.read more | digg story

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1161992144347917602006-10-27T19:35:00.000-04:002006-10-27T19:35:44.456-04:00

Schell ruled that the defendant's hard drive can only be examined by a neutral forensics expert, not the RIAA's own "experts".read more | digg story

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1161639340714647752006-10-23T17:35:00.000-04:002006-10-23T17:35:40.830-04:00

If you thought the Wii controller was revolutionary, check out these futuristic motion-sensing game controllers from In2Games.read more | digg story

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1161390100213266972006-10-20T20:21:00.000-04:002006-10-20T20:21:40.283-04:00

Learn about all Google's services and projects, and how to use Google properly. This two page PDF is great reference material and it's completely free!read more | digg story

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1161305937559404672006-10-19T20:58:00.000-04:002006-10-19T20:58:57.736-04:00

Joystiq has confirmed with numerous Gamestop and EB Games retailers that the Gamecube version of the newest Zelda offering has been removed from their computer system. Their websites have also been updated to reflect the change. Get out the pine box and some nails, prepare to bury your Gamecube. It's over. The Gamecube is dead, long live the Wii.read more | digg story

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1160948348332425462006-10-15T17:39:00.000-04:002006-10-15T17:39:08.416-04:00

It appears that the cheap retail giant is tired of selling overpriced CDs and wants to cut the prices and still maintain a profit. Kudos to Wal-Mart on this one, we all know that CD prices have been out of this world for sometime.read more | digg story

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1160773142712050242006-10-13T16:59:00.000-04:002006-10-13T16:59:02.716-04:00

Aparently Amazon started taking preorders for the Wii last Friday before their email notification was ever sent out. Then they shut the site down due to the volume of orders. Everyone that signed up on the email notification was left out in the cold by Amazon. Way to go, jerks!read more | digg story

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1160772578790407932006-10-13T16:49:00.000-04:002006-10-13T16:49:43.563-04:00

Well looks like Amazon.com has a posting for the Nerf Wiimote. So those rumors that we heard last week were true.read more | digg story

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1160506971068332612006-10-10T15:02:00.000-04:002006-10-10T15:02:51.180-04:00

After years of clinging to traditional business models, media companies have finally started embracing ad-supported Internet distribution in a big way. Yesterday's announcement that several major music labels made nice with YouTube may turn out to be a watershed moment for the industry.read more | digg story

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1160491027399650002006-10-10T10:37:00.000-04:002006-10-10T10:37:11.350-04:00

Kazaa, Napster Inc. and other creators of file-sharing applications have been good for the music industry, Niklas Zennstrom, founder of the now-defunct Kazaa and CEO of Skype, said Mondayread more | digg story

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1160432831181228242006-10-09T18:27:00.000-04:002006-10-09T18:27:11.250-04:00

The might of iTunes has been challenged after an independent download site run from Kentish Town, UK, was voted the UK's best online music store.Bleep.com, set up two years ago by British record label Warp Records, beat Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) iTunes and Napster to win the award at the annual BT Digital Music Awards.read more | digg story

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1160421559948166422006-10-09T15:19:00.000-04:002006-10-09T15:19:20.050-04:00

NBC is picking up BattleStar Galactica as a mid-season replacementread more | digg story

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1160062410584453122006-10-05T11:33:00.000-04:002006-10-05T11:33:30.883-04:00

"We don't want to make movies. We're about to get into television. As far as Lucasfilm is concerned, we've moved away from the feature film thing, because it's too expensive and it's too risky.read more | digg story

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1159799582980886132006-10-02T10:33:00.000-04:002006-10-02T10:33:03.056-04:00

"You listen to these modern records, they're atrocious, they have sound all over them. There's no definition of nothing, no vocal, no nothing, just like - static."- Bob Dylan in Rolling Stone magazineread more | digg story

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1159751480676031022006-10-01T21:11:00.000-04:002006-10-01T21:11:20.746-04:00

"Charging for HD is wrong. Any blogger disagreeing clearly works for a cable company. It is time to take it to the Hill. Many of us have done our part. Local broadcasters have done their part. Nearly every local TV station is placing pristine HD content FREE over-the-air."read more | digg story

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1157629402412363682006-09-07T07:36:00.000-04:002006-09-07T07:43:22.430-04:00

So not so long ago I told you that Apple was possibly getting ready to release a new MacBook Pro due to some rumors I had heard as well as their offer to college students ending on the 16th regarding iPods. Well, so far Apple has released a new version of the iMac and the Mac Mini, both touting new dual core processors. Word on the MacBook Pro? Nada.Apparently there are still announcements to

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1157130962302607622006-09-01T13:11:00.000-04:002006-09-01T13:18:03.946-04:00

Hey Folks,I'm going to be making some organizational changes here on the website. It probably won't be hosted by Blogger anymore in the near future, email addresses will change etc. It's time to take ownership of the site from start to finish. It's going to take some time to sort out due to the steep learning curve so the next episode will definitely NOT be on schedule. I WILL continue to

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1156902967723231462006-08-29T21:39:00.000-04:002006-08-29T22:07:41.460-04:00

From time to time I will post an article about an oddity or something of great interest that's going on in the IT community or on the web in general. For instance, the decision between eBay and Google to run text ads or Google's new development/office software for small businesses.So it is that this next short but interesting tidbit comes to you on mattbthompson.com. Earlier this week I had

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1155658776878020902006-08-15T12:19:00.000-04:002006-08-16T10:19:50.000-04:00

Watch the show in Flash 9 (a bit faster but low quality)Download the video to open it in a separate Windows Media Player window.(Best Quality, allows full screen etc.)

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Hey All,Episode two of , drumroll please...In the Know Is just around the corner. Yes, what was formerly Blog Talk is now officially "In the Know". That's the first bit of information to whet your appetite. Yes I spelled whet correctly, look it up. Careful, you may have just learned something. Really, that is the point of "In the Know". To teach you about cool things and how to do cool

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Hey All,Just wanted to give everyone an update regarding the next Episode of Blog Talk. After much thinking and planning, here's how things are panning out.Due to time constraints and the rigors of a regular social life (stop laughing) episodes will be released on a monthly basis, namely the second Monday of each month.New equipment recently made available will provide a much higher quality

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Hey All,Just wanted to write a quick thank-you for all of the positive feedback and constructive criticism I've received regarding Episode 1 of Blog Talk, and to let you know that I am indeed planning future episodes. There's going to be a lot of thinking that goes into just what kind of schedule the episodes will follow as far as release dates are concerned. Initially I thought every week, but

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Hey all. It's a big day here at mattbthompson.com. This is the first episode of Blog Talk. Basically, I'm an electronic media student, so I said to myself "Any schmoe can put together a podcast, but what about doing a vidcast?" Hence, I got to work and started what would be Blog Talk. So without further ado, here is Episode 1 of Blog Talk with Matt Thompson. This video will be available for

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Well it's official. Creation Northeast 2006 has been cancelled. Here's what was said in the press release:--Creation 2006 Northeast schedule for June 28 - July 1, 2006 has been postponed until June 27 -– June 30, 2007. This difficult decision has been made after much prayer and consideration. Due to the large amounts of rain that have fallen in the past 48 hours and the additional heavy rain

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DDR is cool. It's a fact. If you've never played DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) then you are missing out. Basically a bunch of arrows show up on screen and you have to dance on the corresponding arrows in order to keep going and win.When you first start you feel like an absolute fool, and then you get good, and still feel like a fool but hey at least your having fun now.I am such a freaking geek

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As a person involved in the music and media industry, I've been exposed to many practices that I found detestable on a grand scale. From horrible edits done by radio stations (a la Clear Channel) to make songs fit into their pre-programmed pre-recorded 3 minute 30 second windows, to lyric edits done by record labels in order to make them more of what the record label would want to hear (not

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"Never heard of SIRA? That's the way Big Copyright and their lackeys want it, and it's bad news for you. Simply put, SIRA fundamentally redefines copyright and fair use in the digital world. It would require all incidental copies of music to be licensed separately from the originating copy."read more | digg story

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With the "success" of shutting down The Pirates Bay, it looks like the heat and light are moving on to AllofMP3 and Russia. Will they be shut down as well?read more | digg story

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This morning I logged on to my computer at work with its two 17 inch monitors and clicked on the live bookmark for Digg.com, expecting so see all the top stories at the moment. What I found was the notice of "Live Bookmark Loading"."Hmmmm, that's interesting," I said to myself. Soooo, then I tried to load the webpage itself. No dice. "What's going on here?" (I said to myself once again.)So

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In a follow up to the release of Ubuntu 6.06, get started with over 25 tips to tweak, personalize and otherwise polish the diamond that is Dapper Drake (aka Ubuntu 6.06). Tips include installing multimedia codecs, adding extra repositories, adding a Windows-like "Start" button, and much more!read more | digg story

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Ubuntu is probably the most user friendly operating system in the Linux world. If you're sick of Windows XP or would just like to experiement. Give it a try, it's free!read more | digg story

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Kimberly Dozier is a reporter for CBS news. Most recently she was on assignment in Iraq as a correspondent for CBS news. That was, until a roadside bomb went off killing her two co-workers and wounding others. Suddenly the world is shocked and appalled at this act of violence. Well the world may not realize this so I'm going to clue them in. There's a war going on in Iraq.I know, I know!

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It's like iTunes music sharing, except with video. Lanovision is an open-source program that allows you to stream video over (including Divx and Xvid) any LAN. This used to mean only computers in your house, however when combined with Hamachi P2P client, the possibilities are endless. Movie nights can now include folks from all over the country!read more | digg story

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A letter from Abraham Lincoln to the young daughter of William McCullough who was killed during a night charge near Coffeeville, Mississippi.Executive MansionWashington, December 23, 1862.Dear FannyIt is with deep grief that I learn of the death of your kind and brave Father; and, especially, that it is affecting your young heart beyond what is common in such cases. In this sad world of ours,

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Absolutely amazing pictures from a storm chaser in Nebraska. I always wanted to do this when I was a kid. Often I would hop on my bike when a thunderstorm was coming just to watch it. Definitely check this out. Click on read more to go to the site.read more | digg story

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Looks like a different kind of business model. They actually let you become an on-line retailer of music (including top 40 type things, not just indy) for points to buy stuff. Only problem? The files are in Windows Media Audio that's got DRM (digital rights management) on it. In other words, you can only burn a song to CD 5 times total, at less than CD quality audio. Additionally you can't

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Now, continuing on in the vein of tech items (I will post more than tech related stuff, trust me, even I get sick of it. I pulled a muscle between my shoulder and neck today, and it hurts a lot. Ouch! There, that wasn't tech.) It's been reported that Windows Vista can be had in a public release beta.For the uninitiated among us, that means that Microsoft has released a test-version only of

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Maybe some of you know this, but my current day job is working at an IT support center at a University in the United States. In that capacity I encounter folks with all levels of knowledge regarding computer usage and maintenance. Some I would expect to have little knowledge, and yet there are others who I am shocked to find have almost no knowledge of basic operating system functions, be it on

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I absolutely despise Triton. Why? Bundled ads, unstable operation, and an annoying user interface. I had one friend try to convince me that the interface wasn't really that bad, but after trying a few different clients I have no doubt in my mind that Triton is a pain to use and not worth your time, plain and simple.Try Googling "Triton sucks" and see what comes up. First of all, the menus are

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Well, wouldn't you know it, as soon as I start a new blog I've already got some news to report.It looks as if MySpace is experiencing some technical type difficulties this morning. I received a message saying I had a message from "Anna" waiting in my inbox. So when I tried to log in, no dice. I'm wondering if "Anna" was really just a mass attack on MySpace aimed at causing a DDOS. Who knows?

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Every Saga Has a Beginning...I've officially retired from Xanga and am setting up shop here. I'm going to be signing up with Verizon as well so I can start doing what's known as "moblogging" meaning I can take pictures with my camera phone wherever I happen to be and post them here immediately for all to see. Also, you can just go to mattbthompson.com from now on and end up here. This won't be

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