Creepy Gmail

According to this article Google's privacy policy isn't all it's cracked up to be. I'm not to worried but as always... Read the fineprint!

http://www.gmail-is-too-creepy.com/

Playdo Graffiti

A subway wall, a can of spray paint, no cops in sight... What else do you need in life???

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Anti Rebate Best Deals without the Rebates

If you like good deals but hate the stupid rebate process, then this site is for you.

Pretty cool, some are expired but all-in-all nice site...

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The Open CD Update 2

Still no joy, guess it's not that great a site

The Open CD Update

So while I was writing my last post I was downloading TheOpenCd, it's still not down. Wish they had a bittorrent link. I'll have to try a few more mirrors......

The Open CD

"TheOpenCD http://theopencd.sunsite.dk/ is a collection of high quality Free and Open Source Software. The programs run in Windows and cover the most common tasks such as word processing, presentations, e-mail, web browsing, web design, and image manipulation. We include only the highest quality programs, which have been carefully tested for stability and which weconsider appropriate for a wide audience."

I've been trying to build the completely free PC for years, this gets me one step closer. I found this cd through http://www.xtort.net/faves.php, which I actually found through digg.com (http://digg.com/links/Complete_Freeware_collection). He has a pretty good collection, but The Open CD was the first ISO image I've found, it's nice to get them all in one download....

Hacking Google Maps

Information on low gas prices, crime rates can be graphically illustrated... Tracking sexual predators in Florida. Guiding travelers to the cheapest gas nationwide. Pinpointing $1,500 studio apartments for rent in Manhattan.

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so what, I'm a little nerdy

Run an OS from a USB memory key

Fun project, if your BIOS can do it. Article includes all the necessary links to pull it off

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Shattering A Myth?

An interesting article debunking the superiority of Mac over PC based on hardware...

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TWiT

Have you heard the new mid-week TWiT cast? It's a half-hour interview with the Co-creators of IPodderX.

The .torrent file is here: http://www.twit.tv/hi-b/

Web Tech Shows

So this is the "new thing", I know it isn't THAT new but it is gaining popularity. So far I've checked out systm.org and www.thebroken.org from Kevin rose, fromtheshadows.tv which features Yoshi (also from TechTV) and the most recent one I found is www.exitframe.org I don't know who these guys are but they are interesting. Is this really the next thing in entertainment? The shows I watch are all tech based which has no representation on TV anymore, G4's AOTS isn't tech it's fluff. I don't know if mainstream programming will be delivered this way, not unless they find a really easy way for the non tech savvy to download and watch these shows. Well whether or not it goes mainstream I know lots of us we'll be using these downloads as well as podcasts to get our tech fix....

TWiT / This Week in Tech

Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, Kevin Rose, Robert Heron, David Prager, Roger Chang, and John C. Dvorak

My god, it's like old times....

It really is a great podcast, even when it degrades into inside jokes. These guys are obviously having fun and they definately know what they're talking about.

Download an episode see for yourself

http://thisweekintech.com/

How to get off Zabasearch.com

This is an interesting find, it tells you how to get your information off Zabasearch.com.

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