Stationery is bad

Let's face it. Stationery isn't very good. And when it comes to note taking, it just isn't up to the job. Watch the movies and see why you should have a tablet pc running Microsoft's OneNote. This is great.

I win.

I just won a contest over at Dave's iPaq.com. I won a Convergent Technologies Aluminum Case for 2200 series iPAQ. So that is cool.

Free Candy Bars

Hershey is giving away 5 million Take5 candy bars today. At the time of this post they don't have the coupon up yet. Check back later. Update: The coupon is up. Also it might not work in Firefox.

TWit Logo Design

With the new podcast TWit (This Week in Tech) comes a new logo design "call for help" (pun intended). So grab your tablets, sharpen your pen drawing skills, fire-up photoshop or illustrator and submit a piece of artwork for TWit to use on their website.

read more | digg story

Via Talk (VOIP Service) Invites

ViaTalk is HostRocket's upcoming VoIP (Voice over IP) telephone service. I have 6 invites left. If you want one please email me or skype me. Thanks Josh.

iPodlounge.com: Buyers' Guide 2005

If you have an iPod then you need to download this guide. Even if you don't, this guide is a good source of info.

iTunes XHTML Playlist Converter

iTunes XHTML Playlist Converter

Embedded Video and Firefox

Ok, I have figured out how to embed videos into my blog. I used Macromedia's Dreamweaver MX 2004 program. I have it set to autostart="false". It is not suppose to play automatically when the page loads. However it does auto play when you go to my website in Firefox. But it does not auto play when you to go to my website in IE. Have I messed something in the code? Is there a way to make it not auto play in firefox? Please help me?

My Link Blog

I have a link blog, del.icio.us page, and my digg page. All have an RSS feed. Please subscribe to it.

Change Skype Ring Tone

Change the default ring tone for Skype with the ring tone heard on 24.

24 was awesome

Ok this was the best 24 ever. Wow.

Daimler's SMART coming to the U.S.

ZAP, a niche motor vehicle company which made its mark building electric cars (hence its name -- Zero Air Pollution), announced this week that it had received final approval from the US Department of Transportation to start selling an Americanized version of the SMART "FourTwo" micro-coupe ("Americanized" means adding structural supports to meet safety standards and confirming that the emissions meet EPA regulations). Update: Watch the test crash video. (only in IE) [via engadget.com]

Audioblog.com is great

I had a 7 day free trial of Audioblog.com. It has expired now. I am not going to renew my account. I however did like the service alot. It was very easy to use. I like the videoblogging feature the most. But that is in beta and probably is going to cost extra in the future. I have the videos that I put on my website but they are in the flash video format. I don't know how to setup a player on my website for them to play. I have full versions of Macromedia's flash MX 2004 and Dreamweaver MX 2004. But they are not very easy to understand. Today I had the honor of being a Pallbearer for a friends wife's funeral. It went very well.
Update: I will use OurMedia.org to store the videos.

American Cities That Best Fit You

American Cities That Best Fit You:
70% Honolulu
65% Seattle
55% Miami
55% San Diego
50% Atlanta

VIDEO: The Storm

I like to get the video camera out and record when we have bad storms. This time I got lucky. (Video shot on 8-20-04)




Or download the high-res version:
[316 KB, WMV]

RoamDrive

RoamDrive is an application that allows you to store data in your GMail (or Hotmail/MSN) e-mail account. Unlike GMail Drive, you can not mount this as a hard drive, but there is no 40 character file name limit or 10MB file size limit. Via: Digg.com

VIDEO: My dog

My dog is sleeping.




Or Download the high-res version:
[18.7 MB, WMV]

Flickr Upgraded

Flickr has new prices and added more freebies. Wish I had a pro account.

TopDesk

TopDesk - With a single key press, you can view thumbnails of all open windows, display all windows belonging to the current application, or hide all windows to quickly access the desktop.

Sony PSP is cool

I got to play with a Sony PSP tonight. I went into Game Stop and asked if they had one and they did. Some guy had to trade it in becuase he got a $180 speeding ticket. The PSP is so small. The screen really is the killer on this little device. I only got to play the Tony Hawk game, but it is was cool. I think this might be under the tree this Christmas. That or a Tablet PC.

UPDATE: RSS feed

I have changed my RSS feed. The new feed is:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/nYOH

You can also use the atom feed.
http://willij2.blogspot.com/atom.xml

VIDEO: The Squirrel

Took out the video camera to catch a squirrel on the thin branch of the tree eating.




Or download the high-res version:
[25.2 MB, WMV]

NEW Address - Update

Hello:
I have changed my blog address again. I know it is crazy.
Please update your blogrolls to: http://willij2.blogspot.com.

Thanks.

Tango DropBox

The Tango DropBox allows you to upload files and folders without launching your FTP application. Simply drag and drop files on to the Tango DropBoxes you create on the desktop.

Update

Please update your blogrolls to the new address for my site.
http://home.earthlink.net/~jimhw/blogger2.html

Google Video (beta)

The upload program lets you submit videos electronically to Google Video, as long as you own the necessary rights (including copyrights, trademarks, rights of publicity, and any other relevant rights for your content). Just sign up for an account and use our upload tool to send your videos to Google. The program is still in beta so you won't see your videos live on Google Video immediately.

Loudblog

Loudblog is a sleek and easy-to-use Content Management System (CMS) for publishing audio content on the web. It automatically generates a skinnable website and an RSS-Feed for Podcasting. Just upload your audio files, add some notes and links, and you’re done! [via GeekNewCentral.com]

Watch the video for Armin Van Burren's remix of the '24' theme tune

Armin Van Buuren did a remix of Sean Callery's closing credits theme for '24'. It's called 'The Longest Day' [via 24weblog.com] Or buy the song off

It is better!

Send Large Files

Dropload is a place for you to drop your files off and have them picked up by someone else at a later time. Recipients you specify are sent an email with instructions on how to download the file. Files are removed from the system after 7 days, regardless if they have been picked up or not. You can upload any type of file, mp3, movies, docs, pdfs, up to 100MB each!

YouSendIt enables you to send files up 1 GB in size. Files will be deleted after 7 days.

Podcast Intro

UPDATED: Thanks to Jeff of Jeffradio.com I now have my intro for my podcast. Listen to it here. I hope you like it. Let me know.

Microsoft USB Flash Drive Manager (Standard)

Use this application to backup and restore presentation, pictures, songs and applications from and to USB Flash Drive devices and take them with you. Use USB Flash Drives to store personal data, to keep your network configuration and to share information with your friends. Microsoft USB Flash Drive Manager is available for Windows XP only

Do you YaGoohoo!gle?

This website combines Yahoo.com and Google.com searches on one page. Pretty cool.

I won

I just won the contest over at Geek News Central. Listen to his podcast to hear my voicemail I sent. And sign up for the mailing list. Cool.

Google Maps+Satellite View

Google Maps now has a satellite view.

24

Tonights 24 was the best one I have ever seen. Wow.

Shutterbook.com

Shutterbook.com - Drag-n-Drop Photo Sharing. This site is awsome. You can upload 20,000 photos while it is in beta. You get a blog. The website is very easy to understand and use. You can create tags and albums. And all beta testers receive Premium accounts and after the official launch, beta testers will keep their Premium accounts at no additional charge.

Onfolio

Onfolio is a PC application for reading RSS news feeds, collecting and organizing online content and publishing to email, weblogs and websites. Found this program on Scoble's website. It works in Firefox or IE. I like it.

MSN Search

I just did a MSN search on my name and this is what it pulled up.

The Chris Pirillo Show

I'm listening to The Chris Pirillo Show right now. I'm also in the live session using GoToMeeting. This is so cool. You can see Chris Pirillo's desktop screen. And if you are in the GoToMeeting session he can also give control to anyone and we can see their desktops. It has been going extremely well. He has talked and shown sites like flickr, and Yahoo 360. It is great. Update: I found a phone card and I am now on the phone with Chris and about 14 other people using GoToMeeting. This is so coool.

Free Voicemail

With eVoice, you'll get a free phone number that delivers voicemail messages to you as email attachments. Use it any way you want. Sound good? Sign up today for your free number. Great if you have a podcast.

RingCentral is an easy-to-use online service that keeps you in touch with your customers and in control of your communications. It screens and forwards incoming calls, takes voicemail, sends and receives faxes, and notifies you of important messages.

Sign up for K7, the world's leading web-based unified messaging system that channels your free voicemail and fax messages directly to your e-mail.

Archive complete

This post will explain it all.

Yahoo 360

I got a Yahoo 360 account. If you want one let me know at - Jimsipod AT Yahoo DOT com

New Design Almost

Well, I found a CSS Rounded Box Generator online. I need to make some borders that go around the boxes. But I don't know how and trying to find people to help me is like asking for a kidney. After seeing Scott's new design I really like the shadows behind the boxes. But I don't know how to do that.

Easter

Have a nice and safe Easter Day.

Free Post

- Free iPod
- Free iPod shuffle
- Free Mac mini

Xbox Live

A friend brought over his xbox and we connected it to my DSL and have been playing Halo 2 on Xbox live.
Here are the stats. Not the best, but we are having fun.

Media Portal

Media Portal turns your PC in a very advanced Multi MediaCenter / HTPC.
It allows you to listen to your favorite music & radio, watch your video's and DVD's, view, schedule and record live TV and much more. You get Media Portal for free/nothing/nada/noppes and best of all it is opensource.

MSGTAG.com

MSGTAG Free allows you to know whether the person who you sent your email two actually read your message and is just ignoring you, or whether he or she is on vacation, etc.

LocationMail tells you where e-mail was sent from. It uses the most accurate data in the world to analyze your e-mail, trace it, and look up where the sender was when the message was sent. Find out where your friend was when she e-mailed you, or where a business contact is really writing from.

When you use DidTheyReadIt, e-mails that you send are automatically and invisibly tracked. The instant the recipient opens your message, DidTheyReadIt automatically notifies you.

OurMedia.org

Ourmedia.org is an open source media project that allows it's users the ability to store any kind of digital media on it's servers with no charge for unlimited bandwidth or unlimited storage forever.

Car Show

I went to a car show that was in my town on Saturday. My town puts on the dogwood festival every year. I took some pictures. I also shot alot of digital video.

StupidVideos.com

StupidVideos.com - Your Web-Repository of Stupid Videos. Good, Clean, and Fun.

Halo 2: The Place To Get A Nap

Some guy fell asleep while playing Halo 2 online, and the other guys in the game decided it would be fun to goof on him. [via Scoble] (caution)

Does Your Weblog Own You?

31.25 %

My weblog owns 31.25 % of me.
Does your weblog own you?

iPod Shuffle Rip Off

A company called Luxpro has come out with a product that looks almost like the iPod shuffle. Via Engadget.com

Lucas debuts Episode 3 poster

George Lucas released the theatrial poster for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith today and the first full-length trailer will debut on Thursday

Via: VideoETA.com

CherryOS Rereleased

A trial version of the CherryOS Mac emulator is once again available for download from the Maui X-Stream website. The $50 Windows software purportedly emulates a G4 processor, allowing a Windows XP machine to run Mac OS X. Via: Kevinrose.com

Hotmail Temorarily Unavailable

I can't access my hotmail account. It is the profile that I use for my .net passport. I can access another hotmail account that is newer. And it is not a passport account. The website saids:

We apologize, but your account is temporarily unavailable. This delay does not affect the entire site or result from any problem specific with your account however the server that holds your account information is temporarily unavailable. We do not expect this delay to last much longer, so please continue to check our site for your account status.

We will do our best to make your account available as quickly as possible. We appreciate your support, and sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

Make your own annotated multimedia Google map

Engadget has a cool HOW-TO: Make your own annotated multimedia Google map.

Montage-a-google, v1.0

Montage-a-google is an interesting site that allows you to enter in a search term and it scours Google Image Search and comes up with your own custom montage.

New Version of Google Desktop Search

No more beta for Google Desktop Search program and they have released a new version. The new version can index from:

Netscape Mail / Thunderbird
Netscape / Firefox / Mozilla
PDF files
Music (MP3, WMA, WAV),
Images (JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP)
Video (AVI, MPG, WMV)

There is also a couple of plug-ins.

iTunes store downloads pass 300 million

Apple on Wednesday announced that more than 300 million purchases and downloads have been made from its iTunes Music Store. [Via playlistmag.com]

Free Ice Cream

Get one free 2.5 oz scoop of Baskin-Robbins ice cream to celebrate Yahoo's 10th birthday. Must be a Yahoo member.

Free Software

I got my Windows XP Home full edition in the mail today and it was free. Thanks Microsoft.

Copernic Desktop Search v1.5 Beta

New Features:

* Mozilla Thunderbird email search
o Indexing of emails, attachments and contacts from Thunderbird 1.0 or later
* Improved metadata indexing for pictures, music and videos
o Search within JPEG picture comments (using EXIF metadata)
o Search iTunes songs by artist, album, etc.
o Metadata indexing for QuickTime movies and OGG audio files
(More new features)

Apple Releases New iPods

- Apple Unveils New iPod mini Starting at Just $199

- Apple Updates iPod photo Lineup

- Apple releases iPod software update

iPod Vending Machine

Spotted in Hartsfield International Airport in Atlanta. (More)

Jeff Gordon Wins

Jeff Gordon wins his third Daytona 500. With Kurt Busch second, Dale Earnhardt Jr. third, Scott Riggs fourth and Jimmie Johnson fifth.

Podcast Wizard

Interested in podcasting? Ever try to do it? Podcasting is not trivial - it's actually quite hard. Or at least it was. Podcast Wizard, new from Paramagnus, takes the pain out of podcasting. Simply create, publish, and promote. (Will be released next week)

Google Toolbar 3 beta

Google Toolbar 3 beta

Free Linspire

When you go to purchase Linspire 4.5 the $49.95 version enter coupon code "LINDOWS" and 49.95 will be detucted, bringing your total down to $0.00. No Credit Card is asked for, it's all fantastic, and completely free.

Via: Maximum Games

Virus

I got a virus today. It was a trojan horse called proxy.16.Z. Well it is gone now. The AVG software caught it. But just to be safe i downloaded Norton Antivirus 2005 just to make sure it was gone.

New template

I know I don't like the colors either. It is a work in progress.

FreeiPods.com loses TRUSTe privacy-assurance seal

TRUSTe, the business community's guarantor of internet privacy, abruptly ended its relationship with the company operating FreeiPods.com and other websites on Wednesday, alleging unspecified violations of privacy promises to consumers. [Source: Wired.com]

Help

How do I create a 3 column style for my blogger.com blog?

Google Maps BETA

Google has maps now.
http://maps.google.com
Very clean interface.

MusicPlasma

Looking for new music based on your current tastes? MusicPlasma lets you search on any band or artist and it returns a family tree-like display with other bands or musicians closely related to the original search term.

Free $199 Software

I contacted Microsoft with a couple of questions about formatting my hard drive and re-installing the OS. My copy of Windows XP Home Edition is the upgrade version. I was not sure if I could do a full clean install with it. I got an email back from Microsoft support today that said they are sending me the full version of Windows XP Home edition for free. So that is cool. I picked up a Microsoft Fingerprint Reader today at Sam's Club. So all my fingers are registered and work with it. The only down side is that it does not work with firefox.

Star Trek: Enterprise Cancelled

"Star Trek: Enterprise," the latest incarnation of one of the most storied franchises in televised science-fiction history, will end its four-season run in May, broadcaster UPN said on Wednesday. [More} Source: startrek.com

Hide Your IPod, Here Comes Bill

Microsoft's leafy corporate campus in Redmond, Washington, is beginning to look like the streets of New York, London and just about everywhere else: Wherever you go, white headphones dangle from peoples' ears. [More] Source: Wired News

Gmail Express Invites

Google's Gmail has changed the way to give out invites for new accounts. Since invites are the only way to get Gmail, they are a very important part of how Gmail spreads and becomes more popular, and Google is just making it easier. Just type the email address in the little box, and click send. Update: I have 50 invites now. So if you want one contact me with your email address.

Remember

New Powerbooks

Apple today unveiled its fastest, most affordable PowerBook line to date, featuring PowerPC G4 processors running up to 1.67 GHz, faster hard drives and a faster 8X SuperDrive.

Lektora

Lektora gathers the latest news from your favorite web sites and builds you an easy-to-read virtual newspaper. Lektora enables easy and efficient reading of web logs and news site RSS feeds within IE and Firefox. Supports OPML imports.

10 Gmail Invites

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Happy 21st Birthday, Macintosh!

iTunes Music Store Downloads Top a Quarter Billion Songs

Apple today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded more than 250 million songs from the iTunes Music Store.

'Call for Help in the USA

From Leo Leporte's blog. And a official form on G4TechTV Canada. Please go and fill the form out and let's get Call for Help back in the USA. Go here. (This form is for the USA)

Picasa 2

Picasa 2 is now available. Download it

What new features does Picasa 2 have?

Make instant backups to CD (or to other hard drives) of your photo collections.

Edit your photos, with basic fixes, and 12 lighting and color effects.

Organize your photos using labels and stars, just like Gmail.

Write captions for all pictures.

Instantly order photo prints from various websites.

RAW file support.

Super-powerful undo button: Come back weeks later and undo any changes.

Organizes videos as well as pictures.

Free iPod Shuffle

Hey-

Check out this great site that is giving away totally FREE iPod Shuffles!

I've joined and I think you should as well.

It's a completely legitimate offer, and this company has already given away $4 million in FREE stuff!

All you have to do is join, complete an online offer, and refer friends to do the same. That's it!

Here is my referral link. To help me get my iPod Shuffle, click this exact link to join, or copy and paste it into a browser:
http://www.FreeiPodShuffle.com/?r=13913131

The Keynote Stream

The Macworld keynote is now avaible for viewing from Apple.

Apple Announces Mac Mini, iPod shuffle, iLife '05, iWork '05

iPod shuffle

Mac mini

iLife '05

iWork '05

iTunes 4.7.1
iTunes 4.7.1 Released With Important Security Update

24

24 was awesome. Great storyline and good actors. It is going to be a good season.

Streamload

Streamload - Freedom for Your Digital Lifestyle. They offer a free account with 10 GB of storage. You can download up to 100Mb. They offer from free 10 GB to 15 Terabytes.

w.blogger 4.00

W.blogger 4.00 has be released. This new version supports MovableType advanced post options and also support some new tools: Wordpress, SquareSpace, b2evolution, Blog:CMS, UBlog, .Text, BlogWare and Xaraya.

CES 2005

Google on 60 Minutes

If you missed the 60 Minutes story on the past, present, and future of Google, then here's your chance to watch it. The file weighs in at almost 59M and requires DivX.

Blog reading explodes in America

Blog readership has shot up by 58% in 2004

Eight million have created a blog

27% of online Americans have read a blog

5% use RSS aggregators to get news and other information

12% of online Americans have posted comments on blogs

Only 38% of online Americans have heard about blogs

Source: BBC News

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

New Year 2005

Happy New Year everyone.