Digg v3.0 Launches

Today digg launched there third version of the popular website. They have added other topics that include Science, World & Business, Videos, Entertainment, and Gaming. The site looks great. The other topics are showing up in the main rss feed now. I really don't care for that. But you can subscribe to whatever topic rss feed that you would like. The site is alittle slow but that is understandable. The my profile page has been totally re-worked and it is now easier to find what your friends are digging. When you mark a digg that is spam or lame the digg is now grayed out. And the box says buried. Which makes it alot easier to find the stories that you did not digg. Also check out the about us page. You can finally see who makes digg possible. Well, that was my short and sweet review.

Where the Hell is Matt?

Check out the video. Matt has been pretty much everywhere. [wherethehellismatt.com]

Interview with digg Founders

TalkCrunch.com has a great interview with founders Kevin Rose & Jay Adelson. They talk about the history of digg, features included in Digg 3.0, and their thoughts on the new digg-clone that aol launched at netsscape.com. Also over on TechCrunch.com they have exclusive screenshots of the new digg 3.0.

Free Superman Returns clip

Free Superman Returns clip at the iTunes Music Store

Picasa Web Albums launch

Picasa Web Albums is invite-only. But I got in. Just enter your info and click on the next screen. You get 250 megabytes of free storage. $25 per year gives you 6 gigabytes. You will also need to download a new version of Picasa. The download is 4.56 megabytes. You can have public albums and private. You also get the option of changing the URL to keep your email address safe. Update: They also provide you with an RSS feed. [digg]

DSL again

One happy day for me.   I am getting DSL again.   I can't wait.

John Dvorak admits to baiting Mac users for hits [Video]

John C. Dvorak explains how he deliberately pisses off Mac users to get hits for his technology and computing articles.

Free iPod Book

If you have an iPod or if you are thinking about getting one then you need to download the Free iPod Book. It is a free 194-page book full of incredible iPod and iTunes information. Please click on the link below to get this awesome book.

Call For Help has a price [Update]

As of Wednesday, June 7th, Call for Help will finally be available to
fans in the United States. For $.99 you can download a copy of Call for
Help at http://video.google.com/.  Leo Laporte said on the TWiT blog that it will be free of advertisements and copy protection. Update: They will offer AVI, MP4, and PSP-compatible versions for download.

New Video Podcast

I have decided to take the video tips that I have done and create a new video podcast called Jims Tech Tips.

Worst Tech Products That I Have Owned

PCWorld.com has a list of the 25 worst tech porducts of all times. Well, out of the 25 here are the ones that I have owned.


Timex Data Link Watch - I still own this watch. It keeps good time. But that is about it. It does not work with my Dell monitor.

2. RealNetworks RealPlayer - I used to use this. It was slow and did not look good at all. Now I use a real alternative program called Media Player Classic. Because ever once in awhile you come across something in the real format. Which is not very good to begin with.

4. Microsoft Windows Millennium - Yeah I bought the upgrade version.

8. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Who hasn't used this. I don't need to say anything about it. Just use Firefox

12. PointCast - I used this program. I don't think it was that bad. It was slow. Thank goodness for RSS.

15. Iomega Zip Drive - I never had a problem with one of these. My old Fujitsu laptop came with a detechable zip drive. I love my iPod shuffle.

20. CueCat - It did not work very well when it was launched. But I use it with a program called Mediaman. It works very well.

X-Men 3

I just got back from seeing X-Men The Last Stand.   It was a very good movie.  The special effects were very good.  If you go and see the movie stay for the credits.   There is a surprise at the end.

Why I use FeedBurner

The reason I use FeedBurner to handle my RSS feed is very simple.   I do not know how to hand code an xml.   They do all this for me.   And they do it very well.   They take care of all the iTunes code for me.   I use FeedBurner because they make it so simple to use.   And the service has gotten much better and faster.

Subscribe

Please subscribe to my RSS feed. It would mean alot to me.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/nYOH

New MacBook

(AppleInsider.com has some good pictures of the black MacBook here)

Edit A OPML file

How do I edit a OPML file? I just want to be able to open it and delete certain feeds and then save it. Thanks.

YouTube: Mobile Video Uploads

You can now Upload videos to YouTube from your phone or PDA.

The Fox is in iTunes

You can purchase the tv shows 24 and Prison Break in iTunes now. Other shows from Fox now in iTunes are Unan1mous, Stacked, and Fox Television Classics. Currently there is nothing to purchase yet.

MacBreak Looks Awesome

I just downloaded the latest MacBreak show and it looks awesome. The file is 960x540 H.264 and it is under 100 Megs. I don't know how they did this but it sure does look good for such a small size. [TWiT.tv]

MI:3

Just got back from seeing the new MI:3 movie.  It was very good.   But it is not like the last movie.   If you have ever watched Alias then you will know what I mean by that.    It starts off kind of strange but gets better towards the middle.  Go see it.