Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Today, Firefox is attempting a World-Record number of downloads in a single day.
0 comments Posted by Jake at Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Firefox rules. I have the Release Candidate version of Firefox 3 on all my computers. It really is that good. Unfortunately, in attempting to get the absolutely final version of Firefox 3, I discovered their site is not working right now. Keep trying.
On the one hand, this is likely because so many people are wanting to help with the goal of breaking the World's record for downloads in a day. On the other hand, you would think they would have been a little more prepared for this.
UPDATE:
The site is working! They are currently at 1,809,494 downloads. Impressive.
Labels: Applications, Firefox, Free, Website
Friday, May 9, 2008
NBC and News Corporation (Fox) have joined forces to bring the world Hulu.com - an unlikely name to stir such feelings of appreciation.
Strange name or no, the site is getting it right. The main shows I use it for are The Office and 30 Rock - all of the new episodes are available the day after they originally air (which happens to work better for my schedule, anyway).
Quality shows, when I want them, for free. The two main things that has taken me away from regular broadcast TV are the strict timeframe and the commercials. Hulu has regular TV beat on both fronts. I don't mind commercials, per se, but the current overabundance of commercials on TV are squeezing out the entertainment like so many weeds choking out my lawn (that last metaphor is all too close to home, sadly). Granted, there is a little bit of advertisement on Hulu, but it is manageable - it almost makes me want to give the advertisers my business.
Labels: Free, Radio From Hell, Timewaster, Video, Website
Friday, May 2, 2008

Skreemr.com can find just about any song you are looking for: quickly, reliably, and for free. You can play the track before downloading it, or just play songs without downloading at all.
There are also additonal links that will automatically search for related lyrics, Wikipedia articles, YouTube videos, concert dates or pictures on Flickr:
At times when I am wanting to hear something in particular, I will do a Skreemr search (as opposed to Pandora, which is a great way to find new music).
Labels: Free, Radio From Hell, Skreemr, Timewaster, Website