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“i got a mac” edition: tech news 9/12

after all the crap i talked about apple, i bought a mac mini yesterday. no, i didn’t buy it because it’s white and shiny and cool. i bought it as a professional tool for my up-and-coming web design business. sometimes you need to be familiar with all platforms (windows, linux, and mac) because of the [...]

12Sep2007 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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peekvid alternatives : tv-links.co.uk and more…

i wanted to show my internet hackers out there some love by providing some links that i think have been sought after for quite awhile.
peekvid alternatives.
first things first. what is peekvid? as i speak now, peekvid is just a website with a bunch of dead links. it used to be a great site where you [...]

10Jul2007 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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howto: record internet audio

unless you’re technically inclined and know how to use proxies or stream your music collection, downloading music from behind the company firewall can be tricky. to compensate, we often just navigate to launch or some other internet radio station and listen. then, just like that, your favorite song that you haven’t heard in FOREVER queues [...]

6Mar2007 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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ALERT: tj maxx and marshalls *hack3d*

cnn is reporting that the computer systems at tj maxx and marshalls were compromised, including credit card and debit card purchases. since a lot of us ybp’s use the stores for the discount van heusen, nike throwback, and leather ottoman, i wanted to make sure you all were aware. be sure to monitor your credit [...]

18Jan2007 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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peekvid: free movies, tv shows, and cartoons

awhile ago, i had a post about watching live tv on your computer. well, it looks like the channels within the tvuplayer have been discontinued. fear not, however! i’ll have to find another alternative to live tv broadcasts.
peekvid.com is a site with over 20,000 videos including movies, tv shows, cartoons, anime, comedy programs, and international [...]

2Jan2007 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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tech news 12/20: “get it together tank johnson” edition

ybp’ers! ‘what it do’? apologies for not posting in awhile. i’ve been travelling.
for references to the above title of the post, click here. anyways, just a couple of ‘news’ items today.

first is a howto for how to make your own mp3 player. this will definitely test your soldering skills, but it will undoubtedly be a [...]

20Dec2006 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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tech news: 10-25-2006

continuing our weekly installation of some of the good stuff that happened this week (or I found this week) that you may or may not have heard about:
openID : possibly the new online identity method that may save the average user from phishing, scams, and identity theft. it’s basically a way for a user to [...]

25Oct2006 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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free mp3’s without bittorrent…

or other file-sharing apps for that matter. now, i’m going to start off by saying i in no (read zero) way condone illegal behavior. i believe that if you really like the artist, go out and support!
with that out of the way…
russian site allofmp3.com has been catching a lot of slack lately from across the [...]

25Oct2006 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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copying dvds

its as almost as if dvd is slowly going towards the way of the beta max, tape, and even CD nowadays. soon, your hard-earned ybp dollars will go towards hdtv, hd media, daps (digital audio players), and pvps (portable video player). who needs media?
well, aside from the obvious of why dvd’s still have validity, they [...]

25Oct2006 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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psp…good for the ybp’er on the go

if this is your first time here, welcome! as the description says, you’ll find a plethora of information in the ybp blog and wiki to keep hope alive in the new millennium as a ybp in the 21st century.
ok, on to the good stuff…
psp, for those that don’t know, stands for PlayStation Portable, and it’ll [...]

17Oct2006 | Fredric | Comments | Continued