The poker gane Texas Hold 'Em is now available to download on the XBox Live Arcade. Free for 48 hours from 08:00 GMT Wednesday 23rd August until 08:01 Friday 25th August.
PS.
First post since upgrading to the beta.
Technorati tags: games, xbox360
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Do you blog to make money?
Following on from a previous post - Most UK blogs are diaries which reported that most UK bloggers use their blogs as online diaries, a survey in the USA by Pew Internet found that 15% of bloggers are in it for the money.
Making money was given as a major reason for blogging by 7% with another 8% saying it was a minor reason. With Technorati tracking 50 million blogs that works out at 7.5 million blogs all trying to make money.
I was surprised to read though that the most popular method is selling rather than advertising schemes. I guess there must be more ofthe loyal followers who will buy mugs or t-shirts to support their favourite blogs than I imagined.
You can download the report in full at http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/186/report_display.asp
Another way to make money from your blog would be to sell your blog posts to the media. Scoopt, already known for selling pictures taken by the public has now setup another scheme where they will sell your blog posts for you.
Find out more about Scoopt now.
Technorati tags: blogging, scoopt
Making money was given as a major reason for blogging by 7% with another 8% saying it was a minor reason. With Technorati tracking 50 million blogs that works out at 7.5 million blogs all trying to make money.
I was surprised to read though that the most popular method is selling rather than advertising schemes. I guess there must be more ofthe loyal followers who will buy mugs or t-shirts to support their favourite blogs than I imagined.
You can download the report in full at http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/186/report_display.asp
Another way to make money from your blog would be to sell your blog posts to the media. Scoopt, already known for selling pictures taken by the public has now setup another scheme where they will sell your blog posts for you.
Find out more about Scoopt now.
Technorati tags: blogging, scoopt
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Work friendly surfing
Q: How do I stop people noticing that I'm surfing at work?
A: Let Work Friendly disguise the page for you. From their page you enter the url of the website you want to visit and they will display the page for you stripped of styles, looking like a Word document. It even has a Boss button to replace the page content with a document about time management.
Technorati tags: browsing, privacy
A: Let Work Friendly disguise the page for you. From their page you enter the url of the website you want to visit and they will display the page for you stripped of styles, looking like a Word document. It even has a Boss button to replace the page content with a document about time management.
Technorati tags: browsing, privacy
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
There's one born every minute
Actually, there's two born every second. Blogs that is.
David Sifry, founder of Technorati, has published his latest State of the Blogosphere report.
Here's a coupld of tidbits:
On July 31st 2006 Technorati tracked it's 50 millionth blog.
About 175,000 new weblogs were created each day, which means that on average, there are more than 2 blogs created each second of each day.
Today, the blogosphere is doubling in size every 200 days, or about once every 6 and a half months.
You can read the full report at http://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/000436.html
Technorati tags: technorati, blogging
David Sifry, founder of Technorati, has published his latest State of the Blogosphere report.
Here's a coupld of tidbits:
On July 31st 2006 Technorati tracked it's 50 millionth blog.
About 175,000 new weblogs were created each day, which means that on average, there are more than 2 blogs created each second of each day.
Today, the blogosphere is doubling in size every 200 days, or about once every 6 and a half months.
You can read the full report at http://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/000436.html
Technorati tags: technorati, blogging
Monday, August 07, 2006
Oohh Betty!
Last weekend I went up to York for the day. It should have been on a steam train but due to the hot, dry weather we were told that the steam train could not be used due to the risk of fire so it was a diesel instead. Everyone was a bit disappointed by this but we were still having a day out.
As a result of not having to stop to take on water we were running ahead of schedule. This meant a stop of more than half an hour waiting for the line to clear ahead of us. Unfortunately this meant that there was no air and it was a very hot day (we seem to have had more than our usual share this summer).
I'd not been to York before and found it to be bigger than I had imagined. Will need to make another visit to have a better look around.
One place that had been recommended by a few people before our trip was Betty's tea rooms.
There are actually two in York (one is called Betty's little team room) which is just aswell as there was quite a queue outside the larger of these. Inside it is very much the old fashioned tea room. We went for the traditional afternoon tea and were brought a tiered stand of finger sandwiches (no crust of course), scones and cakes (the chocolate fudge was especially good).
Here's the description from the menu:
Bettys Traditional Afternoon Tea for Two
A pot of Tea Room Blend Tea for two;
Smoked Salmon, Roast Ham, Egg Mayonnaise
and Cucumber & Cream Cheese sandwiches;
two Sultana Scones, strawberry preserve and Yorkshire clotted cream;
a selection of miniature cakes
After a stroll around the shops we went on a boat ride along the river and had a glass of wine. Very civilized.
The trip back was much better without having to stop and wait for the line to clear.
Next trip will probably be on the Straford Express.
Technorati tags: travel, york
As a result of not having to stop to take on water we were running ahead of schedule. This meant a stop of more than half an hour waiting for the line to clear ahead of us. Unfortunately this meant that there was no air and it was a very hot day (we seem to have had more than our usual share this summer).
I'd not been to York before and found it to be bigger than I had imagined. Will need to make another visit to have a better look around.
One place that had been recommended by a few people before our trip was Betty's tea rooms.
There are actually two in York (one is called Betty's little team room) which is just aswell as there was quite a queue outside the larger of these. Inside it is very much the old fashioned tea room. We went for the traditional afternoon tea and were brought a tiered stand of finger sandwiches (no crust of course), scones and cakes (the chocolate fudge was especially good).Here's the description from the menu:
Bettys Traditional Afternoon Tea for Two
A pot of Tea Room Blend Tea for two;
Smoked Salmon, Roast Ham, Egg Mayonnaise
and Cucumber & Cream Cheese sandwiches;
two Sultana Scones, strawberry preserve and Yorkshire clotted cream;
a selection of miniature cakes
After a stroll around the shops we went on a boat ride along the river and had a glass of wine. Very civilized.
The trip back was much better without having to stop and wait for the line to clear.
Next trip will probably be on the Straford Express.
Technorati tags: travel, york
Loremo 157 MPG car at Geneva motor show
Loremo are working on a car that will return 157 MPG. It is to be powered by a 2 cylinder turbo diesel and have a top speed of approx 100mph.
They've worked to removed as weight and focused on the aerodynamics.
The car will be present at the Geneva motor show.
http://www.loremo.com/index_en.php
Technorati tags: loremo, automobiles, cars
They've worked to removed as weight and focused on the aerodynamics.
The car will be present at the Geneva motor show.
http://www.loremo.com/index_en.php
Technorati tags: loremo, automobiles, cars
Saturday, August 05, 2006
New video from OK Go
OK Go have a great new video involving treadmills. Their timing is spot on.
"Here It Goes Again" by OK Go
This follows on from a video they made in their backyard on which they spent just $25.
"A Million Ways" by OK Go
[Edit]
Don't you just love the way all the dfferent browsers work to the same standard...not!
The code to put these OK Go videos up worked fine with Internet Explorer 6 but not Firefox. Firefox wanted to put it to the right of the text.
Anyway, it's working now. I had to modify the code to include object tags around the video.
Hope you enjoy the videos.
Technorati tags: music, video, ok go
"Here It Goes Again" by OK Go
This follows on from a video they made in their backyard on which they spent just $25.
"A Million Ways" by OK Go
[Edit]
Don't you just love the way all the dfferent browsers work to the same standard...not!
The code to put these OK Go videos up worked fine with Internet Explorer 6 but not Firefox. Firefox wanted to put it to the right of the text.
Anyway, it's working now. I had to modify the code to include object tags around the video.
Hope you enjoy the videos.
Technorati tags: music, video, ok go
Taser demo
Gunnery Sgt. Hans Marrero, former Chief Instructor Hand to Hand Combat U.S. Marine Corps demonstrates how tough he is taking blows, resisting a sleeper hold, etc... from a Police officer. He then takes a charge from a taser as demonstration of their power.
I know there's a lot of debate over these at the moment but I think I'd rather be hit with a taser than a bullet.
Technorati tags: video, taser
I know there's a lot of debate over these at the moment but I think I'd rather be hit with a taser than a bullet.
Technorati tags: video, taser
Friday, August 04, 2006
Gears of War
Gears of War is being release on the XBox 360 just in time for the release of the PS3.
November 12th has been named as Emergence Day in the US with Europe following on November 17th.
Gears of War was named E3 2006 Best Console Game but will it have the same impact as Halo on the original XBox?
Technorati tags: games, xbox360
November 12th has been named as Emergence Day in the US with Europe following on November 17th.
Gears of War was named E3 2006 Best Console Game but will it have the same impact as Halo on the original XBox?
Technorati tags: games, xbox360
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Wikicars
Everyone is familiar with Wikipedia but I just found Wikicars.
On the front page they are highlighting hybrid cars with articles giving reasons for and against buying one. This is something I keep thinking about with the rising cost of petrol.
http://wikicars.org/en/Main_Page
On the front page they are highlighting hybrid cars with articles giving reasons for and against buying one. This is something I keep thinking about with the rising cost of petrol.
http://wikicars.org/en/Main_Page
Who would wear a suit like this?
The Commute Suit.
It may ease the tube journey but you'll get some funny looks in the office!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/5242998.stm?ls
It may ease the tube journey but you'll get some funny looks in the office!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/5242998.stm?ls
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Street Fighter II now available on Xbox Live Marketplace
Street Fighter II is now available to download from the XBox Live Marketplace / Arcade thingy (what's it called again?).
They've been talking about this for a long time but it has finally arrived.
http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/08/02/Arcade-Street-Fighter-II.aspx
http://www.xbox.com/en-gb/games/s/streetfighter2livearcadexbox360/default.htm
They've been talking about this for a long time but it has finally arrived.
http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/08/02/Arcade-Street-Fighter-II.aspx
http://www.xbox.com/en-gb/games/s/streetfighter2livearcadexbox360/default.htm
Melting ice caps - not all bad news
We're all used to hearing about the ice caps melting, causing the oceans to rise and the resultant flooding.
However, in Greenland they've started using water from melted ice caps to make beer. There are already pale and dark ales on the way to the Danish market and they are aiming to launch on the German market in six months.
The BBC News item can be found at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5234194.stm
The brewery website is not in English but if you fancy a look the address is http://www.brewhouse.gl
However, in Greenland they've started using water from melted ice caps to make beer. There are already pale and dark ales on the way to the Danish market and they are aiming to launch on the German market in six months.
The BBC News item can be found at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5234194.stm
The brewery website is not in English but if you fancy a look the address is http://www.brewhouse.gl
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
New Music Video From David "The Hoff" Hasselhoff - "Jump In My Car"
| Look out for the "Don't Hassel The Hoff" t-shirt. Here's the description that accompanied the video: That's right, it's Hofficial... your favourite cult icon wants to take you home! The one and only David Hasselhoff of "Bay Watch" and "Knight Rider" fame returns with a cover of the 1975 classic 'Jump In My Car' and its a doozy. Recorded in Sydney last year with the legendary Harry Vanda (AC/DC, The Angels), the Ted Mulry Gang tune has been re-vamped with full Hoff gusto and this music video promises to rock the socks off all his Hofficial fans. Watch it, enjoy it, share it on Google Video, courtesy of Sony BMG Australia. | |
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