http://megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2009, Megite 30 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:54:26 +0000 http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/1#item_1 0c99ae74348021cf5970fdbc7c20f06f When I first heard about this "Thanksgiving" thing, I thought it sounded like a great idea. We Brits spend a ridiculous amount of time each day giving thanks to strangers - we say thanks to people who hold doors for us, thanks to people who stop their cars to let us cross the road, thanks to waitresses when they give us our bill; even thanks ... 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(Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:19:00 EST http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/1#item_5 098d6f48d0c4d0bece43b1c5216b0888 As if the Aino's odd name wasn't handicap enough, Sony Ericsson's taking another hit on its high-end Remote Play -capable full-touch (but Symbian -free) phone today with news that it's got a dodgy touchscreen. It's unclear exactly what's wrong or how it's ultimately going to get resolved, but several British retailers -- most notably behemoth ... (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:38:00 EST http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/1#item_6 957007b5450e67713aef779a943f18c0 We've already gotten a glimpse of an updated on-screen keyboard seemingly set for inclusion in the next update to Windows Mobile 6.5, and it now looks like Microsoft might have even more changes on tap to keep folks satisfied in the buildup to Windows Mobile 7 . Apparently, something that may or may not be called Windows Mobile 6.5 'second ... (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:32:36 +0000 http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/1#item_7 6a33c6fff056a5d3367cb38add45d6c1 In October, YouTube hosted one of the biggest live streaming events ever held: a U2 concert generating more than 10 million streams across 7 continents. Now YouTube is looking to repeat that success, with an Alicia Keys concert being live streamed on December 1st at 8pm ET. The concert, to be held at the Nokia Theatre in New York City, aims to ... (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EST http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/1#item_8 15cffa311ca6138f2effe0006eb09a86 Filed under: Video , Mobile , Android Android users have been able to broadcast video to Ustream.tv for a couple of months now, but there was no way to watch Ustream shows on your Android phone until now. Ustream Viewer has just hit the Android Market, allowing for free, unlimited on-the-go viewing of the popular video site. Ustream Viewer will ... (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:17:56 +0000 http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/1#item_9 a5e23bfc94db8e3b26acf4b21e58fb33 The holiday season is in full swing, and that means it's time to share some of the comfort we enjoy year round with those who are a little less fortunate — and just to be nicer to people in general. This year, Yahoo is kicking off a drive called You In? , where it invites users worldwide to share their "purple acts of kindness" (purple has ... (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:33:00 EST http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/1#item_10 71f08cf149e99082ecac8ecf8b8a07f9 Now that we've thrown 'em off the trail, use the form below to get in touch with the people at Engadget. Please fill in all of the required fields because they're required. (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:44:00 EST http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/1#item_11 641f5e3cfb82aad8ef54ecc4e26b971d ( S06E07 ) "That's why we need to play dirty." - Sean Gotta give credit where credit is due -- despite the fact that Teddy's story was so poorly wrapped up, Ryan Murphy and Co. crafted a helluva one-two punch to make us forget about it. At first, I was a little disappointed with the return of Erica last week , but it turned into what's arguably ... (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:33:00 EST http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/1#item_12 58464feab0c769e6db462d5a9528e461 Call it a sign of a successful show or the end of an unmitigated disaster, but the reign of Jon & Kate is officially over and joy has replaced tyranny in the universe. In short, TLC's newest reality hit Cake Boss has officially taken over the coveted 9 p.m. slot on Mondays vacated by Satan's favorite show, Jon & Kate Plus 8 . For those ... 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Still, if you're shopping for a new iMac this season, seems like the perfect opportunity to fill up your virtual shopping cart. If history tells us anything , ... (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:33:00 EST http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/1#item_17 390af46e65b773cbdeb20938f91ea383 (This post uses formatting and features not visible in the Tumblr Dashboard. If anything below doesn’t make sense or looks plain ugly, consider viewing the post on my website. I love the Dashboard, I hate the Dashboard.) (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:39:40 +0000 http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/1#item_18 be60e4c60614d2c6277f5ea4ddd41992 Photo by acampm1 Here’s a little ‘question’ for you to ask next time you’re out and about with our digital cameras. Next time you’re taking a landscape or urban landscape shot pause before you hit the shutter and ask yourself: “What’s in the Foreground of this shot?” I find that many photographers ... (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:25:10 +0000 http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/1#item_19 a1f0850644eb76ba4d1ec5bd14fd2dae Powered by WordPress | Theme designed by Pragya, Web Development wing of Steve Arun, Small Business marketing specialist. (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:06:00 EST http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/1#item_20 37aaff24eb41bf751557db0a0f509335 It's Thanksgiving morning as I'm writing this. I've got five pounds of potatoes boiling for our mashed potatoes, the turkey is in the oven, and the butternut squash is cut up for the risotto I'm making. My baby is playing ball with his dad, and the dog is on the couch trying to sleep and just remaining thankful that said baby isn't trying to pet ... (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/21#item_1 29afeb36151395533f9fa985374fc0e4 Filed under: Audio , Web services Up until now, MOG has existed as sort of a music blog network and news source, but starting on December 2nd, it's also going to be Napster-like music subscription service. MOG All Access will be a $5/mo subscription service that provides unlimited access to MOG's music library. The MOG music service offers ... (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:03:00 EST http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/21#item_2 32c318f01affc5f40549e24de154ba6c Dell and HP, HP and Dell. The United States' two biggest computer hardware manufacturers, and two of the world's top three , have tended to match each other step for step , so it's no surprise that Dell's recently released SX2210T was quickly followed by a Compaq L2105tm from its closest rival. Measuring 21.5 inches each, with 1920 x 1080 ... (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/21#item_3 39a42316c5835f018091c8d021f87697 Filed under: Internet , P2P The Pirate Bay's torrents have gone forever and Mininova's turned legal . With the dams shattered you can be damn sure that other sites will now follow in their footsteps and shut down -- or go legal. But you -- and the draconian piracy lobby groups -- should be well aware by now that you can't stop piracy, you can ... (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:52:49 PST http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/21#item_4 7bd7d6678e1d515c69d366b3b14ef269 With new, powerful cloud platforms available, shouldn't newer software developmental techniques like Agile apply to these environments as well? CA thinks so and has created a new toolset for this. (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:41:25 +0000 http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/21#item_5 581f0675b141de963b8ceea050040809 My good friend Marc Evans, Clearlight1971 on Flickr, is participating in a new group photography show at the Silence Gallery in the Pomona Arts Colony that Opens this Saturday night from 6pm – 10pm. This is a cool new gallery that is working with more and more photographers to get the work up and [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:41:25 +0000 http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/21#item_6 104af58236c2d177913407a5c1121afb Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:00:58 +0000 http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/21#item_7 8b6ce25e69febb3fceb984ecab839a49 I’m not really comfortable making broad technology predictions, but I’ve run across two things recently that perfectly illustrate for me the next generation of the web, which will consist of services that tell us what we want to know precisely when we want to know it. (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:00:58 +0000 http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/21#item_8 f9a85311950b83917cd3419076905b99 Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:20:40 +0000 http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/21#item_9 8ceb5fceaccf43406021843204b0d7a5 While Qualcomm for many is synonymous with wireless, the company acquired Atlanta-based mobile banking startup Firethorn two years ago with an eye to also becoming a major player in the mobile payment space -- and in the process, fix the so-called "Costanza wallet." (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:10:21 +0000 http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/21#item_10 413bf652d6df96cd6a1cbaf121bb1755 This week’s community blog review is of a blog by the name of Groovy Vegetarian (another ProBlogger.com member). The idea behind these reviews is that readers of ProBlogger read: the story of the blog the goals of the blogger the questions and areas of concern that the blogger has (all below) Then readers are invited to visit the blog ... (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:06:21 +0000 http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/21#item_11 cf759c6c6d2d74d16daeee2c6cc8a744 TweetBookz, a US-based company that launched on November 23, came up with the idea that lets microbloggers turn 200 of their best tweets into a physical book. (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PST http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/21#item_12 910b4a446b5fdccc9f290fb73abc7765 Matt Hickey, for one, is thankful for that baguette from the future that stopped the Large Hadron Collider from destroying the universe. What are you feeling most thankful for? (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PST http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/21#item_13 a281ca7becdce14130d193c6387c9b39 Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0000 http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/21#item_14 6c0450e09130dc898bb314b87cc617d9 Thankful for my family, their love, and their support. (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/21#item_15 32b760fdc044951dfcc756b534cdbe74 From now until Christmas, we'll be giving away a prize a day on Crave (expect for weekends and holidays). Today's prize: LG's 32LH20 32-inch LCD TV. (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:00:09 +0000 http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/21#item_16 f3d3a9a607fb4a2c99f33e7f4878c25f ~Reach 270,000 photo fansAd spots available in Jan 2010 Nothing makes us giddier than printing photos ginormous, whether they’re of parasailing in Provence, summers at Space Camp, or that one time we lept into a stranger’s wedding photos. Brand-new site Print Society encourages our obsession, gathering the world’s best prints ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:07:29 PST http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/21#item_17 c7e919dda582fd6c8f9129d69eb06c7f Most of the people who don't like Google's experiment don't like how they are starting to move more towards a Bing-like experience. The ones that do like it think that it gives Google a fresh face after many many years of a relatively static interface. Which camp are you in? (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:51:56 +0000 http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/21#item_18 9479b0a5660857a326c7c6f960ce9983 One feature that I love about both Blogger and WordPress.org is that I can redirect my default RSS feed over to FeedBurner in order monetize my blog feed. While this option is available via plugin for WordPress.org fans and baked in for Blogger users (ever since Google purchased FeedBurner), WordPress.com users seem to be left out [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:05:21 PST http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/21#item_19 3323630d96bcf3ab08cb5c8b9b23879c Categories: Blogroll, air pollution, biofuel, cars & traffic, conservation, energy, engineering, federal government, fossil fuel, green tech, law & politics, mass transit, petroleum (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:48:00 PST http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/21#item_20 3eeebdce55c336b07f12f8fcfabe71ff Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:48:00 PST http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/41#item_1 7187b65102c1929e32b818a1094d238b Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:08:00 PST http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/41#item_2 8da8edc69b3400aa04413365d8b8e67d The Mood Chair by Aether & Hemera changes colors in reaction to your mood. (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:18:00 +0000 http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/41#item_3 04b84df4ef5baeac2beddf6e723b037b Image by Raphael Goetter We used to do ‘DPS community workshops’ fairly regularly but it’s been a while – so lets recap on what they are. A reader asks a question about a photographic challenge that they have – I share it here on the blog. Readers are invited to read the question and give some advice to [...] Post ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:50:29 +0000 http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/41#item_4 6ad121155cf16289072cb54e30a84f5e DVD ripper Handbrake has seen an update. Lots of new features: 64-bit build Live preview Quality-based encoding We also get big promises: "There's an old proverb in the video encoding world: "Speed, size, quality: pick two." It means that you always have to make a trade-off between the time it takes to encode a video, the amount of compression ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:18:47 +0000 http://megite.com/newsome/1259289304/41#item_5 23ef0a8d5cda34e3390424dd69f5cd5d If you have $62 to spare and a Windows PC you’d like to control from a distance, you should definitely consider picking up the USB Wireless Handheld Keyboard and Touchpad at USB Geek. The product design makes so much sense, it’s surprising no one has come up with it yet. It kind of reminds me [...] (Read on Source) ]]>