Netflix for DVD/Blu-ray is pretty straight forward: Tell them what DVDs you want Receive said DVDs Watch DVDs Return DVDs Goto line 2 Netflix Instant Streaming gets even simpler: Browse available instant titles Watch streaming movie when you want Goto line 1 The simplicity of Netflix is a big part of their appeal. It's easy enough that anybody can manage their DVD … [Read more...]
Archives for 2011
Google Doodle Celebrating The 137th Birthday of Harry Houdini
Today, the Google Doodle celebrates Harry Houdini's 137th birthday. The legendary escape artist, is featured on a vibrant ticket in place of the normal Google logo on the search engine's main page. Clicking on the Doodle will take you to a search query for Harry Houdini. He is a legendary man who is definitely worth learning about. I remember being fascinated by him as a kid … [Read more...]
KeePass Could Get More Awesome?
KeePass has been mentioned a few times before, recommended to be your encrypted password database manager and I have been using it exclusively for all of my passwords for months. It's a great tool to prevent your accounts from getting Gawkered. With an app on my phone (KeePassDroid), a portable version on my USB drive, and installed at both home and work, I didn't think KeePass … [Read more...]
Amazon Launches Appstore for Android – Free Paid App Every Day
Amazon has launched an Appstore for Android apps. Their unique offering includes a free paid app of the day with today's offering being Angry Birds Rio, exclusively from the Amazon Appstore. Other announcements include that Amazon will sell ad-free versions of Angry Birds. Another feature of the Amazon Appstore includes the ability to Test Drive applications which runs the app … [Read more...]
Firefox 4 Final Arrives After Four Month Delay. Was It Worth It?
Firefox 4 has gone through twelve betas and one RC since July 6, 2010. Since then, Microsoft released Internet Explorer 9 and Firefox 4 isn't as unique in the ways it was going to change the browser market. Today, Firefox 4 final is ready for production and has been released. It brings with it improvements in speed over its earlier versions, getting faster and more stable with … [Read more...]