Tuesday, March 11, 2008

RateMyCop.com Good Or Evil?




http://ratemycop.com/
Is this a good thing or a bad thing? I can't even get the website to load today so I'm unable to check it out, tell me what you think.

Update: I was amazed by reading some of the stories on Cops Writing Cops,here:
http://www.copswritingcops.com/

hulu.com Video on Demand Launches Tomorrow

Hulu launches Tomorrow
I got my private beta invite in January and so far have watched 49 shows on here. It was cool to watch as they kept adding more networks and content, there is no question this site is going to be a big hit. One piece of advice is to use firefox and get ad block plus then you don't have to watch the short commercials, man I hate commercials! TV on the internet seems like it is becoming more mainstream and I don't think it will stop anytime soon.
The good thing about this is that once the genie is out of the bottle there is not much that corporations can do to try to control how people view the content they make available. This site http://www.openhulu.com/ has already mirrored the content from Hulu so people without a invite have had access to it.

from wikipedia: Hulu allows users to embed their videos on external sites. A user in the private beta decided to scrape all of their videos and make a public site called OPENhulu.

There was no response from Hulu as to the legality of this, but many blogs covered the issue creating quite an uproar in the online video scene.

Networks now available on Hulu

Henry Blodget's laundry list of why Hulu will not
be a success, Hulu: The Modern-Day @Home:
Hulu Launches: Great Product, Still Screwed



Monday, March 10, 2008

Samsung L74W Touch-Screen Digital Camera

If you've never used a touch-screen digital camera before, it's definitely a different sort of experience than your typical digital camera. The 7.2 megapixel Samsung L74W offers a 3 inch touch sensitive panel with which to change the shooting settings. The only "real" buttons used during image capture are the shutter release and zoom control (for the 3.6x optical zoom).


Link to full article: http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/default.asp?newsID=3119

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

History of the Reuben Sandwich

Here is a link to my first Squidoo Lens. It is all about Reuben Sandwiches.
http://www.squidoo.com/reubensandwich
With lots of different recipes that might inspire you to try something new or just help you perfect your own Reuben sandwich. There is info about the controversial history of the Reuben, also some amazing flickr photos of Reubens from all around the country. Last but not least, there are some links to really interesting youtube videos about famous Deli's and how to make your own sauerkraut, thousand island dressing and even a Reuben strudel video.