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Listen To Sirius Satellite Radio Free For 3 Days

by Anil Polat | Mar 22, 2007 | Car, Tech | 0

Satellite radio is a road trippers best friend and well worth the investment if you have to drive anywhere for more than 30 minutes on a regular basis. To preview for free what Sirius has to offer you can sign up to listen for free online for 3 days. Now is a good time as Sirius is broadcasting the NCAA basketball tournament games live. You can check out the entire channel guide and thier pricing options.

Also, Sirius has an Internet only option that doesn’t require any hardware for those of you on extended travel or who live abroad.

New Feature: Rate This Post

by Anil Polat | Mar 21, 2007 | Site News | 0

You’ll notice the 5 little stars at the bottom of each post. Click what you think each one deserves and if you like it let us know, or if you think a certain post sucks, let the author have it. I’ll compile top rated and worst rated posts in the future for your enjoyment.

Also, I’ll use the feedback to help us direct future content 🙂 Thanks!

Free Streaming Movies and TV Shows: Alluc.org

by Anil Polat | Mar 21, 2007 | Pictures and Video | 6

Alluc.org links to sites that host current movies, TV shows, music videos, and even sporting events. Much like PeekVid, except with a larger selection of programs including Heros. (It was actually an obsessed fan who sent me the link). Videos are streamed via GoFish and at full screen have good resolution and you won’t have to download anything. The only annoying thing is the ad that says, “you’ve won a free iPod Nano” when the page opens.

I’m not sure how any of this is legal, but Alluc says it is – either way this makes for great time wasting at the airport, school, or office. For harder to find TV shows from the 80s and UK, visit TV-Links.

Thanks Peaceluvbug!

Beer Madness

by Anil Polat | Mar 21, 2007 | Travel | 0

In honor of the Men’s NCAA Basketball tournament the Washington Post has come up with Beer Madness. It is what it sounds like and you can vote for your favorite ale and lager here. I’m not sure that I agree with their selections and such a shame not to throw in dark beers although they don’t go great with stir-fry.

Who would you vote for?

Dirty French Word Of The Week Review: Merde

by Anil Polat | Mar 21, 2007 | Travel | 0

The very first word to start it all, you can take a trip down dirty memory lane to see if you remember what “merde” means.

Perform Basic Computer Functions Remotely With Switch Off 2.3

by Anil Polat | Mar 20, 2007 | Tech | 0

Switch Off 2.3 runs in the system tray and allows you to schedule computer shut downs, restarts, and other essential functions. The nice thing is that it lets you to do this remotely as well through a Web interface. This is great for those times you’ve got your virus scanner running or downloading movies right before you head out the door for vacation and don’t want to run your electric bill sky high.

It can shutdown or restart your computer, disconnect your current dial-up connection, and lock your workstation. It provides fast access to these operations through system tray icon.

Switch Off 2.3 is Windows only and can be downloaded here (64Kb). For complete remote control over you computer(s) using only your Web browser try (the free) LogMeIn.