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My buddy Garry of Garry Conn dot Com fame has decided to shift gears in his blogging adventure. He’ll be focusing on his other blog and it will be become his main site. What site am I talking about?

I was late in realizing that this blog hit its first year on Feb. 7. As most bloggers have said, I never expected that blogging would become my biggest addiction. One year and 707 posts later, I’ve come to the conclusion that writing on this blog has been one of the best decisions I’ve ever […]

From the maker of the excellent Blogtimes theme, we have another theme for those of you still searching for that killer theme for your blog.
Artfull is a free magazine style WordPress theme that is guaranteed to give your blog a fresh look. The front page has a great magazine layout. Take a look.

All the normal […]

Those of you who’ve been using the Firefox 3 beta might want to upgrade. Firefox 3 Beta 3 is now available for download. A look at the release notes shows that beta 3 has 1,300 changes from the previous beta. That number convinced me to try out the latest beta.
Unlike my previous experience with beta […]

It’s definitely business as usual as Yahoo! has just acquired video advertising company Maven Networks Inc. to the tune of $160 Million. While the board deliberates on Microsoft’s offer, Yahoo’s latest acquisition has turned Maven into a subsidiary owned by the search engine company.
Companies like Sony BMG and CBS Sports have been using Maven’s platform […]

If you have a flash movie that you’d like to convert to a screensaver, this is what you need. InstantStorm is a free Windows application that will turn your flash movies into screensavers. The project wizard lets you create your screensaver in 3 steps. If you’re looking for more options, InstantStorm comes packed with features.

The newest addition to the developing story on Microsoft’s bid for Yahoo is a rumor that Yahoo’s board is planning on rejecting Microsoft’s offer because it “massively undervalues” the search engine company. According to an article on The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo wants Microsoft to increase its offer of $31 a share to $40 a […]

Still don’t know what to get your geek for Valentine? Whatever you do, don’t go out and buy the first gadget you see. Geeks are a special breed. You need to find gifts that were tailor-made for geeks like us.
To spare you the trouble of looking for that special Valentine’s day gift, here are some […]