I read it on Yahoo News (so it must be true) about Oprah Winfrey ending her talk show.
This is huge news because the Oprah Winfrey Show has been around for 20+ years. It is arguably one of the most influential shows on the airwaves right now and some might even say in the history of [...]

Some PhotoShop work is hard to detect, and forgivable we don't want to see zits on our favorite teen stars, nor do we want to see stretch marks from models turned mothers.
But some PhotoShop work is obvious.
So we took a look at how photoshopped this image was.  By adjusting the histogram of the image to [...]

One of the best colognes you can get on the market right now is Armani Aqua Di Gio.
If you’re looking to buy cologne as a gift or just want to try out a new scent for yourself, be sure to try out Armani Aqua Di Gio cologne. It is very popular amongst guys 18-35.  [...]

BlackFriday Ads are Rolling in and in 2009 Target is hoping to lure this year's Black Friday shoppers with $3 toasters and coffeemakers, deep deals on high-definition televisions, and discounts of 50% on clothes and toys, according to a Web site that says it has received a leaked copy of the retailer's circular.

For competitive reasons, [...]

I work with nearby schools, YMCA's and Latchkey programs to teach playground games.  You would be amazed how many schools have a four square court, tether ball court, even a "rover lines" they aren't using.  So I have been teaching kids to play most these games (Red Rover, and Crack the whip are too dangerous [...]

Many who watch Dancing with the Stars are asking is Carrie Ann Inaba pregnant?
It has already been reported that Inaba, a former “Fly Girl” was dating Artem Chigvintsev, who is about 15 years younger than her. He is also a former contestant on the other popular dancing show So You Think You Can Dance (season [...]

When a start up is getting started it is common for the founder to call the guys he worked with at other companies and invite them to come work with him. Roku has a lot of Akimbo guys. Microsoft Media Room had a lot of Akimbo guys. It’s just the nature of things. What is [...]

After many long months, the Rihanna interview with Diane Sawyer on 20/20 is here.
I remember when the story broke earlier in the year of how R&B pop star Chris Brown supposedly beat up fellow music star Rihanna. It was the hottest topic on the Internet and now Rihanna decided to break her silence by appearing [...]

This is really just a neat exercise in image reconstruction.  This is the image on CEO Jen-Hsun Huang's Tablet.

Original photo from here.
Reconstructed image from the reflection. You can see he is playing Ratatouille

Not real exciting, but still.

Kmart calls it's Black Friday sales Blue Friday.  The deals listed, start on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving), include DSi bundles for $170 that come with five free games and a $25 Nintendo gaming coupon, Left 4 Dead 2 for $40, an Xbox 360 Elite bundle featuring Pure, Lego Batman and Halo ODST for [...]

Java Script isn't Compiled until it runs, as result if is often in efficient.  Uncompressed Java Script contains comments, friendly variable names, and white space.  Dean Edwards created packer and made it available as a Java Script Compressor. ( dean.edwards.name/packer/)
While there has been a lot of fan fare around Closure it is just Google's version [...]

ZillionTV will announce Monday that it has completed a deal with Paramount.
Not wanting to be the only one not at the party Paramount has agreed to a content deal with struggling ZillionTV.  Those close to the deal say that ZillionTV completed a deal which includes warrants for the later purchase of stock in ZillionTV, based [...]

So you bought Forza 3 and the graphics are amazing, the sound is stupendous, and the physics are so real they are kicking your ass. 
Let's Start with assessing which type of Driver you are:
My Controller is:
a. The Race Wheel b. The Original 360 Controller c. [...]

Now that we’re getting into the Christmas shopping season, don’t forget to buy a few items at the Old Navy scarf sale. It’s being rumored that the price will be only $1 per scarf. Talk about a budget buster, this is awesome. It hasn’t really been advertised many places, but there is definitely a sale [...]

Freeslots.com is all about free slot machines. They are one of the oldest sites (been on the Internet since 1999) like these that offer over 30+ free slots.
Some of these games include: Treasures of Egypt (freeslots.com/slot515), bonus Land, Party bonus, Fruit Smoothie, Flaming Crates, Shopping Spree and many other 5-wheel and 3-wheel slot machines. [...]

Gwen Stefani and her band "No Doubt" are suing Activision Blizzard Inc over how they appear in the game Band Here.
Band Hero is similar to Guitar Hero or Rock Band, but allows for multiple players.  A feature of the game allows you to play any song as "No Doubt" Or "Nirvana".  Gwen Stefani was less [...]

I’m not a divorce attorney or lawyer, but if I was, I’d say that all the rumors people are talking about a Peyton Manning divorce to wife Ashley Manning (Thompson) have a chance of being true.
The rationale being that there have been so many reports of a Peyton Manning divorce that there has to be [...]

Many people in the real estate industry and first-time homebuyers are probably excited to hear that the homebuyer tax credit 2010 is being extended and expanded.
People who bought their first home this year have been getting tax credits up to $8,000 which was part of the economic stimulus plan that was put into effect [...]

Jim Nance, Sportscaster for CBS will have to pay almost a Million dollars a year in alimony to his now ex-wife, as part of the divorce courts decision.  Jim Nance started dating prior to the divorce being finalized, but the Judge ruled that this was not the cause of the split and ruled no one [...]

Tim Floyd, the former USC basketball coach who was unceremoniously let go after the O.J. Mayo recruitment scandal, is making headlines again. This time though Floyd found himself in the middle of a catfight at the Morongo Casino in Cabazon, California.
Credit coach Floyd with having the wherewithal to stop the fight till security guards came [...]

Valli Girls front woman and current/former girlfriend of Dane Cook, Raquel Houghton, 28, is aiming to be the next American Idol.
There is not much out on the interwebs about her, but from her interview we’ve included below, Raquel Houghton singer reveals a little about her bio and points out that she is a waitress at [...]

Twitter Integration with Amazon makes it easier to share product links with your followers.

Dear Associate,
Today we are excited to announce the launch of a new feature called Share on Twitter. You can access Share on Twitter from the Site Stripe and post to your Twitter account from Amazon detail pages in just two clicks. [...]

While it is true that the economy is in the doldrums, at least one things is booming and that is air traffic controllers school. A recent study done by Investopedia cited that the job of “air traffic controller” was named one of the top paying jobs in the United States that didn’t require much education. [...]

Net Neutrality is one of those names like Pro-Life or Pro-Choice that at first glance seems like you should be for it at first glance.  Teleport back in time to before the debate started and ask George Washington if he his Pro-Life, I bet he will say Yes, ask him 5 minutes later if he [...]

I got to sign for a package today.  It was from ZillionTV.  No, I am not in the $99 beta.  They sent me a kind letter asking me to stop disparaging ZillionTV's Management.  I should feel bad, I mean they do have a lot of problems already,and I'm sure me sharing the truth about their [...]

Snap On tools hired a Scumbag SEO firm to send C&D's to sites who included Snap-On in the title of posts. The SEO Firm ( here to referred to as SCUMBAGs ) is attempting to get sites to remove pages that compete with Snap-on In search.
The SCUMBAGs convince companies that the easiest way to rank [...]

Forza 3 is available Tuesday October 26th, but if you need a bit of a fix before then, here is the list of cars in the games.  It is a LONG list.
Acura 2009 #9 Patrón Highcroft Racing ARX-02a 2008 #15 Lowe's Fernandez Racing ARX-01b 2008 [...]

"On October 26, 2009, your GeoCities site will no longer appear on the Web, and you will no longer be able to access your GeoCities account and file," Yahoo wrote in a statement to GeoCities users.  And so we sing….
A Long Long Time Ago…
I can still remember
How Sparkle Text Used to make me smile.
And I [...]

Lion's Gate (Lionsgate.com / NYSE:LGF) who makes up the Lion's share of gross sales on Xbox Live Video Market Place, and is one of the leaders on Apple's iTunes, and CinemaNow, has signed a deal with ZillionTV.  Lion's Gate is easily the most forward thinking of the big movie studios with regards to digital licensing.  [...]

The Plextor PX-M401U ConvertX MPEG4, USB 2.0, Digital Video Converter, was the foundation of Video Archiving at Akimbo.  In real-time you could capture any video source to a better than DVD quality at 4 megabit Mpeg4.  You could crank it to 9 if you liked but at 4 you could get better than DVD quality [...]

The pulse may be counted on the thumb side of the inside of the wrist, at the temples, the ankles, and other parts of the body where the arteries are near the surface.
The pulse shows the number of times per minute which the heart beats or pumps.
A normal pulse rate for a man is around [...]

When setting the table keep in mind how many courses there will be, and therefore, how many knives, forks, and spoons are needed. Have everything clean, and lay everything straight. Air room well. Wipe table, and if a tablecloth is used, cover table with a felt silence cloth. If a tablecloth is used, it should [...]

The semaphore is a machine with two arms which may be moved into various positions to make letters. The semaphore code shown in the accompanying picture may also be employed by a person using two flags. It is the quickest method of flag signaling but is available for comparatively short distances, seldom over a mile, [...]

"Sign" is the word used by Guides to mean any little details, such as footprints, broken twigs, trampled grass, scraps of food, old matches, etc.
Some native Indian trackers were following up the footprints of a panther that had killed and carried off a young kid. He had crossed a wide bare slab which, of rock, [...]

Pampers and Walmart have teamed up for a co-marketing campaign to promote diapers designed for sleeping babies.  I know nothing of how well the diapers work, but the twinkling stars in the ad caused me to have a severe headache in a matter of seconds.
The high contrast yellow on blue combined with the rapid flashing [...]

Dailymotion.com, one of the top 100 web sites in the world, today announced a funding round of $25 million (17 million euros). The round, led by the French Sovereign Fund (FSI) and including original investors Advent Venture Partners, AGF Private Equity, Atlas Venture and Partech International, recognizes Dailymotion's leading audience position and sustainable business model. [...]

My latest site just launched.  Instameme.com is a convergence of sites I have been working on in a small scale for a long time.  It combines the best Realtime news and discussion elements with data, images, and video.  We will be adding more ability to contribute user generated content in the next few days.  Still [...]

Rumors circulating at Digital Hollywood today say that Jack Lawrence formerly of Corgi International, and DotCast Inc, has replaced Mitch Berman as CEO of ZillionTV.
Jack Lawrence whose background is as a CFO, and according to his Linked In Profile is “Adept at merging and restructuring diverse organizations to gain efficiencies and drive profitability” , would [...]

Russian Brides, China Brides, and Indian Matrimonials are all variations on Mail order brides, or foreign brides, are considered the perfect choice for many busy men, or men who have trouble meeting women in traditional settings. But before you go off in pursuit of the right mail order bride for you, there are some things [...]

If we just admit we are heading in to a technology Duopoly split between Microsoft and Google.
Microsoft is the reigning king of the desktop, Office Automation, and all things local.  Google reigns over all things Net, Search, and Connected.  As the lines blur between the desktop, the Net, and the Cloud, the two kings will [...]

People have been arguing all week because Jason Calacanis says Angels/VCs shouldn’t do pay to pitch events.
I do consulting as a pitch coach, which is basically pitch me your idea and I’ll attack it 10 ways to Sunday so you can be ready to defend it to a bank, VC, Angel, or boss.
You can pay [...]

ZillionTV died Monday.  They may not admit it, but much like Akimbo still refuses to admit it is dead, ZillionTV just hasn’t crossed over, but it’s lying dead on the table. 
Rallied by an overhyped Ben Silva, (overhyped is the polite word for the man who claims he won 7 Emmy’s but isn’t in IMDB [...]

Cyrus Evanado, also known as Cy Style, is a Front-End Web Developer passionate about art whether it is fashion, music, or visual creativity. With the power of technology, Cyrus developed an interest and expertise in web and interactive media design and development, graphic design, motion graphics, and short animation. Cyrus will transform your project from [...]

 Differentiating between "Seeing, Dating and Just having Sex"
 Modern Dating: Hanging out with no expectations.
 
Until there is an unmistakable attraction that forms. If it is not mutual then, “hanging out” can be fraught with tension. The option to hang out instead of go out on an actual date is a safe zone, especially for women, [...]

A male friend of mine once related to me his frustrations in dating. He was in his early thirties, has a stable job making over 60k a year as an Art Director for a software company. He had a meager savings and dreams of owning his dream vintage Porsche someday. A month after breaking up with his girlfriend [...]

A High Energy Radio Frequency or HERF Gun, is a device which uses targeted Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) to disable a vehicle, electronics or communications equipment from a distance.
Building a DIY HERF Gun is not incredibly hard, building one that is portable is.  The most simple way to build a HERF gun is to use two [...]

Being a former Ohio resident.I’m familiar with the Cincinnati Bengals Battle Cry, “Who Dey? They are the Cincinnati Bengals”
So show your support and get an NFL licensed shirt for under $20.  

Or if you like something a little less under stated.

Either way these great Who Dey T-shirts show your support for the [...]

Brett Putman is a young video production professional living in San Francisco. Lately, he’s been obsessed with post-production. Although, most of his background has been in studio and field video production, while currently falling in love with After Effects. Brett hopes his profile will serve as a good example of his abilities as a video [...]

Mark Condon works as a Flash and Web Developer using PHP, and MySQL. Mark also does user interface work with JavaScript, and JavaScript libraries. He’s also developed a number of Facebook Applications in FBML, FBJS, and FBQL. Creating sites that follow the W3C Web standard while using XHTML and CSS to develop multiple sites in [...]

Growing up on a working dirt farm in Michigan, I know a thing or two about agricultural farming.  So I get a little up in arms when my friends tell me things like “The way corn is raised depletes the land in 7-10 years”.  Bull-SH**.
My family has raised Corn, Wheat, and Oats on the same [...]

4Shared.com offers free file sharing, web space, and online storage. Today they were hacked and the website can't be accessed. When you'll visit 4shared.com, you'll automatically be redirected to http://www.abcjardins.com/Hacked/ a ABCJardins site. The online file sharing and storage site can only be accessed from 4shared-china.com.
4Shared disclaimer suggest if any file is uploaded and [...]

BestBuy is giving $5000 to one lucky customer who fills out a survey about their shopping experience. 
But if you if you don’t want to buy anything, or fill out a survey you can enter by mail.
Without Purchase or Codes (Mail): Hand print your name, complete address, city, state, zip code, daytime phone number, birth [...]

Comcast has pretty good looking HD, but their Digital SD is uglier than Analog Cable was.  As Comcast moves people to the “DigitalNow” ( www.comcast.com/digitalnow ) you won’t be able to just plug a cable in to the back of your old tv and watch stations, you’ll need a Cablebox, cable tuner card, or digital [...]

As a 24 Hour Fitness member I get access to any of their locations, and they have a lot of them.  So rather than worrying if there is a Gym at the hotel I’m staying at I focus on if there is a 24 Hour Fitness Location near my hotel.
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24 [...]

If you are a Bank of America customer like me you likely have the same trouble finding locations that aren’t insanely packed, in the middle of nowhere or 300 miles away (I was in Michigan).
So instead of searching for Bank Of America Locations I have taken to understanding that $3 is not bad to use [...]

I didn’t want to believe it, but on both of my Windows 7 Build 7100 (RC not RTM) machines the latest Java Update for Sun Java is presenting the Update and forcing me to install the Bing Toolbar.  Supposedly there is supposed to be  check box and text to allow me to choose otherwise, but [...]

Rocking out to Beatles Rock Band is pretty cool, and the ability to have 3 people sing at the same time for 3 part harmonies is a great addition.  If you want the complete song list here you go.  These are the ones bundled with Beatles Rock Band, there are more for download, I’ll update [...]

Suzann Pettersen who plays on the LPGA Tour may appear in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition. Susan a Norwegian professional golfer in her home nation is also a member of the Ladies European Tour. The skirt wearing, blonde Norwegian, Suzann Pettersen swimsuit photos could release as soon as late fall while no date has officially been [...]

Today Google’s doodle entitled Unexplained Phenomenon is creating some strange trends in search.  The image links to a search for “Unexplained Phenomenon” and features a UFO beaming up an O from the Google Name.  Being the top hit for the most searched term on Google is bouncing from Site to Site as the day tracks [...]

If you want to get a jump on Windows 7 you can download it from Microsoft.   It’s a 2.24 Gig Download, so it’s not for the faint of heart, but it is a great way to try it out before it goes live.  That said, this version has a LOT of downsides since it is [...]

While the Champions Online Tutorial is Ok once, it is bit of a bore the second time through.  If you want to get through it as fast as possible this guide will get you through the tutorial in about 20 minutes.
When you enter the game after creating your character you will be dropped in to [...]

Google is going to allow other ad networks to bid for your ad space.  The change will be automatically opted in for existing AdSense users.  In theory this will raise the price of AdWords, and increase the revenue from AdSense…
More likely I expect that CPM ads designed for impression rather than Clicks which run on [...]

Windows Recycle Bin may get you out of a jam from time, to time, but occasionally you empty the bin just as you remember that there was an important document that you need to undelete.  To recover files which have been truly deleted you need a powerful Undelete program.  Norton Used to be the leader [...]

A Nuru Massage is a healthful practice which is good for stress reduction, circulation and overall well being. If the tension is relieved and the stress is released pleasure takes over. Let all your cares slip away as you relax under a talented healing touch. Soothing music, warm oil, and a soft touch will help [...]

Jarques Pretorius is a User Interface Designer based in San Francisco, CA. Currently the Lead Front-End Designer/Developer at a startup called Academia.edu which helps academics answer the question 'Who's researching what?'. A recent graduate of The Art Institute of California - San Francisco where he received a Bachelors of Science in Web Design and Interactive [...]

The Little League World Series is fast approaching, and fans are anxious to get authentic Little League World Series hats.
Fans from all 16 teams lined up outside the Little League gift shop at 9 a.m. Friday, an hour before it opened to be at the front of a line that stretched at least a quarter [...]

Raoul Ortega is 23 and currently a graphic design student at CSUS. His passions vary from design, typography, photography, music, and art. Raoul spends time doing photography and design for The New Humans an Indie band from Sacramento, CA.

1). Where did you grow up? What made it special?
I grew up in Broderick/West Sacramento, California. [...]

Betanews is reporting that you shouldn’t upgrade to Windows 7 unless you are buying a new PC.  Carmi Levy is a Troll.  His “philosophy” may have been right with Microsoft Vista, but not with Windows 7.  Windows 7 is faster, smarter and better looking than Vista, and it will run on even the lowliest of [...]

Cara Marsh works with production tasks and duties that are creative, challenging and educational using the practical application of her knowledge and experience in design. While attending The Art Institute of California - San Francisco she majored with a Bachelors of Science in Web Design and Interactive Media. Along her interactive journey she’s worked with [...]

Matt Allard works with graphic design and web design for both independent and professional clients. During that time he’s found a way to blend the arts and create a niche in the Interactive Design market, as well as gain experience in the professional arena with a highly regarded company. The work displayed in his portfolio [...]

Tom Gurka is an Interactive Designer with experience building flash websites and applications. Emphasis on front end design, but has solid knowledge of basic and advanced programming methods using AS3. Tom dreams of becoming an Interactive Art Director, winning way to many awards, and using his turntables outside of the apartment. Under COG1 he has [...]

Greg Mathews grew into technology and any part of it that he could get his hands on. Greg is going to San Jose State University and will be studying computer engineering. While creating a T-shirt business he has received a $5,000 dollar grant from SMUD to build a project he personally outlined.

1). Where did you [...]

Joseph Schmidt is dedicated to the production of clean, functional code with creative, stylish graphics to form an effective user interface. Joseph has a broad range of Internet technologies under his belt working with new JavaScript libraries, AS3, and various development platforms. Working under DHAP Digital with clients like Adobe, Scion, Toyota and countless other [...]

Cam Gigandet from Twilight and girlfriend Dominique Geisendorff take daughter Everleigh Gigandet to LA’s hippest baby store Kitson Kids. The sexy star displays his love and affection while recently finishing production on the show “The Roomate”.

Demand for quality truck driver jobs has never been greater: 70% of the nation's economy is delivered by trucks. Drivers must be able to lift 35lbs-50lbs, deliver cases with a hand truck, have strong customer service, a valid Class C drivers license with an acceptable DMV report, basic knowledge of the freeways and cities in [...]

I thought I was bad, and my mother is worse, but we are down right un-sentimental next to these people.
Hoarders: (A&E, 10/9c) First there was Intervention, then there was Obsessed, and now A&E has brought us Hoarders, another show about obsessive-compulsive behavior.
A&E delves into the world of extreme hoarding, a mental disorder marked by [...]

The PS3 Price Drop was to be expected, and brings the price closer to being where blue ray players are. 
Personally I’m more interested in the release of the PS3 Slim which will hit in time for Christmas 2009

"It has always been Sony's plan to reach the $299 price point. Sony is still operating [...]

Israel Mireles, the man accused of killing Emily Sander, a Kansas college student who led a double life as an online adult model, will face charges today.
Israel Mireles is charged with capital murder, rape and aggravated criminal sodomy in Emily Sander's death.
XYHD.tv was first to find Emily Sander’s Myspace page in 2007 when this story [...]

Slate is running an article entitled “What Ever Happened to Acid Rain” which was clearly not fact checked.  The headline grabbed me, Acid Rain was a big problem in a Transformers episode I saw as a kid, and it had me scared of clouds for months.  I was scared rain was going to have me [...]

I sat down to put my depth of Python experience in to learning Google App Engine this weekend.  And my first app http://drakaalfirst.appspot.com/ is an accelerator for my XYHD.tv Blog.  Rather than porting WordPress to run on Google, I instead built a proxy designed to take the load off of the installation. 
This does several [...]