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6th
Aug

Windows 7 Surfaces On TechNet! Download Ahoy!

Posted by Bradley under BREAKING, Technology

Windows 7 RTM has shown up on Microsoft TechNet.

Go get it if you have a TechNet subscription!

http://technet.microsoft.com/

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10th
Jun

Microsoft’s Kudo Tsinoda Says Expect “Project Natal” In Calendar Year 2009 On Jimmy Fallon

Posted by Bradley under BREAKING, Technology, Television, Video Games

On Jimmy Fallon tonight (June 11, 2009) Microsoft’s Kudo Tsinoda said Xbox 360 could be getting motion control ala Project Natal by calendar year 2009.

Does this mean Microsoft’s game-changing technology would be available for the Holiday season?

More info on Project Natal at Engadget:

http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/microsofts-project-natal-demo-video-has-us-jumping-with-anticip/

[IMG via Engadget.com]

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4th
May

Download Windows 7 Release Candidate Now, It’s Free Until June 1, 2010

Posted by Bradley under BREAKING, Technology

Microsoft has posted the download link for Windows 7 Release Candidate.

The next generation operating system is free until June 1, 2010 after which time the Release Candidate will expire and you have to buy Windows 7 for real.

Free is good.

Keep in mind this is Release Candidate software says Microsoft:

This is pre-release software, so please read the following to get an idea of the risks and key things you need to know before you try the RC.

Vista may you die a miserable death. (And you Windows XP holdouts too.)

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx

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4th
Mar

BREAKING: NIN/Janes Addiction To Play Starlight May 27!

Posted by Bradley under BREAKING, Music, Personal

Just announced!

Trent Reznor and Janes Addiction will perform at Starlight Theatre on May 27!

From NIN.com:

Here’s what we can tell you so far:

Fri-May-08 West Palm Beach, FL [Cruzan Amphitheatre]
Sat-May-09 Tampa, FL [Ford Amphitheatre]
Sun-May-10 Atlanta, GA [Lakewood Amphitheatre]
Thu-May-14 Albuquerque, NM [Journal Pavilion]
Fri-May-15 Phoenix, AZ [Cricket Wireless Pavilion]
Sat-May-16 Chula Vista, CA [Cricket Wireless Amphitheater]
Mon-May-18 Las Vegas, NV [The Pearl]
Wed-May-20 Irvine, CA [Verizon Wireless Amphitheater – Irvine Meadows]
Fri-May-22 Mountain View, CA [Shoreline Amphitheatre]
Tue-May-26 Englewood, CO [Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre]
Wed-May-27 Kansas City, MO [Starlight Theatre]
*** Fri-May-29 Chicago, IL [Charter One Pavilion] NINE INCH NAILS Only
Sat-May-30 Noblesville, IN [Verizon Wireless Music Center]
Sun-May-31 Clarkston, MI [DTE Energy Music Theatre]
Tue-Jun-02 Toronto, ON [Molson Amphitheatre]
Wed-Jun-03 Darien Lake, NY [Darien Lake Amphitheatre]
Fri-Jun-05 Camden, NJ [Tweeter Center At The Waterfront]
Sat-Jun-06 Holmdel, NJ [PNC Bank Arts Center]
Sun-Jun-07 Wantagh, NY [Nikon at Jones Beach Music Theater]
Tue-Jun-09 Columbia, MD [Merriweather Post Pavilion]
Wed-Jun-10 Burgettstown, PA [Post-Gazette Pavilion]
Fri-Jun-12 Charlotte, NC [Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre]

See you there!

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7th
Jan

BREAKING: Trent Reznor Releases 400 Gigabytes Of HD Tour Footage

Posted by Bradley under BREAKING, Music

Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails has just released over 400 gigabytes of high definition Lights In The Sky tour footage via torrents.

Go get it!

(And melt your hard drive.)

http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?18,378166

[IMG via alfo23's Flickr]

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25th
Nov

YouTube Goes Widescreen: Indie Filmmakers Rejoice!

Posted by Bradley under BREAKING, Technology

Google-owned YouTube.com has launched widescreen video playback on its video sharing website today.

Finally!

Could HD be next?  This has all but paved the way…

http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=0i22UDAOfj8

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23rd
Sep

Adobe Unveils CS4

Posted by Bradley under BREAKING, Personal, Technology

That’s Creative Suite 4 for you non-geeks.

Master Collection will set you back a paltry $2,499.

Time to refinance. :)

It’s rumored native x64 bit compatibility has made it into this release.  That means each application can use more than 3 gigs of RAM.  Ooh, sweet, sweet RAM.

Except on OSX — you fail.

http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/

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9th
Sep

Steve Jobs And The Amazing Technicolor iPods

Posted by Bradley under BREAKING, Technology

Umm.  My brain hurts.

Steve Jobs shit out some new iPods and a new iTunes today.

Yawn.

At least there’s a sexy new iPod Touch.

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipod?mco=MTE3MDk

[IMG via apple.com]

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