Apple upgrades iTunes to version 4.9

If you haven't upgraded iTunes yet, click here to get the new version, which includes support for podcasts. Cool!!

A blog for the ages : PostSecret

I happened upon this site by accident and thought the idea behind it was really great - I won't ruin it by talking to much about it, but I definitely believe you should go check this site out for yourself - PostSecret. It might just change your life - no joke.

The rise of the Browncoats

For some of you this will come as no surprise - but fans of Joss Whedon's series Firefly are very persistent, and very vocal about their love of the show and it's upcoming movie incarnation, Firefly. Well, Joss is really counting on them and their support - in fact, he's directed the marketing to them specifically. Fans have been able to attend advance screenings in certain cities, screenings where they viewed a early rough cut of the film. And paid regular admission price for the priviledge. Shoot, I would have gone if I'd known they were doing these!!

Watch out, there's zombies all over the internet

Here's an interesting article written for the New York Times about zombie PC's - computers infected with a virus that makes them usable by a malicious hacker to spread spam mail or as remote computers to assist in a denial of service (DOS) attack. I think it goes without saying, but keep those anti-virus programs up to date - and don't open spam!!

Study finds people in the UK think software piracy is no big deal

Two university researchers in the United Kingdom have completed a study they've titled 'Fake Nation', about attitudes toward software piracy/downloading copyrighted material in the UK, finds that people don't see it as a crime. Not totally surprising, but interesting findings nonetheless.

Another reason to beware of pop-ups

Seems that most web browsers are vulnerable to a newly discovered exploit, described in this article from News.com. It does seem like it'd be pretty complicated to pull off, but since Internet Explorer (Windows and Mac versions), Safari, and Mozilla/Mozilla Firefox are all vulnerable it is of some concern. I'm sure Mozilla is working on a patch for it right now though, they're generally pretty good about getting patches out to prevent new browser exploits.

This sounds like fun - Monopoly Live

But I'll bet it's also tough, since it's set in London - Monopoly Live. You pick a London cab (which has a GPS device in it), and buy properties around London. Whenever cabbies take their fares to your properties, you collect rent. So the trick would be knowing which properties to buy - so people in and around London should kick ass at this game. Still could be an interesting and fun game for those of us 'across the pond'.

Want to become Batman? It'll cost you - A LOT.

Here's a fun article written for Forbes.com that lays out what it might cost in the real world to become Batman, just like in Batman Begins. The cost involved isn't for the faint of heart, but it could be achievable if you had the resources and the will to do it.

Someone set up us the bomb

The greatest meme ever, All Your Base Are Belong To Us is 5 years old this month. You can watch the Flash video that started it all here. Take off every 'Zig'!! For Great Justice!!

30 Days

Finally got a chance to watch Morgan Spurlock's new TV series 30 Days on FX, and it was really good. I can't wait for the next episode, a guy spends 30 days on anti-aging drugs. Should be very interesting.

Firefly coming to SciFi Channel

Firefly, Joss Whedon's "space western" which was cancelled before it's time will get a bit of new life on the SciFi Channel. SciFi announced they will air all 15 episodes, including the 3 that never aired - and the episodes will be shown in the correct order for the first time on TV - starting July 22nd. We've also got the movie version, Serenity, which opens on September 30th. So hopefully the movie will do well, and the reruns on SciFi will do well - and maybe the show will return for new episodes. That would be very cool!

How the Batsuit works

Here's a fun article from HowStuffWorks.com - How the Batsuit Works. It explains the new Batsuit from Batman Begins in detail, and has some production notes from Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale. Very cool!

Batman Begins - I've seen it, and it is good!

My wife and I went and saw Batman Begins last night, and I am very happy to report that it was a very good movie. Thank god, because if we'd been given another nightmare like Batman & Robin I think that the movie going public would have given up on Batman movies for good. But anyway, the smartest thing that Warner Bros. did was to put Batman in the hands of Christopher Nolan - it was a move of inspired genius on their part. Nolan has given us a complete re-imagining of the origin of Batman, showing us bits of Bruce Wayne's childhood leading up to the death of his parents and then taking us along on his journey of discovery that teaches him the things he needs to know to become the Dark Knight. The movie is darker in tone than any Batman movie since the 1989 Tim Burton version, and that is a very welcome change from the last two movies.
Christian Bale makes a perfect Bruce Wayne - haunted by his past, but determined to do what is necessary to bring his own brand of justice to the corrupt, seedy, and all too real vision of Gotham City brought to life in the film. Bale really brings amazing depth and focus to the character, which was a really great thing to see since most of the Batman movies gloss over the double life Bruce Wayne leads, and the trouble it causes him - Michael Keaton tried to bring some of that depth out in the first two movies but it generally got lost among the cool gadgets and special effects.
I could probably go on about the movie forever, but I won't - you should go and see it for yourself. If you are a Batman fan, this is the movie for you. And I for one can't wait for the next one - it's been a while since I felt that way about the Batman movies, and it's a good feeling to have again.

Emails about Britney might just be 'Toxic' (Sorry, I couldn't resist)

According to this article, Britney Spears is the #1 celebrity to be associated with virus-bearing spam email. She just edged out Bill Gates for the top spot. Here's the top ten (in descending order): Britney Spears, Bill Gates, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Osama Bin Laden, Michael Jackson, Bill Clinton, Anna Kournikova, Paris Hilton, and Pamela Anderson. So if you get email about these celebs - beware!!

Dave Chappelle met with Comedy Central execs - but still no word on when show still return

Looks like Chappelle was willing to meet with executives to discuss the return of Chappelle's Show recently, but they aren't saying anything about whether the show will return anytime soon or not. Here's a short article from USA Today about the meeting, which also mentions that the season 2 DVD collection is selling well.

This'll come as no surprise to some of you - nerds make better lovers

Yup, it's true and you can read the proof here - Nerds make better lovers. "A nerd is an excellent provider and a guy who puts you first," says E. Jean Carroll, Elle magazine's love and sex advice columnist. "He'll turn out to be a great father and a great husband." See? Proof positive, right?

Coming to a Windows PC near you - IE 7.0

Here's an article going into Microsoft's plan to roll out the new Internet Explorer 7.0 with lower priviledges enabled by default. They hope to help stop browser-based hacking by making these changes. Other changes that should ship with IE 7 are listed, like support for RSS feeds and International Domain Names (IDN). According to an article written in February, it'll only be available to Windows XP users with Service Pack 2 - so users of older Windows OS'es are out of luck I guess. Why worry - just use Firefox instead!

Proof that National Geographic has too much time on it's hands - The Science of Star Wars

If nothing else, it makes for an interesting read - How real are the alien worlds described in Star Wars? They asked two experts and got their opinions on just how believable the Star Wars galaxy is. And they have some very interesting opinions on the planets described in the movies - it's a pretty interesting article, just seems kinda weird for National Geographic. Guess it just goes to show how pervasive pop culture is in today's society.

Watch porn on your PSP - it might just happen

Looks like a couple of companies are bringing porn to the Sony PSP in Japan, looks like they'll have eight titles ready to buy starting in July. The rumor is that the discs won't actually be encoded as Region 2 (only works on Japanese and European PSPs) but will be region free meaning they would work on American PSP's also. I guess it was only a matter of time till someone decide to bring porn movies to the PSP's UMD disc - seeing as how (What should be an obvious WARNING adult content in the following links - not safe for work) Playboy has content you can download that's formatted for PSP, and there is another site out there that let's you download adult pictures and movies for the PSP.

You better be on your toes for this one

Sorry about the lack of posts lately, I've been sick and hadn't been able to really do much of anything till yesterday. Unfortunately since I had to go back to work, and my job sucks, I wasn't able to post at all yesterday. But here I am, back to post a fun little quiz for you - Guess Which Movie? Sounds easy, but it's harder than you'd think. I did OK on it, got a decent score of 205 movies right out of 239. Let's see if you can beat me - post a comment with your score!