Double My Dreamhost

Ok, what’s going on Dreamhost, you keep doubling my disk space, now I have 5.3GB. What am I going to do with all of that space? Oh, and on top of that, I get an additional 40MB/week. Ya, if you ever wondered why people loved Dreamhost, this is why.

Google Talk Beta

Today Google Talk Beta went live. What it is, right now at least, is a Jabber server that you can use to talk to your friends, but without a lot of functionality outside of voice and text chat. In addition to the text chat it provides, it also has voice capability that is similar to what Skype offers. So, right now, that is really how I think of the app; a Skype competitor.

For me, this new tool from Google doesn’t offer me much more functionality that I can’t already get elsewhere. I think that they will need to get something in it that will really convince people that it isn’t just another IM client to use. I already use AIM and MSN, there is no need for me to get on Google Talk or Jabber. I guess only time will tell on whether or not the tool will provide any serious utility to the average IM user. Right now it’s too young to be of any use to the day to day IM user. But, knowing Google, they will improve it and it will have that one “must have” function that no other client has. What that is, I have no idea and if it will be worth using is anybody’s guess.

The Internets Found Me In A Frat

Facebook LocationWell, it appears that I have found my way into that fraternity that I always wished I’d never live in. Or something… I wish it just said “From a residential location.” But, stockpiled away in the annals of brotherhood within the deepest trenches of fraternal knowledge is a book on how to hax the interwebs. So, armed with this knowledge they took the world by force and will conquer us all one IP address at a time! Because it looks like those frat boys haxed the facebook internets! This must be their platform on which they will rule us all. Oh, noes!

Dave Matthews Band at the Gorge

IMG_0280 Last night Jamie, Kevin, Ash, and myself made the trek to Central Washington to see the Dave Matthews Band preform at the Gorge Amphitheatre. I had never been to the Gorge before to see a concert and in addition to that, the last time I saw DMB was when I was a Junior/Senior (I can’t remember which) in high school. But, needless to say, I am huge fan of the band. I think I own all of the CDs and DVDs that they’ve put out. So, ya, I’m addicted to this group and seeing them live is always a treat. Continue reading “Dave Matthews Band at the Gorge”

Podcasting

I’m sure many of you have heard about podcasting and know what it is. If you have not, check this out. In short, it is like radio but in digital format which you can take with you. Now, I never really thought too much about podcasting. To me, it was just another one of those hot buzz words that people on the web were using. I mean, you know something is a buzz word when it makes it to CNN. What I’ve never understood is why people make their podcasts. I know it’s hard enough to get noticed on the web, but what makes podcasting any different? Is there a difference? Continue reading “Podcasting”