The Christmas news used to be about the iTunes Music Store, and it went like this: Lots of kids got iPods as Christmas gifts, and then they went crazy downloading music. Now, it’s not just music. According to mobile analytics company Flurry, iTunes Store downloads for the iPod Touch leapt almost 1000% on December 25th. That indicates that a lot of kids found iPod Touches under the tree this year.
- Matt G
from Bookmarklet
What web apps/services have impressed you the most this year? What ones have you used the most? What new apps have been added to your regularly-used list?
What apps or services would you like to see do well in 2010? What would you like to see change in 2010? What apps have been disappointing or feel they deserve to do better next year? #oftheyear#2009
- Kol Tregaskes
In terms of iPhone apps -- MagicSleep.
- Miss Elle
Well I'm, of course, going to say FriendFeed has had a good year - though the FB buy-out make a huge dent. If I think back to last year and what I wasn't using that I am now then Twitter had improved a lot, particularly with the Twitter Lists, which were long overdue. Chrome has become my default browser - I hardly touch Firefox and IE could easily be uninstalled if I could.
- Kol Tregaskes
Google Wave was impressive but it needs some serious optimisation and made a lot easier to use. Hopefully next year we'll see some improvements introduced. Groups would be the biggest new feature for me. Facebook is getting used more but it needs a lot more FriendFeed-esque features.
- Kol Tregaskes
A tie: Wordpress and Friendfeed. Just hope Friendfeed can stay cutting edge.
- laosan
Friendfeed and reddit seem to be doing well, with a clean and clear text interface...
- TrafficBug
Web apps... Google Wave was a disappointment. Can't really say I have a use for it. Friendfeed had a great year and is my most used web app. Part of what has made friendfeed great for me has been AJ's clean widescreen theme and Micah's huge collection of Greasemonkey scripts. I don't think friendfeed would be quite as enjoyable without them. On the desktop...There is a small,...
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- April Russo (app103)
I still believe Google Wave is exactly what I need for project discussion, support or training that works live and over time and that can stay available through time as new people join in etc. Or a family network thing... Best elements of irc/chat with the best elements of forum/wiki - the potential is there but it was never meant to be a social network, but a work tool/platform. Alas getting the people I collaborate with on Wave will be another thing.
- Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)
Reddit, news.yc, pinboard.in, and Grooveshark
- Itachi
I see Google Wave as a new form of email, and your Google Wave address should be protected as much as you'd protect your email address (there are some privacy concerns with making it public) Wave would be great if the kind of email you send and receive would be improved by the extra functionality it provides, but most of the email correspondence I receive is just newsletters and alerts,...
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- April Russo (app103)
Bespin hands down. Integral component in replacing desktop apps.
- raphaeL
I'm sure Google Wave will have better year next year.
- Kol Tregaskes
I can't live without KatMouse now that I am used to it.
- Matt G
Evernote is the biggest new app added to my stable in 2009. And I actually pay for the premium service. SHOCKING.
- LANjackal
In the sense that it has helped me access many services in one and like those hits that appear by December and go straight to the top of the charts, I have to say, Google Chrome but with extensions. Believe me I am really sorry to accept this fact. I would prefer some top 5 or top 10 kind of poll :)
- Carlos Lorenzo
Kol KatMouse isn't new but its new for me. Whatever your mouse is on you can scroll. ie you don't have to click on the box to scroll. Kicks arse.
- Matt G
Feedly, posterous, threadsy, and friendfeed, of course.
- Michael Fidler
twilio is very cool. I have not use it yet but I like it. I will use
- KeremTiryaki
threadsy, posterous, and seesmic (via web) most used. Wave is most impressive but have not been able to implement the way I want. I believe we haven't seen full potential yet. Next year fo-shur. Feedly is reader of choice and Lazyfeed is gaining to give me whats up.
- amarquart
Seesmic Desktop is good but he latest version is way to buggy to use so I'm currently using TweetDeck but I'm only using either one (well at least a lot more) because of Twitter Lists.
- Kol Tregaskes
Evernote Premium and Flickr Premium I still pay for so they must get a mention. But definitely Friendfeed and Twitter.
- Mathew A. Koeneker
I would say Evernote, Dropbox , Feedly and of course Friendfeed. IN the past 3 months I have used the first 2 and just amazed at how I did work before. I am looking for Lazyfeed and posterous to be huge for me next year as I learn how to use them the best. For the iphone I say biteSMS, Cycorder and Pixelpipe have been big for me along with Shazaam. Also, cinch will be huge for me next year.
- Amani
Bandcamp.com This site is a godsend to musicians and also very good for music fans (the latter because it offers a large choice of file formats to buy in and also makes it easy to embed music and share via social media).
- Spidra Webster
It's not really a web-app (at least not how I use it), but at least a cloud-app: Evernote. It has definitely changed my life for the better. I have also been very impressed with the Mozilla Bespin demo I saw.
- Meryn Stol
Well on the iPhone: Tweetie, Yelp, Ustream Live Broadcaster, Pandora, Snapture, ShopSavvy, Remember The Milk, Shazam, RedLaser, Read It Later, Kinndle App from Amazon, Barns and Noble E-Reader, Kayak.com app, BNO, Bible app, and one of the newest apps I just found last night is a guide for the game FallOut 3.
- Colide81 (James)
Online apps that I find I like are well ofcourse FriendFeed, Pandora.com, itunes, twitter, firefox, stumble upon the service and the toolbar, evernote, and much more. Also just to add one more thing to the list of my favorite iphone apps, I have started using eBay to check diferent auctions that I have been running to keep track of bidding prices, and questions bidders may ask me. I also love the Tumblr app.
- Colide81 (James)
Rochelle, you're the one who brought it downstairs last night for some reason.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Looking around, I think I'm gonna have to risk a Wal-Mart run for more gift bags. We'll up the ante by doing it on the bicycle. In the rain. That's Christmas!
- Chris Baskind
Because I am alpha male, I wrapped 4 prior to today. You may kiss the ring.
- Bruce Lewis
from fftogo
I got you beat on the stereotyping - I have to go out today and buy most of those things that will be wrapped. Snowstorm kinda socked it to me.
- jcunwired
Wait....Presents? For Audrey's first Christmas?
- Matthew DeVries
Isn't that why couples have children - to play with their holiday toys?
- jcunwired
.... *double checks for boobs* Yep, still got them.... *hides wrapping paper and tape sitting beside her*
- Alix Whitmire
OK, there's a break in the weather, and into the hell which is Wal-Mart I go. Wish me luck, fellow procrastinators. This could be my final transmission. ;-)
- Chris Baskind
But they're truncated, even in the middle of a link.
- raphaeL
I'd presume they're truncated at a total length of 140chars. The new twitter RT has the "RT @name" in metadata, which is translated on import. FriendFeed need to fix the max length of a tweet.
- guruvan (Rob Nelson)
As the Rolf Harris song goes, Santa's reindeer cannot cope with the heat so he has six large white kangaroos, or boomers, pull his sleigh across Australia.
- Mellissa
from Bookmarklet
The one in the foreground has a red nose!! That could come in handy.
- Matt G
hmmm, they say only males carry albino gene... wonder whether it is same for humans?
- A.T.
I am going to debone chicken wings and stuff them for Christmas lunch, oh and then coat them and deep fry them. I havent worked out the stuffing yet. I'm thinking it should be a crowd pleaser!
I just can't do it anymore myself. I'm looking for folks to start a group, party up, and avoid having to deal with these idiots on Xbox Live. Just can't do it anymore.
- Fleagle
Oh I won't be using the mic and headphones when I'm on Xbox Live. I don't get that with PC games and I don't want on consoles either. ;-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Being pwned by 10 year olds is part of the fun. As long as there is no voice chat. I was the best in my clan on Combat Arms but I refused to tell them how old I was. It was fun being part of the clan with the kids though.
- Matt G
Fleagle: I don't really play online that much (plus I have a ps3 not 360) otherwise I'd join you. :)
- Amy
That's probably why you don't play online much. ; )
- Jerry Perez
*Says the guy with his 2nd broken Xbox.
- Jerry Perez
No, it's coz I frequently find myself swearing like a trooper and would probably get kicked off servers and suchlike. Plus, the times I've played things like Little Big Planet I've had idiots trying to drag our team of 3 players into 4 player areas and whatnot. People are kinda stupid.
- Amy
Is this the lost city of Atlantis? Grainy images released showing city-like structures beneath the Caribbean Sea
| Mail Online - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news...
"A group of 'undersea archaeologists' have become the latest to claim they have uncovered the lost city of Atlantis. The scientists - who have refused to identify themselves - have released a series of images taken beneath the Caribbean. They insist the snaps show what appear to be the ruins of a city that could pre-date Egypt's pyramids, which appeared after 2600BC."
- RAPatton
from Bookmarklet
the researchers go out of their way to say it is not atlantis, but i posted because this is the first time i've seen photos
- RAPatton
Hoax. I think that this area would have been extensively surveyed by oil companies (and others) before now. I hope I am wrong though.
- Matt G
"Psychologists in the UK have discovered the best way to get that annoying Christmas carol out of your head. They also found that 'earworms', unwanted catchy tunes that repeat in your head, are often greater in length and are remembered for longer than our auditory memory capacity was previously thought to allow. The research, by Philip Beaman and Tim Williams of the University of Reading, appears in an upcoming edition of the British Journal of Psychology ."
- Matt G
from Bookmarklet
""To strengthen cyber safety this Government will introduce legislative amendments to the Broadcast Services Act to require all ISPs to block material rated refused classification that is hosted on overseas servers and therefore not subject to the existing take-down regime.""
- Matt G
from Bookmarklet
"What we're talking about is a filter that can only intercept accidental access to prohibited material," he said. "Any motivated user will be able to get around it, it will be quite easy, so who is this being targeted at?"
- Matt G
Oliver MacColl, the acting national director of lobby group GetUp!, says Senator Conroy's firewall plan hands control of the internet to "the moral minority". "It was through public complaints mechanisms like the one Mr Conroy is proposing that classic literature such as The Catcher in the Rye, Ulysses and The Story of the Kelly Gang were once banned in Australia," he said.
- Matt G
"Leon Deschamps, 32, said he wants to show that the sharks are not merely blood thirsty killing machines and was prepared to put his own life at risk to prove it. The conservationist from Shark Bay in Western Australia - said people perceive all sharks to be the same and that tiger sharks are victims as a result. e fear tiger sharks because we do not understand them," he said. "They are lumped into the same group as great whites and bull sharks, just because they are a type of shark, but their feeding and predation habits are completely different. "We must be more species specific when we talk about sharks. I want to bring the animals into the public arena, educate people so that they know they are not blood thirsty killing machines. "Tiger sharks are not constantly aggressive. And now people can see that, after I threw myself into the middle of a feeding frenzy."
- RAPatton
from Bookmarklet
If he had faith in his non-agressive hypothesis he would have been in the water with them. Tiger sharks are agressive by nature, though I am not saying they particularly seek out humans.
- Matt G
Look at me, look at me, I'm on a dead whale! Doing the bill dance, feeling the flow.
- RAPatton
from iPhone
I can't download these in Australia, they may be available in other countries (other than US), I'm not sure. That spoils my plans for Christmas morning!
- Matt G
from Bookmarklet
"The two children chosen to front Richard Dawkins’s latest assault on God could not look more free of the misery he associates with religious baggage. With the slogan “Please don’t label me. Let me grow up and choose for myself”, the youngsters with broad grins seem to be the perfect advertisement for the new atheism being promoted by Professor Dawkins and the British Humanist Association. Except that they are about as far from atheism as it is possible to be. The Times can reveal that Charlotte, 8, and Ollie, 7, are from one of the country’s most devout Christian families."
- Glenn Slaven
from Bookmarklet
Wouldn't the fact that they are from a devout Christian family actually be better for the message?
- Brian Sullivan
Not sure how, they aren't being 'left to choose' ,they're being raised Christian, and yet at least look happy. Not sure that's the message Dawkins wanted
- Glenn Slaven
Isn't the ad directed at Christian (or other religious) parents? Shouldn't the kids being displayed represent their children?
- Brian Sullivan
Many children look and act happy before they realize that Santa Claus doesn't really exist...
- Jemm
Kids that age don't really get the idea of a deity anyway. Just like they don't get that Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny don't really exist. Parents can teach children this young to say certain common phrases of their particular religious beliefs, but until the children are a bit older they're just parroting their parents anyway.
- Jason, Queazy
what? no Santa? liar - the Grinch must have put you up to saying that . . .
- William Harryman
LOL. Also, if the guy didn't want his kids on a bumper sticker promoting religious choice, he shouldn't have put his children's pictures in a stock photo gallery.
- Jason, Queazy
BTW, atheist or not, this phrase should irk parents: “The message is that the labelling of children by their parents’ religion fails to respect the rights of the child and their autonomy. We are saying that religions and philosophies — and ‘humanist’ is one of the labels we use on our poster — should not be foisted on or assumed of young children.” Children this age are not and should...
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- Jason, Queazy
i'll still love my kids just the same no matter how their beliefs eventually shake out.
- Joe Silence
My headline would be "One of England's most devout Christian families pimps images of their children to atheist movement"
- Matt G
People, Dawkins is a Humanist, not an Atheist. He says so himself. And why pass judgment on anyone involved. Maybe this "devout Christian family" knew the marketing agency or even the designer.
- Kevin L
to alot of the Ultra-Right Super Christians of my acquaintance (i live in Texas, they're like mosquitoes here), there's no difference between a Humanist and an Atheist. alot of them also believe global warming is a myth.
- Joe Silence
I do have a spiteful jealous of your new feature button though Robert. Hey did you Check out the list tag cloud prototype I emailed you?
- Mark Essel
from iPhone
I see it on mine now, and realize I have not been ReTweeted, yet.
- Rubin
yes, since nov 10 - the retweet feature was temporarily disabled last week but it's finally back!
- barbarars
Yeah, I too got a punch of erecting self-esteem when found that I was A Chosen One Among Others )) being a beta-tester for a new Twitter feature. And now seriously - good idea, and good implementation. Everything is done stylish, keeping minimalistic Twitter spirit. As for me personally, RT timilines will be my must-read Twi-parts from now on as I find there a lot of interesting and useful links or ideas I would surely miss without this feature.
- massagin
Have it but doesn't appear to function if viewing tweets within a list.
- Dana Fosburgh
Have #NewRTs back on as well, still don't like them -> http://bit.ly/wTX4b I'll have to make a mock-up of what the feature should have looked like.
- Alex Schleber
it does-but im not sure why they didnt let us make comments- thats the good stuff
- Elizabeth Beskin
Elizabeth: I disagree. If Twitter had comments it would be like Facebook or FriendFeed. It would also get very noisy very quickly and one thing I like about Twitter is that I control everything that appears in my streams. Adding comments would change that radically.
- Robert Scoble
Domain Owners! Talk to me! What I want: to register a domain. (at a decent price) To have a tumblr site that uses that domain name. So not so much hosting but parking? (is that right?) Where do I go? I need names people! (oh and thank you :) )
Yes, the interface and the advertisements. I see both of them seldom enough that I haven't bothered to actually switch, but whenever I encounter one or the other I consider it.
- s t e v e
I've been very happy with 1&1 (1and1.com)--decent domain prices, no sexist ads, autorenewal of domains with advance notice, and I don't think they build "parking pages" full of ads.
- Walt Crawford
I use http://domainsite.com for mine. Not the cheapest but I've never had an issue with them, have been able to reach them on the phone, and they have an integrated Google Apps setup if you want it.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
"SCIENTISTS have found that - just like some people - fiddler crabs will exchange favours for sex. Male crabs will protect a female neighbour but do so partly in exchange for sex."
- Matt G
from Bookmarklet
Intriguing. I had an ex-girlfriend who operated like this. Perhaps she was a descendant!
- Con Christopoulos
I'm thinking about crab jokes but that would be to easy!
- Matt G
from iPod
"A Sicilian builder transferred from prison to house arrest tried to get himself locked up again to escape arguments with his wife at home, Italian media reported Thursday."
- Matt G
from Bookmarklet
That is amazing. Really!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He had done time, so he new what it was like in there and after going back to his wife, he wanted to go back to jail!!!!! That is brilliant. Hhahahahahahahaha.!!!!
- Con Christopoulos
I wouldn't have posted this if I knew u had new gf! No I would have.
- Matt G
from iPod
"STUNG by the economic crisis, a brothel in Berlin has leapt on the "green" bandwagon and is offering discounts to clients who can prove they arrived by public transport or bicycle - with some success."
- Matt G
from Bookmarklet
Yeah, but have they found out a bio-friendly way of getting rid of all those rubber condoms?
- Con Christopoulos
I "recycle" them by tearing them into 3 sections and let my cockatoo chew them up a section at a time. She loves tearing the pages out.
- Lindsay is in 20-ten
I am so happy about this. There is no reason it should be pitch black at 7 in the morning every day.
- Curtiss Grymala
No worries Alex, but it's my turn to be pedantic. It's Daylight Saving. No "s". Grammatically, a parallel phrase could be Sunshine Conserving Time. :)
- Micah Wittman
I like Daylight Savings Time, since I'm not a morning person, I prefer it to be daylight at 7-9pm at night. :)
- Ray Cromwell
Does this mean I get an extra hour of sleep in the morning, at first? And I thought the US was going to do away with daylight savings. What happened to that?
- Miss Elle
I'd be happy if we just kept it one way or another. Figure out which one is better and stick to it. :)
- Matt Mastracci
Totally with you on this, Alex. Only problem is, my cat, Simon, doesn't grok the whole DST...in fact, the last several years, he's tried to "spring forward" another hour in the fall. :-/
- vicster is...
Where I come from, if there is is a more controversial topic than religion or politics it's daylight savings! We don't have it in my state (Qld) and the other major states in Australia do. Which means if you deal with businesses in other states, you need to answer the phone etc. for an extra hour every day. I want daylight savings! By the way the sun rises here at approx. 4.00 am.
- Matt G
Since it bears on the conversation here: It was (R?) senators who pushed back DST a few weeks for the Golf industry a few years ago. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... Unintended consequence: Halloween gains 1 hour! Hehehe
- Alex Schleber
Simon, sent. 4 more. I guess you guys will have to have for Google to sent out the invites.
- Kol Tregaskes
Can I have one please Kol? uyguremre at gmail.com
- Emre Uyguroglu
It should also be noted, if you guys aren't already aware, that the invites don't immediately appear. It can take anywhere from a couple days to a couple weeks to actually receive your invite after you've been "nominated."
- Curtiss Grymala
You got two screens happening!? To a technophobe like me, that is like, WOW!!
- Con Christopoulos
I've got two computers on the desk at the moment which is silly but I just wanted to get it going. So the two screens are connected to different computers. I am thinking about hooking up the two screens to one computer, it is really easy and its free software to.
- Matt G
from email
The Great Google Wave invite thread. Anyone who wants an invite post your Gmail address here and anyone who has invites available please use to invite the people on this list. There are also a bunch of requests in the Invites group here: http://friendfeed.com/invites
I have a few but holding them for a few people who have already asked me. I'm at kolint [at] googlewave [dot] com btw. A pain I know but if you can, could you update your comment when you have an account or just delete your comment. Ta! :-) EDIT: Try this site for invites: http://googlewaveinvites.com/
- Kol Tregaskes
Are people on this list getting invites or at least been told they have an invite on the way? You might have to be patient, it could take a long time for one to come through.
- Kol Tregaskes
Adam, yep agree. Maybe because I did that (month ago though) helped me get mine through from Vijay so quickly!
- Kol Tregaskes
@Kol, the invitation process seems to be based on nominations. For example, everytime someone nominates/invites you, you get bumped up the queue for an account until you're at the top and you get sent an invite by the team
- Ysabel Legaspi
Ysabel, ah I see, So lots of people must have nominated me. Darn, so a few users I have nominated could be waiting a looooong time. :-(
- Kol Tregaskes
if that voting system is right I'm very annoyed. I asked for an invite months ago, now all the numpties are all over it I'm not going to get a look in. It's like I've been sat at the front of a shop queue and everyone's just walking right past me into the shop. I am British but I detest both queuing and waiting, so this is pretty tough going
- Toby Graham
Like most other people, yesterday I wasn't aware of that I «needed» a Google Wave invitation this badly...but now I am!!! quackofdawn at gmail dot com
- Quackofdawn
Please I want a invite :( jesi.nieves at gmail
- Jesi
from iPod
neternity@gmail.com and i promise to send a wave of 100,901 twitter followers to your doorstep each of whom will have averaged 1 tweet in their existence - this might not get me an invite but surely it will get some notice - must have that something special - my google wave invite special sauce ingredient is twitter juice PS Not to be construed as an offer, not valid in any of the 53 US states, do not try this at home, caution: contents are hot.
- Ross Button
Anyone have already a wave invite?. I'm a developers anxious to take a look at wave. jmiguel.rodriguez at gmail.com . Thank you very much in advanced!
- jmiguel rodriguez
trentono gmail com...thanks in advance, mysterious stranger...
- Trent Olson
lol at this point i gotta think that by the time an invite makes it this far down the list i may already be at the top of the official invite list but doesn't hurt to try right? marco [dot] nunez @ gmail - thanks!
- Marco(aureliusmaximus)
I'm also trying. As Marco said, it doesn't hurt :) iamclem at gmail. thanks!
- Clément Simon
Hello, I would love to have a google wave invite too. ilteris@gmail.com thanks!
- ilteris
Oops! You said gmail address: marybaumcreative (at) gmail. Although I run marybaum@marybaum.com through gmail servers too.
- MaryB, BrandingBroadOfFF
from email
louisrbourque@gmail.com - an invite would be greatly appreciated, and I'll pass it on! Thanks
- Louis Bourque
from iPod
can you send me invite for google wave to i.igors (at) gmail (dot) com
- Igor Krstev
If any kind soul has an invite to spare, it would be gratefully received and shared on once GOOG get around to inviting me in. :-) The key piece of information belatedly being andy.bold@gmail.com kthxbai
- Andy Bold
Looking for one myself at alexscrivener (at) gmail (dot) com
- Alex Scrivener
I'd love an invite. I was sort of expecting to get one from Google, as I have been in all of their other betas, but to no avail :( carlton.prest@gmail.com
- Carlton Prest
Plesae send an invite! jwatson820@gmail.com
- Jonna Watson
damn, the pretty please guy will get one for sure, that steve guy @hotmail.com is likely last on the list - but we all will get one if that scobilizer guy notices that we are all here and asking and so cul cuz we are all on friendfeed - maybe if we twitter too it might help - hello google !!!!
- Ross Button
how do we know which ones are sent? I'm just doing my own thread.
- raphaeL
I've been too busy to get on FF the last few days....figures something important happening and I missed it! I knew about Google Wave but didn't know there would be a thread to post a request. In any case, better late than never, I'd love an invite at madeliene2007 at gmail.com. :)
- Bonnie Foster
I've been on Twitter all day trying to get one, I'd love it if my day can end by me finally getting an invitation :) I'll be sure to send some invites to other people in this thread! andryou@gmail.com
- andryou
re.renus@gmail.com somebody please send me a invitation... ^_^ : )
- Emad
wimmulder@gmail.com. Am really excited to try this out for a collaborative research project I'm working on. Hoping someone has an invite to spare!
- Wim Mulder
giuliocc@gmail.com . Keen to see if we can shake M$'s cage about messaging and collaboration.
- Giulio Campobassi
Would love an invite - jonathonc at gmail.com
- Jonathon
VitaArdiyana (at) gmail (dot) com, Thanks before Kol. I will delete my comment when i have my google wave account.
- Vimala Vita
Just digging into the comments now but let me begin by saying that you did an incredible job with this thread Kol, 473 (474 after I post) comments!
- Nicholas Kreidberg
Google Wave : Could anyone invite me ? : jean.charles.blondeau[at]gmail.com Thanks
- Jean-Charles
System Messages Invite Status: 17559 invite requests in the system. 7 invites confirmed as received by requester. 199 invites claimed as sent from giver.
- oliv21
How does anyone know if someone has already been invited? You could go back and edit your comment when you receive an invitation, but since that takes days, it could be ages before you know.
- marziah
I've not even had a nomination, RK. At google dot com I'm suezanne , in the event anyone wants to make a nomination. I've asked before on friendfeed. It's kind of humiliating to beg.
- SuezanneC Baskerville
i have decided that if i do indeed get an invite, i will decline, forward my gmail account to windows live and put ie back as my default browser and i will bing it
- Ross Button
@Ross: why punish yourself for something you didn't do? :)
- François Dongier
I just want some google love; just like the rest of us do; but n,o they wave at us as they have their private, invite only party; thumb to nose, fingers a waving - that's the google wave; we need a tshirt
- Ross Button
al86shaw@gmail.com :) Not expecting anything, but thanks anyway!
- Giraffes Up In The AIr
Send to me plz ,,, mxina.com {a} gmail {dot} com
- Mohammad Sharifi
Has anyone received their invite? I haven't yet.
- Rodrigo
from email
I'd love an invite to Google Wave pls. non-geeky bf got one before me! that's just not cricket.. hehe :) icetigerza (at) gmail
- Kim
Hello, if there's any invite left, you'll make me more than happy ;-) matthieu.beauval [at] gmail [dot] com, thank you !
- matthieu beauval
If there are still invites left daryl@learnscape.com.au
- Daryl Hunt on FF
Of all the people posting here the chances of me getting an invite are slim but I'm still willing to try. If someone wants to shoot an invite over to jcallahan126@gmail.com I'd REALLY appreciate it.
- John
from iPhone
Aww Did I miss the Wave of invites? Come on Kol... Hook me up! :)
- Walt Ruppar
It looks like it, although you might be able to use the hyperlink on the front of the Wave homepage to request an invitation, if it's still available.
- Tyson Key
Google Wave Anybody? I needz one plz... walt {dot} ruppar {at} gmail [dot] com
- Walt Ruppar
from iPhone
I'll give this a try: j.linkola at gmail - anyone have invites left?
- Jussi Linkola
Anyone can provide a Google Wave invite? bmtrocks@gmail.com
- Brian
Hi guys I realy Waiting impatiently, but still have no invite... can anybody sent me invite please please simplisityzehra@gmail.com thanks in advance
- Zehra
firatdemirel at gmail.com just needs an invite for Gwave. Thanks.
- Fırat DEMİREL
Does anyone have an invite to share? Can you send it to v9y.rec at gmail.com please? Thanks.
- Vinay | विनय
Can somebody send an ivitation to terror@gmail.com . Thanks in advance.
- Yiğit
Please send an invitation to me at trivedi.knz@gmail.com. I got tired waiting.
- Kandarp Trivedi
I'll be glad to invite others on this thread once I get mine. Thanks in advance.. Keep the thread alive.
- Kandarp Trivedi
rodgerdb@gmail.com ha oh man am I late to this thread =( Here's to hoping!
- Rodger Ballard
really need one, would be so grateful thacker90184@gmail.com
- brandon
I want Google Wave invite too, please sent it to: ric4p5 {at} gmail [dot] com Thanks
- jose manuel
If anyone has invites, could I have one please? tekked - gmail.com
- TechKid
allanbesselink<at>gmail<dot>com ... please!
- Allan Besselink
I'll wager that some of the folks on this list have received their invite by now, or no longer want one - I have 16 invitations at this instant. It's probably easier for me if you DM.
- SuezanneC Baskerville
fifiquimbo(at)gmail(dot)com. I would love one, thanks!
- Fifi Quimbo
I have 8 invites to Google Wave, if someone is interested, please DM with e-mail address. Ciao, Andrea
- Andrea Romoli
"So I decided to apply my powerful brain to the problem, and find out what Windows 7 would mean for you, the average user. With only pre-release versions and betas available for download, to get a copy of the actual release version, I had to turn to eBay, where leaked copies have shown up recently. $150 and two days later, a package of bubble wrapped, technological delights arrived on my doorstep. I giddily tore open the packaging to reveal the contents"
- Travis Koger
from Bookmarklet
I assume you are not talking about *YOUR* copy of Win 7 Travis? But instead this is a quote from the article right? =P
- Matt G
The European Parliament has given the green light for member states to cut persistent file-sharers off from the net. It has dropped an amendment to its Telcoms Package which would have made it hard for countries to cut off pirates without court authority. It follows pressure from countries keen to adopt tough anti-piracy laws. The French government has just approved plans which could see pirates removed from the net for up to a year. The UK's file-sharing policy is also likely to include a clause about disconnecting persistent offenders. The European Parliament was originally opposed to such legislation, claiming internet access was a basic human right. An amendment to its forthcoming telecoms legislation was designed to protect citizen's rights to internet access.
- Travis Koger
from Bookmarklet
So, yet again, it appears that lobbyists cash has more influence over policy than common sense. I'm not endorsing the sharing of pirated software/games/movies but cutting people off completely is not the right approach. Tiered levels of bandwidth reduction down to a 128kb speeds would quickly discourage the vast majority of offenders.
- Andrew Terry
Yep and yet again it shows that politicians are just corrupt greedy idiots. I just love the two sided approach by Brown and Mandelson, one says that Internet Access is as basis a human right as Gas and Water etc, the other says that you will be cut off from that 'right' if you do something that a private company who have likely illegally obtained information about a 'persistent' offender by breaking privacy laws etc says. Of course no one other than pirates are concerned about this right?
- Travis Koger
I am not a pirate either Andrew and don't agree with it myself, but they are just stupid to take this line. Again it shows how little the government actually understands how technology *really* works, even with their overpriced 'consultants' advising them of the direction they should take.
- Travis Koger
Its only a matter of time until it happens here. The test case is currently in court actually (they chose iinet not the big two ISPs). I don't have high hopes. If the record/movie companies lose they will increase the lobbying of government.
- Matt G
Matt, yeah I have been following the iinet case. I think they actually have some potential to make a good argument thanks to their stance. The big ISP are more than likely to get into bed with the Movie and Music industry than fight them.
- Travis Koger
I think that they would have strongly defended this case, they don't want the responsibility (until it is regulated or legislated anyway), it would be bad for business.
- Matt G