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YTPodcaster - Convert Youtube User Videos to Video Podcasts for iPod/iTunes, Zune and more #web - http://www.ytpodcaster.com/
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- Christopher Harley
Uh-oh! "Bandwidth Limit Exceeded - The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to the site owner reaching his/her bandwidth limit. Please try again later." And that means no more updates in iTunes. It was fun while it lasted. Maybe it'll be back up later.
- Christopher Harley
Possibly try RSSHandler YouTube podcast for mobile, iTunes, PSP - YouTube RSS feed items come as embedded Flash players. This is usefull if you want to view them on the Internet with some online feed reader, but it is not ok for offline viewers, where you fetch feed items and view them later without connection to Internet. http://www.rsshandler.com/
- Christopher Harley
this is something I've been wondering why it didn't exist already
- alphaxion
Now that YTpodcaster is dead, RSShandler seems to be an OK alternative. Not as userfriendly as YTpodcaster, though. I'm sure it will die soon too, due to bandwidth issues - so is there any sort of open-source (or even commercial) alternative?
- Ingo
Sounds like some online video company should acquire ytpodcaster. If funding is the issue surely Boxee/Hulu/Youtube would be interested.
- Keith - @tsudo
If you don't have to use YouTube, http://blip.tv/ has podcast features built in.
- Daniel Sims
Like the idea, I would hope that Google or Mogulus would eat this up.
- CLC Radio
I'm working on a Fast Company article about Netbooks (those small $500 computers). Would love to discuss your experiences here:
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My favorite is the Samsung. How about yours? Why?
- Robert Scoble
Dell Mini 9. Very decent keyboard,all solid state,lots of usb ports, 1 gig ram.Feels like a proper machine, just ultra portable. Good value. Runs like a dream with windows 7.
- Nik
I was considering a netbook but I held back from buying it now. Looking forward to what you have got !
- Jaffer
I really enjoy the HP Mini despite the crappy trackpad the EEE Pc's look too much like toys that the problem I have. I was looking to buying one around Christmas but everyone had some flaw I just didn't want to handle. It seems there is no perfect or even close to perfect :-(
- Will Reynolds Young
I bought the Asus EEEPC 900 linux last year. For sofa surfing, and server room shennigans they are brilliant. Im annoyed at the lack of batterylife in them however I understand the MSI Wind is a better product todate
- Nik Butler
I don't have one but I think they would be great for conferences. They seem to be the right size - smaller than a laptop but bigger than a mobile phone.
- Kim Dushinski
Nik: what did you compare it to before buying the Dell? Why did that one stick out for you?
- Robert Scoble
Wondering how much of a real trend netbooks are - they are cheap, ok , but you get what u're paying for... a couple of extra bucks and u get a real productivity tool - all in all it's good for on-the-run bloggers though ;)
- ksso
HP 2133. High resolution and solid feel outweigh the concerns regarding the awkward trackpad.
- Fred Offenburger
Hey Robert. The portability and superb battery life makes it far easier to get work done on the move. Here in the UK I am starting to see them everywhere. Low price point also going to make them super-attractive right now! Windows 7 and linux fly on these pocket rockets!
- Jim Connolly
been looking at the MSI Wind u120 for a while now but haven't pulled the trigger yet. looks like a great machine that can run windows or OSX.
- The Last Epic
i agree with Nik, the Dell mini 9 is a great little netbook but then the HP mini does have the looks. I have a samsung laptop now, its not a netbook but a 17" laptop and i hate it. So samsung laptops+netbooks fail for me.
- Allan Jones
I love netbooks because of the small size. I frequently fly coach and need smaller computers because of the seat pitch. Also, sitting on the couch with friendfeed is just fine for a small computer.
- Robert Scoble
I also have a dell mini 9, love it. The keyboard does take a little getting used to, but with 1gb ram, it runs like a dream. It was a lifesaver on our road trip from Boston to Memphis. Hooked the ipod into it, used it as a in car entertainment device, was great. Love it.
- Nick
I purchased an Asus 4G (7") when they first came out, loved it, but the keyboard was way too small to be productive on it. I've recently picked up the 1000H with a whopping 160GB drive and a much more spacious keyboard. main usage is to do some offline development so battery life was important and you get plenty out of the eee units.
- Serdar
CASASSOVICI: Netbook sales exploded in 2008, CNET reports: http://crave.cnet.co.uk/laptops... (they aren't the only ones).
- Robert Scoble
I've lusted after a MacBook Air, but I saw an article suggesting OS X can run on these and so now looking for suggestions.
- Conor Ogle
I was just contemplating these the other day as a small 'utility' device. Something that I could use as a remote-control, so to speak, for all my home network devices. The low price point is what has attracted me as well. Can't wait for the article.
- Walt Ruppar
I user the Acer Aspire One 150 with Windows XP with ext battery last up to 5 hours - good keyboard - will try to install Windows 7 on it
- Michael Greth
I set one up for a client last week, my initial thought was "cheap, slow." Was a Dell Mini. I can see where if speed/performance were not so much an issue, they could be convenient for portability requirements, as mentioned by Kim and Nik.
- Christopher Dickens
As long as your covering Netbooks, I was wondering if you saw the patent filings for what looks to be a tablet or large iTouch. Do you think this is Apple's answer to the Netbook? Here's the link; http://is.gd/idvq
- Michael Fidler
Felt more robust than the eee /acer/hp, and better specs, at least at the time (November). Light and solid state means you can (literally) throw it in a bag and forget about it, which has brought a surprisingly different feel to computing. No matter how light, regular laptops always feel somewhat like a burden to carry/stow/etc.. A netbook has none of that, and if it's specced high enough, you sacrifice little in the way of your regular internet activities.
- Nik
Its a funny phenomenon. We've been tracking 8-10" netbooks as UMPCs since 2006. They we re expensive. Not popular. No-one really wanted one or could justify one. Now, price has changed a lot of peoples minds!
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Also, if i had some extra money i think i would get the sony notebook; http://bit.ly/sonynotbook
- Allan Jones
Once they get powerful enough, it would make sense to just have a netbook, and plug into keyboard and monitors elsewhere. Until then, they're a counterpart to your main machine that I'd find hard to give up now.
- Nik
The asus is a good one - its small - good to check email and hit the web . . .if you use web apps for most of your daily routine then a netbook would work. If you are opening documents or moving around media files . . probably not the right machine - not enough RAM.
- Steve
Allan: the Sony looks cool but for the price the Samsung delivers better performance for far less.
- Robert Scoble
My wife despised computers. Now she loves using a Netbook. Why? Size so she can drop it in her purse and carry it everywhere. Here videos on this at GottaBeMobile.com show the attraction that non-geeks have to these devices.
- Warner Crocker
I'm in China-what dyou know about Hashee netbooks?
- Betsy
Betsy: no, would love to hear more.
- Robert Scoble
I own the Aspire One. I'd say I've gone from taking a laptop with me every once in awhile to pretty much keeping the A1 with me about 90% of the time. The portability factor is awesome.
- Shawn Farner
I have an Acer Aspire One and love it. Portability is awesome and with a 6 cell battery upgrade I get about 5 hours of usability. People comment on the small keyboard but I find the main keys (alphabet that is) perfectly fine and only miss on some of the surrounding keys (e.g. shift). Not for gaming or high end apps (e.g. CAD) but for everything else simply superb. Oh, and just because it's called a "netbook" doesn't mean you have to work completely in the cloud. 160 GB for storage. Oh, and Win XP.
- Bob Starr
Robert: im still not sure about samsung laptops. as i said, i have one and im not happy with it. was kind of a let down. i would have to think twice before buying another samsung laptop/notebook
- Allan Jones
I'm a teacher, and use an EEE701 to plan and deliver all my lessons - really useful bit of kit + runs Linux, so I can also get them used to the fact that Microsoft isn't the only way to use a computer.
- Rich
Acer Aspire One user here. Needed something small enough to fit in my purse, big enough to function as needed. Happy with it.
- SchoolPR
I predict netbooks will soon morph into "pocket" netbooks. A screen that folds in half and a keyboard that folds in half. A 9" screen netbook will fold down to a 3" X 4" pocketable device that when unfolded out 4 ways has a usable screen and keyboard. With the advances in OLED and flexible screens the arrival of the all-in-one computer/communication device is closer than many think. The "netbook" form-factor is the most important, but I think yet unrecognized, step towards that.
- Gregg H.
Well, "500$" doesn't apply to the best netbook on the market right now: the Sony P. I wish I had the money 2 buy it... :(
- Raul Pereira
@scobleizer "Netbook sales exploded in 2008" => sure they did, netbooks seem cool from an uneducated user point of view - yet apart from a couple mobile geeks all of my friends found a better use as a bookshelf for theirs (and as it's pretty light it might not even be good for that) - YET the latest netbooks with 500+USD price point are more in the ultra-portable segment imho (almost 1kg, big screen....)
- ksso
Love the Eee901 Hate Xandros, would rather have XP. Will install ubuntu at some point. Great for travel & meetings, never had a problem with battery life, wi-fi connection not always great
- Richard Grieve
Small size, small weight, battery life and usability = the magic equation of mobile devices, iPhone is pretty close, netbooks have it
- Christophe Pierret
I'm a small business owner who needed to reduce the "weight" of my laptop and opt for the basics of a netbook. I struggled between the Dell Mini and the HP Mini. Dell Mini is only sold online -- I need to touch and feel a computer first, having already had bad luck with Dell I was reluctent. The HP doesn't have VGA out, a problem for me because I do lots of presentations requiring...
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- Matt Carlisle
netboooks supposed to fill a niche between smartphones & laptops.But realistically if you looking for bang for the buck netbook does not provide neither the bang nor the cost savings.Id say it will be a stepping stone to something else, few geeks & dumb nincompoops ( fooled by marketing) will buy it but for most this is a wait &* see year.
- Baba
If small size isn't what you want, for $500 you can get a lightly used laptop and a new battery. That's the way I've always done it.
- Bruce Lewis
from fftogo
oh and with settings down, I can play world of warcraft on my dell :) what more do i need!
- Nick
Acer Aspire One 1GB XP 160GB 6-cell $379 Costco. The larger battery is key because you get around 5-6 hours. Windows 7 worked out of the box, no problems. I love it. I use my 17" desktop replacement for real work, my netbook for everything else. When I travel, I no longer have to ask "Do I really need my laptop?" Netbooks fill the gap between laptop and smartphone. Three huge advantages of netbooks: small, cheap, awesome battery life. Fail if 3-cell or > $400.
- andy magoon
My Asus-Aspire is the best investment I've made in tech in a long time. The netbook provides ease of use where it is needed when neither a smartphone or laptop are appropriate. Those with solid state drives will likely be able to withstand the abuse making them more desirable when the capacity increases. For a college student taking notes and logging in Facebook what else is needed.
- Paul M Done
Also it's fun to see how the market started at a 300€ price point (event 200 when with a jointed mobile data plan) to evolve towards a 500€+ price point
- ksso
I got my MSIWind U100 last week 2GB RAM, installed windows 7, installed BIOS 1.09 Overclocked 25%, More than satisfied with it...fine user support on the net MSIWind WIKI etc.....paid $527 in Denmark.
- Joseph Jahn
Check out the MSI X320 It's an ultrapotable/netbook, that was designed to compete with the Macbook Air. Her's a review from CES http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-o... It was one of the stars of CES, but it's not available yet.
- Michael Fidler
I have an aspire one w/XP (now dual boots win 7), 1 gig, 160 g hd, It works great, wouldn't want to write a book on the keyboard but fine for email. Use it for internet, watch tv shows and movies. Wouldn't do without it now.
- Curt Kelly
got an acer aspire one i slammed xp on, the linux distro that came with it was problematic with wireless from the 10 mins testing i gave it before formatting... bluetooth or hsdpa would complete it but theres 3 usb on it, which is more than my 'big' laptop has, so i can forgive it a cable to my phone
- Matt Randles
Hi Robert - I purchased an Aspire One - 160GB Model. Installed Windows 7 (use it as sole OS) and went through the cumbersome process of upgrading the memory to 1.5GB. Overall - I love it! It's compact yet has enough horsepower and storage to necessity apps (Windows, Office, iTunes, etc.) and store my content. Only downfalls of it are - not upgrade friendly and touchpad which I believe are being address in the new 10" versions. Great investment for my needs!
- Neilesh Daji
Here's something I wrote on the matter, it might help: http://channel.hexus.net/content...
- Scott
We got the 10" HP Mini with the 16 Gig SSD and 1 Gig of Ram (which we doubled for $40). The built in webcam is horrendous with hardly any picture controls but the size is great. I took it on the road with me and almost died when I was sitting in bulkhead and was able to slide it into the small plastic magazine holder in front of me.
- Marco(aureliusmaximus)
here in austria A One gives you a NetBook called the Q10 Air on XP, 160 HDD running a 1,6 Ghz Intel Atom, you pay 29 Eur / month and have 5 G data transfer, 3, A Hutchinson Co., offered an Eee PC ( not sure exact model ) with a similar data-transfer contract at a comparable price, some business clients are opting for NetBooks instead of Laptops because they weigh less, cost about as...
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- atul abraham
from twhirl
I much prefer the $500 base model regular size laptop from dell
- Christian Burns
enjoying my HP Mini.
- MikeAmundsen
I have the Dell Mini 9 and while the size can't be beat, I am wishing I had purchased a small "regular" laptop instead - or one from another manufacturer. The placement of the quotes/apostrophe key on the Dell Mini 9 is atrocious and forces me to constantly edit. I will likely buy a portable USB keyboard to deal with this since I am not going to give up on this purchase just yet. However, I would recommend to others looking to buy a Netbook to really review the specs before buying.
- Jamie Sanford
My favorite is eee pc 900a due being one of the smallest 8.9 inchers with atom cpu. It has great big multitouch mouse pad and good durability. It's just $230 but i updated it with fast 64gig ssd, 2gigs of ram, touch screen and 3G... dual booting xp pro and windows 7.
- jkkmobile
I gotta say that I love my Apsire One (currently set up to tri boot XP, Win 7 and Ubuntu Netbook). I've mainly been using Win 7 on it as it's great on supposedly low end hardware, but on a recent road trip, I pushed the Aspire to the limit. http://www.rgbfilter.com/... is a recent post I made about my experiences using it during a road trip, watching streaming video via Orb while tracking our position using Google Earth, with data and GPS connectivity being sent to the Aspire via a smartphone.
- Doug
PS : my main workstation is an 8 G gaming rig dual-boot to WIN 7 BETA & Vista Ultimate, i also use a Sony Viao VGN FZ 21 M. Plus a back up PC ( an Austran reseller brand ).
- atul abraham
from twhirl
My MSI Wind has been a boon to me as an IT Pro - I can sit in bed at night, remote into my servers and do work on them quickly and then get back to my netflix movie. Win7 runs great and it flies through whatever I throw at it. Plus having it quad boot impresses the girls (the nerd ones anyway...)
- david
have you seen this $10 laptop from india http://www.guardian.co.uk/world... (Probably vaporware)
- anand
Digging the Aspire One VERY much. Made it dual boot with XP and Ubuntu, not having any problems yet. I love discrete size. I'm fine with the 8.9 size--if I wanted bigger I'd go with a full laptop. Great screen. Runs everything I want and the keyboard works for me. Not a fan of the touchpad either, but I am very pleased for the money.
- Tracey Patterson
Oh yeah, like others said, unlike a 'real' laptop, netbooks are much more portable, meaning you're more likely to bring it to places where you MIGHT need a computer, and you don't have to worry about packing an annoying laptop bag.
- Doug
Picked up an Aspire One yesterday - WinXP (spec, spec, spec). Installed Skype, Trillian, Photoshop CS2, Office 2007, Twhirl, Firefox, CCCP, all w/o a problem. I was replacing the need for a PDA (x50v Axim). I have an XPS m1710 - too large for random bolting from the office to work in a coffee shop. I'm stoked.
- Enrique Gutierrez
from twhirl
I believe the netbooks we have seen till now are the first generation of the netbooks. With the second generation, we'll be much more amazed. As @cpierret said "Small size, small weight, battery life and usability" are the key factors. I believe they'll get less heavy, have better battery and their usability will boost in 2009. My personal choice: Asus EeePC 1000H
- Goktug Gedik
I'm using an Asus 4G right this very second. Great battery life, fair O/S, keyboard is too small for me, decent screen, very compact and lightweight... Overall it has been a great experience. With the advent of 'cloud' storage and web-based mail, photo editing and document creation it makes a good case to carry this instead of a big laptop when travelling.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
I live on mine when I am traveling, the battery life on the plane is great about 8 hours, I use it for podcasts, I use it to write blog entries, I use it to upload pictures to smug mug, but I really use it when I am traveling, lighter, longer battery life, does what I need it to do for a "on the go blogger/program director" if you want a quote. :-) I really love my netbook.
- Dan Morrill AKA Techwag
really want to get a netbook, love the portability and price, ideal for conferences.
- Kipp Bodnar
My Eee PC 1000H experiences: http://friendfeed.com/search...
- Erhan Erdogan
I got my 10" MSI Wind with the 6-cell battery when it first came out and for my purposes (web-surfing while watching tv), it's golden. No way in hell it'd work as a primary machine though. For me anyway.
- ronin
I'm still waiting for a solid netbook OS to come out and deliver on the idea of these things serving as a Portal to our documents in the sky. I'm more than happy with 4GBs of solid state hard drive if I can safely and securely access my home/work networks and computers. If Windows 7 can facilitate this then I think they could very well corner the market.
- Tyler Brownfield
I love my MSI Wind U100. I pretty much use it at home as my primary laptop. When I do use a normal-sized laptop it just seems huge to me as compared to the Wind. I'm over 40 and use reading glasses, but the smaller screen is not a problem for me.
- J.D. Deutschendorf
Lenovo S10, 1Gb RAM, XP - love this thing. Light, portable, cheap (I paid <$300). Am able to get it to choke, though, with FireFox with 20 tabs open + Outlook + Excel + TweetDeck running. I can live with it, though - haven't turned on my desktop since the day I bought this thing.
- Tom Halle
Who needs a netbook? My iPhone *is* my netbook. I have decent web browsing, real e-mail and media playback. Something that needs more than an iPhone to do the job probably needs more than a netbook, too.
- Jonathan Fingas
Netbooks with Intel Ion Technology is coming, NVidia GeForce 9400M and intel atom processor together, for gaming !! http://tinyurl.com/67pkfm
- Rocky
Recently bought a netbook for my boss. I went with the hp mini. I find its made better than the asus. It also has a built in Verizon card. I did run into a problem when I had orginally bought the same machine from Circuit City and it stated on the website that it had the "built-in" wireless card. But after hours of technical support the fast talking asian man state that the laptop that I bought would not work. I had to buy it directly from HP.
- ryan
Seems like kind of a lazy way to do a story.
- Carol Vinzant
The plan to make 13" notebooks based on Intel's Atom platform indicates that some people don't care too much about computing power anymore. It's all about having lightweight access to the web, and web applications.
- Meryn Stol
Carol: Couldn't disagree more. Today the only excuse for not beginning a story this way is ignorance or misguided notions of how a reporter/journalist is supposed to traditionally research and background something. There's a billion people with ideas and information itching to share it. Can't think of one good reason not to tap that.
- Gregg H.
This is how cutting-edge journalism is done nowadays, and it's the smart (not the lazy) way to do it.
- Sean McBride
LOL @ Carol - he is ASKING for your EXPERIENCEs with a Netbook. thats GOOD journalism. and Sean this is how good journos have ALWYS worked. shee, you want him to make stuff about netbook users up ?
- atul abraham
from twhirl
I bought an Eee PC (901, I believe). Very portable. Keyboard took some getting used to. Used mainly for browsing. Chrome or Firefox (in minimalist mode) and full screen were great for it. Potential as a notetaking device with One Note or Evernote. Watched Transformers on it and it played well enough.
- Arlan Koizumi
Carol: I have been studying netbooks for a long time. Went to CES in Las Vegas. Went to IFA in Berlin. Went to computer malls in Shenzhen, China. And now I'm asking your opinions. Personally I agree with Gregg. You are totally in the wrong here. Good journalists learn to listen to the real experiences of people on forums and online.
- Robert Scoble
I keep wanting to pull their trigger, but I'm hearing the XP drivers they had to create are buggy ie. scroll bars. Anyone having that problem?
- Dave Gambrill
Hey Robert - Brian from Seagate here. I'm interested in the percentage of flash based netbooks to HDD based. My sense is that netbooks are moving up in capacity dramatically.
- Brian Ziel
Brian: One of the problems I've read about with Netbooks using SSD's is that their performance degrades whenever lots of writes have to be made. For instance, when writing to cache webpages. This was a problem with the Asus EEE 900A, granted it did have a slower than usual SSD. Are writes getting better with newer SSD's?
- Gregg H.
I don't think netbooks are replacements but rather secondary machines. Good for travel or sitting on the couch watching TV. Won't replace a high-end laptop or desktop.
- Michael Sheehan
from twhirl
Michael: For a lot of people, yes they will be replacements. Intel knows this, and they hate that they have to even make an Atom. That's why every time you hear an Intel exec talking about netbooks and even their Atom processor they trip all over themselves to tell you just how bad they really are. AMD is even worse, they are just in denial, and have no plans to even get in the game with a sub 15 Watt processor.
- Gregg H.
Yep, default SSDs on most netbooks are slow.. thats why one should buy either hdd version or minimum capacity ssd version and then upgrade to fast one... there are pretty fast and cheap ssd allready available so if you dont need tons of storage but like ssd speed and durability go for it!
- jkkmobile
I am still waiting for my HP to be delivered, but a few years back, when they were called subnotebooks (and were way more expensive) I had a sub-tablet (10") from fujitsu, the p1310. Having this tiny computer really blew my mind, it was easy to have a computer with you at all times when it weighed only 1kg and was smaller than a hardcover book. I used it for note taking, presentations,...
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- Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)
My ten year old just purchased one with his own allowance money, and xmas gift cards. He loves it. He sits on his bed watching TV and writing in his journal. He carries it around the house like his mom and dad do with there big expensive laptops. My next computer will be a netbook I've already decided.
- Russ Jackson
To me the killer features for a netbook are keyboard size, touch screen, wifi and battery life (which implies using SSD and no CD drive). I wish there were netbooks without those really annoying touchpads - give me a "nipple" and/or a touchscreen and more keyboard space. My subnotebook would have been a lot less usable without virtualCD technology (which meant i could take software or...
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- Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)
I can see netbooks being main machines for some (okay, a lot of) people. However, I think 10-12 inch screens (and thus, hopefully, larger keyboards) will need to become the base for it to truly take off. Both of my parents have high-end dual core, DVD burner/reader, 15-inch laptops. Yet, only my father makes use of it all. My mother just uses hers for email and web browsing. A netbook would be right up her alley, as long as it's bigger than the usual 8.9-inch fare. And @Brian Ziel, my Eee PC has a SSD.
- Arlan Koizumi
Arlan: VGA out
- Gregg H.
My 23 yo sister and I have Acer Aspire Ones. She takes hers everywhere (fits in her purse) and I've noticed her using it in the kitchen (to cook from internet recipes) as well. I've tended to use mine to websurf while watching sports on TV.
- Charles Fenwick
My Ubuntu-preloaded Dell Mini-9 is on its way back to FedEx since I'm a 9 to 5'r. I'll let ya know what I think after I pick it up tonight. W/my employee discount it dressed out at around $320!
- Eric Rost
Win7 + Acer Aspire One = Awesome!
- Shafiq Jetha
from twhirl
@Gregg H. Yes, at the desk. But what about at the couch? Or using it for reference when working on a car (did this with my MBP; too big)? 10-12-inch is, to me, a nice middle ground between large screen and portability without additional hardware. Of course, being younger and with good-ish eyesight, 8.9 isn't bad and works just well. But compound screen size with keyboard size and it's not so comfy during extended use. For me anyway.
- Arlan Koizumi
Set one up for my cousine. I don't like the keyboard, way to small. But surely it's just a matter of practice ...
- Dennis R.
Got my 901 EEE with Windows 7 on it. Its a 20Gb linux version, but had to install windows 7 on the second partition due to space. Works really well.
- CW™
Robert, I have a Netbook in the UK. A Dell 9. Blogged about experience here: http://digitalagency.typepad.com/digital...
- Mike Coulter
Question to you... do you think that netbooks distribution will be primarily through carriers, like handsets, or via big box channel partners, like notebooks?
- Aimee
I've rolled my Netbook(Asus Eee 701) down a flight of carpeted steps and dropped it above waist height twice. The SSD Drive has to be the best tech of the century.
- Anthony Farrior
it might be off topic but for 500$ I prefer to buy used normal laptop with decent performance and avoid the sluggish, low resolution netbooks ...
- Nir Dremer
Nir, on that point, there are *new* non-netbooks for <$500.
- Wade Dorrell
count me in
- pestwave
I'm a product developer and I use an Asus 1000H with 160GB HDD and 2GB of RAM. I have a full install of Solidworks solid modeling software and it runs without a hitch for simpler parts and assemblies. The 10" screen is adequate for most tasks and the trackpad even has some basic multitouch features. I picked it up during the Live Search cashback promotion in December for $300, delivered. Not bad.
- Luke Westra
My wife reviews b-grade movies at QueenOfCheese.com on her Asus EEE and she loves it. She never takes her full laptop anywhere now that she has net netbook.
- MarkCarras
The new ASUS Eee PC 1000HE is my new lust. It just became available for pre-order at $399. Revamped keyboard so the Right-Shift key is in the right spot. 160GB hard drive plus 10GB of online storage through ASUS included. 802.11n and up to 9.5 hours of battery life with a battery that sits flush in the chassis.
- Kevin C. Tofel
At the moment though, I'm using an MSI Wind with a 2GB RAM upgrade. Great keyboard and nearly 6 hours of battery life. Been running Windows 7 on it since October and the OS rocks on it.
- Kevin C. Tofel
Picked up an Aspire One at Best Buy by impulse and have been using the thing for class notes and when traveling for the last 6 months and have had nothing but good experiences with the thing. Typing is quite easy once you adjust to the keyboard, and multitasking isn't much different than on a standard sized laptop.
- BCK
I've been using an HP Mini 1033 and quite pleased with it. What wins me over? The diminutive size and weight. It's become the one computer I grab to take with me on the go. I've also been using it a lot when sitting on the back porch using Remote Desktop to my bigger (indoor) dev machine when needed. Yeah, it's a little cramped to program with the Mini's small display, but I like being outdoors more.
- Loren Heiny
@Loren HP Mini display is OK in the sun? Man, I wish I could compute outside more... but laptop displays just never work.
- Wade Dorrell
I don't actually have one, but the netbook phenomenon inspired me to take an old Dell laptop I had sitting around, and reformat to just run Firefox and web apps. Small computers have been around for years, but the maturity of the cloud and improvements in power consumption have helped the market for netbooks take off. I look forward to the next generation of these devices.
- Ryan
@kevin This is huge news! =) http://www.engadget.com/2009...
- Goktug Gedik
india is working on $10 laptop http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Infotec...
- varun
What a thread! Anyway, I am underwhelmed by the Dell netbook. Check out my review: http://raddevon.com/review-...
- Devon Campbell
I have just installed OSX on a Dell Mini 9 that I picked up for $250. It's pretty unbelievable.
- Ben Metcalfe
@Robert - I don't have any experience with these, but my dad got one a bit ago. I'm not sure what kind of experiences you are looking for, but if you'd be interested, but he might be able to provide an interesting view from a non techie perspective. Get in touch if you'd like to chat with him.
- Justin Korn
Dell Inspiron Mini Running OSX - http://tinyurl.com/bghzas, has Apple been ripping us off on hardware ?
- atul abraham
from twhirl
Is it straightforward to install OSX?or does this require extensive hacking?
- Lyndon
I think I can´t live without my eee 901 (with xp) anymore. perfect balance of size/weight/features for me. I needed some time to get comfortable with the the keyword and I use a mouse with it. and - it is kind of cute and lovely. never had such a relationship to some techthing, really.
- ★ Esther Rudolph
I'm also in love with my EEE 901 with Linux. I can get actual work done (I'm a software developer) even when I'm far away from my work or home computer. Makes me feel like I'm living a more "online" life.
- Panagiotis Astithas
Waiting for my Lenovo S10E Black - http://larsen82.wordpress.com/2009...
- Qbat
Robert, I'm starting to think, netbooks and phones, may be more ideal for consuming video media, than desktops/laptops. I'm gonna try to get a video feed in friendfeed going, to further explore this paradigm shift. Watching video at a desktop can actually be quite time consuming, and static.
- David Lynch
Ok, so we've agreed this is a great way to research an article, but where is the finished product. I am hoping for some recommendations as I have done zero research of my own and would like to be a lazy, but not misguided, consumer.
- Conor Ogle
Who's the "voice of innovation" in social media? - BusinessWeek - http://www.businessweek.com/innovat...
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@netvalar now wants to know about friendfeed's rooms. Here's why they are the coolest tool for Twitter users:
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It used to be that doing a Google search was the only thing you needed to do to find information and that the flow of information was slow enough that anyone could follow. Those days are LONG over. Now that we have http://search.twitter.com , http://news.google.com , and http://blogsearch.google.com, among others, we need a new answer. Rooms are that answer. Here's why.
- Robert Scoble
Let's say you have a bunch of searches you want to mash up along with a few RSS feeds from blogs. Maybe one from a product site or a conference site. Etc. How do you do that? Well, you could build some weird contraption in Yahoo Pipes, but I find that a room is the best place because of friendfeed's community platform. For instance, next week I'm going to the World Economic Forum in Davos. I created this room to follow that:
- Robert Scoble
http://friendfeed.com/rooms... <<--World Economic Forum room.
- Robert Scoble
Do you see what's going on there? I've brought feeds from Google News. Twitter (for several different search terms). Google Blog Search. And from several official Davos blogs too. All mixed together into that room.
- Robert Scoble
so the rooms are similar to yahoo pipes but less tech savy? I could set up a room for a new blog and then also add in bookmarks of web posts that were related then right?
- Netvalar
Rooms can be private. Venture Beat, for instance, does all of its workflow in a room that you can't see unless you are on staff with them.
- Robert Scoble
Rooms are full-fledged members of friend feed. You can like and comment items and share them with your friends. You can link to items, just like you can link to any friendfeed items here. If you own those items you can moderate them (I can delete any items in the Davos room, for instance).
- Robert Scoble
Netvalar: yeah. Yahoo Pipes is pretty daunting for normal people. Rooms just require you to subscribe to the feeds from searches and from blogs. Just like you add items to your account here. Yup, you can mix together RSS feeds from blogs and those from your favorite bookmarking site like Del.icio.us.
- Robert Scoble
My favorite room is the Apps Room: http://friendfeed.com/rooms...
- Robert Scoble
Great I thought so but haven't taken the time yet to look into it thanx for taking the time to inform me
- Netvalar
Rooms encourage communities to form and work together out of the view of the "noisy assholes" like me on the main "Home" feed on friendfeed.
- Robert Scoble
It's interesting that more Twitter users don't discover these. They are an AWESOME way to track Twitter Search http://search.twitter.com
- Robert Scoble
This is totally cool. I feel some FF addiction growing up deep inside. :-)
- Cristian Vidmar
hmm I was thinking of a different use but the work together thing I wonder if some of the musicians I work with would be interested. Well it at lest would be worth placing into a blog post for those readers who are trying to improve their street teams
- Netvalar
Oh, and thanks for sharing, of course!
- Cristian Vidmar
Scoble, pls direct him to this post of mine too http://thenextweb.com/2009...
- Zee.
Checking out post Zee
- Netvalar
Hey Zee think you can place the links to FF part 1 and 2 too
- Netvalar
Zee: please do link in your articles, thanks!
- Robert Scoble
Scoble what would be the best URL for me to reference in a blog post for the help you have shared with me today on this subject?
- Netvalar
Netvalar: you can link to all of these friendfeed items (you can get a permalink to them by using the "More" menu and clicking "Link to this entry." If you want to link to me, probably http://www.friendfeed.com/scoblei... is best since that's where all my original stuff is aggregated together.
- Robert Scoble
so now I just need those other links from ZEE a bit more reading on my part and a musicians guide to FF with links to http://friendfeed.com/scoblei... and those posts should be done within the hour or shortly thereafter
- Netvalar
A bit of work on my part but I got those other 2 links now part 1 http://thenextweb.com/2008... Part 2 http://thenextweb.com/2008... there in case anyone stops by the URLs are availble
- Netvalar
Will definitely add the link as soon as I get to the office...am on iphone right now. But I'm floating on air right now,did I read that right Robert? Your favorite room is the Apps Room?? Yahoooooo!
- Zee.
Netvalar, I'm on my iPhone now but if u search for "Guide to Friendfeed" on google, all 3 posts i've done so far should be there
- Zee.
Zee: yes, the Apps room rocks. Thanks for creating it!
- Robert Scoble
Wow, I've been here for a while and thought I knew most of the coolest tricks but now I really GET what rooms are about and how to utilise them best, thanks Robert :)
- Nicola Quinn
Might have to put that in the rooms description... :) "Scobles Favorite Room..."
- Zee.
put your autographed photo down, zee...
- Terry O'Fee
might just change the apps photo to Scobles face...(I kid I kid..)
- Zee.
wipe the drool off too while you're there .. hahah
- Terry O'Fee
Is there a simple way to filter my Google Reader stream to different FriendFeed rooms?
- Andreas
So, for the slow ones among us, the main difference/advantage of FF rooms to just subscribing in any RSS Reader, would be the collaboration possibility, plus the fact that rooms can be public, right?
- Peter Efland
Andreas, there is a feed for every room
- Fredrik Hansson
Fredrik: So then how do you direct an item in your Google Reader's shared list to a specific FF room? You can import the whole shared list but that's not what I'm after. I want to add yet another filter (need to use Yahoo Pipes?!) on top of Google Reader to extract articles, blog posts, etc to certain FF rooms.
- Andreas
Once caveat: People don't see your "Likes" on items in a room unless they're subscribed to that room or visit it. If it's something you want to spread around, put it in your main feed.
- Bruce Lewis
from fftogo
Good stuff, Robert. I've been thinking about innovative uses for FF Rooms a lot this past week (jump-started by your frequent mentions), and I really like the Venture Beat private room example you give, good to know that businesses are waking up to the potential. In a way, FF is providing a lot of the functionality that Twitter is missing, as an overlay. Problem with Twitter is that it's difficult to get some permanence to your feed(s) including searches, FF solves that:
- Alex Schleber
Here is an example of a Twitter "Track" Room on keyword "Psychology", note that you likely want to do a few tricks with the query to keep it useful, e.g. "psychology filter:links -RT" (to avoid duplicates and much chatter) - http://friendfeed.com/rooms...
- Alex Schleber
7 Ways To Utilize FriendFeed Rooms http://www.bwana.org/2008... (May '08)
- Bwana ☠
rooms are cool but I love lists, makes the biggest difference for me - nothing else like it
- mike "glemak" dunn
If you are new to FF and want to meet more people, subscribe to some rooms and participate. To be honest, I met over half the people here through rooms at first. I would love to find out the most effect and exact twitter search terms (whether it is using "" , or, and) in getting the maximum results for the search.
- Amani
Andreas: I tag the item in Reader with a specific tag and then subscribe to my tag's RSS feed in my Room.
- Nick in Manila
I have to say that I didn't understand the appeal of Rooms until I tried this technique and created http://friendfeed.com/rooms... to track Kindle info and satisfy my tech-nerd-reader itch. Thanks Robert!
- Daniel Norton
Übercaster 1.6.0 - The first complete podcast production suite for the Mac. - http://www.ubercaster.com/
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What’s New in this Version- Native Skype support - New “Level Meter” panels - Export audio clips directly from the Cut layer - Amazon S3 (TM) upload - ID3 Lyrics tag support - Handling of external file references has been greatly improved - Tons of additional features, improvements and bug fixes.
- Christopher Harley
Here's a few Übercaster video tutorials http://www.ubercaster.com/movies...
- Christopher Harley
Before I stopped doing my podcast altogether, I had switched from GarageBand to Ubercaster. Fantastic interface. Really worth the money.
- Fleagle
How is this better than Garage Band? I wonder what the software requirements are (specifically if it will work on my MacBook Pro).
- Amani
These guys need to learn how to get their name out there - this app is AWESOME- and deserves to be the market leader- I'm hoping the lads are going to be at macworld
- Ed Dale
Zbig Smacks Down Mornin' Joe - http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archive...
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I think this may, in fact, sum up my own feelings about most of the mainstream media.
- Stuart Maxwell
Good morning from FriendFeed where I don't see Dave Winer's latest post, which is really good. http://friendfeed.com/davew doesn't show http://scripting.com.
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Scripting.com is there, it just hasn't updated since Wed.
- Rob Diana
Rob, I don't see his latest article, titled "Soon it will be time to start over, again" on his FriendFeed account. Is it there and I'm missing it?
- Robert Scoble
No, the feed has not updated here for some reason. I could swear I saw that post here though.
- Rob Diana
OK, I saw it here: http://friendfeed.com/e...
- Rob Diana
I was going to repost it, but Rob found it. Glad y'all liked it. I've discovered if I slow down and leave a popular piece on the top, it gets a chance for more attention. Still learning about blogging after all this time.
- Dave Winer
Hi @DomainBELL turns out @leolaporte did talk about it with Steve Gillmor yesterday: http://friendfeed.com/e... talks about what he said.
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I'm exploring "Media RSS" have you heard of it? http://wiki.transmission.cc/index...
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So many namespaces, so little time. I've had to deal with more RSS variants than you can shake a stick at.
- mikepk
Yahoo didn't want to or couldn't use the enclosure element in RSS 2.0, so they created something new. Pretty harmless, but it's another thing to learn.
- Dave Winer
It's used for that cooliris piclens thingy. Namespaces are a good idea.
- Rich
I'm using it on StayNAlive.com - adds pictures in places that otherwise wouldn't have them.
- Jesse Stay
McCain Defeats Obama - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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Oy, McCainia ! - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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My grandparents were Rumanian. I loved this
- Francine Hardaway
Ciudat.
- Paul Grav
The Barry Sisters?
- Michael Markman
Twitter Goes Mainstream - WSJ.com - http://online.wsj.com/article...
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"A lot more people -- and businesses -- are finding new ways to tweet"
- Steve Rubel
Billy Joel - Allentown - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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Social Media Tools Are Like Phones - http://www.chrisbrogan.com/social-...
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Chris - Great post! The last part rang true: stop saying “join the conversation.” This applies also to speaking with clients, clients who may not know how to pick up the phone. You can’t say “join the conversation” or “pick up the phone” if they don’t know how. I keep these concepts like “conversation,” “participation” and “engaging with the customer” to a minumum when talking to...
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- Kate Brodock
50 Online Applications and Sites to Consider - http://www.chrisbrogan.com/50-onli...
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what about qik?
- kamla bhatt
diigo for bookmarking.
- Tim Hoeck
:) justa wait a week you'll have a new addition
- Bryan Thatcher
from twhirl
I don't see why everybody is sleepin' on Diigo
- Rahsheen ™, Coach of FF
Kwippy, Propeller, and Social Median should be added to the list, but Great job Chris!
- Richard Kannegieser
There are 10,974,601 apps I could add. That's where YOU come in. : )
- Chris Brogan
Thanks for the great list. I think I'll use about 3 of them.
- Ricardo Rabago
Agree on Diigo. Great site, we use it to share info across management team.
- Mike Troiano
Hi Chris, thanks for this aggregation, useful. But, what about adding an emerging category named Social Search? Xoost would fit into it. cheers, Felix
- Xoost.com
Thanks, great list, but I wonder should Posterous be in microblogging category? It's more like usual blogging service... And +1 for Diigo =)
- Anton
perhaps instapaper, alexa, sitemeter, picasa, rssmeme ?
- Hayk H.
Awesome list. A relatively new kid on the block: http://www.addictomatic.com - great tool for listening quickly.
- Neil Williams
Great list but techmeme.com needs to be on here! Also rememberthemilk.com is a fun way to keep track of todos.
- Rich Casey
Socialthing! is a cooler alternative to feedfriend http://socialthing.com
- skinflakes
And new ones are coming every day. That is why at mixin.com we are not trying to compete with any of them but integrate them. Because once you found something to do or you have a proposition to make, you need to discuss with your friends whatever social network they belong. And this discussion begins before the event, during the event and can continue after the event with the addition of pictures and videos from these services like Flickr, Picasa, Youtube, Qik.
- Frédéric Sidler
Geeks till Death Do Us Part.
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Loved these.. it's why I got them into the geek weddings story a week or so ago on RB :)
- alphaxion
lol +1 Zee
- Jay
i DARE someone to propose with these...
- Zee.
...you complete me...
- JA Castillo
...let's interface...
- JA Castillo
WANT
- mjc
hahaha let's interface - classic.
- Zee.
What are those?
- Mona Nomura
Cute as a gag, but I think it's too bulky for practical use.
- Mattie Kenny
put your RJ45 in my coupler
- mjc
Mona, rings that look like ethernet connector/port unless i've very much mistaken
- Zee.
"let's get connected"..
- Zee.
ok, but who gets which ring?
- WorldofHiglet
WorldofHiglet: simple Freudian symbolism should sort that one out easily enough...
- Alexander Carlill
In theory, yes, but in today's metrosexual world - who knows?
- WorldofHiglet
But the woman's ring is really the wrong color.. needs to look more like a diamond for my taste.. :(
- Lorraine Ball
ROFL WoH
- mjc
Awesome WoH :)
- Zee.
Where are these online? ;)
- Zulema ◕ ◡ ◕
...till disconnect do us part
- Hao Chen
what about USB rings?
- anna sauce
+1 Hao
- Zee.
Hmm, I see collision detection issues :)
- jcunwired
My wife just looked at me and shook her head disapprovingly. I think she prefers her shiny rocks.
- Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
i'm thinking divorce or at the least trial separation Mark
- Zee.
haha... if they come out with one of these that studded with diamonds, we might have a ball game.
- Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
WoH: Touché.
- Alexander Carlill
anna: USB rings...and they would be for....?
- WorldofHiglet
What if the little tab breaks off... like my ethernet plugs always do... Loraina Bobbitt time (sp?)
- anna sauce
Bobbitt! Not heard that for so long...yeah it would be like "I'm sorry honey but I was a bit rough and it just, like, fell apart in my hands...." (I chose my words carefully then....)
- WorldofHiglet
Bob Garfield has a great piece about how data mining will change
marketing and soc nets. http://adage.com/digital...
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data mining has already changed marketing. Think about grocery stores and those discount cards. Data mining is why we have milk at the entrance as well as the prepackaged salad and veggie trays. People will often buy only those items by themselves compared to something like bread or cereal.
- Rob Diana
Data mining is going to radically revolutionize every aspect of human civilization. Nothing will be untouched.
- Sean McBride
★ The App Store’s Exclusionary Policies - http://daringfireball.net/2008...
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I can't say that I'm surprised by this. Apple continues to control their platform and so far their users seem to be loyal to this concept.
- Jim McCusker
What? I don't support this, but I'm not terribly vocal because I don't have an iPhone.
- flammable
Start leaving random comments for the apps in the app store expressing your opinion.
- Ernie Oporto
@TDefren If they sold those now, they would be a few million dollars. Someone call AA to find out ;)
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The 20 Commandments of Social Media - http://www.livedigitally.com/2008...
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AP: Sarah Palin is a liar - http://www.americablog.com/2008...
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"Palin has cut back on pork-barrel requests, but in her two years as governor, Alaska has requested nearly $750 million, by far the largest per-capita request in the nation."
- R. Ferguson
from Bookmarklet
not ignoring the $400 million bridge that got cancelled after burning through most of the cash? they'd only been lobbying for the funds for 30 years!
- alphaxion
Would be nice if the AP headline noted the inaccuracies
- Andrew
Business Week Features CEOs Twittering - http://www.loiclemeur.com/english...
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FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done Right - http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/
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This map scares the shit out of me.
- Chris Messina
from Mento
Why are you so scared of the map?
- Brian Sullivan
Maps are so unpredictable. They scare me too.
- Shellee
the fact that there is so much blue? Yeah, scares me too.
- John Denver
my new favorite site. i love all the blue too!
- Internet's Tad
Blue is the new color baby!
- jcunwired
538 hit a number of the primary results right on the head while MSM traded jokes about the volatility of polling numbers. Blue maps on 538 always make me smile!
- Shellee
That map shouldn't scare anyone...it's means that progress is ahead...as opposed to another 4 years of regression.
- Alex Scoble
I hope it means progress is ahead. There's still an awful lot of red. Nice to see hope shining through in Jesusland though.
- Chris Messina
I'm enjoying looking through the polls and such - interesting to find out who's polling what, and what that means in the bigger picture. I like the simulation run graph better :-) Its all those 'big land, small population' states that are scary on that map.
- Justin Hart
Love that site. Note: more red on map, but more dense states tend to be blue.
- Mike Reynolds
I'm moving to Montana -- it's neither blue nor red.
- Sprague D
@Sprague You and Frank Zappa.... ;-)
- Jeff P. Henderson
Learning about eco-friendly features at Edmonds PCC. Could this store be the first platinum LEED store in the US? http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/locatio...
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YouTube - Former POW says McCain is "not cut out to be President" - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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Age is only one factor, and far less significant than this former POW poses.
- jcunwired
This gentleman touches on something that I am surprised more folks don't question...McCain's self branding as a "maverick". Based on my albeit limited knowledge of him, I wonder why anyone would want someone in the oval office with such a short fuse...add in the health issues, age and odd choice for a running mate...well...I just don't know.....
- Bob Bichler
Ben Golub of FFToGo and RSSMeme Joins FriendFeed Full-Time - http://www.louisgray.com/live...
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Congrats Ben!
- Justin Korn
Sweet!
- Phil Smirnov
Shoulda happened sooner. :-)
- Bruce Lewis
congratulations Ben!
- Joe Dawson
congratulations Ben :)
- mhmazidi
Go Ben! I love how friendfeed seems to be turning into a recruitment platform for prospective friendfeeders.
- Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane
Couldn't have happened to a better guy! Dynamite developer.
- Phil G
congrats ben :)
- karl dotter
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