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Entries from August 2008

Cool Site - FoundPhotos

March 28th, 2007 · No Comments

For the last couple of years Yanbuster over at FoundPhotos has been scouring P2P file sharing networks for your pictures. Well not yours specifically, but he’s been collecting photos of various real-life situations since 2004. Check it out when you get a moment, some curious looking photos…
http://www.10eastern.com/foundphotos/

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Tags: Miscellany

Canucks Clinch Playoff Berth

March 28th, 2007 · No Comments

The Canucks have clinched a berth for the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 3-0 win over the Avs (well a 1+2-0 win…).  Sami Salo opened the scoring with a shot from the point early in the third period during a Canucks’ 2-man advantage.  Roberto Luongo held the boys in it through a very busy [...]

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Tags: Canucks · Hockey

Bum Rush The Charts — Results & Ramifications

March 26th, 2007 · No Comments

After the initial results from last Thursday’s Bum Rush, the charts continued to roll for the next three days.  I’d like to thank those of you who participated.  Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff has published the top results from  more than 15 countries, and the results are extremely positive.
Notice from dozens of traditional media outlets, including a [...]

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Tags: Blogging · Community · Podcasting · Soapbox

Windows Media in Firefox on a Mac!

March 25th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I just found an application called Flip4Mac which allows you to listen to or watch Windows Media streaming feeds in Firefox on your Mac!
The plugin is small, and installed without a hitch.  Within 3 minutes of my Google Search I was listening to the Canucks’ game on the Team 1040 streaming feed!
If you love your [...]

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Tags: Downloads · MacBook · Utilities

Hank Breaks Record

March 25th, 2007 · No Comments

Canucks‘ centre Henrik Sedin broke a 32-year-old record tonight as he broke Andre Boudrias‘ long-standing record for most assists in a season by a single player. He potted his 61st, 62nd and record setting 63rd assists of the season.
Sadly, the four goals weren’t enough to net the team more than a single point as [...]

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Tags: Canucks · Hockey

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