Peter's Reviews - Internet

Video: Could Jonah Hill's Twitter Imposter Have Cost Him Work?

nospam@example.com (Peter) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:58:39 -0700

Twitter has announced some sort of "confirmed identity" program for celebrities but pranksters will probably find away to cheat it.

The Easy Way To Make Tilt-Shift Photos

nospam@example.com (Peter) — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:20:39 -0700

Morro Bay

The first time I saw a Tilt-Shift photo on Flickr, I really did think it was an incredible scale model. Honestly, I'm not sure why anyone would want to make a real photo look like a model but hey, they're all the rage so I thought I'd try a few but instead of spending time in Photoshop, I just used the website Tiltshiftmaker.com. It took about 1 minute to make both of these photos. OK, they're not the best representation of the technique but they were my first.

Click here to make your own Tilt-Shift pictures at Tiltshiftmaker.com

Morro rock in Morro Bay

Google Chrome - First Impressions

nospam@example.com (Peter) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:58:18 -0700

Great, just what we needed, another browser. However, I'm pretty impressed with how easy it was to install and get going on Google's Chrome. Importing bookmarks was incredibly fast and in a good but scary move, Chrome pulled over my saved passwords from my other browser.

Things I like; the new home page that remembers the pages you visit the most, simple and clean interface, installation was a breeze, importing bookmarks was better than other browsers, it seems to take up less system resources than other browsers (IE). Since this is just a "beta" we have to cut Chrome a bit of slack but as for many Google applications, it looks pretty good so far...

Pandora Radio About To Fold?

nospam@example.com (Peter) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:42:18 -0700

So many great internet websites are in financial trouble because everyone wants content for free and now Pandora Radio is the latest to come to the brink of financial doom.

Click here to read more at the Washington Post

Leo Laporte - 24 Hours of iPhone

nospam@example.com (Peter) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:35:25 -0700

One of my favorite people, Leo Laport is doing a 24-hour video webcast to celebrate the release of the new iPhone.

Click here to watch it

Keep Up With Your Friends and Family on Twitter

nospam@example.com (Peter) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:39:50 -0700

Twitter is a mini-blogging/messaging website where you can quickly share what you're doing with your friends and family. You can quickly update what you're doing and people can get updates from the website, phone or RSS feed.

Click here to sign up for Twitter

Click here to view my Twitter Page

Dreamhost Recommends Gmail or Other Free e-mail?

nospam@example.com (Peter) — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:04:48 -0700

I found an interesting article through Slashdot where one of the largest hosting services, Dreamhost is trying to get their customers to use Gmail or some other free e-mail service. I found that odd. Sure, Gmail has surpassed the e-mail that you get if you have a hosting account with Dreamhost or GoDaddy but shouldn't they work to improve instead of pawning you off on someone else? Right now Dreamhost doesn't think that Google is competition but just wait until Google starts to offer hosting.

Click here to read more at the Dreamhost Blog

How To Protect Your Password On A Public Terminal

nospam@example.com (Peter) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:55:06 -0700

More people are accessing their e-mail and other accounts on public terminals like the library or airports but what if there's a keylogger or other software designed to record what you type? Slashdot asked its readers and there are a lot of interesting answers.

Click here to read more at Slashdot

Video: Animals Support the Writers' Strike

nospam@example.com (Peter) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:24:44 -0700

Here's a funny video that shows animals in support of the writers' strike.

YouTube: In solidarity with the striking writers, all the adorable animals on the Internet are going on strike. From Colbert Report writers Frank Lesser and Rob Dubbin.

Video: Tay Zonday's New Big Budget Music Video

nospam@example.com (Peter) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:57:49 -0700

Remember Tay Zonday? He was the guy who had the YouTube hit "Chocolate Rain". Now he has his first big-budget music video that was created and sponsored by Dr. Pepper to promote their new Cherry Chocolate drink. I hope he made a ton of money for this video since it's probably his only chance to cash in.

Video: How To Extend Your WiFi Router's Range For Free!

nospam@example.com (Peter) — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:55:30 -0700

As we have more and more gadgets that use our WiFi signals, we want to use them all over our houses and apartments. With this simple and free DIY project, you can get more range out of most routers.

Click here for the WiFi range extender template

Video: 419 Scammer Tricked Into Making Music Video

nospam@example.com (Peter) — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:17:36 -0700

You know all of those fake lottery, inheritance and other e-mail that you get every day? Those are 419 scammers who usually are in Nigeria. In this video a scambaiter tricks the scammer into making a music video about his scamming ways.

Google Labs - Preview New Google Apps

nospam@example.com (Peter) — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:50:00 -0700

For those of us who rely on Google for their search engine or e-mail applications, they now offer a way for us to check out the new ideas that they're working on with Google Labs! Before a new Google application is released, Google gives the public an online preview of stuff like Google Transit, Google Music Trends, Google Mars and much more!

From Google: Google labs showcases a few of our favorite ideas that aren't quite ready for prime time. Your feedback can help us improve them. Please play with these prototypes and send your comments directly to the Googlers who developed them.

Click here to check out Google Labs

iPhone To Feature YouTube Access

nospam@example.com (Peter) — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:20:00 -0700

There are so many internet-capable phones out there but most of them can't handle flash animation and movies like the ones used on YouTube. Apple's new iPhone is designed to allow its users to watch YouTube videos but it's unclear if this is the low-bandwidth channels that other phones can view or all of the YouTube content.

18-Year Old Esmee Denters Gets Signed To Justin Timberlake's New Record Label

nospam@example.com (Peter) — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:16:00 -0700

A long time ago, a young artist like Esmee Denters would have to pay for a demo and do tons of shows in order to even get the attention of a record label, much less get signed. In a testament to the changing times and power of the internet, the 18-year old Denters captured the attention of Justin Timberlake's new label because of her videos on YouTube! Using a no-frills approach worked for Esmee, since it only served to highlight her great voice. Now she's not only signed but she'll be opening up for Timberlake on his European tour. If you're an artist, you should be using tools like MySpace and YouTube to promote yourself. If you aren't, you're missing out on two of the most important tools for self-promotion.

Click here to watch Esmee Denter's videos