Music

Hulu Improves Navigation, Adds Social Networking Features

Popular Internet television site Hulu today introduced two new features. The first, Channels, aims to simplify navigation, while the second, Discussion Boards, introduces a social media aspect to the site. 
Here’s what Hulu has to say about the two new features:
Our new, genre-based channels let you explore Hulu videos in a whole new way. Choose your [...]


The Pirate Bay Is Getting Into Streaming?

The Pirate Bay, the world’s largest BitTorrent tracker (and one of the most hated by studios), may be getting into streaming, a tipster told us.
The Pirate Bay, which has 3 million users and is closing in on 15 million peers, first mentioned the possibility of a streaming service back in May, but little was heard [...]


PowerPress Podcasting Plugin For WordPress Updated

The Blubrry PowerPress plugin for WordPress version 0.2.1 is now available. The latest version incorporates a number of bug fixes and enhancements.
Here’s what’s new:

Fixed itunes:subtitle displaying ‘…’
Display itunes:summary in items option
Add trailing slash to media url if not present
Enhance ability to copy Podpress settings

Details are available at the Blubrry site.

(Via Podcasting News.)

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FLVPlay 1.11 - Search, view, download videos from YouTube.

FLVPlay is a free application providing functionality to search and view YouTube’s video collection, as well as download video assets to the desktop and mobile devices instantly. In order to install the application, your Mac needs to have Adobe AIR runtime installed. FLVPlay is a clean software, does not contain adware, spyware or any other [...]


Apple tries to stop sneaker hackers

Apparently, Apple has decided that extending DRM to your Nike accessories will keep hackers at bay.  Sick of people cutting the sensors out of their Nike shoes for use on other apparell, they have applied for a patent. Ever noticed the warning that it’s illegal to pull the tag off of a mattress?  Did that [...]


iTunes 8 Disables Disabling Store Links, Here’s the Fix

Freedom isn’t free, my friends, so sooner or later you knew that you’d be paying for iTunes. In iTunes 8, Apple has disabled the option to turn off those little arrow links to the iTunes Store. While I believe that my preferences of no links must have transferred from version 7 to my new install [...]