Week 5: 49ers vs. Patriots Preview & Discussion Thread
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The 49ers have given up a total of 19 sacks in their first four games. And with a Patriots defense that can disguise blitz packages, it may be a tough day for the 49ers. T Jonas Jennings is still ruled out for this game, so the protection for QB J.T. O’Sullivan will be the main [...]
19 Canned At Gawker–Is New Media Really Just Old Media Without A Press?
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It’s not often Matt Drudge posts a headline about a company laying off fewer than 20 workers–especially nowadays. announcement 19 employees would be released while the company would ditch its traffic based writer bonus payments and readjust its priorities. Gawker’s announcement is more important than just the 19 jobs lost because of [...]
49ers: What what wrong and we need more Vernon Davis
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The loss to the Saints on Sunday was one of those “reality check” losses. I know that we shouldn’t have expected so much out of the upstart 49ers against a veteran team like the Saints. For one thing, our quarterback is still very raw; a rookie to me. Saints QB Drew Brees has been so [...]
Report: Internet Loves Obama Six Times More Than McCain
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Before you get ready to fire off yet more angry email, bear in mind that I am merely your friendly tech messenger here to relay the findings of an online market intelligence provider .
In its latest study titled “Searching for the Next President: the Internet’s impact on McCain vs. Obama”, the company reports that [...]
YouTube Revamps Uploader Site, Allows 1GB Files
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YouTube has made public a revamped version of its video uploader.
Most notably, the upgrade increases the video site’s file-size limit from 100MB to 1GB. It will also allow users to upload multiple files at once without downloading a plug-in. Instead, YouTube will display separate progress bars for each file.
The changes will also allow users [...]
Limit Space Used by Windows Resource Protection
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Q: In Windows XP, hundreds of megabytes are stored in the C:\Windows\Sytem32\dllcache folder by the Windows File Protection feature. I always deleted all of them and created a new folder that stored only 50MB This saved a lot of space on my hard disk. I have never found any problems or instabilities, although these files [...]
House OKs Web Radio Royalty Rate Compromise
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Amid the bailout frenzy on Capitol Hill this weekend, the House on Saturday passed a bill that would give its blessing to any compromise reached between Internet radio stations and copyright holders over royalty fees.
“There may now be a light at the end of the tunnel in the fight over Internet radio royalties,” bill [...]
49ers banged up in secondary for Sunday’s game against Saints
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Matt Barrows pointed out something I was thinking of bringing up today.
CB Shawntae Spencer - Having ACL surgery today, will be placed on IR later in the week
S Keith Lewis - Injured his knee on a kickoff coverage against Detroit. He returned to the game but will not practice today.
S Michael Lewis - Injured [...]
MySpace Music Launches Thursday, MP3 Downloads Via Amazon
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MySpace will launch its long-awaited MySpace Music Thursday, an offering that will combine audio streaming with download functionality powered by Amazon.
MySpace Music will feature songs from EMI Music, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, and indie rock aggregator The Orchard.
“Music’s been a pretty important part of MySpace since the beginning; it’s a big [...]
SmartyPig: For Online Saving and Mooching
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It’s belt-tightening time in America, and that means budgeting and saving for the things we want/need/iPhone. is here to help: a Web site that lets you set specific financial goals and save money to reach those goals. It’s even optimized for mooching off of loved ones—very important in these tough times.
The site acts [...]
