Had a few of these Stephanie Rice Pictures land in my Inbox recently, and figured I’d post em up for you all too oogle over. For those that don’t know Stephanie Rice is an Australian swimmer who just won 3 gold medals at the Beijing Olympics.
A few of these actually leaked from her Facebook profile! Others are from her recent FHM shoot and her davenport underwear shoot. Enjoy..
So my girlfriend has started reading the first Dexter Book, from which the TV series is based. We are massive fans of the TV show, I think we watched the entire first 2 seasons in about a week.. we were glued to our screens! (By the way Dexter Season 3 starts on September 28 and I can’t wait!)
Anyway the first Dexter book is called Darkly Dreaming Dexter by 
So far is very good she says, I can’t wait till I get my turn to read it. We’ve already ordered the rest in the series from Amazon.
Here is the order of the books, because it was hard to find out -
Order of the Dexter Novels by Jeff Lindsay:
1. Darkly Dreaming Dexter
2. Dearly Devoted Dexter
3. Dexter in the Dark
There is a fourth book coming out next year too called “Dexter By Design”.
You can buy all the Dexter books and other Jeff Lindsay books on Amazon.com.
Well because my first article on Easynews was so popular I thought I’d do a follow up for all my faithful readers (yes, all 3 of you!) and give you a more in-depth look at how to use Easynews more effectively. I’ve broken my tips into subsections so that you can quickly find the information that’s most relevant to you!
Finding things to download
I use a couple of sites to keep track of what’s been released in the scene so I know what to download. RLSLOG.net is a great one, and they usually have posts up within a couple hrs of relase. Each post has the release name, imdb links if it’s a movie and links to samples/screenshots so you can check quality.
All you need to do is copy/paste the post title from RLSLOG into Easynews Global Search to find the relase.
Other good sites are IMDB’s DVD Rental Chart (chances are if it’s out to rent, a dvdrip will have been uploaded) and NFOHump.com (formally NForce.nl - great list of scene releases for movies, software tv). CAT and EZTV are great for checking when TV shows air!
Effectively searching Easynews
There are a number of tips that will help you when searching for files to download on Easynews depending on what kind of files you’re looking for.
Movies: Search for “Movie Title DVDRip” if you don’t know the scene release name.
TV: Search for “Show name S01e01″ where S01 is the season and e01 is the episode. If you’re looking for the whole season of a show, just leave out the e01 - (EG: Dexter S01 would return all epsiodes in Season 1 of Dexter.
Music: Just search for the artist and album title, throw in the year if you need to Narrow the results.
Using the Zip Manager
The Zip Manager is one of the best features of the Easynews web-based client. You can easily throw multiple files into 1 single zip file for easy downloading and sorting. I use it for grouping songs of an album, or tv show season. Just tick the box next to the file you wish to download, select a zip group at the top of the results page and click “zip manager”. You can do this with as many files as you like, just make sure you choose the same Zip group.
Best EasyNews Plan
This really depends on your usage. I’m on the 20gb for $9.98 plan which is plenty for me. It’s really great because your download quota will roll-over to the next month if you don’t use it.. so if nothing much is worth downloading you can save those gig’s for the next month! Great for HD content!
Well there you have it, some more Easynews tips! Feel free to ask any questions in the comments and I’ll try my hardest to answer!
So the Olympics are all but over, and as the smog settles in Beijing once more we can finalise the medal tally and see who came out on top. Well no shit it’s China right? Well yes, 95% of the world can admit that but not 1 country..
Take a quick look at some American news sites compared to the official tally..
Source: Beijing2008.com (Official Site)
Vs.
Source: NBCOlympics.com
Other American news outlets are following suit..
NYTimes: http://2008games.nytimes.com/olympics/medals.asp
Fox Sports: http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/medals
I guess if you can’t win, just change the way you figure out the winner until it looks like you win. That’s the American way!
So you’ve reinstalled Windows, ran windows-update, installed all your device drivers - Now what? Here’s some of the best programs to install after a format. Some are free, some cost a few bucks.. but make no mistake these are the best of the best.
1. FFDShow
Forget codec packs, this is all you’ll ever need. FFDShow has played every audio and video file I’ve ever thrown at it, and the best part is - its free (GPL!). Install it once and never worry about codecs again. Pro tip: setup the normalisation filter and all your audio will play at the same volume.
Download: Free-Codecs.com (free, domain sounds dodgy I know - but the site is clean)
2. ESET NOD32 Antivirus
Everyone has their favorite and this is mine. I’ve played with basicly every AV product out there and this wins for me hands down. It’s solid, has a small footprint, doesn’t annoy the shit out of you with popup and the results speak for themselves.
Download: ESET.com (30-day Trial versiona avaliable, $59/1yr - It’s worth it)
3. FlashGet
The FlasGet site says it all - “Best Download Manager”. Great for pulling insane download speeds with Easynews. I like the simple interface, and the fact that is just works. Has all the features I need (scheulding, secure site support, multi-threading).
Download: FlashGet.com (free)
4. Filezilla
Filezilla is a great little free FTP client, opensource too! A great example of how great software doesn’t need to cost a thing. For anyone who runs a website, this is a must-have.
Download: Filezilla-Project.org (free)
5. 7-Zip
Say bye-bye to that expired WinRAR trial.. say hello to 7-Zip! From the website: “7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio.” It’ll unpack all popular formats (RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, MSI, WIM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS) and has the same right-click functioanily as WinRAR (except its free!).
Download: 7-Zip.org (free)
6. Foxit Reader
Don’t waste your time with Adobe Reader’s bloat - Foxit Reader is smaller (2.55M), faster (loads in 1-2sec) and free! No need to worry about compatibility either, Foxit will handle any PDF on the web.
Download: FoxitSoftware.com (free)
7. FireFox
Faster, more secure and more customisable, Firefox is the web-browser that needs no introduction (but I gave it one anyway). FF is catching groud fast on IE in terms of market share which is a pretty mean feat considering IE ships with Windows and most people are lazy!
Download: Mozilla.com (free)
8. µTorrent
I’m not into torrents so much these days but µTorrent is easily the best BitTorrent client out there (most popular too!). You have the choice of a full installer, or stand alone exe. You’re most likely already using this so I won’t bore you too much with the details, but one of the best features for me is the Web Interface which lets you manage your torrents remotely.
Download: uTorrent.com (free)
9. OpenOffice
Because we all get .doc / .xls files sent to us that we need to open! Why steal MS Office when this great free alternative is avaliable? Check it out today, recoommend to friends!
Download: OpenOffice.org (free)
10. iTunes
I’ve always hated iTunes but lately it’s been growing on me. Especially now with my iPhone I use it everyday and I’ll admit I’m starting to like it. I even use the store to preview songs before I download them (from Easynews).
Download: Apple.com (free, don’t enter your email)
Well there you have it, my list of what to install after a format.
Please add your suggestions in the comments because I’d love to know if you think there’s better apps out there!
I’m a big believer in free culture, so it only stands to reason that I don’t like DRM and copy protection. Sure - if you take the time to record, or write something and release it into our world you have the right to profit from it - but don’t lock down your contribution to society such that I’m unable to build on your work and make something better or new. Without such progression our world comes to a standstill. Without it we may as well still be cavemen!
So I’m going to show you how to bypass or break the DRM on a few of the most popular formats in use at the moment. Use this info to mashup, mix and rehash the worlds content and make something new!
Read on for the how-to…
I’ve recently been converted from the evils of bittorrent to Easynews.. and I gotta say I’m friggin impressed.
Easynews is a newsgroup service provider. Read the wiki link if you have no idea what that means - but to put it simply its a service that allows you to download music, movies, games and basically anything else you could think of.
I’ve used newsgroups in the past and have been massively turned off by the cumbersome news clients you’d have to use to connect, not to mention dealing with split files and parity.
This is where Easynews comes into a league of its own. They have developed an amazingly powerful web-based client that lets you search, preview and download files from directly in your web browser. You have to use it to fully appreciate just how awesome it is.
I can’t even think of a way to start this post. My brain is fried from a long week at work, and to be honest I’d be more comfortable switching off completely, flicking on the tv and sinking into brain dead bliss.
But what if there was a pill I could take, a kind of viagra for the brain, that would suddenly spring my brain into an academic hard-on? Let me at it I’d say!
Enter, Provigil. This wonder drug has been around since the 70’s, originally developed as an experimental treatment for narcolepsy, but has lately had a surge in popularity among perfectly healthy people needing a brain-boost.