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CNET’s Webware 100: 2009

May 28th, 2009 No comments

CNET recently posted up the 2009 Webware Top 100 and I just wanted to highlight some cool webapps! (Images are from CNET Webware)

JamLegend

I’m sure many of you are familiar with the game Guitar Hero, this is similar in the idea, but online style complete with social networking features like profiles, commenting, and a easy to use interface.

Xmarks

A browser plugin that enables you to sync bookmarks across computers as well as discover new websites though your bookmarks. Also handy as a bookmark backup tool.

Digsby

This program connects together your online accounts (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Gmail, Yahoo, AIM, Google Talk, etc.) in one program.

Elance

An online system to hire  (basically outsource) people and manage these connections. The website also handles the money as well which is convenient.

Tripit

It combines all your travel info (which you forward to it by email) in an organized location and provides additional information to help your trip go more smoothly. There is also an iPhone app for Tripit.

Interested to see the rest of the top 100? Go to http://www.webware.com/100/.

Review of Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Part 1)

March 14th, 2008 1 comment

Okay, so it came out last Sunday and I did get the game that morning, but I was busy during the day and didn’t play it until the night. I had to wait through the a whole half day to play it! Ah well, I’ll start by saying that it definitely lives up to all the praise that it has received from so many groups of people. But like any other game, it isn’t perfect (even though Nintendo Power says so). The following video is the pretty cool introduction (opening) video.

I have to say that the soundtrack that is played during the game is just amazing. It fits each stage very well and brings the game to a whole new level. You can listen to some of the songs in Brawl on the Smash Bros. Site’s Music Section (here). The best song in Brawl in my opinion, is the Zelda: Ocarina of Time Melody.


Classic Link (From: Smash Bros. DOJO!!)

The Smash Balls are very cool and each Final Smash is also very awesome. I still really like Link’s Triforce Slash as it is not only entertaining to watch others get beat up by and and fly but it also is powerful. Right now, my main character is Pit. I found Link to be a noticeable amount slower in Brawl (from all the cool weapons he has) but he still is a great character to play as. Pit is really fast, especially when he flies, his Final Smash isn’t really “powerful”, but it hits most of the other players and knocks them off the stage.


Newcomer Pit (From: Smash Bros. DOJO!!)

Many of the stages are well built for fighting. I really like New Pork City as it is a really large stage and if you use Pit’s Final Smash, people get knocked off easily.
New Pork City (From: Smash Bros. DOJO!!)

Many of the stages, though, are not as big. Most of them are just a bunch of platforms. Below are more stages in Brawl

The Basic Battlefield (From: Smash Bros. DOJO!!)


Skyworld, Pit’s home stage (From: Smash Bros. DOJO!!)

They’ve also brought back some stages from Super Smash Bros. Melee. This includes the Temple (Hyrule Temple), Corneria, Yoshi’s Island, and Onett.
Hyrule Temple, is back from Melee (Source: Smash Bros. DOJO!!)
…and so is Onett! (Source: Smash Bros. DOJO!!)

I’ll go over the new items and The Subspace Emissary (Adventure Mode) in the next post. If you have Brawl, don’t play too much but have fun with it too!

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EBay Parody – by Weird Al Yankovic

March 25th, 2007 No comments

I thought that this video was worth posting here. “EBay” is a parody of the song “I Want It That Way” by the Backstreet Boys explaining eBay. I also noticed how similar the song is to the original, I put a music video of both of them here so you can see the similarities.

“EBay” music video:

“I Want It That Way” music video:

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