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AOL Commits Suicide with Ad’s in E-Mail

Imagine your paying $14.95 per month for your AOL account that you are using largely for e-mail to only start getting advertisements jammed into e-mail. This has to be the most stupid move I have heard about. AOL is nothing more than a over priced ISP, for them to do this is beyond comprehension. When you have a free account

FeedBurner and Typepad

I am sitting here shaking my head, sorry you knew I was gonna say it. For those that have been reading this site long enough you know what I am thinking about the announcement of being able to have your Typepad RSS feed re-directed to FeedBurner automatically. At least the folks at SixApart were smart enough to make it optional.

Google Browser Sync for Firefox did I miss this?

I must be slipping because I definitely missed this. Doing some searches on the net indicates that the data they are gleaning on your browser history and misc settings may be making them a little more aware of what your up to than what your comfortable with sharing. [Google Browser Sync for Firefox]

FeedPass do not republish our feeds!

Anytime I see a service that has the potential to cause ones feed to be Hijacked it gets my attention. Looking at the FeedPass interface I became instantly aware that anyone could take our feed and sign up for an account, have Google Ads inserted and start making revenue by placing that same content on a service that could feed

Shoutcast Servers

Geek News Central is now streaming 24 hours a day. You can listen to the show by simply clicking on the audio stream link here on the website.

Google Calendar is Live

Well I am logged into calendar.google.com pretty basic but free. You will be able to create multiple calendars of which you can make them private or share it. The one thing is obvious Google wants you to stay logged in. If you do then when appointments are near it will put up a pop up on your screen. Nice start.