Get your blog seen in space

Want your blog to be beamed in space? You can do it via this Bloginspace.com site by MindComet. And it's free! You simply add your blog's URL and the RSS feed on the site. I'm actually taking advantage of it and hope my musings get seen by friendly extra-terrestial beings. It's really a silly thing but hey, I'm just doing it for fun and it's great to know that your blog will be in space. Unless I find out that it's really a scam.

Oh, on the content, just have to remember not to post anything that may provoke an alien invasion.

How ESRB rate their games

With the recent "Hot Coffee" controversy in GTA: San Andreas, the US ESRB game rating system has come under some scrutiny. Slate has an article on how the ESRB rating process works. Interesting read if you're wondering how the rating labels get on the box of your fave games.

When submitting a game for the board's scrutiny, the developer fills out a questionnaire that describes potentially offensive material, especially sequences involving drugs, sex, or violence. The company must also supply the rating board with the scripts for any scenes with dialogue and material like song lyrics. The package sent to the ESRB will also include a videotape showing the game's basic plot and each questionable scene. Such videos can be several hours long.

Best freeware list

Some of the best things in life are free. The same can be said for software. Some of the best and most useful software are actually freeware, and they are way better than any commercial or shareware apps out there. Here's a list of some of the best freeware that you can try. I'm actually using some of the items on the list, including the popular Firefox browser, the AVG anti-virus software and Free Downloader.
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20 Things You Didn't Know Your PC Could Do

PCWorld.com has come up with an interesting list of 20 things that your PC can do. It's pretty interesting as it includes some things we already do, for example charging your cellphone with USB, and also some far out stuff, such as using your PC to heat a small room.
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Forest invading the subway

It seems like the Singapore subway, also know as the MRT, is being invaded by vegetation. Just take a look at the leaves curling round the hand-holds in the train. Well, it's actually just a promotional stunt by the airline SilkAir. It's an attempt to create an off-the-beaten-track look signifying that the airline flies to exotic locations. Company promos/ads sure are doing unusual things to grab our attention.

Honest talk on NKF boss

This posting on the "Talk Rock" blog is probably the most direct and honest view I've seen on the recent NKF fiasco. It's also the most crude posting so beware if you can't take this stuff. Here's an excerpt.

I do not hate charity organisation, I think people must help other poor and sick people. But fuck lah, you mean when on the tv the people who earn $1000 a month donate and the number on the NKF tv show jump $100,000 to $200,000 to $300,000..... when reach $600,000 of donation, is only cover this CEO salary?

No wonder Zoe Tay have to do so many cheebye stunt!!!

Now that the NKF boss has revealed his 25K salary as the boss of a non-profit, folks have sounded out on the whole affair, including an online petition asking for his resignation. The petition now has more than 15,000 signatures.

Using Flickr on the Xbox Media Center

This is going to be really cool... accessing your Flickr photos on the XBMC. This will add another way for you to view your photos on your TV using your Xbox. This XBMC thingy is really shaping up to be the most useful device I have on my TV console. I'm going to try this out.

101 reasons to use Mozilla

I've been using Mozilla FireFox browser for some time now, and I'm liking it. Although I've not been using IE for some time, prefering the Slimbrowser enhancement instead, I've started using Firefox more often now. The only time that I'm not using Firefox is when I use Safari on my Powerbook. Reason? I still like the look of Safari on the Mac platform.

Anyway, the Neil's Place blog has a list of 101 things that Mozilla can do but IE can't. If you need more reasons on why FIrefox is so popular, go ahead and read the piece.

What's your gangsta name?

Hey, according to the Gangsta Name Generator, I'm the gangsta dude called Heavy Nutz da Couch Bouncer. This website generates a gangsta moniker for you if you can't think of a hip and dangerous one, or if you just want to see what your alter ego could be called. Just something fun on a Monday.

Grandma plays video games

There's this blog called "Old Grandma Hardcore" which is suppose to be the chronicle of a senior playing video games. I don't know if this is really true... hard to believe that it is, but you never know. Anyway, the description of the blog is as follows

This blog is chronicle of my experiences with Grandma, the video-game playing queen of her age-bracket and weight class. She will beat any PS2, XBox, GameCube, etc., console game put in front of her, just like she always has. Her favorite game of all time was Final Fantasy VII, her current task is reaching 100% in tour mode of Outlaw Golf 2.

Good luck to Grandma on Outlaw Golf!

Photos of London 7/7 bombing on Flickr

The bomb blast in London shocked many, especially right after London's triumph in the Olympics IOC bid to host the games in 2012. Proving that the Internet community can bring updated pictures to you fast that's different from the mainstream media, there is a pool of photos on Flickr showing pictures from the scene.

Grokster decision good for file sharing

Here's an alternate opinion on the Grokster decision. This USA Today piece argues that the Supreme Court decision is actually good for file sharing. Perhaps so... go read to see if you agree.

What is that in your Windows XP services?

If you've dug deep into your Windows XP system, you'd know that there are things called "Services" which are software processes running in the background and taking up RAM usage. Some of them are essential, others are dumped there when you install software. If you've busy installing software, you'll soon find out you don't know what the services are for anymore. This website provides a handy guide to the services running and recommends which of these may be disabled. Word of caution here... do so at your own risk.

Here comes the Grempod

I've finally succumbed to the lure of the iPod. I bought a 2nd hand 60GB iPod Photo for a pretty good price, almost what I would have paid for a brand new 30GB iPod. And from the picture above, you can see that it's enclosed in a Sonic Blue iSkin evo2, and what a good fit it is.

Why did I eventually buy the iPod? Well, one thing is that it's such a pretty device. But more importantly, it is the ease that the iPod works with iTunes. Plus, now that iTunes supports podcasts, it makes more sense for me to get one and use it to listen to my fave podcasts. It just plain makes sense. Of course, it's called the GremPod.

Now, I'm in the process of transferring my CD collection to the iPod. I probably can't put in all, but it seems like a lot will fit into the device. It's actually pretty amazing when I pull out all my old CDs, how much good music are kept on CDs and probably won't get heard much. With them stored digitally in an iPod, hopefully I can enjoy them more often.

10 films for children

The Guardian UK website has come up with a list of films that are great for kids. There are some great films on this list, including the excellent Spirited Away Billy Elliot, E.T., and Where is My Friend's House. Pretty good choices. I've actually not seen a few of the others mentioned, like The Princess Bride and the French Kirikou et la Sorcière. So maybe it's time I start searching for them to give them a viewing.

RSS creator slams Apple's podcast approach

With iTunes 4.9, Apple has made receiving and subscribing to podcast really simple. My experience with it has so far been positive but there are some problems with some feeds. Although it's simple to use, you don't seem to have a lot of control over it. Still, I'm using it over iPodder Lemon, which I was formerly using. Simply because syncing to my new iPod is really simple.

Of course, Apple's approach to podcast seems to be a way to add content to their music store and get people hook onto buying iPods. There have been some comments on the way that the Cupertino company is implementing the RSS standards use in the feeds. Check out the piece on Tom's Hardware.

With the release of iTunes 4.9, Apple included the first edition of a long-anticipated XML document type definition (DTD) for RSS 2.0, that will enable access to podcasts. Apple aims to build podcast support directly into both the software and iPod, but leaders in the RSS community, including the standard's own creator, are taking Apple to task for developing an ill-advised DTD without seeking input and guidance from the community.

How to Burn Xbox Games

On 8bitjoystick.com, you can find a guide on how to burn Xbox games and other protected CD. It's suppose to work for all games, including PS, PS2, and even GameCube games. In fact, using the technique on the page, you can burn just about anything. It's really quite cool, in a funny sort of way...

Doom is coming... really!

The Doom movie is really coming... and the logo is revealed on the Comingsoon.net website. There are also four shots of the movies, in one of them you can see the fabled BFG! Doom fans will know what that powerful weapon stands for. You can also see the production press release here.

Water taps as decor

Water taps as decor
Originally uploaded by Gremlink.

I saw this when I was out shopping today. In one of the shops, some clever designer has decided to make use of the humble water tap as decor and serves as a place to hang their wares of handbags. Clever use of hardware products.

Vader in a skin tight fetish suit

The Koreans must be crazy. There's this Darth Vader-in-a-fetish suit on this Korean Yahoo! website. I don't know what it's all about but there's something strangely fasinating... and maybe even sexy about it.