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Second Generation Pogoplug announced

Cloud Engines, Inc. unveiled the second generation of the award
winning Pogoplug multimedia sharing device today giving consumers more
flexibility to store personal content safely in the home and access,
manage, and share it from anywhere on the Internet. The new Pogoplug
hardware sports a new design boasting multiple USB ports supporting up
to 4 external drives for expanded data capacity. The new Pogoplug also
gives users improved sharing capabilities, an easy drag-and-drop
interface to create engaging multi-media slide shows, seamless media
playback, and enhanced sharing with friends on Facebook, Twitter and
MySpace.

Pogoplug acts like a gateway from your home or office through the
Internet. It allows you to access, share and even stream your personal
digital media directly to anybody, anywhere in the world. Your content
always remains physically in your home or office, making it secure,
convenient and available on your terms. Pogoplug is perfect for those
individuals with increasingly mobile lifestyles and small businesses
in need of simple, inexpensive mobile data access solutions.

“The reaction to the Pogoplug has been incredible. By listening to
user feedback and following our own product roadmap, we are bringing a
great second-generation product that gives our customers access to a
host of new features that both improve the function of the Pogoplug,
and add to the fun of using it as well.” said Daniel Putterman, CEO of
Cloud Engines, Inc. “We are committed to giving our customers the
best way to access their data from anywhere in the world, pushing the
envelope with both product quality and design aesthetic. The result is
what you see here today.”

NEW HARDWARE
The new Pogoplug design retains the simplicity and ease of use of the
original while listening to consumer feedback and adding the ability
to directly connect up to 4 external hard drives at once. The
resulting product boasts an improved design with greatly improved
functionality for users with multiple drives and an increasing need
for easy synching and sharing of their digital libraries. This upgrade
turns the Pogoplug into an even more prominent feature in the modern
digital home or small business.

NEW FEATURES

Automatically Synchronize Photos, Videos, Music and Other Selected Content
Users can synchronize their Pogoplug with their PC or Mac to
automatically import new content from popular applications such as
iTunes, Windows Media Player, and iPhoto. This feature allows Pogoplug
owners to “set it and forget it” and always have access to new photos,
videos and music from anywhere on the Internet.

Drag-and-Drop Music and Photo Slideshows
Users can easily create and share fun and engaging slideshows using
their stored photos, videos and music. Creating a slideshow with
Pogoplug is as simple as drag and drop, and sharing these slideshows
is just as easy as ever. Once a user’s link is shared and viewed,
their slideshow will immediately begin with the photos, videos and
music they selected, playing seamlessly in the viewer’s browser.

Easier Sharing with Pogoplug Address Book
Pogoplug Address Book greatly improves the speed and ease of use of
sharing with a user’s friends and family. Pogoplug automatically
remembers all email addresses entered in a user’s previous shares -
even if that share no longer exists – and makes them available in an
easy to use address book to make sharing truly one click away.

Global Search Across Multiple Drives and Pogoplugs
With support for multiple drives on a single Pogoplug (and multiple
Pogoplugs on the same account) Pogoplug has added "global" search
support across all of a user’s Pogoplugs and drives. Search filters
are now a distinct feature, allowing users to view all of their
photos, videos and music in a single organized view, or to search for
a specific file across all Pogoplugs and drives.

Organize Your Music, Photos and Videos
Pogoplug automatically displays music by Album, Artist and Genre, and
shows cover art for quick access to a user’s favorite music. Photos
are now displayed by photo timeline and videos are only a click away,
including the ability to watch a preview in the thumbnail itself.

Play movies directly from my.pogoplug.com, or even to the iPhone
Pogoplug now supports the playback of videos directly from a Pogoplug,
with support for the most popular cameras, video cameras and mobile
phones. Movies can be shared and viewed directly from the Pogoplug
website – or even from an iPhone!

Pricing and Availability
We are currently taking Pre-Orders for Pogoplug at www.pogoplug.com
Units will ship before the end of the year – just in time for the
Holiday Season. The Pogoplug has a suggested retail price of $129,
with no additional service fees.

USEFUL LINKS
· Pogoplug web site: www.pogoplug.com
· Product photos: www.flickr.com/photos/pogoplug
· Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/pogoplug
· Pogoplug online community: www.pogoplugged.com

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How I Grill a Vidalia Onion: (I love a cook-out)

Yesterday I had to grill out for the In-laws, so besides the regular items like hot dogs, hamburgers, ribs, etc.. I grill out Vidalia Onions. First you peel them and cut off the ends. Then you cut out a core, not all the way thru, maybe about 3/4 of the way. Then you fill the core with butter, garlic, salt and pepper and wrap it up in tin foil. Grill for about an hour and server it whole. Sweet, tasty and melts in your mouth.

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Learn how to win iShowU HD Pro and Stomp.

Another great Mac developer, Shineywhitebox is giving away iShowU HD Pro and Stomp for our 4 year anniversary podcast. Read about it and how to win here.

http://www.surfbits.com/?p=2164 

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Ecamm Networks is giving away two sweet utilities for our 4 year Anniversary podcast.

Ecamm Networks is giving away two sweet utilities for our 4 year Anniversary podcast in two weeks.

Check it out here.. http://www.surfbits.com/?p=2161
Learn how to enter here: http://www.macreviewcast.com

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The Right Mac Dieting and Calorie Application

Now that I'm back home and starting to heal, I need to get a good, no great Mac application for dieting and calorie intake. If it does more, like exercise and menu planning, that's a benefit. Here are what I'm thinking of looking at to start. Tell me you experiences please...


Perfect Diet Tracker: http://www.byoni.com/information.html

DietController: http://www.dietcontroller.com/DietController/Screenshots.php

CalorieKing: http://www.calorieking.com/software/ckdietdiarymac.php

For an online option: FitDay: http://www.fitday.com

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Legends of Zork: It's now Live online!

http://blog.legendsofzork.com/2009/04/01/so-here-it-is/


"Don’t even bother reading this post. Just go to www.legendsofzork.com :)

We know it’s a bit risky launching anything on April 1st as a) some of you won’t believe us and b) some of you won’t believe anything on the Internet today. I applaud your skepticism. But today we be realer than real, yo. So go and have a look. We’re completely expecting a mix of tear-inducing criticism, some bemusement and even a few folks who downright like it. It’s a casual adventure game. Enjoy it as its name suggests."

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Flip Disc: iPhone/iPod Touch Game Review

http://www.surfbits.com/?p=2115

Hi everyone Gazmaz from the UK here, Well this week I’m again reviewing a game for your iPod Touch or iPhone.
Flip Disc comes to you from Polar Motion and Chillingo Ltd. Now Polar Motion first developed this game for windows and PocketPC/Windows Mobile, but I won’t let that sway my judgment.

So what is Flip Disc?
“Flip Disc is an innovative game with a fine blend of puzzle and action elements. Rotate the five concentrical discs and take advantage of the special gems in order to form lines of gems of the same color. Sounds easy? Every level the gems will be popping up faster and faster! Conquer the 10-levels journey and become a Flip Disc Master.”

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As feared, the Administration's DOJ sides with RIAA

This was to be expected since the #2 and #3 men in the DOJ for the Obama Administration were former RIAA attorney.
http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/22/184221&from=rss

A quote from the article on Slashdot: "Commentators had been fearing that the Obama/Biden administration would be tools of the RIAA; does this filing confirm those fears?"

Let's hope not.

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The One Place You Don't Want to See a Windows Error Message

This was a cute posting on the Gizmodo website...

http://i.gizmodo.com/5171829/the-one-place-you-definitely-dont-want-to-see-a-windows-error-message

An Iraniun Nuclear Power Plant!

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What would happen to your online life if you died tomorrow?

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-03-16-death-online_N.htm

Interesting article in USA Today. I asked myself this question many times and never got off my dead butt to do anything about it. Does anyone have a good plan or idea in mind?

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