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My ongoing struggle with Netflix is that it can never really recommend the right movies for me. It tells me that it thinks I'll like flicks I've seen and flicks I know I'll hate, so I usually just ignore that they even try. As for music, I get my recs from word-of-mouth, by friends whose taste I completely trust.
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Daily Tech: Use Google Maps to Find H1N1 Vaccine Locations
- Google already has data for locations of H1N1 flu vaccine programs from 20 states and counting — Gizmodo
- Apple beefs up their HD movie selection in the iTunes store — TechCrunch
- Cute! UK designer Kyle Bean has created this Russian Babushka doll style cell phone set — Popgadget
- Staples shows off its extensive Black Friday ad — CrunchGear
- Google has developed a new feature called SafeSearch, so you can easily filter out sexually explicit sites from your search results — The Google Blog
- Blockbuster plans to start renting movies on SD cards — Gadgetell
Facebook Enhances Privacy by Adding Group Filters in Chat
Have you noticed anything different about Facebook? Yesterday when I was checking out my profile, a new chat pop up appeared showing me all of my groups of friends. I didn't think much of it and then I realized — new filter functionality in chat — yippee!
Geek Tip: Playing With Your Gmail Account
Did you know the periods in your gmail address don't mean a thing? That's right, if you signed up as geek.sugar@gmail.com, you'd still get emails sent to geeksugar@gmail.com. You'll even get emails sent to g.e.e.k.s.u.g.a.r@gmail.com, for the wiseacres in your family.
Will You Use the New Photoshop App?
There's no shortage of photo editing software programs or cool iPhone camera apps, but Photoshop is arguably one of the best around. The free (yes, free!) app lets you perform basic photo editing tasks: crop and rotate, adjust colors, add tint or switch to black and white, and add filters or effects like vignette blur and warm vintage. Creating an account on photoshop.com and store up to 2G of photos that you can access anytime straight from your phone.
Geek Tip: Age Your Photos Instantly Without Photoshop
There are a ton of things you can do with your digital photos and a photo editor besides just adjusting light and focus. You can make them into movie stills, or turn them into Lomo works of art. I happen to like the aged look, and it's always fun to turn them into Polaroids, but if you aren't using Poladroid, this can take forever to make the effect yourself.
Cool Capture: Beautiful Berries Taken With a Nikon D40
Checking out the new entries in our Cool Capture group has become a highlight of my day! I'm loving the variety and learning about which camera and photo tricks you used to take the photo. Here's our latest stunning entry from reader tarajeans, who used her Nikon D40 DSLR camera with a 18-55mm lens and a 4x macro filter ring to take this pic.
Facebook For the BlackBerry Gets Some New Features
Talk about keeping up with the Joneses! Before I've even had the chance to download the new Facebook iPhone app, RIM has been putting the finishing touches on their latest Facebook update for the BlackBerry, which is said to be making its release in the upcoming weeks.
If I am going to visit FB on my phone, I prefer to use my iPhone, so I haven't even tested out the goodies from the last BB update.
Hands On With the Canon T1i (Now With More Photo Tips!)
I finally got some time over the weekend to play around with the Canon T1i and the verdict stands: it's amazing! Not only are the pictures crisp and clear, but overall, the camera is a joy to use. I bought an inexpensive camera bag from Best Buy last week to protect it while en route to various places in the city, and quickly realized how light the T1i really is — a few times I panicked because I wasn't sure the camera was actually in the bag!
Daily Tech: PlayStation 3 Is Down to $349
- Sony's 80GB PlayStation 3 is on sale for $350 on Amazon today. — CrunchGear
- Apple's new MacBook Pros get unboxed. — Engadget
- The iPhone 3G S will go on sale at 8 a.m.
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