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Geeklist Takes Issue With Best Buy Super Bowl XLVI Advertisement

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One of the commercials shown during last night’s Super Bowl was from Best Buy.  In it they highlight several individuals who created various technologies that we use each and every day.  The laugh out loud part of the commercial is when the two Words With Friends creators are caught with their games . . .

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Skype Updated To Version 5.8 Now Supports Full HD Video

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An announcement over at the Skype Garage Blog earlier today provided details about the latest update to Microsoft’s Skype video calling software.

Improvements and new features in version 5.8:

Full HD video-calling Support for Facebook audio and video-calling (beta) Group screen sharing Hide offline Facebook contacts Push to Talk Skype updater service . . .

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Pitfalls and Benefits of Website Hosting Changes

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It is never an easy decision, at least for me, to change hosting providers.

Especially this one as I had several years invested in the company and the web space including a lot of files that would need to be moved. However, the recent performance of my former webhost was just spiraling . . .

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SkyDrive Receives A Major Update

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Omar Shahine, the Group Program Manager for SkyDrive.com, has posted details of an update for SkyDrive.com that will be live at anytime.

These updates really show the willingness of the SkyDrive team to make the service work the way users expect it to perform and they have done that by listening to . . .

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Infographic: The Numbers on Music Subscription Services

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I do not currently use any music subscription service but usually take a peek at them when they become available to see if it might be worthwhile to subscribe.  Ultimately, I do not consume that much music beyond my current library so subscription services like these are not for me.  However, I . . .

Read More: Infographic: The Numbers on Music Subscription Services

Seesmic Desktop 2 Sheds Beta Tag

The plug-in compatible version of the Seesmic Desktop interface to Twitter is no longer carrying a beta designation.

According to an email sent from Loic Le Meur, the founder of Seesmic, this is the first open platform for a social program:

After much hard work, Seesmic Desktop 2  (SD2) is finally ready . . .

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