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The Case For Movie Piracy.

It used to be so simple. You wanted to go to Paris, so you called a travel agency, gave them your dates and budget, and with any luck, you soon had in your hands a real paper ticket with a real dollar value. Even in the early days of the Internet, it was easier. You went to one of the few booking sites — Travelocity or Expedia, most likely — searched for your route, paid with a credit card and that was it. Maybe you even got a paper ticket in the mail. Those were the days!

via Booking a Flight the Frugal Way – Frugal Traveler Blog – NYTimes.com.

Google Voice is a great service, one of the best things Google has released in a long time. Unfortunately, most casual web users have no idea what it is. Or more specifically, what it’s purpose is.

via Google Voice Launches A Series Of Videos To Explain Its “Awesomeness,” Gibberish.

Pay attention to your shoes. Everyone else does. It’s hard for the non-fashion-maven to tell a more expensive suit from a less expensive one, a high-quality shirt from a medium-quality one, and so on. But everyone can tell cheap or poorly cared-for shoes. Buy the best ones you can afford, and take care of them.

via Newbie Fashion Tips for Grown-Up Men – Stepcase Lifehack.

If you were waiting for the next huge online video event, this is it. Tiger Woods is set to break his silence on Friday morning with a press conference that will be broadcast live at 11 a.m. ET on Ustream, via the company’s partner CBS News.

via Tiger Woods Press Conference to Be Broadcast Live on Ustream.

We are pleased to say that NBC covered Lindsey Vonns amazing downhill run live today…  on its blog. The network wont actually show the race until tonight, of course, when everyone knows the results which most people now do, because the NBC TV network may be the only news organization on the planet that hasnt reported them.

via US Skier Trashes NBCs Olympics Coverage On Twitter — And It Gets Automatically Posted To NBCs Web Site.

Almost everything you see on TV is done with a green screen.  Watch this video…

YouTube – Stargate Studios Virtual Backlot Reel 2009.

Discover new artists with this website.  Type in an artist that you like then click on their name.  Click expand and you’ll see a web start to build of similar artists.  It’s a neat way to learn about new music.

TuneGlue° | Relationship Explorer.

HBO’s streaming video service, which offers movies and series from The Wire to Big Love online, currently works for Comcast and Verizon FiOS subscribers, according to the New York Times. But a big HBO Go press announcement is coming tomorrow, which might mean more viewers will be able to access the site.

via HBO’s Answer To Hulu Preps For Big Debut.

Not only do videos take up a ton of space on space-constrained devices, but converting videos for the iPhone gets painful quickly. Air Video streams videos straight to your iPhone, converting them on-the-fly if theyre incompatible.

via Air Video Streams Your Videos to Your iPhone with Minimal Effort, Is Incredible – Streaming Video – Lifehacker.