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So I want to get an expansion pack for Sims 2 but don’t know which one to choose. Between Sims 2 Nightlife, University and Business which is the best one? Is it worth getting them all?

electro^plankton gives you the rundown on why this new social networking tool is so sweet. Also: “Wallop is devoid of advertisement banners but features a new system for people and companies to make money by creating cool widgets or modules and selling them thru what they call the Wallop Modder Network.”

Ask for an invite and be part of the Beta testing team!

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Yet another fab link off just for the record

Thanks Ken!

Google Transit, an extension of Google Maps that lets those of us who are car-free traverse out cities via walking and public transportation, has recently expanded from a Portland-only offering to five other cities, including Pittsburgh!

So if you’re thinking of moving to the US, or you already live here but maybe you’re stuck up in a red state or just don’t like the weather up in New England, you might want to think about moving to our happy mountain home.

Wow wow wow!! This is such great news for those of you living close to one of these areas:

Nov 01 Dublin - Ireland - Olympia
Nov 02 Manchester - England - Academy 2
Nov 03 London - England - Barbican
Nov 05 Gent - Belgium - Vooruit
Nov 07 Barcelona - Spain - Casino L Allanca
Nov 09 Paris - France - Le Bataclan
Nov 10 Cologne - Germany - Gloria
Nov 11 Amsterdam - Holland - Paradiso
Nov 12 Copenhagen - Denmark - Vega
Nov 14 Oslo - Norway - Sentrum Scene
Nov 15 Stockholm - Sweden - Berns
Nov 17-18 Reykjavik - Iceland - Frikirkjan Church

Sufjan is just amazing!! I’ve always wanted to see him live so if you miss this opportunity I’ll never forgive you. And St Vincent is my new favourite artist - take a listen to “Paris is Burning” to see what the fuss is about.

iPod Shuffle Unleashed
There are long suffering Shuffle owners out there with little to no regard for iTunes yet they are forced to install and use this junky software just to ulpload tracks onto the little device. Suffer no more! Someone has created a tiny free app that you can use to upload tracks with no strings attached. Now you can transfer songs to your iPod Shuffle from multiple computers without iTunes raping your poor little Shuffle first.

Alas, iShuffle doesnt work on my computer because iTunes is so broken it won’t even uninstall anymore, but I have already decided you shall be blessed with better luck!

“Jump in my car” - SONY BMG Music Entertainment Australia

Click here if you can’t see the video above.

And don’t miss the Hoffmeister’s rules to winning his heart! via

All found by Cait &Miko ;@)

“flickrflick151 shows how he put together a poor man’s iPod dock with only a cardboard box, some tape, and the tools that Jobs gave him.

There aren’t a lot of instructions included, but the pictures do most of the talking. Basically, using the plastic insert that came with your iPod, you cut a hole in the top of the cardboard box and get busy with some tape. Granted, if you want to you can certainly pretty this method up a bit (e.g., this very cool embedded iPod dock), but the point is that you can make your own iPod dock for pretty cheap if you’re dying to have a dock but aren’t pleased with the hefty price tag.

Cardboard not your thing? Try building an iPod dock with Legos.”
~ LifeHacker

“Introducing the mobiBLU Q-Bling MP3 Player with GENUINE SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS!”

“Bioengineered Buddies”

Found by Bob!

May your day be filled with birthday snails! :@)

Lifehacker: “When I bought my first Mac last month - a 15″ MacBook Pro - I wasn’t thrilled about the $2000+ price tag (even though I did save a few hundred upgrading the RAM myself). But I wasn’t just buying one computer, I was getting two. Not only was I: 1) getting a Mac, a platform I’d long wanted to dive into, but 2) I was also purchasing a computer that could run a familiar old friend - Windows.”

Click here if you can’t see the video above.

“Using the previously-mentioned virtual machine software, Parallels Desktop for Mac ($79.99), you can run Mac OS X and Windows (XP, Vista, you name it) side-by-side. Here’s how I’ve set up my Parallels installation to make working in multiple OSes easy and fun.” more…