6 Web Memberships Everyone Should Have

The Internet is full of great sites…here’s six that you should definetely join if you get the chance. Ranked in no paticular order.

1. Facebook

Cost to join: Free

Sign up-its a great way to network with friends from your school or work. Easy to navigate, and gives users a lot of freedom to customize their profiles. Leaps and bounds better then MySpace.

2. Netflix

Cost to join: $16.99 a month

Get access to thousands of DVDs on here, mailed directly to you. I think Netflix has literally every movie and TV show ever released on DVD. Definitely worth the money.

3. Wikipedia

Cost to join: Free

Yes, you can get by without a membership. But you are able to edit protected articles and gain access to other feature(such as the userboxes-I had fun with those) when you sign up. It only takes a few minutes…try it out.

4. Digg

Cost to join: Free

Make your opinion heard…join Digg. Good site to comment on articles pertaining to everything from the 2008 elections to a homeless woman who hid in a man’s closest for a year.

5. Youtube

Cost to join: Free

You need an Account to upload videos…its easy to join, and free to do so. And now you’re able to share your videos with the world.

6. eBay

Cost to join: Free, but price of purchased items varies

Everyone has old junk they’d like to get rid of. Why not sell it? One man’s  trash is another man’s treasure, as the saying goes. You’ll find stuff on eBay that you’d never get on Amazon.

Hope you enjoyed the analysis…I enjoy all of these websites, and think that everyone should look into them.

-Kolametal

Indiana Jones Movie Review

Went to see the new Indiana Jones movie a few days ago.  Now, while it will never compare with the original Indiana Jones movie Raiders of the Lost Ark I thought it was a fun and engaging film. People will probably tell you that “the ending ruined it”-I say it did not. This installment Of the famous series follows the archaeologist(Harrison Ford) on a journey with his son(Shia LaBeouf) to the Amazon in order to decipher the  secret of the crystal skulls. The setting of the movie takes place in 1957, and Indy’s enemies are not German Nazis, but Soviet communists, who break into Area 51 in order to steal a box containing remains Jones excavated a decade ago. From there, the movie unites Jones and a son he never knew he had in an attempt to unlock the secrets of the crystal skulls and obtain their power before the Soviets do.

I thought the movie was well done, especially for an installment so late in the series. Harrison Ford has aged significantly since Raiders of the Lost Ark, but his acting remains great, and Shia Lebouf’s youth made up for it. There is a number of great chase scenes, and plenty of action. The plot is a little complicated at first, but makes sense before too long. One thing that I didn’t like-the character of Indiana Jones seemed a little…well, out of character. Maybe it was the age, but I’m not sure. However, the movie is still worth seeing-check it out.

-Kolametal

Touch screen Blackberry in the works?

From a CNET-affiliated blog:

Research in Motion has a touch-screen BlackBerry in the works that should be out in the third quarter, according to a report Thursday.

The Wall Street Journal has echoed a previous report from The Boy Genius Report that RIM’s BlackBerry Thunder will arrive later this year exclusively on Vodafone and Verizon’s networks. The device is seen as an answer to Apple’s iPhone, which will likely be running on AT&T’s 3G network by the time the Thunder arrives.

RIM is by far the leading smartphone company in the U.S., but Apple has come out of nowhere to take second place, and the competition should intensify with Apple’s plans for business-friendly software and RIM’s continued advance into the consumer market. RIM has started advertising the BlackBerry during consumer-friendly shows such as the NBA playoffs, and Apple’s getting set for The Second Annual Month of iPhone Ridiculousness in the coming weeks.

The Blackberry…the only phone with the potential to kill the iPhone and cement its place as the world’s leading smartphone. A touchscreen Blackberry, if done correctly, could blow away the iPhone. Maybe? We’ll see.

-Kolametal

On an  unrelated note, expect a review on Indiana Jones tommorow.

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