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New.fm (aka the Last.fm site now = Crap.fm)

Last.fm just broke just about every graphic design law in existence. They obliterated their navigation, their design, their corporate indentity--everything has changed. The site has changed far too dramatically and I doubt long time users and new users alike (including myself) will embrace the drastic change with open arms.

They had a great look going, it was unique, it was last.fm. Now it's... I dunno... New.fm. I really enjoyed the service and the site. Simply put, this blows.

Just yesterday I was patting the site on the back, referring friends left and right, telling them to get accounts and add me. How things can change in 24 hours. The service is still there but the site has lost its identity to me. I just got used to where everything was too.

Note to Last.fm: READ UP and then change it back! Change it back quick or I will go back to the familiar look and feel of purevolume... and I'm sure I'm not alone.

(They even changed their logo! HELLO? THAT'S THE MOST SACRED ITEM OF YOUR BUSINESS, DO NOT TOUCH IT!)

GamingExcellence E3 2008 Coverage

GamingExcellence has a five man team down in LA for the Electonic Entertainment Expo (e3expo) and thus the coverage page has gone live! Check it out here and drool over the artwork done by moi. Content is'a rollin' in--check back frequently!

R.I.P. CherryRoms.com

Just a shout out for a site that I, among many, used to frequent in high school. CherryRoms.com is apparently no longer with us.

I was creating a little tab for my blogger profile to show my sites and profiles across the interweb, and cherryroms was one I hadn't been to in years. I figured I might as well give it a look again, see what's new. Nothing is new, it's completely gone.

Google Products (Free)

I've come to the conclusion that not enough people (probably more so Canadians) are aware that they should regularly check in on the Google Labs, or even the current Google Options/Products Page. Everytime I tell someone about GOOG-411 (a free 411 service offered by Google with no ads or anything) or Google SMS (get yellow page/white page results, directions, stocks, weather, definitions, calculations/conversions for money or weight etc, and even movie times all on your phone for free via SMS text by texting google) they look at me like I'm from outer-space and then usual follow that by saying "Get outta here" or similar connotations like "You're from outer-space."

Check it out, because technology is a beautiful thing, but free technology is even more beautiful.

Other stuff to check out:
- Google Transit (it works in Ottawa very well, I used it quite often now)
- iGoogle
- actually, too many too list. Just check out Google labs, you'll find something interesting.

Re-entering the world of blogging

I haven't blogged probably since the 12th grade or so. For those who know me that's over 3 years back. Now I'm not saying I haven't blogged in other ways, having profiles with who knows how many sites (GameSpot, PureVolume, last.fm, and twitter to name drop a few). I could probably have been the victim of identify theft about as many times a year as there are celebrity sex tapes for all I'm aware.

But none-the-less I'm back to blogging as I feel it's like a diary of your progress in life. I'm getting into more and more interesting things these days (work, music, design, life, etc.) and I'd like to share them with anyone bored or lonely enough to care.

Let's start with the fact that I think google is going to take over the world. I keep signing up for their services, slowly but surely they get me with one at a time. It's like I gotta catch 'em all.