How to Set up an iPad is a post from Chris Pirillo
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I received my iPad 3G the other day, and decided to set it all up on my live stream. I had a USB cable plugged in to my MacBook Pro, and then took the other end and connected it to the new iPad. That really was all I had to do. The device booted up and connected me to iTunes. It asked me to set it up as a new iPad. I had to give it a name first… and asked the chat room for ideas. I’m liking the name Pythagoras. In theory, it’s an excellent choice.
After I had stepped through that section, I was ready to rock and roll. I chose to not sync anything automatically. I have my iPhone set up on the same computer, and I want to manage it separately from the iPad. Of course, I had to wait for activation, which takes a bit of time.
While I waited for the iPad 3G to start working, I went through the list to toggle certain features that I need. I encrypted the iPad, and converted my music to a lower bitrate to save space. I didn’t sync all of my apps, because there are many on my iPhone that I won’t want on the iPad. I’ll have to do those manually.
Even though I had to wait for activation to finish, I could still use the iPad. I couldn’t connect through AT&Ts 3G network, but I was able to do pretty much everything else. Stay tuned for another video, where I will be activating the 3G network and zooming along the information highway.
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Ustream Viewer Beta for Android is a post from Chris Pirillo
Not long ago, we announced the iPad app for our live stream. Steve (Granit in our chat room) developed this app that will allow you to see the video AND the chat room right on your iPad screen – without having to click between them. You’ll be able to private message other users if you choose, and have moderation options available if you’re a channel operator. Additionally, if you click on a link within the IRC channel, it will open a browser window right inside of the app.
AndroidAdvocate is apparently disappointed to see there is not yet an alternative for those of you who are rocking with Android on your cell phone. His solution is to use the Ustream Viewer Beta, which is found on the Marketplace.
According to the Ustream blog, this is their second application for this platform. Their Broadcaster app was released last year. It enables users to stream live from their phones on 3G or Wi-Fi. The Android Viewer provides chat functionality, and when combined with the Broadcaster application… “it allows the first mobile-to-mobile functionality available on the Market.”
When the Viewer was released in November, it was done so in conjunction with a live KISS concert that was aired over Ustream. Viewer may only allow you to watch live video feeds, but it does so flawlessly. Use it to watch anyone’s live feed – from red carpet productions to puppies to my humble little show – while you’re on the go.
Ustream launched the iPhone version of the viewing app last January, when it was downloaded a whopping 113,000 times in 24 hours. It’s worth pointing out that the iPhone doesn’t have a Broadcaster app, because Apple won’t approve them. Could this give Android a small – yet important – leg up over the iPhone os?
MacBook Pro Unboxing is a post from Chris Pirillo
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What’s so exciting about watching somebody unbox a new product? I’m not quite sure, but I’ll do it in front of a live virtual audience any day. Over 1,300 of you tuned in for that particular broadcast! If you think this is boring, you’re probably correct. There’s honestly not much to it, folks.
I was able to get a brand-new MacBook Pro courtesy of our friends at PC Pitstop. Upon opening the machine for the first time, I have to echo what one person said in our chat room… this thing is “Geekalicious!!”
I’m heading off to Washington DC for a few days, and then to Hawaii next week to speak at a conference. The new MacBook is going to get a workout, so I’ll let you know how well it works when I return!
Which Camera is Better? is a post from Chris Pirillo
Over on Geeks, someone was wondering which camera is the best. The first thought that came to my mind was what the bot in our chat room will tell you if you ask “what is better.”
“Chris recommends you use what you want to use, download what you want to download, try what you want to try, buy what you want to buy. These choices are all personal in nature, so it’s always difficult to answer the question of “which is better” (so don’t be surprised if Chris doesn’t answer your impossible question).”
No one can answer this question for you. It’s one thing to ask which cameras (or whatever it is you’re looking for) someone uses, why they prefer it, and whether they’ve had any issues with it. That is called information gathering, and is an important part of the research you should be doing before buying anything new. Always ask questions of others. Find out what their experiences have been with their devices. Read reviews online. Ask for recommendations.
Don’t ask ME what the best is, or you’ll likely get a reply much like the one above from the Pixie bot. What’s best for me may not be what works the best for you.
I DO know that what’s best for your computer is to keep it updated with the latest and greatest software we can find!
Ramen Noodles for Bachelors is a post from Chris Pirillo
Being a single guy living alone, I’m able to eat anything I want for dinner. I admit to eating some strange things now and then, but this stuff takes the cake.
Someone suggested I try Ramen Noodles. Okay, fine! I headed to the store and found out that you can buy like a case of these little packets of food stuffs for around a dollar. I only bought one, though, to see if I would even like it.
After opening the package and taking a bite, I couldn’t figure out why they tasted so plain. It says “Chicken Flavor” right on the front! Thank goodness the chat room pointed the way to the little packet of flavoring still inside the original package.
Dumping half of that in my mouth didn’t really make it taste like chicken, though. It just tasted like I licked a big block of salt. What’s up with that?
I don’t know what I’m doing wrong here, but I don’t think I’ll be crunching on these again any time soon.
"Error establishing database connection."
- Reformed GoadkickerMain site is down, but we are GO on livestream
- Josh HaleyWill fix later
- Josh HaleyMy bad
- Glen, grandfather of FFI see and I head.
- Reformed Goadkickerhear
- Reformed GoadkickerMy good.
- MicahGlenc!!!
- MicahStupid commercial
- Reformed Goadkickerho
- Jim Hearts FF(ho)
- Micahish.
- Reformed GoadkickerHi Glen!
- Jim Hearts FFError establishing a database connection (http://ffundercats.com)
- Micahit's one of my favorite Friday night activities!
- Jim Hearts FFUm I'm getting a commercial that's really loud
- Molly, FF's VJBoom! - the Steve Martin maneuver.
- MicahWTH
- Spidra WebsterL A W L
- Reformed GoadkickerCommercial!
- Spidra WebsterYA HOO! has to disclaim that all their opinions are not those of GLENC.
- MicahBAW-MAWUNT!
- Reformed Goadkickeraccidently closed the stream window so now am listening to 3 is a magic number... again
- Jim Hearts FFMy live stream is fine (never heard a commerical)
- Micahno it's back
- Jim Hearts FFI hear ya
- Molly, FF's VJit counts down on top of the window when you first log on
- Jim Hearts FFBrave.
- Reformed GoadkickerHey, Jim, RG, Spidra, Molly.
- MicahSup.
- Reformed GoadkickerHi, y'all.
- Spidra WebsterHey, you were in Victoria! Cool - we'll trade Vancouver Island stories some time.
- MicahHi Micah
- Molly, FF's VJGreetings Micah et al
- Jim Hearts FFgreetings peoples
- Josh Haleyhi friendfeed peoples.
- Mike Nencettiyo Mike.
- Micahhello Mike
- Jim Hearts FFI'm not really getting video. Is it me?
- Eric @ CSTechcast.comno video today
- Jim Hearts FFJust pictures .
- Eric LoganI definitely live on the internet. Sadly.
- Spidra WebsterGarner Road shown on map: http://friendfeed.com/micahwittman/c07cc624/new-friendfeeders-orientation-map-glenc
- Micahwe are broadcasting video. It is a video of a still picture.
- Josh HaleyI guess I'm not seeing that picture though it doesn't matter
- Jim Hearts FFPICs or you know.
- MicahPolaroids or it didn't... :)
- Micahcave paintings or it didnt....
- Mike NencettiThere is an app that will do that. I posted it in the Music Business room a while back. Tracks iTunes podcast downloads...
- Spidra Websterpetroglyphs ftw!
- Jim Hearts FF"in talks" LOL
- Jim Hearts FFI'd love to see Leo Laporte on FFundercats one night *lol*
- Molly, FF's VJI've really enjoyed the show.
- Reformed GoadkickerI
- Molly, FF's VJI'm picking my nose, but you can't see it.
- Glen, grandfather of FFI'm enjoying Garner Road and FFcats.
- MicahFFunderStuff
- MicahI need to listen to Garner Rd, will subscribe to it after FFundercats
- Molly, FF's VJListen to Randome Timelords and FFundercats
- Molly, FF's VJIt's Oprah interviews Barbara today.
- MicahCan I be Oprah and give everyone a car?
- Josh HaleyWhoa---the podcast was interrupted by a SUPER LOUD Trojan commercial--LOL
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)Condoms FTW!
- Glen, grandfather of FFEVERY-BODY GETS A BRAND NEW.... CARnary!
- MicahMy audio stream isn't getting interrupted. Odd that it does for some and not others. ODD.
- MicahDon't chop me, bro!
- Micahkilling threads is an art form.
- Mike NencettiThread Killer, fun filler, all around Ben Stilla
- MicahI didn't know Josh felt that way. I get that feeling every once in a while.
- Spidra WebsterThat's what she...
- MicahTargeted advertising. FFundercats apparently makes one randy.
- Spidra Websterwhere's da show?
- Gunny Say RELAX ™Awesome!
- Jim Hearts FFthere it is is
- Gunny Say RELAX ™is that Glen?
- Gunny Say RELAX ™That was Laura Botts' idea.
- Jim Hearts FFYes, Glenc
- MicahShe's da queen
- Reformed Goadkickerwhat da frak a commercial??
- Gunny Say RELAX ™We
- Micahsorry Gunny
- Josh HaleyTROJAN MAN
- Spidra WebsterDalek Mode!
- Reformed GoadkickerI really love them we've become good friends.
- Gunny Say RELAX ™Uh oh Glen, he's becoming a Sylon!!!
- Molly, FF's VJgotsa pay da bills Jawsh
- Gunny Say RELAX ™Mic?
- Molly, FF's VJGlen C kinda sounds like Andy Inahtko has anyone else ever said this?
- Gunny Say RELAX ™GLEN_MODE engage!
- Micahlol
- Josh HaleyYeah, he does sound like Andy with a Southern accent
- Molly, FF's VJGunny, like Andy - I can see that.
- MicahI don't have an accent. You have an accent.
- Glen, grandfather of FFSouthern Accent? I don't hear one at all
- Gunny Say RELAX ™But then I am immune to them
- Gunny Say RELAX ™Glen's accent is pretty mild, actually.
- Spidra Webstersay y'all Glen.
- Gunny Say RELAX ™It is a Texas accent
- Jim Hearts FFyep.
- Jim Hearts FFTexis.
- MicahHe's right.
- Reformed GoadkickerHe speaks truth!
- Jim Hearts FFWhat?
- Eric @ CSTechcast.comI have the same accent as Glen, no accent.
- Jimminy, CoG of FFdipthonginization
- Josh HaleyDipthong: ae
- Micahmy dipthong is falling!
- Jim Hearts FFOkay, okay Glen sounds like Andy with a Texas accent
- Molly, FF's VJThis is SO informative.
- Reformed GoadkickerIdo the same thing Glen Here in Greenvilel SC
- Gunny Say RELAX ™diphthongization
- Spidra WebsterGLEN_MODE_TWANG in da house!
- MicahI use my Jersey accent all the time in PA!
- Jim Hearts FFLOL
- Reformed GoadkickerHey, I could pass for British in email, too.
- Spidra WebsterColour instead of Color
- Molly, FF's VJI write theatre it's the only British spelling I have adopted
- Gunny Say RELAX ™that was artistry at work
- Jim Hearts FFhe lost his dipthong!
- Jim Hearts FFteh skype it is dipthonged
- Gunny Say RELAX ™*singing the Dipthong Song*
- Spidra WebsterSpidra wins
- Gunny Say RELAX ™ffffffffffffalling.
- Micahfalling dipthonginization
- Josh HaleyGoogle says diphthongization
- Spidra WebsterBabtist
- Gunny Say RELAX ™Where Jesus is 8 syllables.
- Reformed GoadkickerLOL
- Glen, grandfather of FF...and the last one is 'uh'
- Jim Hearts FFThe first time I heard pidgin I was bowled over. I totally thought books talked about pidgin as a way to be colorful for tourists.
- Spidra Webstertry Badjan the language the locals use in Barbados. I mean WOAH
- Gunny Say RELAX ™sing us a pidgin english song on the Uke
- Gunny Say RELAX ™"diphthongized" used on YAHOO! Answers: "Is ouch a universal cry of pain?" http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090721093452AAlSZKA
- MicahThat was goadkicker
- Gunny Say RELAX ™*bows*
- Reformed GoadkickerWhich one? Bob Jones? that's a skeeeeery place
- Gunny Say RELAX ™RG - lol.
- MicahYer wunna THAYUM!
- Reformed Goadkickerone of dem dere katliks
- Gunny Say RELAX ™Glayun
- Gunny Say RELAX ™League!
- Reformed GoadkickerGleahenah
- Molly, FF's VJGaaaaaLayyyyyennnn- HA!
- MicahIsn't Babtist someone who listens to Streisand?
- Spidra WebsterJump back Heeeha!
- Gunny Say RELAX ™Stryper cover band, AMIRITE.
- MicahHowdy CATS
- johnpiercyHey, John.
- Micahgreetings, john
- Josh Haley:)
- johnpiercyGreat night sounds good josh
- johnpiercyLove me some Stryper
- Gunny Say RELAX ™Hey John
- Molly, FF's VJhey Molly
- johnpiercyglen has a great voice ..
- johnpiercyyes he does
- Josh HaleyI want to know what Glen Mode sounds like.
- Jim Hearts FFI've just decided that Ihnatko sounds like Glen not the other way around
- Gunny Say RELAX ™:)
- johnpiercyUkelele Fever!
- MicahUKE Pimp'in
- johnpiercyUke Jammin
- johnpiercyTuning ukes ain't for sissies.
- Spidra Webstersounds great Glen
- johnpiercyDueling Banjos on UKE!!!!
- MicahHello party people...oooh...ukes duet.
- Mark Krynskyfriendfeed "unplugged"
- Mike Nencetti*lighter*
- MicahFire'n up the BIC Lighter
- johnpiercyThis is epic.
- Reformed Goadkickerawesome
- Kevin JohnsonEpic WIN
- Molly, FF's VJlovely
- Jim Hearts FFHUGE
- johnpiercyWTH is going on here? ROFL!!
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)Learn it today after the show, kids: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOLnLVxoN6w
- MicahUkeway to Heaven
- Jim Hearts FFUKe Jammin
- johnpiercyyou be jammin'!!
- Rachel Lea Foxhehehehehe
- johnpiercyJimmy Page is spinning in his grave, oh wait he's still alive.
- Mike Nencettigoosebumps all over
- Kevin Johnson*CLAP*
- Mark KrynskyAWESOME
- johnpiercylol@mike
- Reformed GoadkickerProudly brought to you by http://haleysukuleles.com !
- Micah*applause*
- Molly, FF's VJThat was frickin cool
- Gunny Say RELAX ™Ukuhaley
- Spidra WebsterUncle Haley!
- MicahUkahaley: It's a good day to play!
- Jim Hearts FFalright FFeeps, early morning tomorrow. Gotta motor. C yiz.
- Jim Hearts FFI thought you said "chords like Z". A Z chord is about all I can play.
- Spidra WebsterHey, Mark :)
- Micahmy Haley's Uke rocks.
- Mike NencettiHowdy Cats
- johnpiercyWish I could play But I have no coordination at all
- Gunny Say RELAX ™Later, all. This was fun.
- Reformed GoadkickerHanging out with the all the Kool Cats .. UKE Style
- johnpiercyYou're seriously skilled, Glen. You're already playing so much on the uke. I can't play that much. I'm a 3 chord uker.
- Spidra WebsterI heart ukulele music.
- Amanda Smulevitz"let's talk dirty in hawaiian"
- Spidra WebsterHow about some Stryper Uke music? :)
- Gunny Say RELAX ™Oooh, Gunny. :D
- Micahsounded great
- johnpiercyIs this Garner Road?
- Jimminy, CoG of FFI just found Chrome's Reopen closed tabs. That rawks
- Gunny Say RELAX ™Its Glen from Garner Road ..
- johnpiercyJimminy - it's a ffundercats, but kind of a mashup tonight.
- MicahIt's a big-ass burrito
- Glen, grandfather of FFI was one of the first 100 people ever to order MOO cards. I ordered mine 15 minutes after moo.com went live.
- veoChristianity is a league, not a team.
- Glen, grandfather of FFCaution! Falling dipthonginization ahead.
- Josh HaleyLOL GLEN
- Jimminy, CoG of FF"Twitter?" ... *dead air*...... priceless. lol
- MicahI'm ready
- Molly, FF's VJ-->shamed
- MicahGuitar? WIN!
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)pudgey leader standing by
- Gunny Say RELAX ™No reason to be shamed, Micah. It was funny.
- Spidra WebsterChartreuse leader standing by.
- Spidra WebsterMy guitar gently weeps
- Gunny Say RELAX ™We are the Champions?
- Molly, FF's VJfreebird!
- Mike Nencettitime ina bottle
- Gunny Say RELAX ™Flight of the Bumblebee!
- Spidra WebsterLOVE Croce
- Gunny Say RELAX ™Jim Croce
- Molly, FF's VJCroce
- johnpiercyLove it
- Molly, FF's VJJ. Croce
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)Grew up on his stuff talking about dying way way way too soon
- Gunny Say RELAX ™Thyme in a Bottle - sweet!
- MicahCLAPS
- johnpiercyhe was 30 years old
- Gunny Say RELAX ™Play Gordon Lightfoot :P
- Molly, FF's VJAPPLAUSE
- johnpiercyI'm the 2 liter.
- Spidra Websterstart at pi
- Gunny Say RELAX ™Both quality gents, you two. (Johnny too).
- MicahAwesome ness
- johnpiercyBuy a mookulele
- Spidra Webstergoodnight
- Mike Nencettinight all
- Molly, FF's VJgreat show sorry I missed the first 30 mins
- Gunny Say RELAX ™Night
- johnpiercyThanks folks. Show will be looping online at livestream in a few minutes
- Josh HaleyLooping begins now
- Josh HaleyWill Google Fiber be Good for Your Broadband Diet? is a post from Chris Pirillo
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The other night, I decided it would be fun to take live questions from the chat room and email. One of the questions was sent in by Eddie, who happens to be a co-developer of the WicketPixie WordPress theme. He wondered whether Google Fiber will whip the cable companies into shape… or if said companies are too stubborn to fall into line.
If I were a part of competing companies, I would definitely be worried right about now. I would most certainly be using Google Fiber here in my house if I had the opportunity. I like Google. I may not like everything they do. I think they need to hire a designer, for instance.
As far as Google Fiber is concerned, I think phone companies have more to worry about than what cable companies do. Google is a name that people trust. People feel that they already are using their other services so why not switch to their broadband?
I do believe that this will drive down prices from competitors such as Comcast. I’ve been very happy with my Comcast connection for the most part. I had big issues when upgrading my business class line. I received a bad Netgear router which turned out to be from an entire bad line. Once we got past those hiccups, things were smooth sailing with Comcast. However, I do pay a lot of money for the connection. I’m online 24/7, and I need my connection to work.
If I had a fiber connection, I would switch the live video feed from DSL to that. I can only push so much down that DSL pipe before it bursts!
Any competition is good. But I would be concerned – and making changes – if I was in the industry where Google is dipping their proverbial toes into the mix.
Google Fiber – information at the speed of light. Would YOU use Google Fiber if it was available in your area?
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The British novelist Ian McEwan said, "The naming of what is there is what is important." But there is a thing, or an idea, a system or network, that we live with every day, that we live in, that we, in point of fact, are, which has no name.
When apprehending and recognizing something new, we humans name it. Some say we name things in order to control them and there might be some truth to that. But who would not elect to control an earthquake than be controlled by one?
Our information gathering network has changed out of recognition, but its taxonomy has lagged behind. We need to name this new network, and we would like the readership of ReadWriteWeb to help us.
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In the Big Room, our editorial chat room, we were speaking about the earthquake that struck Baja this afternoon.
Before the media, even the new media, got it, we had read it on Twitter. ReadWriteWeb has written before on the ability of this new tool, and others like it, to gather and disseminate information.
In the course of this discussion, we came to a surprising realization. Twitter was no more the issue than the so-called mainstream media was. We were beyond all of that now. Our network was not restricted to three news channels, or the cable news networks, or a handful of social media websites or thousands of Facebook accounts, or even all of those things taken as a whole. Our access to information, our ability to exchange it, was no longer bound by anything at all, with the possible exception of time. The reason for this sea-change is that we ourselves have in part become the system formerly we only used. We have become the fulcrum of our own network. Prometheus is well and truly unbound.
This network, the one that connects us to virtually every part of the world, to every person on the globe, branches like a Mandelbrot set. It consists of computing devices from desktop computers to laptops to tablets to phones; it consists of every program written to run those devices, every website and service that helps us to process and move the truths we witness or create; it consists of cell towers and server farms; it consists of social media tools and word processing programs; but above all it consists of, it is powered by, human beings, both singularly and in aggregate, minds and mind.
Our network is alive.
But it needs a name, and we jdon't have one. Jokingly, one of us called it The Culture. It isn't. It isn't even a culture. Just a network. But a vast one, a possibly game-changing one and, above all, a nameless one, one which we should control rather than allow to control us.
Help us assert control over an exciting, but daunting reality. What should this global network, this lace of machine and human, location, data and feeling, thought and thing, observer and observed, speaker and listener, be called?
Discuss
The Chris Pirillo Live iPad App is a post from Chris Pirillo
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If you’re a fan of my live stream who also happens to be getting an iPad, you’re going to want this app. Steve (Granit in our chat room) has come up with an app that will allow you to see the video AND the chat room right on your iPad screen – without having to click between them. You’ll be able to private message other users if you choose, and have moderation options available if you’re a channel operator. Additionally, if you click on a link within the IRC channel, it will open a browser window right inside of the app.
The app gives you the capability of viewing the live stream in the h.264 format. If I’m doing something particularly fun or interesting, you can easily switch to full-screen mode, and see me larger than life!
The IRC portion of the app is something we are very proud of. You’ll find that the options and commands have been simplified a bit, so that people who aren’t yet very comfortable with chatting on IRC will be able to find their way around quickly. There are also several optimization options, such as allowing you to change the font size and background color, showing user modes, a simplified “whisper” theme, and the ability to turn off (or on) specific channel notices and changes (such as user joins and parts).
When someone private messages you for the first time, an alert will pop up. It will ask you whether you want to accept or deny the message – and even lets you block further messages from them if you choose. When you accept a pm, a new private room is automatically created for you to talk in – away from the main one.
Last – but certainly not least – you can choose to use this app in portrait or landscape mode. In portrait mode, the chat room will appear underneath the video. When you turn your iPad the other direction, the chat and stream will appear side-by-side.
Steve did a fantastic job. The app won’t be ready for release just yet, but he’s working hard on it and adding new features. The only problem is… what should we name it?
Embed My Live Stream and Chat on Your Windows Desktop is a post from Chris Pirillo
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If you’ve ever wanted to embed my live stream and/or chat room on your Windows desktop, it can be confusing as to how to go about it. I know that many of you have asked for tips, so I was happy to see this video done by the GTAXLLive channel.
Open up any web browser, and head to Amnesty Hypercube for Windows. Download and install the widget. Once installed, you need to right-click your desktop prior to opening it. Click “View” and make sure “Show Desktop Icons” is NOT checked.
Open up Amnesty Hypercube. At the top of your screen, you’ll see a little icon that you can click on. Choose “Create Widget from Code” from the drop-down menu. Now, point your browser towards my live stream. Once the stream loads, you’ll see a “Menu” button at the bottom of the stream. Click that, and choose “Embed”. Select and copy everything in the line that says “Live Show”.
Back in Amnesty Hypercube, click “Create Widget” from within the “Create widget from code” menu. Voila! You have my live stream on your desktop. You can move it anywhere you would like. Repeat the process to embed the chat room, only this time from the live stream, copy the embed code where it says “Chat Room”. Note that you can also embed this directly from the GeekShed network itself, as well.
That’s all there is to it! Thanks so much for making this much easier for everyone out there.
My audio thoughts on the chat room problem http://bit.ly/a30iPI Thanks @akiva for a great post. Hope the Google Buzz team listens. #Cinch
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