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Mashup Before it was Called a Mashup

Matt — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:06:56 +0000

This is a video of Stars on 45 live doing a Beatles medley back in the early 1980’s. Today this is called a mashup; listen to many more music on our Tunes page.

Favtape – Loved Tracks Mashup If you

Buzzirk to Bring Unlimited Voice/Data

Matt — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:43:24 +0000

With the mobile phone taking on a greater role these days, it becomes more apparent that we need more than what the traditional mobile phone carrier provides us at the price they charge. Most of them give you a limited amount of text messages, minutes to talk, a small amount of bandwidth with which you must stay within, and so on. Smartphones are hitting these limits easily, and it calls for a service that allows for truly unlimited, unrestricted freedom with our mobile smartphones.

This is where Buzzirk comes to the rescue. Using the proprietary smart VOIP technology from Zer01, you can now truly have unlimited text messages, voice, and data bandwidth for one flat fee, and no contract whatsoever. The Domestic Plan costs $79.95/month, and the International Plan costs $89.95/month.

Currently Buzzirk supports these phones, with more being added in the near future (which includes a jailbroken iPhone):

Pharos Traveler 117
Pharos Traveler 127
HTC Touch 3G
HTC Diamond

Even more appealing, for those of you looking to make a commission and earn a piece of the history, you can help sell smartphones for Buzzirk and earn a monetary reward each time. If you’re looking for a ludicrous business opportunity, then please visit this website and click on Enroll at the top-right of the menu or send an email to Ruthanna and express your interest in this exciting new venture.

After the break, you can read more about the domestic flat-rate fee plan from Buzzirk and the impressive list of features it offers. We are finally entering an Information Age where our mobile phones is the ultimate tool for information, rich multimedia, fun, and limitless communication.

Unlimited Domestic

$79.95/month

With ZER01, you will never pay domestic long distance or roaming charges!
You will not pay additional taxes or fees. You will only pay the $79.95/month for service.

This Unlimited Domestic Plan includes Unlimited minutes to be used anytime from anywhere in the continental U.S.A. to anyone in the continental U.S.A., CANADA or Puerto Rico.

Service may not be available at all times in all places.

Rate Plan Details

Minutes to be used anytime = Unlimited
Minutes used on nights or weekends = Unlimited
Minutes from your mobile phone to another mobile phone (Outbound Mobile) = Unlimited
Minutes from another mobile phone to your mobile phone (Inbound Mobile) = Unlimited
Long Distance within the continental U.S.A. = Unlimited
Roaming = Unlimited
Additional minutes = $.00 per minute
One-time activation fee = TBD

Contract length
Month to Month

Parental Controls
Iris Innovations Parental Controls
TBD/month

Provide boundaries for your children Allow your children to enjoy their freedom while your provide boundries for its use. Iris provides a easy online setup which lets you determine how and when your child can use their phone.
With Iris you can set limits for:

The time of day your children are allowed to use their phone
The Number of text and instant messages your children are allowed to make or receive
Set a dollar amount for ringtones, games and other download purchases
Set up only the numbers that you will allow your children to call or text (incoming and outgoing)
Set up restrictions based on Iris recommendations for browser content which may be inappropriate for children

With Iris you can be part of your childs experience. For instance as your child approaches the set text and download limits, you will receive a warning message. Then once a limit is reached, Iris will notify your child and you that the service will be blocked until the next billing cycle begins.

To learn more about Iris Innovations and parental controls, visit www.irisinnovations.com.

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Love Story Meets Viva La Vida

Matt — Sun, 10 May 2009 23:26:52 +0000

Pure, concentrated awesome. More information on the pianist in the video below can be found at jonschmidt.com

This arrangement is dedicated to Sarah, my 7 year old daughter who loves the song Love Story by Taylor Swift. Because of a common rhythm element between the tunes, I decided I could mish/mash the two. My great friend Steven Sharp Nelson (cello percussion) really makes this tune. (stevensharpnelson.com)

YouTube – Christian the Lion – the full story (in HQ) YouTube

The #1 Reason Why Chuck Needs Saving

Matt — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:15:17 +0000

The hit comedy television show from NBC, Chuck, is in danger of not seeing a Season 3. NBC is deliberating whether it should be renewed or not, and is worth the cost. I love the show dearly, and could list a boatload of reasons why the show needs to go on. However, I’m going to give the biggest reason why. I present to you, the CIA agent whose looks could kill … literally:

If you’ve never watched Chuck, or want to go over the episodes again, Hulu has all the shows available.

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Pepsi Natural

Matt — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:35:46 +0000

Such an awesome, minimal, and sleek design. I’ve been trying to get a couple; one to drink, one to save to admire the looks. The ingredients in this drink are: sparkling water, sugar, natural apple extract (color), caramel color, citric acid, caffeine, acacia gum, tartaric acid, lactic acid, natural flavor, kola nut extract. The sugar is a blend of cane sugar and beet sugar.

You can check to see if it’s available in your area.

Image Credit: Teuobk on Flickr.

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Introducing a New Toy to Buddy

Matt — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:53:09 +0000

Below is a video of my dog, Buddy, enjoying a new toy I had just bought for him.

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Top Lists for 2008

Matt — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:02:20 +0000

It’s that time of the year, my favorite time of the year. Not because of Christmas, although that’s nice. No, it’s because of this webpage, Fimoculous’s Lists of Lists. This is the third year in a row that I’ve been enriched and excited about this page. Essentially it’s a collection of the lists from around the internet.

Lists such as Pitchfork’s Top 40 Music Videos, Oxford American Dictionary’s Word of the Year, Yahoo’s Top Searches, Entertainment Weekly’s 25 Entertainers of the Year, This Recording’s Top 20 Albums, Paste’s Top 50 Albums, Yahoo Movies’ Top 10 Trailers, Multinational Monitor’s 10 Worst Corporations, and NYT’s 100 Notable Books.

However, the best part is the music collection, in which I’d check out the top albums of the year that I’ve missed. I compare and contrast and the albums that fall in genres of music that I enjoy (of which there are many) that I haven’t heard of, then I check them out and if I like them, then I’m ecstatic because I’ve found a hidden treasure I would’ve never known about if it weren’t for Fimoculous’s lists.

I decided to add my own personal Top 20 favorite albums of 2008, based on statistics gathered by my charts page on Last.fm.

The Raveonettes – Lust Lust Lust
Shiny Toy Guns – Season Of Poison
Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
Shocking Pinks – Shocking Pinks
Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid
Glasvegas – Glasvegas
Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles
MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
You Me At Six – Take Off Your Colours
Santogold – Santogold
The Ting Tings – We Started Nothing
Creature – No Sleep At All
The Sword – Gods Of The Earth
Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s – Animal
Kings of Leon – Only By The Night
Stars – Sad Robots EP
Justice – Planisphère
M83 – Saturdays = Youth
Snow Patrol – A Hundred Million Suns
Titus Andronicus – The Airing Of Grievances

By no means are these the best albums of 2008 period, but my own personal favorites based on the limited amount of music I can cram into my life. I was kind of surprised to see Shocking Pinks up there. I didn’t realize that I liked that album as much as I apparently did. The top album on my list, The Raveonettes’s Lust Lust Lust, is such a superb album, even now I’m not sick of it and tend to go back to it every now and then to enjoy it all over again.

As for individual tracks, here’s my top 20 favorite songs for 2008:

MGMT – Pieces Of What
Elbow – One Day Like This
Los Campesinos! – You! Me! Dancing!
Vampire Weekend – Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
The Raveonettes – Dead Sound
The Raveonettes – Lust
M83 – Kim & Jessie
M83 – Skin of the Night
Vampire Weekend – A-Punk
Shiny Toy Guns – It Became A Lie On You
The Raveonettes – Hallucinations
Shiny Toy Guns – Season of Love
Vampire Weekend – I Stand Corrected
Vampire Weekend – Walcott
Vampire Weekend – The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance
The Raveonettes – Black Satin
Vampire Weekend – Mansard Roof
The Ting Tings – Shut Up and Let Me Go
Vampire Weekend – One (Blake’s Got a New Face)
Vampire Weekend – Campus

Every year is filled with opportunities to enjoy so much good music that it is almost overwhelming. 2008 was no different, and I sincerely look forward to next year’s treasure troves of great music.

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Florida Gators Stomp the Georgia Bulldogs

Matt — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:12:58 +0000

49-10.

Overheard at prison, Michael Vick turned off the TV and said,

“Aww man, even I can’t stomach a dawg being beat up that bad.”

Florida LB Brandon Spikes and his teammates knew where Knowshon Moreno was all day Saturday.

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New Look, Construction Underway

Matt — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:58:52 +0000

You may notice the site now has a much cleaner, simpler look compared to the previous cluttered, busy design. I got tired of the previous design and intend on working on this new look. So if you see things changing around, don’t fret, I’m just sprucing it up according to my tastes and to also give you a better experience exploring this site.

Last.fm Sports A New Design Last.fm ha

I Got Quoted by MSNBC

Matt — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:09:54 +0000

Just wanted to share that I was interviewed by MSNBC and my answers were quoted in an article available online at their site, entitled “Games are serious business for Apple”. The article is about gaming on the iPhone and iPod Touch, and whether or not Sony and Nintendo should be worried in regards to their PSP and Nintendo DS, respectively. The article was featured prominently on the front page of MSNBC, too.

Since starting FingerGaming.com two months ago, the site has grown by leaps and bounds as just a couple weeks ago Apple officially announced they’re entering the mobile gaming industry. I knew gaming on the iPhone and iPod Touch was going to be a big deal, so this basically validated my gut instincts.

Here are the quotes by me in the MSNBC article:

Apple iPhone and Touch users can interact with games by touching the screens and by tilting the machines to and fro. “The possibilities are near limitless with what can be done in games using these unique methods to interact with games,” says Matt Burris, creator of the blog FingerGaming.com.

Additionally, when the App Store launched in July, it suddenly offered an easy way for iPhone and Touch owners to download a veritable smorgasbord of games (and other programs) onto their devices. And Burris points out, “These games are affordable, lower than any other games on the market. They range from free, 99 cents, all the way up to $9.99. You don’t have to go to the store to get them. All you have to do is tap on an icon, choose the game you want to buy, and within minutes you’re playing that game.”

And further along in the article:

Burris disagrees. “If anything, Nintendo should be excited. The iPhone and iPod Touch will be reaching even further to an audience that may not even consider themselves gamers.”

He says that most people who have purchased an iPhone probably didn’t buy it to play games. But now that they’re able to find and easily play interesting games, they’ll be pulled into the fold.

For their part, Nintendo is striking a nonchalant tone.