Infected Media News http://www.infectedmedia.com/rss.php All the news that you want, none of the news that you need en-us http://www.infectedmedia.com/temp/fire_75.gif Infected Media http://www.infectedmedia.com/ 75 75 Go to Infected Media Dr. Strangelove iTunes has started a $0.99 movie rentals of the week. This week has a true gem in there. If you haven't seen this classic Kubrick flick, now is the time. Fantastic. No, beyond fantastic. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewMovie?id=263616854&s=143441 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:52:51 PST Heartbreaker Jared likes this video and so do I. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsduHmjQlgI&eurl=http://www.jaredfreeze.com/&feature=player_embedded Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:21:50 PST Galifiankis I know for me, any reason to laugh is welcomed. This clip really helped me this morning. http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/477f3b6bc5/between-two-ferns-with-zach-galifianakis-from-between-two-ferns-comedy-deathray-and-zach-galifianakis Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:18:51 PST Illustration The incredible art style of Adam Haynes. I really, really want one of these prints for my office, apartment or whatever. Very nice stuff. http://www.stickfort.com/illustration_main.htm Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:17:32 PST Classic Computer Ads These are great for any nerd like me. Check out some of the advertising that was put out back in the day for miscellaneous computer equipment. Awesome. http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/08/08/101-classic-computer.html Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:44:28 PST Get Fired? Have a Taco! Yahoo is laying off a bunch of qualified, good people today because they suck. What did one enterprising company do? Video chat startup TokBox set up a taco truck outside their headquarters to take resumes and hand out some deliciousness. Smart. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/10/just-got-fired-from-yahoo-have-a-taco/ Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:55:18 PST Real Estate Opportunity Need a place to stay in NY? Times are tough and in order to find some extra dough people are bunking up with others. Check out this Craigslist posting. Could be just right for you! After all, she does have a big bathroom. http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/nyc/907788944.html Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:21:49 PST Polaroid Gone Missing? Polaroid film is going away? What? When did this happen? How can I protest? I love polaroids. They have a very special look (much like lomo) that I will miss ever so much. Hopefully a new company can pick up the torch. Really hope so. http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/08/polaroid.farewell/index.html Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:31:49 PST Shine Amazing music video. I'm gonna keep this wrap up short as I need to watch it again. Seriously, don't pass it up. http://chrisdaneowens.com/video/Shine_med.mov Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:38:21 PST 15 Years Murderer gets 15 years for not murdering two people. Ha! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7767556.stm Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:52:29 PST Need Storage A must see commercial. It is just classic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0gb9v4LI4o&eurl Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:46:48 PST THE BCC I now only have one item on my Christmas list. Wow, I want one of these bad. Sadly, I don't think I have been a good enough boy to deserve one. Maybe next year. http://www.bmwxplor.com/bcc Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:49:11 PST Free Fonts Smashing Mag has posted links to 15 very nice high-quality free fonts. A must have for any designer out there. http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/11/24/15-beautiful-high-quality-free-fonts/ Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:36:14 PST Winter Wonderland Some great photos for those that love winter. Beautiful stuff. Where are my skis? I need to get out there soon! http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/11/23/45-winter-wonderland-photos/ Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:33:39 PST Mr. Spriggs BBQ Probably the best commercial I have ever seen. I would be ALL over this place if I were anywhere close to it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz1cee_94L4 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:00:30 PST Rock Honors One of the best covers I have ever seen/heard. Great job to Pearl Jam for pulling off "Love Reign O'er Me", a classic from The Who. Wait for the vocal explosion... I, for one, got chills. http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?id=1591071&vid=256136 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:12:39 PST Killer Cats? How to tell if you cat is plotting to kill you. http://www.catswhothrowupgrass.com/kill.php Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:19:15 PST JPG vs. PNG Haha, call me a lame designer but this type of humor cracks me up. Awesome. http://lbrandy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/jpg_vs_png.png Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:53:49 PST Happy Halloween! Want to be scared tonight? Watch the gnarliest movie I have ever made it through (without walking out) tonight if you dare. I swear to you, the memory of some of these scenes haunts me to this day. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119081/ Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:32:06 PDT Digital Dark Age What stands a better chance of surviving 50 years from now, a framed photograph or a 10-megabyte digital photo file on your computer’s hard drive?<br><br>The framed photograph will inevitably fade and yellow over time, but the digital photo file may be unreadable to future computers – an unintended consequence of our rapidly digitizing world that may ultimately lead to a “digital dark age,” says Jerome P. McDonough, assistant professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. http://news.illinois.edu/news/08/1027data.html Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:04:11 PDT MTV Music Videos I can barely hold back my excitement at what MTV is doing starting today. They are streaming pretty much ALL of the music videos that have ever existed. Go check them out, you will find some serious gems like the one I have linked. If you dig a bit for bands that you really love, you might get lost for quite some time. Enjoy! http://www.mtvmusic.com/video/?id=55086 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:44:22 PDT The Hoff! This man is pure gold. Thanks to Mrs. S for the link. http://www.snarkywood.com/2006/07/hasselhoff.html Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:19:29 PDT Sneaky Restaurant Fail Haha, I guess that is one way of trying to hide your "average-ness". Look out for a restaurant in Atlanta that has "GO FALCONS" in the window... haha. http://failblog.org/2008/10/20/sneaky-restaurant-fail/ Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:45:49 PDT YouTube HD Apparently some videos have been upgraded in quality, and adding either "&fmt=18" or "&fmt=6" to the URL of a video will make it available to users. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=019mu8FTy6M&fmt=18 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:42:15 PDT Apple Notebook Event Watch the event (sortof) live here. They are upgrading laptops today. http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/14/crunchgear-live-at-the-apple-notebook-event/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:36:10 PDT