Looks like PHP:”PHP(PHP Hypertext Processor)”:http://php.net/ decided to be a naughty boy and not work. This has since be resolved and everything is running just perfectly. I have found some more interesting stiff online today that I wanted to share.
Broadband TV comes to the Mac only (via Participatoryculture.Org)
This piece of Mac only goodness (for now) is called DTV. This looks like a pretty sweet little app, it uses RSS and Bittorrent to subscribe to channels and then you download them for a period of 6 days or so and you can watch them over and over again whenever you want. You can set it to check for new stuff whenever, but the default is every hour. I have it installed and I have downloaded several of the shows and the quality is pretty damn good! I will play with is some and write a bit more maybe but here’s a screenshot of it in action:
The interface
The channel guide
A channel
I don;t know if this will go anywhere but its a cool idea, like a Tivo only free! 
I found a lamp I need for my new place (just kidding but its got a vague Star Wars feel to it doncha think?) (found via Gizmodo)
Even though this thing is kinda phallic and costs $240 my need for shiny thins is hard to resist. 
Take a peek at it:
Microsoft throws in the towel on their Windows Genuine Advantage program and send it back to the drawing boards (via The Inquirer)
It seems the Microsoft can not keep up with the hacker community as they break every effort they make to prevent piracy of their Windows operating system within hours so they are giving up for now/ Apparently it was not even designed to stop hackers, etc. but it was instead designed to:
Help innocent customers realize “the full value of authentic Windows software while protecting investments made by our partners”.
Sounds like a way to trick all the sheep out their but whatever, I actually own a legal copy now (thank you Microsoft Academic Student Alliance, I hope you guys liked my $13 for XP Pro ;)) so I don’t have to worry or something like that. 
And my favorite one of the day: the ebay deal of the day: WiFi Speed Spray (via Gizmodo again)
This has to be completely and utterly bogus but its a great laugh none the less.
As your computer sends data, each bit also carries hundreds of invisible WiFi Speed Spray™ “scrubbing� molecules. It works at the speed of light. and even penetrates lead walls (not even Superman can do that!). Within .0025 seconds, the entire path between you and the receiver is cleaned, scrubbed, polished, and sanitized. You’ll notice the improvement immediately as your productivity soars!
I am no engineer but this has to be utter crap, I think I agree with the Gizmodo guys thoughts on this.
I could use some increased productivity. I could also use a beer.
That’s all for now, I’m going to go pass out now and get up in a few to keep hunting for stuff for my new place. Peace.
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