Will Al-Qaeda have a precense on Second Life

I recently read an article on Reuters about the possibility of Al-Qaeda having a presence on Second Life. It doesnt seem far fetched that they would have their own community online but I would never of thought they woudl spend the time to make a presence online. But like many companies trying to bring their brands to thousands of more people online, they would be pushing their own ideas as well.

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iPhone Review - its been a couple of weeks lets see what people are saying

Here is a review from Cnet
They give it a high rankking of 8 out of 10

The good: The Apple iPhone has a stunning display, a sleek design, and an innovative multitouch user interface. Its Safari browser makes for a superb Web surfing experience, and it offers easy-to-use apps. As an iPod, it shines.

The bad: The Apple iPhone has variable call quality and lacks some basic features found in many cell phones, including stereo Bluetooth support and 3G compatibility. Integrated memory is stingy for an iPod, and you have to sync the iPhone to manage music content.

The bottom line: Despite some important missing features, a slow data network, and call quality that doesn't always deliver, the Apple iPhone sets a new benchmark for an integrated cell phone and MP3 player.

Cnet review

Here is another review from BrightHand.com

The iPhone is an amazing smartphone. After all the hype it lived up to what it expected to be. It's a good phone, great Internet device, and great iPod. Some may hate all the hype this phone gets, but it is well deserved.

If you are thinking about getting an iPhone, get one. It's well worth the money. The iPhone also has the capabilities to run apps us users can make ourselves. The down side is we need to have our own web site/server to do so, but I expect to see a lot of different cool apps to start popping up soon.

Pros

• Touch Screen
• Sleek / Sexy Device - Can Catch Anyone's Eye
• iPhone Data Plan is Only $20 Extra a Month for Unlimited Data / 200 Text
• Very Easy To Use
• Built In Sensors That Make Using the iPhone Easier

Cons

• Can't Be Used as a Modem for a Laptop - Yet
• Only Available Through AT&T Currently
• Battery Isn't Replaceable
• No Flash / Java - Yet
• No GPS

They have very detailed review on iPhone for more read here

All in all the reviews on the iPhone seem pretty good for the first generation. I hope to report soon all the accessories that are coming out for it as well.

ZipCar.com

There is new way to rent a car and its ZipCar.com. With ZipCar you can avoid many of the hassles associated with renting a car like people trying to sell you on a bigger car, you don't have to worry about insurance since it is included, you can rent by the hr and not by the day. They also have many cars to choose from like BMW, Minis, hybrids or even pickups.

The down side to this service is that its not offered in all cities yet and you do have to pay a sign up fee of $75. Below is there current rates
Hourly 7-to-7 Business Full Day(any 24 hour period)
Most Zipcars* $8 $49 $60

All in all a good service if you need to borrow a pickup for a move or you have some friends in town that only need the car while you are at work.

Zipcar.com

Trillian on iPhone

This interface of Trillian Astra is designed for iPhone; it doesn’t just “happen to work” with it.

I am glad to see that there are some apps coming out for the iPhone so quickly I am looking forward to see what other widgets will come out for it.

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Insipiring Story of Kevin Ham

In the latest issue of Business 2.0 they talk about Kevin Ham and h0w he owns the internet.

It is crazy to think that this guy owns thousands and thousands of domains which make him ton of money by just using Google's, Yahoo's or MSN's PPC programs.

A great read.