You may know I’m currently traveling the United States, and having a lot of giddy times while doing so!
I’ve been to Washington D.C., New York City (incl. Long Island), Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago (I want to go back!), Tampa Bay (Florida), and I’m now in Phoenix, Arizona.
I’d like to know where the best events [...]

Mashable Open Web Awards
The second annual Open Web Awards (hosted by Mashable) are on again! Nominations are over, and it’s time to vote in round 1!
Just enter your e-mail in the widget to the left and click Vote Now. You’ll then need to check that e-mail and click a link in a confirmation e-mail [...]

Nov 21, 2008: UPDATE at the bottom with reviews of the Flip Video MinoHD from people who have used them. In short, the reviews are just as I expected; pretty horrible.
August 16, 2009: The Flip Ultra HD was announced a few months ago and it still doesn’t have an autofocus lens. Even the iPhone 3GS [...]

Here are FOUR simple steps to remove interlacing when you export your videos in Quicktime Pro, iMovie HD, iMovie ‘08, or Final Cut Pro.
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1. File > Export
2. If you want this to be DEAD SIMPLE choose ‘Movie to Apple TV‘ (.m4v - playable on iPod, Zune, any computer, uploads to Viddler). DONE. If [...]

Have you ever had your instant messenger (IM) account taken over by a spammer?
Have your friends told you that your Facebook/mySpace account is spamming them with links to gift cards?
I know I’ve seen this happen to a countless number of my friends, and almost every time it’s due to people being surfing the internet willy [...]