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Filed under: Fun, Commercial, iPhone

My goodness, my Guinness -- now on the iPhone!

I'll admit right of front that I wish this app was free - it's the least Guinness could do after all the beer money I've spent on their lovely tar-black brew over the years. $1.99 isn't a bad price, though -- especially if you want to ensure your iPhone survival app kit contains valuable pint-enjoying tools.

Right now, the coolest feature is the Guinness pub locator. In most states, you'll be able to quick tap in and find nearby establishments that will happily feed your Guinness craving. Why most states? As it turns out, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and West Virginia aren't keen on people using apps like this.

They are, of course, more than happy to tax your liquor consumption, so it seems a little odd to me that they don't want you to be able to find a pint on your iPhone. But that's a discussion for another day -- back to the app!

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Filed under: Developer, OS Updates, Microsoft, Commercial

Microsoft gets drunk, gives away Technet subscriptions


Ok, so I can't actually back that title up with any actual evidence, but when Microsoft pulls a Jack Napier and starts throwing money on the people of Gotham, you assume something is up.

Regardless, they're handing out free subscriptions to TechNet Plus - which normally run $349. Sign up via the appropriate link for the US, Canada, or the UK (readers in other countries may be out of luck), complete the registration forms, and you'll get access to all the glorious goodies in the TechNet vault. Despite my misgivings about the certificate warnings and badly-rendered page layouts, this is the real deal.

There are, of course, a couple catches. First, it appears as though the program will expire on September 30 - not a terrible thing, since you'll still get three full months of downloads and access. Second - and a much bigger issue - is that product key troubles abound.

It's all fine and dandy to have access to download things like Windows Home Server and Office 2007 straight from Microsoft, but access to legitimate keys is equally (or perhaps more) important.

That said, with a little patience and several re-clicks, I've managed to secure keys for Home Server and Office 2007 - so it does work.

Update: with IE8 and compatibility mode enabled, I'm having very good results getting product keys (9:36AM Central)

Update: Even better results when using Opera 10. WTH?


Update: Original links may no longer be working...Try this product link, as suggested in the comments:


Quick, go sign up before they come to their senses!

[via Ars Technica]

Filed under: Social Software, Humor

DrunkTwt: Tweeting while intoxicated

"Don't drink and tweet" is probably some of the best Twitter advice I can give you. But if you must post to Twitter while intoxicated, at least try to do it from DrunkTwt. DrunkTwt posts your intoxicated Twitter ramblings anonymously, using an enormous text field that you don't have to be at all sober to click on.

Once your update is entered, it'll show up in DrunkTwt's Twitter stream, which you can follow if you're interested in other users' drunken antics. Because a hashtag is automatically entered, and to make sure your post fits, you're limited to 115 characters on DrunkTwt.com, instead of the standard Twitter 140. They probably figure the target audience won't notice anyway.

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