Netflix and Quikster

For those of you that have and use Netflix AND have the DVD option this is a change that effects you. Netflix just announced that they are changing things up again. Not the prices this time, but the service itself.

It was announced a while ago that their pricing was changing, breaking apart the streaming video and the DVD at home services as 2 seperately billed items. So today’s news is that they are seperating those 2 services further and branching off the DVD portion into it’s own service. Complete with it’s own name and website – Quikster and Quikster.com

From the email I received this morning:

“I messed up. I owe you an explanation.

It is clear from the feedback over the past two months that many members felt we lacked respect and humility in the way we announced the separation of DVD and streaming and the price changes. That was certainly not our intent, and I offer my sincere apology…”

 So, from the way is sounds the cost and “quality” of service isn’t going to change from what it is right now, but you just have to transition over to another website to manager your DVD queue.  If you just use the streaming portion it will be exactly the same…

Old School Role Playing Games (RPGs)

If you are a fan of some of the old school RPGs out there, and you may have seen the recent article by DroidGamers that states they will be releasing a few Super Nintendo (SNES) era RPGs for Android.

When I read this the first thing that came to mind is SNESoid.  It is a Super Nintendo emulator that plays pretty much any ROM file out there for the SNES.
Since it’s move from the Google Market to the Slideme Appstore it is free, so download it, and some SNES rom files of all the games you used to love and play them now instead of waiting.

Featured on SlideMe.org

A couple of points of interest…

1. Our good friend CharlieD had his “Maggie’s Cakery” app featured on the Slideme.org homepage, along with their Facebook and Twitter, for the last couple of days, so check it out.

2. The Old Android app is also featured, if you switch the tab from new to updated. Make sure you update your app to keep in touch with the new site URL: oldandroid.com

FINALLY A .COM!

Just a quick not to say that Old Android officially has it’s own .com, and not the free .co.cc address that it used to have.  This means that it’s easier to type and easier to remember (plus it will play a lot nicer with Google).

Watch for updates to the Old Android App as the address where it gets it’s information from will be different. And it needs some work on it’s icons too…

Kevin Smith / View Askew App

Our good friend CharlieD threw together an app to keep you in touch with all news related to Kevin Smith’s movies, comics and other stuff.  Check it out here.

From the developer:
Fan created app that keeps you up to date on various sites from withing the View Askewniverse. From Kevin Smith’s Facebook page to the SMODcastm to the View Askew site itself, you will get all the information you can handle.

Find out the latest news on all your favorite View Askew characters and movies: Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Jersey Girl, Red State, Dante, Randal, Brodie, Holden, Leonardo, The Quick Stop, RST Video, Mooby’s.

View Askew (Kevin Smith) App

I threw together an app last night to keep you up to date on all things that have to do with the View Askewniverse. From Kevin Smith’s Facebook page to the SMODcast, to the View Askew site itself, you will get all the information you can handle.

Find out the latest news on all your favorite View Askew characters and movies: Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Jersey Girl, Red State, Dante, Randal, Brodie, Holden, Leonardo, The Quick Stop, RST Video, Mooby’s.

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September 11 – Never Forget

Just wanted to post a link I came across going through some app suggestions that honors the lives that were lost on this day, 10 years ago, in NYC, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania. 
The 9/11 Memorial Guide is a simple app with a search that tells you more about the individuals killed in these attacks.  It is a great companion to visiting the former World Trade Center site or simply watching the coverage of the memorials on TV. More features will be added to it soon, and there is a link to the website fore more information.
Check out “9/11 Memorial Guide”
It’s a great app to honor those lost and to help keep their memories alive. 

Netflix for All*

Netflix announced today that their application is now available on Android Market for all* Android phones.  Well all* (take note of the *) means any Android phone that is running 2.2 and up (Froyo, Gingerbread, and Honeycomb). Fortunately this is a large number of Android devices.  Unfortunately, I have to apologize to all of you out there with the older devices…

So download away and show the world how much your productivity can get flushed down the toilet…