I’ve noticed a common thread about personal blogs…. the comments seem to be pretty slim.

Blogger: You the author of a blog and you feel that nobody is really reading/caring about what you are saying. You want that small connection to keep on typing. You want to know that somebody is there and that your words aren’t getting lost in the vast nothingness of the internet.

Reader: You are a frequent reader of personal blogs and you enjoy reading them, yet you don’t comment. You don’t feel like you have to… you don’t feel like your comment is even worth typing and you are happy just to read what’s there and you move on.

Solution? Every time a blogger asks “are you there?” the audience seems to always respond: “I’m here”

What I am going to do about it: I’m going to ask you questions and I hope that you answer them. I’ll start off my asking the men how they use a urinal.

The above rant about Disby has been featured on the front page of Digg.com. Now the rest of the internet is going to catch wind of Disby’s questionable practices and one way or the other this is going to hurt business in some small or big way.

In short the rant calls for its users to uninstall Digsby because:

• It try’s install six pieces of crap-ware (software that you don’t need or want on your computer)
• In its TOS it says the following:

15. USAGE OF COMPUTER RESOURCES.
You agree to permit the Software to use the processing power of your computer when it is idle to run downloaded algorithms (mathematical equations) and code within a process. You understand that when the Software uses your computer, it likewise uses your CPU, bandwidth, and electrical power. The Software will use your computer to solve distributed computing problems, such as but not limited to, accelerating medical research projects, analyzing the stock market, searching the web, and finding the largest known prime number. This functionality is completely optional and you may disable it at any time.

LifeHacker’s opinion on the matter that i agree with:

Hold everything! They are going to use my computer for “searching the web” without explicitly asking for my permission? What exactly are they indexing, and how do I know they aren’t accessing something illegal with my computer? Why are they trying to hide this in the first place?

So there you go. Uninstall if you agree or at the very least be aware of what you have agreed to. Here are instructions to disable the zombie takeover of you computer: open up Disby, click on [Help] then [Support Digsby]. there should be some menu item to disable the nonsense. Good luck.

Update: Digsby is doing some damage control. Here is what they have to say about it. Sounds promising: http://blog.digsby.com/archives/693

I got the 2nd generation iPod last Christmas (thanks friends) and its been very much fun ever since! Anyhow one thing that i enjoy doing is checking out other people’s iPhone/iPod to see what apps they have that i dont and what those wonderful apps do. With that being said i have decided to share with you, my audience of 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 what apps i have on my iPod. Please enjoy.

App: Blocked (Puzzle Game)
Price: $0.99
Stars: * * * * (4*’s/5)

Why i like it: It’s AWESOME! If you enjoy puzzle games Blocked is a perfect app for you. It provides hours of fun with 100 levels to pass. the object of the game is get the blue block out by sliding the other gray blocks out of it’s way. Blocked is Very simple yet very challenging. This is a perfect game for you to fire up when you have a free minute (Standing in line or in the pooper). The only crapy thing that i found was sometimes sliding the blocks back in forth didn’t respond like i think they should have. That maybe just me. It’s well worth the buck!