Uptown Magazine - December 10/09
10 Alternatives to Mininova
Around for the past four years, Mininova was one of the largest BitTorrent resources on the web. Formed out of the ashes of Suprnova.org, which went offline in 2004 after encountering legal problems, Mininova quickly established itself as one of the go-to spots for downloading music, TV shows, movies and games. While the fact that Mininova did not have its own tracker (it just pointed to others on the web) was able to buy it some time, it’s not surprising that the site has since been forced to change how it operates. The site had to remove all torrents that were connected to proprietary material - and, because more than 95% of the torrents on the site fit into that category, Mininova has become totally useless as a resource for digital media. The site is going to attempt to continue offering legal torrents - but we all know how that business model worked out for Napster. Considering there were 175,820,430 visits and nearly one billion page views last month on Mininova, there are going to be a lot of torrrent lovers looking for a new home. So, if you’re looking to download that movie you want to see, that album you want to hear, that game you want to play or that TV show you missed, Lifehacker.com offers up 10 Alternatives to Mininova. It will be interesting to see how long heavyweights such as The Pirate Bay, BTJunkie and Torrentzap can keep fighting.
100 Food Trends in 2009
Wondering what food trends were hot this past year? Using data gathered from its database, Trendhunter.com looks at 100 Food Trends in 2009. From luxurious sweets to origami tea bags to super-sized meals (check ThisIsWhyYoureFat.com if you need more convincing), foodies are going to love/hate this list.
Quick Hits
MP3 of the Week: Ace Burpee feat. JP Hoe - The Happiest Christmas Tree
Hot 103 morning man Ace Burpee teamed up with local singer/songwriter JP Hoe to perform The Happiest Christmas Tree for the radio station’s new holiday-themed charity compilation, The 12 Days of Winnipeg Christmas. Other local acts involved in the worthwhile project include The Details, Paper Moon, Fenom and Pushing Daisies. The CD is available for just $10 at HOT 103 Studios, located at 177 Lombard Ave.(third floor).
Video of the Week: Moby
If you enjoyed Moby’s appearance on MTV’s Cribs which offered you a brief glimpse into his home studio, you’ll love this interview for Motherboard.tv in which the obsessive, vintage-gear junkie talks about his love of “rarified gadgets, bizarre synthesizers and outré drum devices.”
