Uptown Magazine - February 16th
8 MegaUpload & MegaVideo alternatives
With the FBI shutting down extravagant web millionaire Kim Internet’s MegaUpload and MegaVideo empire — seizing and freezing access to one of the biggest file-sharing sites around and one of the most popular sites for TV streaming — users have been scrambling to find other outlets to get their video fix. While there are plenty of options for those looking to store, back up and share files online (Dropbox, Box.net and Divshare, to name a few), sites that operate in the grey area in which MegaVideo existed are a little harder to come by. Sure, they’re out there, but with the FBI doing a full-court press on copyright-infringing sites right now, who knows how long they’ll be around? Here are eight alternatives to check out. Until the dust settles, use a more legitimate service such as Dropbox for your important files (as there’s little chance it will go offline) and, if you need to upload some video files or want to catch up on what you’ve been missing on TV, you should be able to find something that works for you off this list.
Food Blogger Event
If you are a food blogger in the 204, you’re probably going to want to check out this free event on Feb. 29 at Elements restaurant. More than just a meet-and-greet for Manitoba food bloggers, camera wiz Ian McCausland will also do a quick presentation on how to take better photos of your food. If you are looking to meet and mingle with other food bloggers, learn how to shoot mouth-watering food porn, and enjoy some samples from Diversity Food Services and the University of Winnipeg’s new hotspot, Elements, make sure you register for this event.
Winnipeg Tips
Sometimes Winnipeggers can be our own worst critics. Winnipeg Tips is a recently launched Tumblr, Facebook and Twitter account that aims to “promote and celebrate the unique cultural awesomeness of our city.” This site takes a simple idea and uses the power of the web to bring it all together.
MP3 of the Week: Cannon Bros. - EP
Playing the Lo Pub on Feb. 17 as part of the Disintegration Records showcase for CKUW’s annual Fundrive, the Cannon Bros. released this free EP before signing onto Greg MacPherson’s fledgling label.
Video of the Week: araabMuzik - live
Considering his stock is on the rise (especially with a profile in hipster bible Pitchfork last week), Winnipeg audiences are lucky that MPC king araabMuzik is set to perform in Winnipeg for the second time in less than a year. If you missed him tear up Big Dancing at Ozzy’s with his lighting-fast, real-time concoction of supersized beats, shock-and-awe bass, gunshot breaks, speaker-rattling dubstep and even elements of hands-in-the-air trance, head to The Greenroom on the 18th and see if he measures up to the hype.
