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Limewire Plans Scrapped
Limewire is no more.
The company has confirmed that they will cease their operations on December 31st, scrapping their plans to offer legal music services.
Their agreements with several independent labels and distributors will be dissolved.
And don’t call me Shirley…
Canadian actor Leslie Nielsen died yesterday of complications from pneumonia at the age of 84.
According to a family member he had recently been hospitalized in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for the condition and passed away quietly Sunday afternoon surrounded by friends and family.
Having been too young to have seen Airplane! in theaters when it had been released, I had become a fan since the release of Naked Gun.
Though I was aware of him as an actor on television, most of the rolls I had known him for while growing up was for his dramatic portrayals of top ranking police officers and military brass. And Police Squad had been canceled within a few episodes in 1982 so this series basically flew below my radar until the release of the Naked Gun film in late 1988.
I of course now own all of the series on DVD, television episodes included. But I still occasionally watch Naked Gun on American television for the hilarious deleted scenes that have yet to have been released on DVD.
This series has unfortunately not been released on blu-ray and it appears that only The Naked Gun – From the Files of Police Squad!
Discounted Music Downloads
Canadian Mastercard users can save 25% off purchased of 10 Tracks or more from Choose Your Songs, a site that contains the most popular Universal Music tracks off Puretracks.
I don’t know when it expires but the promo code for this offer is MASTERCARD25OFF.
Wireless Reader Includes Free Bell Wi-Fi
Canadian owners of the new Kobo Wireless eReader will be able to access free, unlimited Wi-Fi from Bell at select Starbucks stores across Canada.
The November 25th, 2010 press release states that there are over 800 Bell Wi-Fi Hotspots available. Click here to search for the nearest location and additional information.
Black Friday/Cyber Monday in Canada ?
Several Canadian online stores have decided to have Black Friday and/or Cyber Monday sales.
Like their American counterpart Amazon.ca
Computer and electronics retailer Tigerdirect has also decided to follow their American site’s lead and have Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales of their own. And I’m assuming Best Buy’s Canadian operations will offer their version as well shortly.
I guess I’ll be busy looking at sales this weekend. 🙂
Update: Sears Canada has also decided to have a Black Friday Sale: Electronics Extravaganza!. I’m browsing the site as I’m posting this message. And no, their specials are not limited to electronics.