This is one of the best adaptations of a console game I’ve seen in a while. Simplified to the point where anyone can play, and as equally addictive as the infamous Guitar Hero.

It’s called Up Beat, and will consume a good portion of your pre-long weekend energy. Take a break from work for a bit and test the accuracy and endurance of your thumb through pinky.

Nearly two months ago, we offered Joost invites to anyone that wanted one. Nearly 200 comments were posted and well over 100 invites were sent out.

My initial experience with Joost was interesting, and I was taken back by the hype. But I haven’t used it since then and don’t really care.

So I’m wondering, for anyone that got an invite…….do you use still Joost and how often?

All too often, usually right before we hit the “pay now” button, we find ourselves ransacking search engines hoping to find a coupon code saving us a few bones on that Threadless T, order of biz cards, domain name, or Text Link Ad. It’s usually hit and miss, and often times the search engines aren’t as relevant as we’d like.

Enter RetailMeNot. The search doesn’t get any easier, just type in the URL of the store you’re shopping at and boom, a list of all known codes and their success rate. Saving a $1.32 just got a whole lot easier.

I think quite a few young go getters would admit to having a bit of ADD to some degree. But how many of you would admit to being Yak Shavers?

From Wikipedia:

“Yak shaving is a neologism which describes the act of performing seemingly unrelated and often annoying tasks which stand in the way of an ultimate goal. Often these tasks stack up on each other, where one task becomes impossible due to some obstacle, which leads to another unrelated task, yet another obstacle, and so on.”

So, are you a Yak Shaver?

“Some people” doesn’t include Larry Page. Let me tell ya, if I had a helicopter, you’d be hard pressed to find it at a nerdcamp helipad :)

“Larry Page: Transport modes of the rich and famous”

(Via Valleywag.)