Seti@Home and BOINC have teamed up to create one of the coolest tools I have ever used. If you are like me, you probably leave at least one of your computers on. BOINC will run in the background and process data chunks from the Seti@Home project. If your computer discovers the signal, you get credit for it! What could be more exciting than that?

The software uses idle cpu time to process the data and there is a cool screensaver you can activate to watch the data being analyzed. I’ve set up a team for EWP that you can join after you download and install the software.

Help us discover new life and join the team!

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Eric and I are trying to get our schedules to cross so we can do another podcast but in the meantime, I wanted to tell you to get out there and see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Despite the reviews on the internet, this is a good movie. I heard one detractor say it was a good way to get out of the heat for 2 hours but it wasn’t a good Indiana Jones movie. His main complaint was that there was too much CGI. MOST of the stunts were practical and without giving away what is CGI…it’s done well and will put you on the edge of your seat.

I think what I hate about critics is they are always jaded especially when it comes to sequels. I think there’s too much focus on how sequels compare to the first movies. First of all, sequels are rarely as good or better than the first film. Rush Hour 3, Shrek 3, Major League 3: Back To The Minors. All those films reek of bad writing and money being the only motivation.

That being said, I totally disagree this isn’t a good Indy movie. This is a great Indy movie. It has all the elements the first film had without being formulaic. There are references to the first film in a lot of places and I love the ideas about Mayan culture (which many people believe were influenced by outside sources) because of how advanced they were for their time. I really don’t have anything bad to say about the movie. All the acting is good and the set designs are incredible. Definitely a must see.

I’ve been watching a lot of stuff on DVD and a few advanced screeners i got. So next time I’ll be talking about Speed Racer, Indy 4, What Happens In Vegas, War Inc., My Mom’s New Boyfriend, and probably a few others.

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It’s official. Iron Man is awesome. How do I know?

You see that ticket stub? I went the the first official show at 8pm tonight cuz I’m awesome! yeah! That’s right, I saw the first show.

Ok, but seriously, it’s really good. I’m so glad I bought a bunch of Marvel (NYSE: MVL) stock yesterday because this movie is a savior for the company and is launching a new franchise. Where Spider Man failed, Iron Man succeeds and I have to say it is because of Jon Favreau at the helm. He and Robert Downey Jr. hold this film together so tight. Jeff Bridges is great as the antagonist and I didn’t feel at all underwhelmed by the lack of a real villain because they do such a good job of making the film about Tony and his struggles. Instead of focusing on a super villain, they focus on the origin story here and it totally works.

It’s funny, Gwenneth Paltrow is great as the assistant/almost love interest and the writing is smart enough not to take itself too seriously.

Great movie. Get out there and see it in the theaters!

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If you are reading this, then you obviously know about the podcast. What you might not know about is the forums. We have a forum set up (link at the top of the site) for you to discuss what’s on your mind about games, movies and the like. There’s a few games I am really looking forward to (as a PC gamer) and I’ve already mentioned what I think is going to be game of the year, Spore. What I haven’t talked about yet is Age of Conan - Hyborian Adventures.

Age of Conan is set in the Hyborian world created by Robert E. Howard. The game is an MMORPG and is supposed to be everything you would expect from the Conan name.  Everything from creating your own version of Conan to living the life of a humble carpenter can be done in the game. I’m gonna say this game has all the B’s gamers love. Blood, Battles and Boobies. What more do you need?

Check out some of the screenshots, art and movies at http://www.ageofconan.com/ and then let us know what you think in the forums. I’m going to be discussing this game in a future podcast.

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This is to let everyone know you can now find our podcast via iTunes search feature. Open up iTunes, go to the iTunes store and you can find our podcast in the search. This means you can easily write a review of the podcast. Tell everyone what you think!

We hope you are enjoying the show so far.

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You can now subscribe to our podcast on iTunes.

It’s happened! After a long wait, and twice submitting to iTunes, The East Wing Podcast can be subscribed using everyone’s favoirte music store. To subscribe through iTunes (since the search isn’t working yet)…

open this link

Thanks for listening! Please write a review on iTunes, it helps our podcast be more visible.

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Although our podcast is still being indexed by iTunes, you can subscribe via Podcast Alley.

As soon as I see our podcast is on iTunes, I’ll let you know.  I’d also like to announce we have a forum set up where you can talk about just about anything.

Another podcast will be coming soon.  Assuming the weather isn’t too horrible, expect the new episode each Wednesday.

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