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NetFlix Now Online

OK, so NetFlix was always online, but did you know that you can watch movies online too. Not all, but chances are, if you have enough movies in your queue that you’ll have at least one that is able to be watched online. The technology that allows all of this is Microsoft’s Silverlight. Because Silverlight is not yet available for the Mac you can’t watch NetFlix online from a Mac just yet. Rumor has it that Silverlight will be available soon though, so just be patient and it’ll get there…

Another aspect of NetFlix that is often overlooked is social networking. You can rate movies and then share your queue and your ratings with those who you connect with. This makes watching movies at home a bit more of a social experience for those of us with anti-social tendencies.