My Two Months without Internet
The apartment complex I live in forces me to use whatever Internet connection the whole complex is on. Since I moved here last year, it’s been aRead More…
Year: 2008
Computers Coming Preloaded with More Crapware Than Ever Before
Walt Mossberg of Wall Street Journal fame has an article out (subscription required) explaining just how much crap his brand new Sony laptop came withRead More…
Is Wikipedia the Webster for the 21st Century?
I grew up with the Webster dictionary as my guide to defining words. I remember homework assignments that started with “Webster defines…” followRead More…
WiFi in the Sky: In-Flight Internet Coming Soon
The Wall Street Journal (this article now free) has an interesting piece on the coming amenities for travelers in the sky. U.S. airlines plan to offerRead More…
Why I Switched to iTunes from Musicmatch 5 Years & 5,000 Songs Later
I’ve always been one to root for the underdog. In this case, I picked Musicmatch five years ago and even skipped out on the iPod craze by using anotRead More…
WiFi in the Sky: In-Flight Internet Coming Soon
The Wall Street Journal (this article now free) has an interesting piece on the coming amenities for travelers in the sky. U.S. airlines plan to offerRead More…
DRM-Free Is Here: iTunes Now Sells EMI Non-DRM Music for $1.29 per Song
Apple’s Steve Jobs joined EMI Group CEO Eric Nicoli in London to host a press conference at EMI’s headquarters. The press had already taken rumorsRead More…
Dot-XXX Domain Shot Down Again, Porn to Stay Decentralized
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number (ICANN), the group in charge of setting Internet addressing guidelines, shot down a proposal toRead More…
New iTunes Feature: “Complete My Album” at a Discounted Price
Apple today is introducing a new offering at its iTunes store. Called “Complete My Album,” the new service allows you to purchase the remaining songs Read More…
Built-in Chat for Online TV Gains Popularity But Some Still Skeptical of Online Video
The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) has no less than two articles out today on Internet video. The first talks of a new study that is skepRead More…