Monthly Archives: August 2006

Music Industry Goes After Amateurs

If you’re an amateur guitar player rocking out to the music of your favorite band, and learning it through tablature, you’d better be prepared to either pay for lessons or stop playing altogether because the RIAA thinks you sitting in … Continue reading

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WWDC Predictions

Joining the folks over at TUAW.com, I’m gonna make some predictions for WWDC: 1. New Cinema Displays with integrated iSight cameras. No more buying the tube-shaped $200+ thing anymore. 2. Intel-based Mac Pro (thus ending the transition to Intel chips … Continue reading

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Quality Titles? Nah…

Normally I’m right in there with Forever Geek. I find myself nodding often when reading the stories they post. This is not one of those times. While Griffith does concede that the DS is the winner of the portable console … Continue reading

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Power Cords

I love the fake Apple Ads. Really. I’m an Apple guy and they STILL crack me up. [tags]apple, mac, spoof, funny[/tags]

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AOL’s PR Nightmare

PR BLACK EYE. It will be some time before AOL will be able to make up for the subscriber revenue shortfall through ad sales. So analysts expect cuts in operating costs, including a reduction in staff size. “Their revenues are … Continue reading

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Microsoft Details Upgrade Paths for Vista

From Betanews: With Windows Vista nearing its first release candidate in preparation for a final launch early next year, Microsoft is providing more details about possible upgrade paths. Of note: Windows 2000 cannot be upgraded to Vista. While Windows 2000 … Continue reading

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links for 2006-08-01

Precious, Precious AIM at blackrimglasses.com Turn gtalk into a universal IM client (tags: gtalk google aim yahoo msn icq chat communication) MAKE: Blog: Make your own Coca-Cola A recipe for Coke? Hmmmm… (tags: coke cocacola recipe secret cool drink) Download … Continue reading

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