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Technology Can’t Fix Everything

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

I’ve been in a bad mood this week, and have been having a hard time shaking it. Normally, when I can’t fix something myself (or I know there just has to be a better way to do what I’m trying to do), I look for a piece of software. I found Taskbar Shuffle 2.0, for [...]

30 Days Without Cable: Amazon Unbox

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Something interesting I hadn’t realized before starting this experiment: getting rid of TV means altering my daily habits. It’s so ingrained in me to come home, turn on my computer, and turn on the TV (as background noise).
I guess, technically I could still do that, but instead put on a DVD. I feel like watching [...]

30 Days Without Cable: Day 1

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

I’m fed up. Fed up with the cable companies and with the fact that I only watch 5 channels but have to pay for 70. I’ve been talking about canceling my cable TV for awhile — today, I finally did it.
Of course, Time Warner didn’t make it easy (it took half an hour on the [...]

Looking Forward: Music / Technology in 2008

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Happy 2008!
The new year brings many new things, especially in technology, and one of the things I’m most excited about in 2008 is the relationship between music and technology. You can already produce a high quality record at home using a personal computer, and distribution is as easy as uploading to MySpace Music. If you’re [...]

Jeff Vader

Monday, December 24th, 2007

As a fan of Ricky Gervais Eddie Izzard (who I also love, and anyway, they’re all funny British guys, right? And I’m positive Gervais has done a similar skit), Star Wars, and Legos, I have to share this with everyone…
The voiceover comes from a routine that Gervais Izzard did; the animation is by a fan.
You [...]