Defeat Any DRM: piece of tape
How astonishing is this: GMSV tells of a Gartner report that claims ANY and ALL DRM schemes on music CDs can be defeated with a...
eBay vs Amazon
As a consumer, I have long preferred Amazon.com to eBay. Not just because I like Amazon’s interface better, and their system seems...
Sony Vaio XL1 Digital Living System
Why on earth would anyone ever buy a $2300 PC PLUS a multi disc player in 2005? Wouldn’t it make more sense if the second part of...
HK: Drive + Play iPod for Cars
How cool lookin’ is this hardware: iPod on Board That’s hardwired into the car’s audio system; I’ve...
Attack of the Blogs Informed Citizens
In our first discussion of Forbe’s folly (Attack of the Blogs), I was reserved in my criticism. Yes, I mocked Daniel Lyon, the...
Uh-Oh: Apple on the Cover of Time
I’ve mentioned the magazine cover indicator several times in the past. I find its utility to be greater when discussing major...
How to Destroy the US Economy in 1 Easy Step
The fastest way to economic destruction is the debasement of the engine of growth. In this country, that’s Science and Technology....
Thinking the unthinkable, predicting the unpredictable
The spin these days is that all of these disasters — 9/11, Iraq Insurgency, New Orleans flood — were both unthinkable and...
Goodbye, TiVo
Alas, my favorite toy may be in the process of betraying me: As this Flicker photo reveals, Tivo appears that they are ready to...
Game Over in the Blog Search Space
Today, Google introduces Blog Search, thus ending a long running frustration of bloggers everywhere with Technorati. Google reminds...