Archive for October, 2007

Apple Takes Another Step with new iTunes Plus Pricing

When I first heard of Apple’s iTunes Plus program I was ecstatic up until I was informed of the 30 cent premium per song. The iTunes Plus tracks are 256kbps DRM-free songs that are NOW one of the best deals in regards to pay-per-song services with a per-song cost of 99 cents, on par with [...]

Cisco’s Brazilian Division Accused of Tax Evasion

This strikes me as very odd that such a prominent company with such a stellar track record would go about and do something like this. I understand that Brazil’s rather suppressive impressive technology tax requirements would drastically raise costs across the board, isn’t it always better to be on the good side of the law? [...]

Spoons from Spuds

This is a bit of offbeat news but I thought it could use a bit of attention with it being the end of blog action day and all(correction, was yesterday but I forgot to publish this). Just think of all the times you’ve used plastic forks, spoons, knives and plates or styrofoam plates and cups [...]

Is Facebook Overrated?

Facebook and myself have had a very troubled past. If I could have a Relationship Status with Facebook it’s be listed under “It’s Complicated”. There have been times when I have been incredibly involved with Facebook, feeding it every little tidbit of my life, and then there are the times were I just feel lonely [...]

Console Gamers Love Each Other

The Internet is full of issues that clearly separate people. The most common splits I personally see are between fans of various platforms and products, most notably the Intel vs AMD fanboys. If you want to see people tear each other apart over their undying faith in their respective platforms then read through a few [...]

Death to the Traditional Music Industry?

For months years the music industry has felt the pressure that P2P and digital downloads have presented to their happy little business model. I believe the first major turning point would be the original rise of Napster which made it possible for non-computer literate individuals to share their music collections amongst each other. This rapidly [...]