Archive for the ‘Internet’ Category

Get Google Fiber

Friday, February 12th, 2010

I just nominated Columbia, Missouri, for Google's fiber optic trial.  Anyone with home internet access can ask Google to set it up where you live too. Google's hope is to "make Internet access better and faster for everyone." Here's a few points I made for Columbia, MO: Why should Google build a ...

Just the sites from Techcrunch’s guide to music on the web

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Techcrunch recently posted a post about music sites called "Your Guide to Music on the Web -- Part 1".  Here are the sites it includes: Pandora Last.fm Deezer Finetune Amie Street Jamendo SoundCloud TheSixtyOne Project Playlist Jiwa.fm Jogli MixTube Lala Musicovery CitySounds.fm Jango RadioBeta TheRadio Aupeo Tun3r Play.fm Some of the sites/services are very similar and some are naturally better than others, but all are worth briefly checking  if you admire tuneage.  ...

Google Voice for iPhone via mobile Safari available NOW

Monday, August 10th, 2009

Even though the Google Voice app was rejected by Apple, Google went ahead and put out Google Voice through the web, via mobile Safari, at google.com/voice. I haven't had much time to test it out, but did make a test call using Google voice from my iPhone's Safari browser. All ...

Music site We are Hunted focuses on album art

Friday, April 17th, 2009

Found out about We are Hunted from the 37signal's Signal vs. Noise Blog, who say, basically, the real draw here, the thing that sets We are Hunted apart from other similar music sites is its large album art.  But the S vs. N Blog doesn't point out what the site ...

Not content with ‘content’

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

The term "content" -- referring to material that constitutes a publication or document for an audience -- is abhorrent. Applying the word "content" essentially cheapens the writing, music, video or whatever other form of media one is taking in and attempting to gain a life enriching experience from it. The ...

Google Latitude Launches (with bugs?)

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Google Latitude, a web and mobile phone service that shows where your friends are on a map, has gone live.  However, it seems to have a few kinks left in it as the above iPhone screen grab shows.  Right now it doesn't seem to work at all on my iPhone. ...

Free Rhapsody Alternatives

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

For streaming music on demand, Rhapsody reigned supreme for a long time.  That time, I believe, is now over.  For one thing, Rhapsody has no downloadable client for Mac.  You must stream from their site.  But the biggest letdown is the cash money it costs.  Sure, it is a richer ...

Another list of ‘Best of 2008′ lists

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Review: The best (and worst) films of 2008 [CNN] Our Favorite Blogs [PCmag.com] The 50 Best Albums of 2008 [Pitchfork] The most-read stories of 2008 [BBC News] Remembering Who We Lost in 2008 [ABC News] WFMU's Top Ten of 2008 Lists [WFMU] Top 10 Most Brilliant Gadgets of the Year [Pop Mechanics] The Best Viral Political Videos ...

ABCnews’ ‘Around the Web in 2008′ — new sites for 2008

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

ABCnews.com compiled a list of Web sites new in 2008. To save you the trouble of clicking through six pages littered with ads, I will now list them with a brief description: Webgiftr -- "is a social website that makes gift giving easy and fun" Hitchsters -- "helps you share taxis ...

Most of my Current Podcasts

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

Here's what I'm mostly listening to and watching, podcast-wise these days: All in the Mind "is Radio National's weekly foray into all things mental – a program about the mind, brain and behaviour." Apple Quick Tips (iTunes Store) -- "Shortcuts and techniques to help you and your business get the most out ...