Jan 18, 2008 - 15:20 | + 2 - 2 Amazon Downloader Rocks!
amazon-downloader
Originally uploaded by sirmikester.
Amazon did the world a great service by making a comprehensive online music store available without DRM. What's more they made a nice little application for downloading whole albums, which are usually offered at a nice discount from the price of a CD. It eliminates the need for buying a CD, shipping it, taking off the plastic (annoying) and saves me the extra step of ripping the CD before adding it to my collection. Awesome! One question: When's the Linux version going to be ready??
Jan 15, 2008 - 15:48 | + 2 - 1 MacBook Air doesn't have a user-replaceable battery
From Engaget: "We sort of understood it with iPods, and we grudgingly accepted it with the iPhone, but the MacBook Air has a sealed, non-user-replaceable battery, and that means we're suddenly a lot less in love. We're digging for details on how much it'll cost to swap out -- and what Apple expects road warriors to do when their slick new ultraportable dies..."read more | digg story
10:42 | + 2 - 1 ARG?
I came across this wired article, which is a fascinating look at the world of Alternate Reality Games(ARG) and hidden marketing. This is kind of what is being done for the Cloverfield movie.
