Pandora [ http://www.pandora.com ] is a project that grew out of the Music Genome Project, and promises its users that it’ll let them find new music that they’ll love. I can back that up. I’ve been using Pandora for quite…
Safe Computing Tips for Mac Users
Ever since the Leap_A worm/trojan appeared on the scene a couple of weeks ago, Mac users have had the relative absolute safety and security of their platform dinged pretty badly. The Macintosh is still, at least in my opinion, one…
MacBook Pro Complete Disassembly Guide
I know, I know, I can’t stop talking about the MacBook Pro, but it’s probably because I want one so badly. Over at iFixit [ http://www.ifixit.com/ ] the fine folks there have posted what I think is the first complete…
The Superbrowser!
One fine blogger decided to see what would happen if he/she added 100 of the most popular Firefox extensions to their Firefox installation. The result? An incredibly crowded set of browser windows, but all in all the experimentor claims that…
Inside Windows Vista, Build 5308 (Feature Complete)
According to Microsoft, this most recent build of Windows Vista is feature complete and all full of the goodies that they intend to keep in the upcoming new version of Microsoft Windows. Well, who else but the fine folks at…
MacBook Pro: First day, First Lab Tests
Maybe it’s because I want one so badly that I’m paying special attention to Apple’s MacBook Pro, but I can’t help it; they’re so sexy and have nice hardy Intel Core Duos under the hood! I just have to have…
iTunes Music Store Gets Billionth Music Download
It’s official; over a billion legal songs have been downloaded from the iTunes music store since it opened. The iTunes Music Store is available in over 21 countries, and the winner of the billionth song download has been notified that…
Democracy Video Player Released!
The Democracy video player made its official debut today! Brought to you from the folks who started the Participatory Culture Foundation in their efforts to bring you a way to experience online video and internet television in a new and…
First MacBook Pro Orders Recieved!
The first volley of MacBook Pros that Apple announced at the MacWorld Expo last month have finally started shipping and are arriving in the hot little hands of the folks that ordered them. A couple of people have posted their…
Linkology: The World’s 50 Most Oft-Linked Blogs
The number of blogs on the web is growing exponentially, and everyone knows it. But here’s the kicker; there are about fifty or so that are most often linked around the web, and an interesting web of relationships ties a…