Monthly Archives: January 2008
BBEdit Developer Tells Developers "Don’t Do It!"
Following up on the earlier MacHeist post (which is now over, btw) I thought I’d link to the latest going on in discussions on MacBreak Weekly. Leo, Merlin and Andy talk with Rich Siegel of Bare Bones Software about MacHeist. … Continue reading
Last.FM Frees the Music
Last.FM has announced that it has enabled full streaming of tracks and albums for free. Something we’ve wanted for years—for people who visit Last.fm to be able to play any track for free—is now possible. With the support of the … Continue reading
MacHeist
If you haven’t checked out MacHeist, they have a real nice bundle going on right now. Plus, it’s probably software you were already planning on buying. Notable ones for me are: CoverSutra 2 PixelMator CSS Edit 1Password Promotion expires soon. … Continue reading
The Album Is Dead – Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban asks why artists bother releasing albums anymore. If an artist commits to release music on a weekly or bi weekly basis, then consumers can make a commitment knowing they are going to get something new and hopefully exciting … Continue reading
Bulding a Hackintosh for under $1000
MacApper is running a tutorial on building a generic PC and turning it into a Hackintosh that’s comparable to a MacPro for under $600 in parts. The computer is run through some CPU benchmarks, but graphics is another story: It’s … Continue reading
Logic Pro 8 Bug: Alternate Keyboard Layouts Are Ufcked
I love Logic 8. And I love the Dvorak keyboard layout. But put all three of us together and it’s a bizarre love triangle. < p>And yes, I did complain about something similar in Reason 4, but I’ve never had … Continue reading
Ron Paul Is The Snakes On A Plane Of 2008
Rebecca Kelley on the SEOmoz.org blog compares the Ron Paul Campaign with Snakes On A Plane. …the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries came and went, and Ron Paul did surprisingly poor. In Iowa he came in 5th with 10% of … Continue reading
LP Portraits
Check out this Flickr Group of self portraits with album covers. Above photo used under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 Generic License Via: LP portraits « Flickr Blog
I Wish There Were More Music Videos Like This
The Rentals – Friends Of P.
NYT Gushes Over In Rainbows Sales
The Headline is “Radiohead Finds Sales, Even After Downloads.” I’m almost surprised they didn’t title it “Amazingly, Most Popular Band In World Sells CDs.” Surprised? The download was up on Radiohead’s cumbersome site for only a few months and was … Continue reading