That’s not sarcasm folks. Apple has taken one for the team, and stood up to the man(s). The Apple iTunes store will be DRM-Free starting April 1st. According to Gizmodo (reporting from the Macworld 2009 expo): The new prices will come on April 1st. iTunes Plus will initially get 8 million songs at 256kbps, with … Continued
Gaming comparison. Xbox vs PS3 vs PC
Gamespot has a comparison of graphics quality among the XboX 360 vs PS3 vs PC. They took several games that are available on all three systems and tried as closely as possible to take a screen capture at the exact same spot to make a reasonable comparison. They chose Fallout 3, Dead Space, Call of … Continued
Lost > Dollhouse
Dollhouse, while it has an interesting premise, will be FOX’s answer to NBC’s Knight Rider. Josh Whedon looks like he’s going to have another sci-fi show air on FOX and then get promptly cancelled because it’s in the hideous Friday night slot. I know the stereotype that, yeah, geeks are probably at home playing WoW … Continued
A Good Start
I’ve been told I’ve been quite curmudgeonly lately. So to avoid that label I’ll say something nice. I had the nicest elevator experience today. Usually, people getting into an elevator are a combination of stupid, rude, and weird. But today, I was standing with a group of four others waiting to get on. The doors … Continued
Annoyances
I help a great many people with their computers. Some are clients. Some are friends. Some are friendly clients. I have no problem with it, and am (usually) glad to help. I have a few simple rules for this help. 1) Ask nicely 2) Don’t abuse the system. Meaning, if you’re a friend, don’t ask … Continued