Most people that complain about being busy really aren’t. Truly busy people don’t have time to, or just don’t believe in complaining. So, I won’t profess to be an expert in time management. But I have learned some things. In the time I have written for MacMerc I have been laid-off, fired and quit a [...]
Posted in Rants |
I know none of my enlightened readers have fallen prey to Napster’s sales pitch, but there’s no doubt that deception is at the root of the promotion of their subscription service.
For those that don’t know, Napster’s subscription services grants you access to unlimited downloads of Windows Media tracks, so long as you subscribe to [...]
Posted in Rants |
The Podcasting Blogpsphere is abuzz with criticisms that Apple has failed to tailor their iPod and now iPod shuffle to podcatching. Interestingly enough, their problem with the ‘Pods are symptomatic of one of the problems with podcasting itself.
We’re only about fifteen minutes into the podcasting phenomena, so for the trend to have an impact on [...]
Posted in Rants |
It’s an election year, which means words like “liar” spout from left and right. I’m not sure it if is war-time angst or bitterness from the closeness of the last election, but this election has seen all kinds of resentment from both sides.
To make things more interesting, a group who call themselves the Swift [...]
Posted in Rants |
I take personal offense at things like this because I am a filmmaker. Film is a medium of manipulation, so when an obnoxious filmmaker claims to present the facts without manipulation in a documentary, he’s the last person you should trust.
Manipulation is also a matter of motives. The motive here? Money. The bottom line [...]
Posted in Rants |
How about last week?
Oprah turned 50.
Oprah earned national celebrity by debunked the popular “fat and happy” myth, proving once and for all it’s much better to be “rich and happy”.
Blogger Feeds Atom
Blogger introduced news feed to their free service. This did happen last week, but it will be several more before the new Atom [...]
Posted in Rants |
I missed the Patriot’s fabulous win yesterday. In related news, I didn’t back over anyone in my SUV or lose my shirt to Justin Timberlake. I’ll call it a wash.
Posted in Rants |
How about last week.
There are hold-ups for the iTunes Music Store in Europe. Apparently they’re having trouble meeting with compliance requirements or something. One thing making the Euro-iTunes easier: genre. Only two to worry about, Techno and Dance.
It’s expected that if Howard Dean loses the New Hampshire primary, his concession speech will include an endorsement [...]
Posted in Rants |
For those of you following my Windows XP saga, you know there have been more than one let down along the way. Well, as my XPerience progresses, I am finding out more and more about the world’s most unexplainably popular OS.
I, as you may expect, am a digital man. One of my many digital [...]
Posted in Rants |
As I mentioned in my previous post, I have been wrestling with the Windows XP installer for the last couple days.
And, I am happy to report, the rituals worked. Now, not only does my wife’s laptop sport Windows XP, but the neighborhood is mysteriously free of stray cats.
There are some things I learned [...]
Posted in Rants |