Posted by Paul on Apr 15, 2007 in Uncategorized
I am always amazed at how much technology is improving our lives. My dishwasher is currently churning away at my dishes. My washer and dryer are working in tandem to clean my sheets, and my Dyson vacuum cleaner makes having a large dog a less hairy endeavor. And thanks to the magic of the Internet, [...]
Tags: BitTorrent, Computers, media, piracy
Posted by Paul on Nov 7, 2005 in Uncategorized
How Battlestar Galactica Killed Broadcast TV via Mindjack How Battlestar Galactica came to be Time’s ‘Show of the Year’ is a very interesting story. Not many people would think that a remake of a mediocre TV show would be such a hit. But with the talent and network and a little illegal filesharing, it did [...]
Tags: cable, Computers, content, iTunes, media
Posted by Paul on Oct 13, 2005 in Uncategorized
The iMac The new design isn’t that revolutionary. It’s pretty much what we saw before, but thinner. (Just like almost everything else from Apple these days.) I showed it to my parents and they could hardly believe that “that’s the whole computer.” The ‘wow’ factor doesn’t affect me much, cause I’m the guy who walks [...]
Tags: Computers, content, design, iTunes, Mac OS X, media