Archive for March, 2008

Buying the New Raconteurs Album is Instant MP3 Gratification

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

The last Raconteurs album served me well, so I didn’t hesitate to buy their second one. (It doesn’t hurt that I’m a long-time Brendan Benson fan either.)
What I didn’t expect was that I’d be able to buy the album as zipped up MP3s straight from the site. It’s great to see how far [...]

Safari for Windows, the Browser of Greener Grass?

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

If Internet Explorer is the default browser and Firefox is the alternative browser, is Safari for Windows the browser for people who’d rather have a Mac in the first place?

Your Hydrogen Prototype is a Jetpack.

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Another year, another round of hydrogen prototypes at a car show. Hydrogen is that magical fuel that looks great on paper, but is too far off to do much for us right now. To car companies, it looks great for PR, and not much else. These companies have blown smoke up our [...]

Arthur C. Clarke Goes Up to That Giant Crazy Space Baby in the Sky

Friday, March 21st, 2008

I can think of few thinkers who had more of an impact on my formative years that Arthur C. Clarke.  One viewing of 2001 as a teenager, and I went down a path of reading every Clarke book I could get my hands on at the library.  He’ll be missed.