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A New New Myspace is Coming
Following some serious staff shakeups and layoffs, comes word that MySpace is going to reposition itself yet again as an entertainment portal. In a brief interview with the Wall Street Journal, News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch said MySpace needs to be re-focused “as an entertainment portal." Mr. Murdoch described his vision ...
Derek Sivers: Barking
CD Baby founder Derek Sivers has devoted his own chapter two to projects that benefit the indie music community. In this essay “Barking", Sivers shares some a bit of advice most of us involved in marketing music (and ourselves) need to pay attention to: In New York City last week, across from the library, ...
Jefferson's Crib 18th Century Palace of Gadget Geekery
Thomas Jefferson loved new technology and modding his surroundings to his lifestyle. From food to comfort to efficiency, he was always looking for ways to improve his living space with inventions and hacks. If he were alive today, we like to think hed be reading Wired. Jefferson thought of his house, Monticello, as a machine for ...
Microsoft Plans Free Online Version of Office in Response to Google
The technology titan tries to stop Google Docs from encroaching on its turf. Everyone predicted Microsoft Corp. wouldn't take long to fire back against Google Inc.'s latest foray into its home turf. It took less than a week. On Monday, Microsoft said it would offer a free version of its popular Office software suite that would ...
Gmail Tasks Leaves Labs, Becomes Real Feature
One of Gmails most popular add-ons has made the jump from experimental widget to fully baked feature. TASKS, a simple to-do list for Gmail, is now part of the official Gmail experience. It was previously only available from within Gmail Labs, a sandbox for Googles engineers to publish and test out experimental Gmail features. The Labs ...
What if Google Wasn't Free?
The launch of Google's Chrome OS spurred numerous questions among analysts and bloggers: what is it? How will it be used? Will it displace Android? Microsoft Windows? The question that's now being asked is: what if it isn't free? And what if Google decides to charge consumers for Gmail, or its Apps package, or any number ...
100 Essential Skills for Geeks
As Geeks we are expected to have a certain set of skills that the majority of the population does not possess. This list is by no means complete, but I think it is a good sample of the skills required to be a true geek. I won't pretend to have all the skills listed here. I ...
Free iPhone Application Released by Jazz Trumpeter Carl Saunders
Available now in the Applications store at Apple iTunes Los Angeles, California -- Los Angeles-based trumpeter Carl Saunders announces the immediate availability of his iPhone application. Anyone owning an Apple iPhone or iTouch can download the Carl Saunders application for free. We believe this to be the first iPhone application for any jazz artist. The Carl ...
New York Times Considering Charging Online
The New York Times is considering a five-dollar per month charge for access to its Web content, according to Bloomberg. The newspaper floated the idea to its print subscribers in a survey, which also reportedly asked about a discounted $2.50 Web access rate for subscribers. The Times already dabbled in subscription-based services back in 2007 with ...
Google's Chrome Os: Next Up, a Web Tablet?
Google's evolution follows an interesting trend. And if the line holds true, I think we can guess what comes next after the Chrome OS. I tweeted as much earlier yesterday, (with a timeline error or two; blame the doctor's office) but I'll recap it here and extrapolate out further. Google began as a search engine using ...
