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PlaysForSure (Until August, 2008)

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Mark Pilgrim has written a very cogent, readable essay on Microsoft’s consistently lame music offerings:
Microsoft named this developer platform “PlaysForSure”, and they (and their partners) ran many, many ads decrying the fact that music purchased from Apple’s iTunes Music Store would “only” play in iTunes and on iPods. This was, technically speaking, true — and […]

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Clay Shirky and How I Accidentally Broke My Television Habit

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

If you’ve been on the web in the past week, you’ve probably seen references to Clay Shirky’s terrific talk (or video, if you prefer) at Web 2.0 Expo. The bit that seems to be resonating with most people is his answer to the question “where do you find the time [for all this new webby, […]

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What Kind of Cell Phone Should I Buy, Again, and Should I Leave Fido?

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Three years ago (almost to the day), I asked you, my dear readers, what cell phone I should buy:
I own the Honda Civic of cell phones. It works fine, and doesn’t break when I drop it. I rarely use my phone–I may go a whole week without making or receiving a call on it.

I bought […]

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A Really Awful Microsoft Music Video
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Clay Shirky Has a Big Brain
How I Fixed My Windows Media Player Buffering Problem For CBC Sports’ Live Feed
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