I’ve heard a few times that Harley is the only brand strong enough for people to want to tatoo it. That statement is wrong. Not sure if I condone it or not, but it’s certainly ballsy. I really wouldn’t want to be known as “the guy with the apple tatoo.”
From the LATimes (Link here, free lengthy registration req):
Top executives at the major record companies have finally found an online music service that makes them excited about the digital future – but it’s only for Macs.
The new service was developed by Apple Computer Inc., sources said Monday, and offers users of Macintoshes and iPod portable music players many of the same capabilities that already are available from services previously endorsed by the labels.
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Sources said Apple will make the songs available for sale through a new version of iTunes, its software for managing music files on Macs. Users will be able to buy and download songs with a single click and transfer them automatically to any iPod they’ve registered with Apple.
Hrmmmm… Would I buy music online if it were a service offered via iTunes? Maybe, but probably not. I guess it would really depend on how easy it is and what the pricing structure is. Tai and I were discussing this and decided something like $40/year would possibly entice us but that the RIAA would most probably mandate a $40/month subscription, which would be way too expensive to be worth anything.
Who wants to bet this is why iCommune got shut down so quickly?
Welcome back. Things have changed a bit, as you might have noticed. The survey and search are gone for now, but they’ll be back momentarily. There’s a new feature over there on the right, the ‘Latest Links’ section. It’s basically a regular expression that parses posts and provides you, the reader, with the 10 latest links posted. New codebase and a new design were a little overdue, as the ‘blue mac’ design was launched just about 2 years ago. Let us know what you think as long you like it.
Someone please shut this guy up. Like with a shotgun.
While sound and sight go hand-in-hand in most mediums, until recently web publishers practically forbade advertisers from using audio in standard web advertising. Not any more.
I can barely deal with the NewsToday chime when it loads in a background tab. I can’t even imagine how awful ads with sound would be. Oh wait — yes I can… Ater using Earthlink’s portal for a few months when I was a subscriber, they added a Flash ad to the top of the main page. Every time you loaded it (which because it was a portal homepage was often) the animation started over again, including the sound. I quickly switched to my.yahoo.com.
Judging by the progress bars, the ATM I used this morning was Mac-based. How odd.
Now, we’ve gotten used to Microsoft using old Mac hardware in their demos (it’s happened twice now, same photo). And any Mac user that moderately surfs the BestBuy coupons in the Sunday newspaper usually notices at least a few PC ads with screenshots of the MacOS pasted on their screens.
What hasn’t happened before is a prominent computer manufacturer showcasing an actual Apple Powerbook in its ads. Do you think they’re trying to claim ownership of the vents on the side and slot-loading DVD Burner? Or perhaps someone at Gateway’s ad agency just has a really great sense of humor.
Found a really interesting article on the state of Audio software and hardware on Mac OS X. Great read, check it out.
So, my car is for sale because I bought a new one. The car is now for sale at Harry’s Specialty Cars on 3247 South Broadway in Englewood, Colorado. Check it out sometime if you live in denver and are so inclined.
Edited.
Things Mozilla can do that IE can’t is more of a list of things the Windows IE can’t do. The Mac IE can do many of the things listed, such as text sizing to any size, key commands for doing it, cookie manager, etc. Now there are many things that actually do make Moz a better browser in theory, but at least on MacOS X, IE is still faster by a number of degrees.
So work’s been going really well, which is the reason for the obvious lack of activity here. I’ll be surprised if anyone actually checks here anymore. If you do, the chances are that I know you personally.
Anyway, just a heads up. I’ll be out of the state this weekend, as my cousin is playing for ASU in Arizona, and we’re meeting some other family members there for a rootin’ good time. I’m planning on using the 2 14 hour drives in 4 days to catch up on some much-needed sleep, hopefully resulting in my not using phrases such as ‘”rootin’ good time.” My lovely iPod will be keeping me company, my only concern being that 5GB of music won’t be enough.
Some random thoughts:
