Monthly Archives June 2007

How Barnes & Noble Lost A Sale

I normally purchase most books from Amazon. I’ve been dealing with them for years, so I can usually find exactly what I need quickly and efficiently. I’m currently preparing to go on a short vacation and, as is usual for me, I’ve found a book I want to read the day before I’m [...]

iPhone Service Plan Revisited

AT&T has announced the available service plans for the I-can’t-wait-for-this-thing-to-be-released-so-we-can-all-discuss-something-else iPhone. You can find the details on every Apple-related website, but here’s the run-down as given on Daring Fireball:

$60: 450 minutes, 5000 night and weekend minutes $80: 900 minutes, unlimited nights and weekends $100: 1350 minutes, unlimited nights and weekends The $60 plan, combined with the $499 [...]

10th Anniversary of Free Speech on the Internet

Cory Doctorow, over at Boing Boing, notes that today is the 10th Anniversary of Supreme Court’s decision in ACLU v. Reno, the landmark case that established that speech online is protected under the First Amendment.

How fitting that today is also the Day of Silence for internet radio.

Day of Silence is Upon Us

The internet radio Day of Silence is here. This is part of the internet radio broadcasters’ protest against the proposed increase in royalty payments. The payment scale is absurd and ensures only big companies can afford to pay. It effectively silences the fans.

Unfortunately, as Digital Music News notes, AOL Radio, Clear Channel [...]

How To Uninstall Fink

Should you decide it’s necessary, here is how to uninstall