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David Byrne: 'Inevitably someone will hack the Kindle'

It would seem that the kindle is....same as it ever was.... same as it ever was.... same as it ever was....(oh who could resist saying that?)RE: David Byrne: 'Inevitably someone will hack the Kindle'I keep seeing this repeated, and I want to make sure it is understood - the Kindle...

Tags: MOBI

Discussion threads 2009-08-28

David Byrne: 'Inevitably someone will hack the Kindle'

You know David Byrne, right? Founder of the acclaimed (and Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame-worthy) Talking Heads, solo musician, artist and author? Apparently he's a sometime-technologist, too. Byrne decided to plunk down the "almost $500!" for...

Tags: Record Company, Amazon.com Inc., David Byrne, Digital Music, Digital Media, Tablets, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-28

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Intel: SSDs are coming

A MisnomerThe term "solid-state" is actually slightly off, if the intent is to distinguish a unit with no moving parts from one with moving parts. The term "solid-state", although it can be used informally to mean "no-moving-parts", actually refers to lack of vacuum or gas-based tubes, thereby implying the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Visual Studio, Storage, Intel Corp., SSD

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

McSweeney's introduces iPhone app, literary nerds rejoice

Today's news will make both tech nerds and literary nerds very happy. McSweeney's, a publishing house founded by writer/editor Dave Eggers, has released an iPhone app. If you're scratching your head trying to figure out why the name McSweeney's sounds familiar, or you just don't know...

Tags: Apple iPhone, McSweeney, App, Small Chair, McSweeneys.net, Internet, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-09-22

News to know: VMWare; White House; Google Books; Skype; Apple vs Android

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: VMware to step up data center automation game Sam Diaz: White House not equipped to hold keys...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Richard Koman, White House, Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Smart Phones, Digital Cameras, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-08-31

Top-selling books in 2008

Rank Title Author Format Publisher Publication Date 1 A New Earth Eckhart Tolle Trade Paperback Penguin Books 2/1/2008 2 The Last Lecture Randy Pausch Hardcover Hyperion 4/1/2008 3 Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert Trade Paperback Penguin Books 2/1/2007 4 Three Cups of...

Tags: Hardcover, NB

Blog posts 2008-12-23

DEFCON 16: List of tools and stuff released

 Guest editorial by Rob Fuller DEFCON, the 9000+ attendee hacker conference in Vegas has become a sort of hydra conference. It has become more like a global fair than what most people think of conferences; even the badge is highly...

Tags: Tool, E-mail Address, E-mail, Productivity, Online Communications, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-18

Yahoo ditches March 13 Microsoft proxy war deadline

Yahoo ditches March 13 Microsoft proxy war deadlineNOW IT'S WAR..You don't do this to Microsoft. Microsoft's cash hoard DEMANDS to be spent to once and for all extinguish these Yahoos. My rep immediately sent me talking points which I forward to all of our internal employees. I obviously struck fear...

Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, monopolist, Now IT, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Proxy

Discussion threads 2008-03-05

Experimental jet hits Mach 10

Experimental jet hits Mach 10military vs commercialisationMany technologies are borne from military requirements. However with laser technologies in development eg the US ABL programme, I wonder if this is an old world technology now?China also has quite a strong laser weapons program, if you believe many of the reports they...

Tags: Lorentz contraction, Lorentz, Mach 10, contraction

Discussion threads 2007-06-15

Trent Reznor on music sales

Trent Reznor on music salesAmen to thatHook me up with Trent's paypal account and I will send him a $4 advance on his next album. Too many people are trying to make an excess of money from an album. When they see a need, they strike to extort more...

Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Trent Reznor, sales

Discussion threads 2007-05-23

Peter Gabriel's music recommendation software launches for Mac

Peter Gabriel's music recommendation software launches for MacForget Peter Gabriel, where does David Byrne get his music?http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/arts/entertainment-byrne.html?_r=1&oref=sloginThe answer is eMusic and illegal downloads. He also said the record companies are no longer necessary.AvalancheThought you'd also like to check out this promotional video to go alongside it too...http://www.thefilter.com/video.aspx

Tags: Desktops, Tools & Techniques, software launch, Peter Gabriel, Apple Macintosh, software

Discussion threads 2007-03-21

When will open source compete with Tivoli?

When will open source compete with Tivoli?Yes steps have been takenBut one would assume we wouldn't hear of most of them anyhow. Even us. Open source is a decentralized concept. If you publish everything not just code is out in the open: reputations are too and it...

Tags: open source, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-07-10

Google: New channel for Microsoft's DRM?

Google: New channel for Microsoft's DRM?Latest DRM NewsSome stories that might be of interest:First, it looks like the broadcast flag and analog hole legislation is about to bite the dust. Why? Because 1) John Sununu actually has a clue about technology, and 2) Ted Stevens' daughter bought him...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, Microsoft DRM, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-01-31

IFPI's update on the illegality of AllofMP3.com

IFPI's update on the illegality of AllofMP3.comDavid you would probably be wrong to make that assumption>the fact that it's not shut down yet leads me to believe that the Russian authorities are not yet convinced of the site's illegalityI would do more CYA before suggesting that AllOfMP3.com is possibly legit.I...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, IFPI, AllofMP3.com, music, digital-rights management, Russian Law

Discussion threads 2005-09-29

Musicians, songwriters: Ruling rocks

Musicians, songwriters: Ruling rocksIf it makes you feel betteryou get branded a sellout for signing with a greedy money grubbing price fixing mega corporation label as well, which depresses the consumers bottomline on the worth of your canned talents, not that I've got love for Grokster, old Napster, and other...

Tags: Sales strategy, Software Pirate, CD, music

Discussion threads 2005-06-27

Supreme Court takes hard look at P2P

Supreme Court takes hard look at P2PI Hope Grokster Wins This CaseI want to see the floodgates open and peer to peer dominate the world.Take that bitty.David Byrne comments on illegal downloadshttp://www.boingboing.net/2005/03/28/david_byrne_launches.htmlHow do you feel about the fact that some of your fans are downloading your music for free?David Byrne:...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), RIAA, music, P2P, Grokster Ltd.

Discussion threads 2005-03-29