Monthly Archives: April 2007

Free iTunes Downloads

April 2, 2007 – 10:12 pm

This site has been around for awhile, but I thought I’d share the love for those that hadn’t heard about it. It’s hard to find the free stuff within the iTunes Music Store, but this site finds them for you. How nice. Now that I’ve got my paypal account tied to my iTunes account and I’m hoping for an iPhone or iPod this summer, I’ve all the more reason to download music and videos until my laptop explodes.

I guess I shouldn’t be that descriptive – exploding laptops have happened…although they haven’t been in the news lately, have they? A vast conspiracy? I think so. Then again, Dell’s been having their own problems lately completely unrelated to batteries. Seems like some people forgot about that small calculator app on all Windows machines. On the other hand, they’re going to start offering desktops and laptops loaded with linux instead of Windows, which was a direct result of their IdeaStorm campaign, something I think every major company should start offering. Hearing your customers best ideas is better than giving away free personalized pens.

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Television

Joost: IPTV Comes Alive?

April 2, 2007 – 9:06 pm

From the makers of Skype, Joost is an internet television platform that uses an interesting technique to deliver realtime video to its viewers. It’s streaming television meets a P2P network…sort of. There’s more to it than that, but most people aren’t bothered by the details. Joost lets you watch tv when you want to, as well as adding a few internet only features like searching and chatting during shows. Their intro video is fun. It’s still in beta (and I’m still trying to get an invite), but I think it’ll be open to all fairly soon. It’ll be interesting to see if it takes off, and also if major content providers provide major content. You can see what’s on right now, but it looks like a random assortment of shows or small networks for now.

[business cards - you need 'em, these people can make 'em].

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Websites

Texas Families Against Dangerous Dogs

April 1, 2007 – 5:05 pm

Last year, a friend’s grandmother, Lillian Stiles, was mauled in her yard by six pit bull/rottweiler dogs. Just recently, the owner of the dogs was found not guilty in her death. I could hardly believe the news when I heard he was not guilty. Apparently, Texas law is somewhat antiquated when it comes to protecting the innocent from attacking dogs. Consequently, Lillian’s daughter has started Texas Families Against Dangerous Dogs. There are many things you can do to help the Texas government make the right decision during this session. Please consider taking a moment to voice your opinion to your State Senator and State Representative.

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