Archive for March, 2009

How NOT to Sell MP3s

« 16 March 2009 | 1:43 | Computers & Technology, Linux, Software, Usability | 4 Comments »

I recently came across the band 3 on last.fm and absolutely love them. I managed to find all of their albums via torrents, but I thought I would actually buy their stuff since they aren’t on an RIAA label. Their website didn’t help at all and CDBaby didn’t have any of their stuff. I was [...]



My Sweet New Laptop

« 11 March 2009 | 20:41 | Computers & Technology, Hardware, Linux, Open Source | No Comments »

I’ve been considering picking up a new laptop for a while now. My old laptop, an ageing Dell Inspiron 8500, had treated me well for a few years, but I really wanted to change to a more portable machine. The Dell weighed in at around 8 lbs., had a battery that lasted about half an [...]