imeem Maroon 5 Remix Contest dud, fixed?
As a fan of the electro-pop group Maroon 5, I was very excited when the band did something I’ve been talking about for years: releasing their “source code” for hit songs in a multi-track...
Heroic Jewish-British MP Gerald Kaufman denounces Israel
Labour MP Sir Gerald Kaufman, a Jewish member, said in the British House of Commons: “My grandmother was ill in bed when the Nazis came to her home town of Staszów. A German soldier shot her dead...
Padmasree Warrior, future U.S. CTO?
Padmasree Warrior, the current CTO of Cisco and former CTO of Motorola, is being spoken of in many blog and new media circles. Born in India, she started her technology career at a relatively entry level...
How to clean an LCD screen on your PC, laptop or TV/HDTV
With so many people buying LCD screens, be it on their new notebook, a replacement monitor, or for the living room HDTV, I’ve received a few emails from friends, family and clients on the proper...
Selling a diamond to raise money, pay down debts
I’ve been helping quite a few people work out ways to get rid of the burden of debt. Â One of my first recommended steps is always to liquidate unnecessary assets: Â spare TVs and electronics, clutter...
Give me a racist Prince Harry over the other one
The news that Prince Harry made a supposedly prejudicial comment on video to a cadet of Southeast Asian persuasion. As part Indian myself I’ve never taken offense at the jibes of my non-Indian friends....
Bosch Tassimo Single Serve One Cup Coffee Maker Machine
I’m a coffee addict, and I’m not afraid to admit it. My tiny kitchen had three coffee machines: my drip brew (4 cup) machine, my espresso machine, and a Senseo single cup coffee maker. My...
COBRA isn’t too expensive for the unemployed only
COBRA, or more specifically the COBRA Act, Title X, is a program designated by the Federal government that allows employers with more than 20 employees to write off the cost of health insurance if they...
The Old Media is not going out of business (neither are banks)
Over at Om Malik’s site, blogger Kevin Kelleher talks about the death of the Old Media: newspapers, magazines, etc. Kevin is wrong, as are a great many economist, financial analyst, or blogger....
BaR2D2: the robotic bartender you can build yourself
I’m enough of a technophile as well as a connoisseur of fine drinks to just fall in love with the idea of this invention: the BaR2D2, a mobile, remote controlled bartender. It doesn’t just...
The Asus Eee keyboard: a must have for efficiency
With Netbooks all the rage, but way too big for me, the CES09 announcement of the Asus Eee Keyboard definitely raised my eyebrows. Â I’ve been talking about such an implementation of a computer-in-a-keyboard...
A sidenote to single women who can’t find decent guys
Usually this section covers the topic of being a man, but today I’m jumping on the other side of the War of the Sexes. Â I’d say my ratio of male to female friends is around 50/50. Â Most of...
Medicare, Gambling and AGI (Adjusted Gross Income)
I was talking to some friends who are regulars in Las Vegas that I see whenever I am out there. Â They’re older than me, just well enough into their years that they qualify, and accept, Medicare...
What to do on a night when you have nothing to do: restaurant reviews
It’s Wednesday night, and you’re bored. Â Maybe you don’t have a list of girls to ask out, or maybe you asked someone out and got shot down, either way, you’re needing something...
Larry Flynt, Joe Francis, looking for an adult industry bailout
In happier news, with the auto industry getting their funds after the banks took their taxpayer-fronted moneys, one of the largest industries in entertainment is now clamoring for their own funds: the...
T-Mobile G1 Android RC30 root exploit released
If you have a T-Mobile G1 running Android RC30, you lost the ability to get root on your cell phone. Â Finally, hackers have found a way to return to RC29, which will allow you to get to the root exploit. If...
Harry Markopolous / Markopolos Letter to the SEC 2005, against Madoff
Here is the text of the infamous Harry Markopolous Letter to the SEC from 2005, warning about Madoff Investments that he had been making since 1999. Â Please note that I scanned the letter and converted...
IT Welfare: $30B stimulus to “create” 1 million IT jobs in 2009?
Over at tech blog/forum slashdot, a post was added about a report that says that a $30 billion stimulus package for IT would create 1 million new jobs in 2009. Â The report talks about why such a stimulus...
Making money with digital content, ignore copyright
Om Malik’s video revolution site, NewTeeVee, has an interesting article today titled Anime Co. Works with Fans to Make Money on YouTube.  New Media journalist Chris Albrecht writes about an anime...
The State’s animal cruelty
Editor’s Note: I was thinking about this topic just yesterday when I came across an absolutely perfect post by fellow blogger Darjen of “North of the Shoe.” Â What follows is his in its...
