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Monthly Archives: October 2006
Top 5 Pushmonkey Songs You Should Hear
When it comes to bands, I have a quite a few favorites but none of them hold a candle to Pushmonkey. Through 4 albums and 2 “EPs” Pushmonkey has written and played some of the best songs to ever grace … Continue reading
Posted in Music
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Netvibes Tutorial
For those in the know, Netvibes is your new internet homepage. And if it isn’t, it will be once you see what it is and what it can do. But if you’re looking at the Netvibes homepage and are not … Continue reading
Posted in General
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Building Your Digital Music Library (Part 1 of 2)
This article is part 1 of a 2 part series. Click here to read Part 2. Digital music, it’s the wave of the future. More specifically it is very much the now of the digital era. Digital music files (mp3s, … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Technology
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Battlestar Galactica
The more television I watch with my wife, April, the more I am bound to find good television. Our latest find is SciFi’s Battlestar Galactica. This remake of the classic 1970’s science fiction epic is everything good TV is. The … Continue reading
Posted in Television
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Is DRM Really All That Bad?
Today, we live in a world where listening to music and watching video has become less of a right and more of a privilege. The advent of Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology has done what content makers have been asking … Continue reading
Houston City Council Expands Indoor Smoking Ban
Let me begin by stating, I am a non-smoker. My father has smoked most of his life to date and my wife is an ex-smoker as well. I have several friends who smoke. But I do not smoke cigarettes or … Continue reading →