Author Archives: Michael Koby

Netvibes Tutorial

Posted on October 19, 2006 by Michael Koby

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 →

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Houston City Council Expands Indoor Smoking Ban

Posted on October 18, 2006 by Michael Koby

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 →

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Building Your Digital Music Library (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on October 18, 2006 by Michael Koby

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 →

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Battlestar Galactica

Posted on October 17, 2006 by Michael Koby

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 →

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Is DRM Really All That Bad?

Posted on October 16, 2006 by Michael Koby

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 →

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Blue Man Group

Posted on October 15, 2006 by Michael Koby

When it comes to concerts, I’ve seen a lot of them. I’ve seen Prince, Pushmonkey, Blue October, Korn, ZZ Top, and several others. If you were to ask me out of all the concerts I’ve seen, who has the best … Continue reading →

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