Just tried out the video downloads on the PS3 network last night. I downloaded a couple episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Since it’s just a cartoon, and a rather short one at that (around 12 minutes an episode I think), the download didn’t take very long at all, and only took up about 170 [...]
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My round-up of cool audio services on the web
Two of my favorite things are music and technology, so naturally when I come across a product or website which combines the two in a new and useful way, I’m interested. There have been quite a few good sites recently; here’s a quick summary of the ones I like.
1. Pandora
You go to http://www.pandora.com and enter [...]
Chevy Volt up close
The Chevy Volt was on campus this week and we got to check it out up close, and talk to a couple of the engineers that worked on the car.
It seems really cool. Some of it’s features that separate it from other electric/hybrid cars:
It’s called an Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV?) because technically it’s always [...]
Pownce
Pownce.com is a new social networking site. It’s different from the rest of the social media sites I’ve seen. It’s simple – you can share music, files, urls and dates with your friends. It’s also invite only right now, and I happen to have some invites burning a hole in my pocket. If [...]
So I got an iphone
Yeah, I got an iphone, and it’s pretty freakin sweet.
Initially, I didn’t really want one. I had my Treo, and it was a great phone. It had a good network, I could watch movies, stream audio/video, all kinds of good stuff. Oh, and it made phone calls. All was fine in cellphoneland for Nate.
Then [...]
That’s hot
Last weekend, I decided to finally sit down and install the latest stable version of Ubuntu, which is a type of open source, Linux-based operating system. I downloaded the image, correctly burned it to a CD, and made sure my system was ready for the install.
As I restarted the system and it began to reboot, [...]
Save Internet Radio!
More specifically, save Pandora!
I was turned on to Pandora about a year ago. I love most things about it; simple interface, suggestions for new music it thinks I might like, the profile layout, etc. Because of Pandora, I’ve learned about dozens of new artists I probably never would have known about. That’s impressive.
Recently, royalty rates [...]