October 4th, 2012

First 2012 Presidential Debate Saw 10.3M Tweets And Gave Politics A New Dimension

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Yes, we know that tonight was a record-setting night for Twitter. The first 2012 Presidential Debate was the most tweeted about political event in company history. Whether you care or not, this is significant and worth noting. → Read More

October 8th, 2008

How TiVo saved last night

In case you didn’t notice, two chumps dominated every damn TV station last night and almost ruined my evening. They were spouting off during my prime TV viewing time and I didn’t feel like listening to lies after lies. So, my wife watched 90210 off of the TiVo and I worked on a couple of CrunchGear reviews. But after she was done, she handed me the remote to find something else to… → Read More

June 23rd, 2008

Begging the question in the "Are gadgets making us dumber?" debate

This issue of whether technology enriches or impoverishes our intellectual capacity is by no means a simple one, and while my position is pretty much fixed, it’s good to read others’ opinions on the subject, whether in agreement or not with myself. This little post at TechDirt summarizes the side of the debate I’m on pretty well, and has some links to other, more in-depth… → Read More

January 17th, 2007

Breaking: Apple To Open Up FairPlay DRM To Accessory Manufacturers

Whoa Apple! First you were all “Get out of my shit!” with your proprietary iTunes DRM, now you’re all “Come into my humble abode.” What gives? Rumor ’round the mill is that Apple will be making an announcement this week and that the announcement will be the opening up of the FairPlay DRM system to select manufacturers. The move could not only help manufacturers… → Read More