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A Great Night for Podcasts

 
One small consolation of my contract in Rockville is spending quality time with my iPod Touch, podcasts, and the Civic–who is now officially named “Blue Monday”.  Tonight’s drive was especially pleasant from both the driving and podcast listening perspectives.  Here are some highlights from the things I heard:
Beer-Drinking Tree Shrews
Oh, beer.  You are such [...]

Posted 04 August 2008 † john.kominetz § ‡ Comments (0) °

Libraries and Downloadable Content

 
Libraries are moving online.  The Free Library of Philadelphia (FLP) is podcasting author events and provides all kinds of digital media downloads.  I was thinking about joining Audible.com, but now I’m having second thoughts.  Why buy books (or movies) online that I’ll only read once–if I finish them at all?
My sad little DVD library, about 40 [...]

Posted 25 April 2008 † john.kominetz § ‡ Comments (0) °

Is Spotlight becoming a command-line tool?

 
I was just working through my podcast backlog and hit Apple Tip #44 which demonstrates using Spotlight for doing simple calculations and defining terms. Google’s been sneaking similar features into their basic and advanced search for years. Maybe it’s just me, but it feels like command-line tools are making a slow, under-the-radar comeback.
As [...]

Posted 17 April 2008 † john.kominetz § ‡ Comments (0) °