Apple Changes iTunes Formula, I Still Won’t Buy My Songs

Apple is following other online-music distributors such as Amazon in removing copy protection from its digital songs. Now you won’t feel like your only renting a song and unable to do much with it, your songs have a new found freedom. I never used iTunes because I didn’t want my songs to be restricted to my iPod (and I don’t want... [Read more]

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Passage, the Fantastic Indie Title, Released for iPhone

Passage, the poignant indie game that surprised and moved gamers and critics alike a year ago, has made its way to the iPhone. Passage, designed and programmed by video game artist Jason Rohrer, is hard to describe and even harder to describe without ruining the experience for anyone who hasn’t played it yet. Let’s just say that Passage... [Read more]

Design Essentials and the future of website design

When it comes to web design, one has to wonder how originality plays in. Does a website need a completely original format in order to succeed? For those who don’t specialize in originality, perhaps they could purchase a template for their site from Design Essentials. After all, a website designer would charge a few hundred dollars for their services,... [Read more]

The New Year Linux Resolution: Day 2

The plan: Ring in the new year by switching over to Linux for a week, documenting each day of the transition. Day Two, Installation Continued, Pure Linux-using Bliss (Hopefully). Other days: Day One, Day Three, Day Four Yesterday was a bit of an ordeal, but I’m ready to forgive, forget, and move on. So today I log on to the forums to see what... [Read more]