Archive for 2014/07


Computer Problem

I’ll buy a new Mac, if only they can tell me what’s wrong with the one I have! Greetings from Computer Hell, a village where I’ve resided for the past two days when my Mac Pro decided it would allow the cursor to move, but not the screen. Huh? I mean the music is playing, […]

Spotify Rules

1. You will delete your MP3s. Just like you tossed your 8-tracks and cassettes, you’ll get rid of your MP3s, all your iTunes purchases, kaput, evaporate, just like that. It will happen when you get a new computer, which isn’t as frequent as before, but the truth is we’re moving to flash storage and it’s […]

Rhinofy-Foreigner Primer

FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME 1977…the beginning of corporate rock or the last hurrah before disco? There were five rock stations in L.A. From soft sounding KNX on the left hand of the dial to the free-format alternative of KROQ on the right. But most people listened to what was in between, most famously KMET […]

Songza To Google

It’s not about the product. That’s the dirty little secret of all these tech companies, the goal isn’t to create a good product, but to SELL OUT! It’s like a game of musical chairs, where the buy-in is millions, and everybody’s afraid to be left without a seat at the table when the music stops. […]