Why do I know this stuff? The new version of iTunes, just updated today to 7.0.1., has a feature entitled "Cover Flow", that allows you to scroll through your library by album cover.  If you purchase tracks from the iTunes Store, covers are automatically included, but if you’ve stolen the tunes, or ripped them, the […]

YAHOO The flaw in the hiring of Terry Semel has finally been revealed.  Believing the Hollywood hype that the future of the Net is entertainment, Semel invested in content and not only lost track of Yahoo’s soul, but its number one competitor, Google. Google does one thing very well.  Search.  You wouldn’t use anything different […]

This guy almost always gets it right, he’s the one Apple sued. Apple iPhone to be Cingular-exclusive at launch By Ryan Katz, Senior Editor September 26, 2006 – Apple and Cingular have signed an agreement that will make the US’ largest cell phone provider the exclusive carrier of Apple’s forthcoming phone, sources report. Apple’s iPhone […]

Perception is that new music sucks. It’s time to stop labeling those who don’t like the wares offered old farts, or Luddites, and start to realize this is a serious problem. Music was king in the sixties and early seventies.  Music drove the culture.  But, disco ended that era, not MTV.  MTV was an exciting […]