Archive for 'Technology'

How To Fill Your iPod or iPhone With Random Albums

Posted 05 October 2009 | By | Categories: Music - Current, Technology | 3 Comments

I’m a music obsessive with over 200GBs of MP3s in my iTunes library.  I use a 16GB iPhone and had been loading it principally with my ‘New’ finds and stuck with a few ‘No Deletes,’ leading to a selection of music that rarely suited my moods and provided very few safe old favorites.  All too [...]

Book Publishers: Embrace The E! (or else)

Posted 16 July 2009 | By | Categories: Arts Biz, Culture, Technology | No Comments

Yesterday The New York Times reported on book publishers’ discomfort with releasing books simultaneously as E-books and through traditional channels.  One idea, not supported universally, is to release E-books later than hardcover editions in the same manner that paperbacks are held back for at least a year.  The reason proffered is to preserve the initial $20-35 [...]