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Update: Over a month ago, I visited Dave Winer’s Berkeley, Calif. home. We went for a walk that knocked the wind out of me, but during course of our conversation, Dave mentioned that he was working on something new. After nearly 45 minutes of rigorous walking, we returned to his house and he showed me [...]

“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” — Jack London 

So I watched a movie over the holidays in which the American author’s most famous novel, The Call of the Wild was featured prominently. So I picked it up. It’s worth reading (even though London’s protagonist is a dog) because, […]

Bolstered by the news of upcoming movie rentals via iTunes, hot selling Macbooks and iPod Touches, Apple just blasted past the $200 a share. So where does it go next?
“There’s so much growth to look forward to for the iPhone,’‘ said Stephen Coleman, chief investment officer at St. Louis-based Daedalus Capital LLC, which owns […]

The team at Earth2Tech has put together a nice Google Maps mash-up that shows coal plants that have been cancelled due to concerns over climate change and global warming.

Apple’s pending foray into movie rentals is a way to boost video offerings on its iTunes store. Forget Apple TV, this is a strategic move to keep the very profitable iPhone and iPod Touch devices in high demand.

Amazon.com (AMZN) has added DRM free downloads from Warner Music Group to its MP3 store, something Apple is yet to offer on its iTunes music store. With 2.9 million songs available for download, the Amazon MP3 store is a very legitimate player in the digital music business, and a true competitor to Apple, which has […]