This week, I realized that my older first generation, fifth generation video ipod only has about enough room for a few hundred songs. In the years since I bought the device, I’ve managed to add an additional 15 GB of music to the already extensive collection of music from previously purchased CDs. And I’ve increased […]
Month: July 2009
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Musical options for the frugal
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I don’t buy *plastic CDs anymore. Digital downloads is the way to go: better for the environment, and better for my wallet. Online sites such as iTunes and Amazon’s MP3 get most of the attention when it comes to online music buying, but for the frugal music lover, there are […]
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Survivor: W3C
If the W3C were a TV show, it would be Survivor, without a doubt. With the announcement of the less than graceful retirement of XHTML 2.0, the charitable would say that W3C is consolidating resources. The less charitable would say that in a face-to-face with the WhatWG and the browsers, the W3C blinked; or was […]
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Watching this week
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Good times for science fiction fans. This week marks the return of the popular series, Eureka, on the newly named SyFy channel. No, not “see-fee”, “Sci Fi”. This week also marks the debut of the new series, Warehouse 13. If you don’t have the SyFy channel on cable, the pilot for […]
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On XHTML2 and HTML5
I don’t have time at the moment to write anything in-depth on the recent decision of the W3C to let the charter for the XHTML2 working group expire. Instead, I’m going to list several interesting and/or relevant writings others have done, as both bookmarking for a future story, and for your edification. The W3C FAQ on […]