Monthly Archives: April 2005

Ones to Watch (April 2005)

Posted on 4/22/2005 by Ben

In this recurring feature, we present you with 10 tracks by some of our favorite rising acts. RHAPSODY Link

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The Ultimate Desert Island Playlist

Posted on 4/21/2005 by Ben

Just going through the link backlog and realized I hadn’t posted the Ultimate Desert Island Playlist. Robert at Rhapsody Radish asked the Rhapsody community for track submissions and ended up with a pretty sweet mix, he also wrote a Blogcritics … Continue reading →

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Microsoft chief evangelist leaves for Skype

Posted on 4/19/2005 by Ben

Scoble‘s boss is leaving Microsoft for Skype: I just couldn’t go on being an evangelist for a gospel that I don’t believe I can sing. I am returning to focus on what I enjoy most, building amazing things that make … Continue reading →

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Rockin’ the Unemployment Line

Posted on 4/19/2005 by Ben

Career counseling through song, whether you’re searching for work, about to give notice or just dreaming of a new job. RHAPSODY Link

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Netflix (Spy on your) Friends

Posted on 4/19/2005 by Ben

Netflix has enhanced its Friends feature with a page that shows you all the movies your friends have rented recently. It’s pretty cool but they ought to call it “Spy on your Friends”. I mean, what’s Joe going to think … Continue reading →

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Microsoft plans massive Windows ad campaign

Posted on 4/18/2005 by Ben

Looks like Scoble is having an effect on Microsoft marketing. He’s complained that MS advertising doesn’t talk about products or features. Now MS is launching a 15-month Windows ad campaign that actually tells you what the software, you know, does.

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Star Wars: Revelations

Posted on 4/17/2005 by Ben

Star Wars: Revelations, a 40-minute Star Wars fan film is now available for download. Here are some working BitTorrent links: Quicktime and Windows Media.

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Philly Soul Legends

Posted on 4/17/2005 by Ben

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Shirley Manson’s Personal Picks (Explicit)

Posted on 4/15/2005 by Ben

Garbage’s red-headed vixen selects some of her favorite songs. And when you’re done with this, check out her band’s new album, “Bleed Like Me.” RHAPSODY Link

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Album of the Week

Posted on 4/15/2005 by Ben

The album of the week is Of Montreal’s The Sunlandic Twins.

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RealNetworks planning new music service

Posted on 4/14/2005 by Ben

It looks like RealNetworks is set to announce its Napster To Go-like addition to Rhapsody on April 26. Does this mean I’ll have to take Rhapsody off my DRM-free music list?

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Participatory Culture Foundation

Posted on 4/13/2005 by Ben

Downhill Battle’s new effort is called the Participatory Culture Foundation, and they’re building a replacement for TV. We are building a free and open-source desktop television application tentatively known as DTV. Subscribe to a channel and video will download in … Continue reading →

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My first 48 hours enduring Ubuntu Linux

Posted on 4/13/2005 by Ben

User interface designer Matthew Thomas lists 69 design flaws in Ubuntu Linux and GNOME. I don’t agree with everything he says but the punchline is that Thomas works for Canonical, the company producing Ubuntu, and will presumably be working to … Continue reading →

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Behold, the wizard of blogs

Posted on 4/12/2005 by Ben

LATimes has fascinating profile of Boing Boing’s Xeni Jardin. I would have a hard time believing parts of this story if it weren’t in a respected newspaper.

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Adams biographer pans Hitchhiker’s movie

Posted on 4/12/2005 by Ben

Douglas Adams’ biographer has written a scathing review of the new Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy movie. This is depressing but I should have known it was practically inevitable that this movie would suck given the way Hollywood works.

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