Monthly Archives: July 2005

Free Software for Busy People

Posted on 7/20/2005 by Ben

Free Software for Busy People is a book that explains free software to non-technical people. It features six characters from different backgrounds who explore using free software in their everyday lives. It is, of course, available for free online.

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Biz Stone’s favorite podcasts

Posted on 7/20/2005 by Ben

Biz Stone has an interesting list of his favorite podcasts. I’ll have to check some of these out.

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This Retro PDA Doesn’t Need Batteries

Posted on 7/18/2005 by Ben

WashPost covers the hipster PDA.

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Modern Retro

Posted on 7/18/2005 by Ben

Modern Retro: Hear some of the sexy, sultry sounds coming out of France from contemporary and classic artistes. 1. L’Accord Parfait – Autour De Lucie 2. Ma Rencontre – Bertrand Burgalat 3. Le Poisson Des Mers Du Sud – Isabelle … Continue reading →

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Lost Highway Records

Posted on 7/14/2005 by Ben

Lost Highway Records: The Nashville-based Lost Highway continues to keep alt country cool. 1. Cold Roses – Ryan Adams 2. Changed The Locks – Lucinda Williams 3. Hurt – Johnny Cash 4. I Want To Sing That Rock And Roll … Continue reading →

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Bruce Campbell Interview

Posted on 7/14/2005 by Ben

Salon has a good interview with Bruce Campbell about his new book and documentary. I need to get around to watching Bubba Ho-tep.

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Robot Wisdom is back

Posted on 7/14/2005 by Ben

Wow, Jorn Barger has been back posting on Robot Wisdom since February and I’m just noticing now. Robot Wisdom was one of the best and earliest blogs and is why I tend to refer to newspapers as “NYTimes” and “WashPost”. … Continue reading →

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Wired on GTD

Posted on 7/12/2005 by Ben

Wired covers the GTD phenomenon with an article and sidebar introduction.

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Chip Salzenberg Sued After Blowing Whistle on Employer

Posted on 7/12/2005 by Ben

Perl developer Chip Salzenberg complained about his employer’s illegal web site harvesting and open proxy abuse and they responded by reporting him to police and suing him for misappropriating trade secrets. In April, Chip’s home was raided by police and … Continue reading →

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A Quarter Century of Hits

Posted on 7/11/2005 by Ben

A Quarter Century of Hits: 1980 seems like ages ago — and was. Here are some songs that have been shaking up airwaves since then. 1. Another One Bites The Dust – Queen 2. Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield 3. … Continue reading →

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Happy 4th of July

Posted on 7/11/2005 by Ben

Happy 4th of July: 1. Star Spangled Banner – Jimi Hendrix 2. Independence Day – Bruce Springsteen 3. Firecracker – Ryan Adams 4. Firecracker Mishap – The Jerky Boys 5. America – Waylon Jennings 6. Fireworks – Louis Armstrong 7. … Continue reading →

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I’m Back

Posted on 7/11/2005 by Ben

I’m back from vacation. I was at Glacier National Park in Montana for my family reunion and some backpacking, I’ll post some pictures later. Thanks to Amanda for sending me Rhapsody playlists.

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