As I was driving into the Lijit offices, I was thinking about this years SXSW conference, and how different it would be for me. I was thinking about the posts I had read from friends who were going and had gone before. The difference for me this year will be striking (speaking vs. not-speaking, know...

Forget about bit torrent. What do you think this is, 2004? Downloading television shows you're only going to watch once is a waste of disk space — not to mention your precious time. What you want is quick-and-easy streaming from sites that stock all the latest shows, so you can watch them instantl...

Now that the preliminary site for RIM’s upcoming application store “BlackBerry App World” is up, we’ve got a lot on our minds and we’re sure you do as well. Our first dose of shock comes from the pricing structure, which is absolutely horrible. To quickly rehash the ima...

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Roku_Amazon_Video_on_Demand_hands_on'; Roku was nice enough to upgrade our player for Amazon Video on Demand a little early, and we're basically impressed -- although we're not in love with SD video and stereo audio, it's hard to complain about a free service upda...

Filed under: Media streamers, Internet Roku was nice enough to upgrade our player for Amazon Video on Demand a little early, and we're basically impressed -- although we're not in love with SD video and stereo audio, it's hard to complain about a free service update. Actually, that might be the best...

  We usually wait until we have a mid-week lull to watch Flight of the Conchords (On Demand, baby!) but we're going to watch it as soon as we're done writing this post just so we can see the "Garfunkeling" in better quality. Also, why is it that Jemaine is the only one ever ge...

Software companies, as represented by the iShares S&P North American Technology-Software Index Fund, continue to outperform the overall market indices (see table.) Although these companies and their stocks have been negatively impacted by the recession, IT spending and the bear market, they are ...

News coming out of the Middle East had a long-term ceasefire between Israel and Hamas a matter of hours away as recently as two days ago. Hamas would agree to halt rocket attacks on Israel. Israel would agree to halt military operations on Gaza. Israel would agree to lift the siege. The issue of Gil...

We all know that our Inaugural Ball for Rest of Us attracted a varied audience and spawned many a misadventure. Here's but another....

Yesterday I tested Catholic priest and radio personality John Corapi’s prediction that… If we do not soon stop the genocide of abortion in the United States, we shall run the course of all those that prove by their actions that they are enemies of God—total collapse, economic, social, ...