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January 2007

Music to Work By.

Thanks to this Ask MeFi question, I found some recommendations for new music to work by, something I've been lacking for the past couple of months. Specifically: Explosions In The Sky and Tulsa Drone.

Addendum: Do Make Say Think. This reminds me of Mogwai in a lot of good ways-solid melody, driving rythym, and just enough detail to keep me interested without drowning out my thought process.

Posted on January 31, 2007 9:08 AM | link to this entry

RJD2 at Sonar 3.24.07

RJD2 at Sonar 3.24.07 Here in town. I don't know what his new album will sound like, but I'd like to check this show out.

Posted on January 26, 2007 8:04 PM | link to this entry

Cafe Du Monde

Hey, before I forget, special dark props to our buddy Jason, who sent up a can of french roast Cafe Du Monde coffee from New Orleans. (We bought a yellow can of coffee & chickory at the local asian supermarket, and after the first few cups we started complaining about the taste.) This is very, very good coffee. We've finally killed the can, and I think I'm going to be buying some more, along with a T-shirt or two.

Speaking of coffee, I stopped by Zeke's on Sunday to git me sum beans, but they were closed due to lousy weather. I'll be back!

Posted on January 24, 2007 3:27 PM | link to this entry

Sharing iTunes (Windows)

This is a Windows-only article on sharing one iTunes library among many networked machines. I'm sure there's a Mac version of this out there somewhere, but I don't have it handy right now.

Posted on January 23, 2007 5:15 PM | link to this entry

Opt-Out Links

Here's a handy list of opt-out links from Lifehacker, via the NYT. The credit card opt-out link is worth the price of admission alone.

Posted on January 23, 2007 11:09 AM | link to this entry

FTP via the OS X Finder

I hate command-line FTP, so I gravitate towards apps that can do things visually. I use Transmit for my day-to-day FTP needs, but I just found a tip that allows for bargain-basement FTP access via the OS X Finder: Use the Go > Connect to Server function. In the server address field type ftp://username@ftp.server-address.com, substituting your information as appropriate.

Duh. I feel stupid.

Posted on January 19, 2007 12:10 PM | link to this entry

"Lost" Creators Finding an Ending

'Lost' creators: We know where we're going
"It's time for us now to find an end point for this show," [executive producer Carlton] Cuse said during ABC's portion of the Television Critics Assn. winter press tour in Pasadena. "It's always been discussed that the show would have a beginning, middle and end."

This is probably, as much as I hate to say it, the best thing possible for the show. Better to end the way the creators intended than to fizzle out like the X-Files.

Posted on January 16, 2007 3:49 PM | link to this entry

GI Joe, In Space

This is possibly the coolest thing I've seen so far this year. A man takes a 60's vintage GI Joe astronaut and capsule, and shoots them into space. (well, almost.)

Posted on January 11, 2007 12:30 PM | link to this entry

MIT Open Courseware

MIT has been offering their courses online as open-source material for several years now. While I think this is fantastic, and that I'd love to go through these and learn about quantum physics, I doubt I will ever have the discipline or time management skills to do so.

Posted on January 10, 2007 10:31 AM | link to this entry

Vintage Travel Labels

Here's a Flickr set of vintage travel labels-I'd guess prewar. Beautiful stuff. There are tons of them here, too. (via)

Posted on January 8, 2007 11:03 PM | link to this entry

Rebuilding an iPhoto Library

Rebuilding an iPhoto library. Summary: back everything up before you do so, because apparently, bad things can happen.

Posted on January 6, 2007 10:59 PM | link to this entry

How To Solder.

A nice little article on how to solder. Wish I'd seen this before I fried the guts of my first Base Station.

Posted on January 2, 2007 11:53 PM | link to this entry

Internet Connection Speed Test

Here's a handy way to check your internet connection speed. You'l need Flash to do so.

Posted on January 2, 2007 1:45 PM | link to this entry

Electronic Music links

Via Metafilter, a list of electronica links and PA recordings from a variety of artists. Also, an entire site featuring downtempo recordings, streams, and discussion. Plus, another site with preview streams and new artists.