Archive for 'ipod' Category
Marco Tempest: The magic of truth and lies and iPods
via TED.com.
iTunes 8 is not for me (yet)
I feel like a right negative Nancy for bringing this up (especially after my Ubiquity post), but despite the cool, new features, I won’t be installing iTunes 8 on my Vista PC until at least the next version. It appears iTunes 8 on Vista is causing crashes (blue screen of death) for many people. Ed [...]
The iPod Death Clock
Last time I checked, the The iPod Death Clock said my iPod would die today. Fortunately it hasn’t, so I went back for a second opinion. Latest estimates say it’ll croak on 24th November 2007. So come back then.
iPods Take Over The World
I’ve just seen a mother and daughter walking down the street together. Daughter was on the left, listening to her iPod with just her left earbud. Mother was on the right, with her iPod in just her right ear. Neither were talking to each other. Is it just me, or does this bring antisocialism to [...]
Pod slurping
A company called Sharp Ideas has created a proof-of-concept program to suck down company confidential information to an iPod (or other USB device), to emphasise the concept that information security needs to take into account physical security. Pod slurping is the name they give it, and it sounds more sinister than it really is. My [...]
Phreaking Out Your iPod
Using tones available on the net you can have a go atphreaking with your iPod. Yes, this is unlikely to work these days, but a fun idea.
Commercial Breaks and Beats :: The UK TV Advert Music Database
“Commercial Breaks and Beats aims to provide you with the Internet’s most definitive directory of UK TV advert soundtracks.” A song that I like has popped up twice in unrelated events (once in iTunes and once in a TV show) today, and my girlfriend was surprised that I hadn’t heard it on TV before. She [...]