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McCain in Trouble for Copyright Infringement

Perhaps it was the mention of disputed fair use that caught my attention.
Jackson Browne is not a conservative AND has a history of not allowing his music to be used in ads. Yet, part of “Running on Empty” evidently was matched to video in a McCain presidential ad.
Now, the lawyers are involved. [...]

Posted 20 November 2008 † grabe § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Paranoid? I am no longer alone

I am no longer one of the few worried about investing too much time in free online services. See Jason Perlow’s post concerning Flickr (my previous example) with the recent resignation of Jerry Yang and the possibility Yahoo! may tank. If you have made heavy use of Flickr and have assumed your image collection is [...]

Posted 19 November 2008 † grabe § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Google Offering Life Photos

When I was a kid, we subscribed to Life magazine. According to Wikipedia, Life offered its last issue on April 20, 2007. I must say I hadn’t noticed. I guess many of us have moved on to other media.
The Life collection of images has historical value and now Google is providing all of us access. [...]

Posted 18 November 2008 † grabe § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

My Type

Typealizer claims the ability to identify your personality type based on a substantial sample of your writing. Blogs make a good data source. While I am skeptical, I did give it a try and the results make some sense. Actually, my wife gave it a try and said this sounds exactly like you.
Typealizer categorized me [...]

Posted 17 November 2008 † grabe § ‡ Comments (0) °

Getting Close

I recently purchased a Blackberry Curve because I do not live in a region of the country allowing me to make use of an iPhone. I have owned smart phones before, but the newer devices offer a range of additional services and one can really get some work done. A combination of the keyboard of [...]

Posted 11 November 2008 † grabe § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

When is this legal

I came across a new online resource called SimplyBox. It is another entry within the category of tools that allows a user to collect and organize research resources (e.g., Evernote). I have heard this category described as “clippers”.
I think these are great tools for personal research. What I wonder about is the use of such [...]

Posted 11 November 2008 † grabe § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Tech Recycling

As we use more and more technology, we also discard more and more technology. This is the way that consumerism and the desire for newer and better products works. While we have learned to recycle our old cell phones and computers, we may underestimate the consequences of this rapid accumulation of high tech garbage.
This evening’s [...]

Posted 10 November 2008 † grabe § ‡ Comments (0) °