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Archive for January 8th, 2007

‘Mad’ at Zune

Monday, January 8th, 2007 Posted in Blogging, Communication, Computers, Digital Life, Entertainment, Gadgets and toys, Internet, Microsoft, Movies, Music, News, Podcasts, Shopping, Television, YouTube, technology, video | 1 Comment »

And now, "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer takes out his frustration on a poor little Zune, while touting Apple stock and iPods.  Music to my ears! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufj08QCR0KQ] Thanks Digg! Technorati Tags: Mad_Money, Jim_Cramer, ... Read more..

This ain’t your father’s ‘Rolling Stone’

Monday, January 8th, 2007 Posted in Blogging, Celebrities, Communication, Computers, Digital Life, Education, Hollywood, Internet, Music, News, Podcasts, Politics, Television, YouTube, technology, video | No Comments »

One of my favorite movies is Almost Famous, about a teen writer and his freelance roving-reporting assignment for Rolling Stone magazine. He wins big in the end, overcoming his ... Read more..

CES: This robot doesn’t suck

Monday, January 8th, 2007 Posted in Business, CES, Congress, Digital Life, Education, Entertainment, Gadgets and toys, Internet, Monkeys, Science, The Future, YouTube, technology, video | 1 Comment »

But it'll do whatever else you want it to, according to its maker, iRobot. Announced at CES this week, iRobot has created "Create," a $130 robot in the case ... Read more..

Stadium roof goes flat in B.C.

Monday, January 8th, 2007 Posted in Entertainment, Football, News, Olympics, Sports, Weird Stuff | No Comments »

Odd story out of British Columbia, Canada: That long PFFFFFTTT sound you heard in western Canada Friday was the inflatable roof of the home stadium for the 2010 Winter Olympics ... Read more..

Wanna be on Jeopardy? Take the test

Monday, January 8th, 2007 Posted in Blogging, Computers, Digital Life, Entertainment, Games, Internet, News, Pennsylvania, Television, YouTube, technology, video | No Comments »

Got this in my e-mail today. You can sign up to take the online exam to be a contestant on the Jeopardy! game show with the info below. ... Read more..

“Colts at Baltimore: How weird is that?”

Monday, January 8th, 2007 Posted in Blogging, Computers, Football, Internet, News, Podcasts, Sports, Television, Weird Stuff, technology | 1 Comment »

Lancaster New Era sports columnist Jeffrey Reinhart made this point during our LancasterOnline.com Football Free-4-All playoffs podcast when I said the NFL divisional playoff round would feature "The [Indianapolis] Colts ... Read more..

Macworld Steve Jobs keynote … updating here Tuesday …

Monday, January 8th, 2007 Posted in Apple, Blogging, Business, Communication, Computers, Digital Life, Entertainment, Gadgets and toys, Internet, Microsoft, News, The Future, iPhone, iPod, technology, video | No Comments »

Hi everyone. I'll be mirroring coverage from MacWorld on Monday Tuesday with a blow-by-blow of the Steve Jobs keynote address. I imagine lots of people will be crushing the ... Read more..

It’s official…ummm, sort of: Apple phone Tuesday!

Monday, January 8th, 2007 Posted in Apple, Blogging, Business, Communication, Computers, Digital Life, Gadgets and toys, Internet, Music, News, The Future, iPhone, iPod, technology, video | No Comments »

[UPDATED with clarifications, commentary...] Drudge called it "An Apple personal computer to carry in a pocket." Man, do I wish! But it looks like it's not far off, as the International ... Read more..