Archive for March, 2006
iBuzz Promises Good Vibrations
1 Comment Published by Siddiq Bello March 29th, 2006 in Apple, Tech 2.0, Tech Musings, iPod, ibuzz, tech humor.So what do you get for the guy or gal with every iPod accessory on the planet? Why the iBuzz of course. Billed as the iPod accessory that lets you "Feel the music in a whole new way!" This device, offered by Condomania for $60 bucks has to qualify as the be the [...]
Michael Robertson Writes off Microsoft.
3 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello March 24th, 2006 in Innovation, Microsoft, Tech Musings, Web 2.0, ajaxwrites, michael robertson.The battle starts with these words from Michael Robertson, “Bye Bye Microsoft Word, Hello ajaxWrite”. You gotta love his showmanship. From relentlessly tweaking the music Industry with MP3.com to taking on MS with Lindows and hitting them up for 20 million dollars to go away. Back when I was publishing [...]
Riya See’s Ya
2 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello March 23rd, 2006 in Innovation, Tech Musings, Web 2.0, riya.com, riyarocks.On Mar 21, 2006 at 8:14 am I received an email from Team Riya letting me know that Riya Beta had finally launched and that I should come play with the site. Having signed up to be part of the beta programs of about 75 unlaunched, over-hyped and VC funded sites I was somewhat [...]
Riya See’s Ya
2 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello March 23rd, 2006 in Innovation, Tech Musings, Web 2.0, riya.com, riyarocks.On Mar 21, 2006 at 8:14 am I received an email from Team Riya letting me know that Riya Beta had finally launched and that I should come play with the site. Having signed up to be part of the beta programs of about 75 unlaunched, over-hyped and VC funded sites I was somewhat [...]
All your CD’s are Belong to Us
6 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello March 21st, 2006 in AllOfMP3, Digital Music, Music Musings, RIAA, Tech Musings.I dont buy CD’s anymore. Its not my fault the music industry trained me not to purchase CD’s. For years CD’s magically appeared on my desk every morning, often with T-shirts, caps, or other shawg attached to them. Even as a relative outsider to the music business, I became so accustomed to getting free [...]
All your CD’s are Belong to Us
6 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello March 21st, 2006 in AllOfMP3, Digital Music, Music Musings, RIAA, Tech Musings.I dont buy CD’s anymore. Its not my fault the music industry trained me not to purchase CD’s. For years CD’s magically appeared on my desk every morning, often with T-shirts, caps, or other shawg attached to them. Even as a relative outsider to the music business, I became so accustomed to getting free [...]
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While trying to add a few recent web finds to my Ma.gnolia.com bookmarks I kept getting a strange error, “Domain not registered”. I thought perhaps I had typed the wrong address so I tried it again. I double checked the spelling , I looked for other links on the web, I tried accessing the root domain. Nothing worked! Ma.gnolia.com, one of my favorite bookmarking sites has apparently forgotten to pay its domain registration and been kicked offline.
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While trying to add a few recent web finds to my Ma.gnolia.com bookmarks I kept getting a strange error, “Domain not registered”. I thought perhaps I had typed the wrong address so I tried it again. I double checked the spelling , I looked for other links on the web, I tried accessing the root domain. Nothing worked! Ma.gnolia.com, one of my favorite bookmarking sites has apparently forgotten to pay its domain registration and been kicked offline.
Continue reading ‘D’oh! Opps! My Bad! I had to renew?’
From Blogger to Wordpress A Web 2.0 Odyssey
2 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello March 13th, 2006 in Broadband, Innovation, Tech Musings, Technology & Entertainment, Web 2.0.I’ve been active on the Internet since 1990 and have been working with content on the web since 1994 (history permanently archived here and here ) so I consider myself something of a veteran (not wiser or smarter just older). So, when in the course of my latest gig I decided to put my [...]
RIAA: Downloaders Drool, Lawsuits Rule!
0 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello March 10th, 2006 in Digital Music, Entertainment, Music Musings, RIAA.Today the RIAA announced a new victory in its on going string of pyrrhic victories attributed to the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act. Two men, one in Florida and the other in Milwaukee, where indicted on charges of violating criminal copyright law for posting Ryan Adams & The Cardinals songs on a website. [...]
