Archive for the ‘Music’ Category

The RIAA vs the mothers of prevention

Monday, July 21st, 2008

(This post originally appeared on Infoworld's Notes From the Field blog.) The recording industry has finally met its match, and it's one bad mother -- or, more accurately, several good ones. The first good mother in our saga is Stephanie Lenz, who posted a 30-second video of ...

I Want Wireless Entertainment, and I Want It Now

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Wireless, multiroom home audio is here, sort of. But wireless HD video is still mostly a pipe dream. (An edited version of this originally appeared in the June 08 issue of PC World magazine.) Two things really irritate me. One is the miles of wire that you can see strung behind and ...

You Don’t Know Tech: The News Quiz

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Windows holes, Google food, aging tunesmiths, cranky billionaires, Tony Soprano, and -- yes -- the ghost of MicroHoo dominate this week's quiz. Are you ready to demonstrate your geek street cred? Give yourself 10 points for correct answers and bupkis for everything else. Ready? Then let's rock and roll. -- Dan ...

Demand Performances: Hollywood screws the pooch (again) with video on demand

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

Eventually, you'll be able to watch whatever you want wherever you want. But not today. (A slightly different version of this appeared in the March 2008 issue of US Airways Magazine.) By Dan Tynan My family and I don't watch television anymore. However, we consume TV shows the way Homer Simpson ...

Five Ways to Share Music Without Getting Sued

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

Don't want to sing "I Fought the Law and the Law Won"? These five services will keep you entertained and out of court. (A version of this story originally appeared on PCworld.com.) By Dan Tynan Have the recording industry's evil minions scared you off swapping tunes online? Tremble in fear no more. There ...