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Archive for the 'Media' Category

Great New PodCasts: Photography and Media

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Leo Laporte, the host of some of my favorite podcasts, recently went on a photo-safari to Tasmania. During his trip, his podcasts net@night and This Week in Tech were on hiatus. In my search for fresh commuter podcast material, I stumbled across several excellent podcasts.
This Week in Photography is a great program [...]

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Global climate destabilization: how it ends

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Greg Craven, from Corvallis, Oregon, has created a wonderfully well-done video on global climate destabilization. The neat thing is, he doesn’t try to convince; he tries to get you to think. It’s a risk management issue, he says.
This is a must-watch for everyone, especially for those who remain on the fence. Inform [...]

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More decent blogs

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

It’s not like everyone isn’t already suffering from information overload, but just in case someone missed the boat, here’s another great RSS feed.
The Burton Group provides high-quality business analysis as a paid service. However, they also offer free RSS feeds to a handful of their blogs. The info is timely and deals with [...]

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What happens if Google goes down?

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

As I listened to the Net At Nite podcast hosts discuss Page Flakes this morning, I was thinking about personalised home pages and online presence. I realized that, like hosts Leo and Amber, I’ll try a service for a while, then let it trickle off.
Right now, I seem to have many of my eggs [...]

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La Blogothèque’s Take Away Shows!

Sunday, June 24th, 2007

La Blogothèque has an awesome collection of live, impromptu video performances of well-known indie bands. Their Take Away Shows feature bands performing on street corners, in front of cafes, in courtyards and in apartments. It’s as if La Blogothèque’s crew grabbed the bands from backstage and took them busking. Judging from some [...]

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