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Sonos Needs to Code for Leopard NOW!
About a year and a half ago I purchased the Sonos music system directly from them online. It has been a great experience, up until now. Sonos is a system that can access your iTunes music library on your computer and broadcast it to small receivers located throughout your house. Those boxes can then be Read more
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Doing My Time at the DMV
Today was one of those days almost all of us face every three years; the visit to the DMV to renew your driver’s license. We so don’t want to participate in this process. But if you intend to be an active citizen, drive, get a job or travel on a commercial airline, this little ritual Read more
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I’m a PC and I’m a Mac: Enough Said
They do a lot of things right in Cupertino. In Redmond, well let’s just say they do a lot of things. Size does matter, but design ultimately wins the day. Read more
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It’s Time to Fly
In the mid to late ’90’s I was a United boy all the way. Living in Chicago it was really easy. Home of United, great Boeing aircraft, attentive service. Why would you fly anyone else? Then things began to go downhill. The United Rising campaign had to be pulled because the service wasn’t. That’s when Read more
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Radiohead, The Eagles and the Future of Music Distribution
The music group Radiohead broke from their record label and placed their latest album, In Rainbows, for sale online without a suggested retail price. The choice on how much to pay was left up to the consumer. There has been lots of talk about the potential success of this strategy, and questions about how many Read more
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Objects in Mirror are Cleaner Than They Appear
I don’t have a lot pet peeves, but this is one of them. The big car rental companies try to provide a good customer experience. They gas up the car and run it through their car wash so it’s ready for the next customer. But one small thing seems to get over looked, the outside Read more
Expedient MEANS
Notes on Film, Art, Writing, Technology and other things by Steve A Furman
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