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The OED is now digital … only

Posted by Mark on Sunday, May 11th, 2008. Filed under Digital lifestyle.
This news from Virginia Heffernan in the NY Times... The O.E.D. - that's the Oxford English Dictionary, sir - is ... » Continue reading "The OED is now digital … only"

Google and SalesForce.com

Posted by Mark on Saturday, April 19th, 2008. Filed under Digital lifestyle, Web.
This piece in BusinessWeek outlines a collaboration and potential acquisition of SalesForce.com and Google. Seems ... » Continue reading "Google and SalesForce.com"

Masters.org

Posted by Mark on Saturday, April 12th, 2008. Filed under Digital lifestyle, Golf, Online video.
As I awaited the 3:30p start time for today's coverage, I visited masters.org to see how the site looked ... » Continue reading "Masters.org"

Syncing in quicksand

Posted by Mark on Wednesday, April 9th, 2008. Filed under Digital lifestyle.
I look for digital solutions everywhere, and I'm quick to sign up for and try out new software. Since reading ... » Continue reading "Syncing in quicksand"

Music and copyrights in the digital age - the artist’s POV

Posted by Mark on Saturday, March 22nd, 2008. Filed under Digital lifestyle, Music, Social networks.
Here's a compelling argument from artist and songwriter Billy Bragg. Seems the Bebo purchase by AOL got ... » Continue reading "Music and copyrights in the digital age - the artist’s POV"

The secular Sabbath

Posted by Mark on Sunday, March 2nd, 2008. Filed under Digital lifestyle.
In short, my name is Mark, and I’m a techno-addict. But after my airplane experience, I ... » Continue reading "The secular Sabbath"

Timothy Egan’s take on reading

Posted by Mark on Thursday, February 21st, 2008. Filed under Books, Celebrities, Digital lifestyle.
Great piece online at nytimes.com by Timothy Egan where he riffs on reading and ... » Continue reading "Timothy Egan’s take on reading"

Sharing music

Posted by Mark on Saturday, February 9th, 2008. Filed under Digital lifestyle, Music.
Outshouts is a new (beta) sharing site for music. You can send mp3's to friends (as I did with my ... » Continue reading "Sharing music"

The tool that is your computer

Posted by Mark on Saturday, February 9th, 2008. Filed under Burris, Digital lifestyle, Living.
I don't have a pick-up truck with one of those big steel boxes on the back. The work tool I ... » Continue reading "The tool that is your computer"

2008 is the year that “IT departments will take their heads out of the sand and embrace web 2.0 technologies.”

Posted by Neil on Tuesday, January 29th, 2008. Filed under Digital lifestyle.
Forrester Analyst Oliver Young gives three reasons why he thinks 2008 is the year that "IT departments will ... » Continue reading "2008 is the year that “IT departments will take their heads out of the sand and embrace web 2.0 technologies.”"
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