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January 10, 2009
The list this week is tech-heavy and later than usual, mainly because of the “last” MacWorld Expo. {See all lists].
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December 20, 2008
I subscribe to the feeds of hundreds of blogs through Google Reader (see shared links to some of them at left), but the list of blogs I actually enjoy reading is short. I’m always looking for additions to that list, and here are some strong contenders, in alphabetical order:
Cognitive Daily The “daily” part seems to be a misnomer, but the topics are always fun and interesting. How many tabs do you have open on your browser? Caffeine, memory and the brain. Is it sexist to think men are angrier than women? Another blog from the same site is The Frontal Cortex, also in the same vein and infrequently updated; the author was featured in last Sunday’s NYT Magazine.
Consumerist This is was one of the best blogs in the Gawker Media empire (sold to Consumer Reports on 12/30). And it’s only gotten better since the start of the Great Depression II, despite some staff cuts. Frugal tips from America’s cheapest family. Customer call center horror stories. Crowd-sourcing rumors like the Wal-Mart iPhone. Abuses by the credit-card industry. How to write complaint letters to consumer-abusing corporations.
The Daily Beast Tina Brown‘s ripoff of The Huffington Post is better-written, better-designed, better edited and more provocative than the original. Brown attracts big-name talent, and there’s a coherent editing philosophy (unlike the endless stream of often-predictable blah-blah at HuffPo — 250+ items on Friday alone! More than 60 already today! I need an assistant to read it). The Beast is attractive and well-organized with some cute ideas. Too bad it launched on the eve of the Great Depression II. Just don’t try to turn it into a magazine. I’ve canceled most of mine.
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December 5, 2008
There are 8 million podcasts on the naked Web. Each week, I listen to 10 or more of them and write some reviews. Here’s the latest survey of independent audio featuring assorted nerds, geeks, freaks, mystics, fans and experts talking about the things they love. In the order I listened this week:
“TWIT 171: Chocolate Sox” Not a great week for news and information about tech. Leo Laporte makes good on his threat that his This Week in Tech podcast is “unscripted, unplanned and sometimes completely off the hook.” He is joined by John C. Dvorak, Andrew Horowitz and Sarah Lane. They discuss Beaujolais Nouveau, insult Adam Curry, taste chocolate, reminisce about Tech TV, brag about how many Twitter followers they have, complain about AT&T customer service, plug a useful Web site (Gethuman.com), discuss the financial crisis, demonstrate an ignorance of journalistic practice and browse a few tech headlines. It’s entertaining, if not enlightening. Length: 1 hour, 42 minutes. Release date: Nov. 30.
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November 13, 2008
What I got out of this week’s podcasts for nerds and geeks:
“TWIT 168: Dirty Pedro” This week’s episode proved useful for getting to sleep on Tuesday evening. Otherwise, I might be asking, how do I get this 1:34 hours of my life back? The signal to noise ratio is quite low, despite heroic efforts by John C. Dvorak to keep the discussion focused on technology. The Audible.com ad was mercifully short. Topics: Google/Yahoo, Obama’s technology and FCC policy, cameras, keyboards, an argument for aggressive comment moderation on blogs. Released: Nov. 9. Length: 1 hour, 34 minutes
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October 29, 2008
Here are some impressions of the latest episodes from my current list of active podcasts. Topics covered included the election, the financial crisis, new Macs, Frank TV, your “Desert Island Sedaris,” Santa vs. Odin and a squid with a dog’s head that eats penguins at the South Pole.
In the order I listened this week:
“Uhh, Yeah Dude, Episode 138” The show is more political than usual. Seth and Jonathan have some advice for McCain about profanity and do not like Obama’s sports-team pandering. The badness of Frank TV: All of Frank Calienda’s impressions sound the same. Who is your Desert Island Sedaris, David or Amy? In the funniest and longest set-piece, Seth describes a visit with “2,000″ school children to the traveling DEA exhibit “Target America: Opening Eyes to the Damage Drugs Cause” at the California Science Center, which explains how to manufacture cocaine, heroin and crystal meth. Unlikely street names for drugs. Aaron Neville sings “Silent Night.” Planning an Applebee’s fan video. And more riffs on headlines. Released: Oct. 24. Length: 1 hour, 6 minutes.
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October 19, 2008
Lately my music library has languished as I have loaded up my iPhone with podcasts of a certain type: Men (mostly) talking about gadgets, technology, movies, stuff on the Web, games, women, and news of the weird, among other topics. The list:
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