iPods have 4-year life, says Apple

Multimedia, Music, Podcasting No Comments »

Though some iPods do develop faults, Apple builds them to last at least four years, the company claims.A Chicago Tribune report weighs up the cacophony of complaints regarding Apple’s music players. With Apple selling millions of these devices each month, it’s likely that any percentage of failure would be well reported.

read more | digg story

Google launches ‘Google Help’

Social Networking No Comments »

“Those of us in user support had a pet peeve: there was no single place that held all of Google’s help information at your fingertips. So we decided to build one — and now you can visit Google Help to find tips, tricks, and troubleshooting solutions for just about every Google product and service.”

read more | digg story

The Digg This! Firefox Toolbar Extension

Internet, WebDev No Comments »

I couldn’t find any decent Firefox extensions for digging articles that just simply allowed you to submit an article and was integrated into the toolbar. So I did what any self-respecting programmer would do and created my own. Plus I used it to digg this article.

read more | digg story

25 of the best extensions for Firefox - Have It Your Way!

Internet, WebDev No Comments »

The following is a list of the best 25 extensions for Firefox. They have been classified into three board categories: those that add additional enhancements to the browser and improve a user’s experience, those that add additional enhancements to certain web sites, and …

read more | digg story

Digg Labs Launches!

Social Networking No Comments »

By providing broader and deeper views of activity on the site, the tools and projects in Labs aim to help manage the stream of stories passing through Digg, and to better understand the patterns and trends generated by our fast-growing membership.

read more | digg story

Google Launches Free WiFi For “Trusted Testers” in Mountain View, CA

Internet, Technology No Comments »

BREAKING NEWS: Google lights up their free wifi for the first time! The link is a Google map of access points and dead spots in the Mountain View area. Expect to see this officially launch later this summer.

read more | digg story

Robert Johnson’s Gibson L1 - For Sale

Music 2 Comments »

The greatest music artifact of the 20th Century: Robert Johnson’s Gibson L1 guitar.

Robert Johnson's Gibson L1There are many variants of the Gibson L1 manufactured from 1926 to 1930. Various models have been shown in magazines, on the internet, etc. nearly always referring to Robert Johnson. It would seem strange that the actual model that Robert holds has never been exhibited.

The guitar is well played and marked but structurally perfect, deeply routed wear on the finger board from a great deal of use! The original double arched plywood case has seen plenty of travel and again, is in structurally perfect condition.

YouTube Worth $1 BIllion? But Who Will Buy It?

Social Networking No Comments »

John Battelle ponders who could buy YouTube, recently speculated to be worth $1 Billion, without getting burned.

read more | digg story

Help Bring Back TechTV

Social Networking No Comments »

Chris Pirillo is asking for your help to make the TechTV reunion a reality.

read more | digg story

Microsoft Readies Its IPod Killer

Multimedia, Music, Podcasting No Comments »

Allard’s involvement is seen as significant because he is one of the few executives at Microsoft with experience in launching a consumer electronic device from scratch with the Xbox gaming system. His involvement suggests that gaming might be part of the media player.

read more | digg story

© 2008 Ian Scott
Entries RSS Log in