Paul McCartney Event Via iTunes Live

February 9th, 2012

Tonight at 7PM Pacific, the ex-Beatle performs songs from his new album “Kisses on the Bottom” (fairly awkward title) which features old standards. The event will pipe directly into the Apple TV via an iTunes stream — think I saw an event placeholder under Internet -> iTunes Live.

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Falling Don Draper Pendant

February 8th, 2012

Offshoot of the Mad Men Season 5 promo poster, Saucier Jewelry presents the Falling Don Draper Pendant - yours for only $50.

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Path-ethic

February 8th, 2012

So I have a Gmail account. But I still encounter folks who say, “Oh… I don’t trust Gmail… I heard Google reads your email to show you ads.” And that’s pretty much the end of the conversation, as arguing privacy is dead, an algorithm does the reading, or the product’s many good points can’t overcome the icky feeling that the service puts the needs of the company ahead of the user.

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Movie Notes: Platoon

February 7th, 2012

Platoon

Synopsis

Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen), a willing American soldier in the Vietnam war, finds the entire experience more than he bargained for.

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iPad HoverBar… Not Sure

February 7th, 2012

File under “not sure if warm feeling is due to cool factor or indicator of too much disposable income.”

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