Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

An Interstate Book Club

Two staff writers talk about using BookGlutton to read together – in Texas and Illinois.

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Whither the Music Mag?

What does the much-hyped death of print journalism mean for the music magazine?

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Upgrade Me:
Are We Getting Better, Or Just Newer?

Is the constant rush to upgrade a good or bad thing? Or is it both?

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The Danish Gambit or
How I Broke a Blood Vessel in My Brain

And while nothing replaces the physical game, the feeling of picking up a pawn, and the palpable concentration of opponents engaged in battle, Chess With Friends offers a rewarding and worthwhile outlet for chess addictions.

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Operation NICE:
A Reminder that Niceness Counts

Like so many of us, as a child I was taught to mind my manners. We called them P’s and Q’s, and to this day I still use them. I cover my mouth when I sneeze or yawn, try not to interrupt others when they are talking, hold the door open for the people, and say thank you. But I have to admit it: I have a problem being nice.

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Financial Frenzy:
Don Delillo’s Cosmopolis

The novel is about a suicidal, mad pursuit of knowledge – about the desire for immortality through information – and the crash that follows. It is one of those prescient books that resonates more today, with our own financial titans falling, than when it was written in 2003.

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Tech Top Ten

Ten of the most significant technology stories to hit the news in 2008.

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Top Ten Reasons Real Books
Are Better Than e-Books

The top ten reasons that e-books just can’t replace real books.

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Pandora Radio:
Rewarding Your Curiosity

Whether or not Pandora released all evil on mankind, she did manage to lend her name to a much more worthy project – the Music Genome Project’s Pandora internet radio.

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When Bloggers Die

How can a blogger be gone, just like that?

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