I for one am quite pleased with the response we have received to the site so far. And while there hasn’t been much discussion in the forums, there has been some good discussion in the blogosphere – like this post from Blog Business World.
Looks like we are getting some attention as a result of the recent publicity surrounding podcasting too. Let’s keep the momentum going!
Anyone notice that recently there has been a ton of remakes of old songs? Its like the music industry is running out of new things to record. Anyway, there are three recent remakes that I want to talk about. All three were originally performed by men, and have been remade by women. And just to be clear, Britney’s remake of the Rolling Stones’ “Satisfaction” was terrible.
Hilary Duff – My Generation
This song by The Who has been remade a few times, and pop tart Hilary Duff felt it was time for her to join the club. I suppose I would give her points for trying, but I really don’t like the remake. I think it sounds far too, what’s the word, mishmashed? Like she has thrown together lyrics, music, and background singers in the least smooth way possible. The rest of her CD is pretty good, especially Fly, but this song should have been cut.
Jessica Simpson – Angels
Jessica has been a busy little remaker lately. Angels is a remake of Robbie Williams’ hit song from a few years ago. I guess I’d have to say its decent, but I don’t think it is as good as her other remake – “Take My Breath Away” by Berlin. That song needed to have that 80’s synth crap removed, so good on ya Jessica.
Vanessa Carlton – Streets Have No Name
On her brand new CD entitled Harmonium (will be released November 9th), Vanessa Carlton has a remake of U2’s hit “Where The Streets Have No Name”. Compared with the above two remakes, this one is amazing. I really like the way she kept the song the same, yet improved at the same time, if thats possible. And she has an amazing voice!
So Vanessa Carlton is the winner here, with Jessica Simpson receiving honorable mention, and Hilary Duff failing. She should have stayed in school 😛
I never thought about this before, but of course it makes sense. By default, digital cameras name pictures in a specific way. For example, Sony cameras name photos “DSC00001.jpg”, and other manufacturers have similar methods.
That’s why you have to check out this Google Images search. Seems most people don’t rename their photos before they upload them somewhere (I am guilty of this), so searching Google Images for “DSC00001.jpg” gives about 57,000 results. Quite interesting!
Read: Engadget
We just posted two new shows at BlogosphereRadio.com. One is a new episode of The Vlog, called “Musical Interruptions”, in which Andrew and I talk about Bryan Adams, Avril Lavigne and tips for camping. Oh and Dickson makes a guest appearance near the end too.
The second new episode is from Blogging With, and I interview Jeremy Wright. Jeremy recently sold his blog for $15,000 USD and in the episode he talks to us about the sale. It’s really quite interesting, and Jeremy was very fun to chat with!
Listen to “Musical Interruptions”
Listen to “Blogging With…Jeremy C. Wright”
Okay we have finally decided on the details for this Saturday’s semi-formal/formal dinner event! Although they do not take reservations (the only thing we didn’t offer was renting the entire place, morons) we have a plan. And if for some reason, they create problems, I’ll make a scene and we’ll take our business elsewhere! Don’t get me wrong though, sounds likely we’ll get tables okay.
WHO: All of you!
WHAT: Dinner with friends
WHERE: Joey’s Global Grill, 9911-19 Ave. South Edmonton Common
WHEN: Saturday, October 2nd, 2004 at 7 PM
WHY: To have a good time and go fancier than BP’s for a change!
Keep in mind this is a no jeans event! Dress nice for a change 😛 If you have any questions or whatever, post them here or email/call me.
Here is a News.com article which proclaims that the Internet fails to shine for ‘silver surfers’:
“Silver surfers”–Internet users older than 60–are coming online in growing numbers, raising questions about the need for improved Internet access. Better accessibility and functions aren’t necessarily right around the corner, but the rewards they promise are great. One likely advance: tools for people taking multiple medications and seeing several doctors, functionality that could help prevent accidental deaths.
You want better accessibility? Make Internet TVs. That is, televisions that can access the Internet via a remote control. In my experience, almost all seniors consistently prove two things: they are scared of computers, and they sure know how to sit around and watch TV.
Are seniors going to sit at a computer and sign into an instant messenger to receive alerts from their doctor about the medication they are taking? I doubt it, but I bet picture-in-picture alerts would work! Of course, I mean current seniors. In another 30 years, our seniors will be more technologically inclined as they will have spent the good majority of their younger life with technology.
Read: CNET News.com
Just as I am about to get off the computer to go to sleep and watch Leno, I see this article, which says:
NBC announced Monday that Conan O’Brien will take over from Jay Leno as host of the Tonight show. But he’ll have time to write his jokes — the planned succession won’t happen until 2009.
Interesting indeed! I really like both Leno and Conan, so it will be kinda neat to see the transition made five years from now. Really shows how volatile late nite television is too, making announcements five years in advance…
Read: Canoe
For those of you lucky enough to have satellite and the G4techTV network, you’ll get your fix of NHL hockey regardless of the strike:
The network, formed last year from the merger of video game specialist G4 and foundering technology channel TechTV, said it will start airing virtual matches Oct. 13, the day the season would normally start. G4 players will play out all 1,230 regular season games, if necessary, G4 said in a statement, with results and highlights recapped nightly on the sports-themed show “Sweat.”
Sounds good to me! Apparently they haven’t yet decided which game to use – EA’s NHL 2005 or Sega’s ESPN NHL 2K5.
Read: CNET News.com
Everyone’s favorite search engine, Google, has made some expansions lately that take it well beyond search technology. In addition to their Groups, News, Images, and Froogle, the company also now owns Blogger and Picasa. There are also rumblings about a Google Browser and a Google Instant Messaging service.
Since they are a public company now, many people have argued that the expansions are all in an attempt to increase the breadth of their ad network and main revenue source. And perhaps they are right. Yet here is a very interesting post which argues that Google has reached a plateau in terms of the number of web pages it can index.
So maybe the real reason they have essentially stopped major search engine development is because they simply can’t continue. Wouldn’t that be interesting – Google limited by its own success! Sounds sort of like Microsoft and Internet Explorer. Could Microsoft or Yahoo, both of which are spending loads of money on search development, be the Firefox of the future? Maybe they don’t walk on water at Google after all…
Since I am almost Chinese anyways, I tend to follow news regarding China. Actually the real reason is that I am really interested in how China will integrate itself into the world markets as it becomes a world power. The transition to capitalist continues….
Here are some links that are worth reading:
Tons of interesting stuff out there on China. Their situation is indeed fascinating.
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