I came across an interesting story today in the Star Tribune, that talks about the Minnesota Vikings’ plan to boost their preseason ticket sales. This year, for their single-game ticket sales, if you want to buy tickets to their home games against their biggest rivals (the Bears and Packers), you can only do so with…
The third annual “Podcast Awards” are once again here, and what once a noble idea to recognize the hard work of podcasters has evolved into another way to generate revenue and self-promote the organizers and their endeavors. The site, opened up to accept nominations on July 1st is now greeting visitors with a page full…
I was lucky enough to make a trip over to Red Rocks – arguably the greatest concert venue on the planet – on Saturday night to see an amazing show put on by John Butler Trio and Michael Franti and Spearhead. When I first heard about this show, I couldn’t get tickets fast enough. These are…
Today is known as “iPhone Day”, where in a few hours all of drooling Apple fans will finally receive their treats – the ones they’ve been waiting for over 6 months. This day can’t end any faster. Everywhere I turn, it’s wall-to-wall iPhone coverage. I fire up my podcasts and even the sports & political podcasts…
Recently I’ve made a decision to stop using Trillian, an instant messaging client that I have enjoyed for over 5 years. When I discovered it back in 2002, it was an amazing find: a client that enabled me to use all my IM networks with just one program. At that time it was easy for me…