Linux for Suits - The Sound of Linux | Linux Journal: Open-source technology used to power wireless, Internet-connected sound throughout the house...how cool is this! Now I just need a grand or so to pump up the (home) volume!
TechCrunch » Super-Stealth Ether to Launch Tonight: Supplier's of services that can be provided via phone conversation or email list themselves and their fees, which are then paid up front by customers who are then connected with the supplier. I'm still trying to figure out how this benefits the customer, who usually get some sort of service benefit, like an estimate of service cost, before they have to pony-up any moola. For the supplier, it seems to provide some sort of billing mechanism and service listing. But unless you can offer the "I know I can fix your computer problem" service, why would someone pay in advance. I'm probably sounding very un-business-like on this post, but it's version 1 of my exploration of this.
BTW...I'm thinking of ways to provide IT and others services in a more flexible (and school-schedule-like) model.
Woke up a bit early today and found myself laughing in the dark at all the comments on Engadget's coverage of the Apple release announcement yesterday. I have to agree with a few of the comments that it seems rather cultish or at least strange that so many people were making comment prognostications even before the event started. And it's looks like lots of folks were disappointed with the announcements, even as they all seem to know there will be another big product announcement session in April for Apple's 30th anniversary. I guess Apple should be commended for having such a reputation for innovation that folks really want to know what what's coming next.