Last holdout bands join iTunes

I wrote a post about iTunes and how it is affecting classical music downloads in March. You can find that post here.Wired News recently put out a story on some popular artists who only now agreed to sell their music on iTunes. Here is a quote from the story about why...

Free Your Computing

I just read a great post on Andrew Leahey’s blog about eight free alternatives to major applications:1) Windows replace with Ubuntu. Well, might as well make #1 the biggest. For the average user there is absolutely no reason to pay Microsoft for the (wonderful)...

WordPress.com versus the new Blogger

Earlier this week Blogger unveiled its new Beta version. I have been playing with this service and am extremely happy with the new features Blogger is unveiling. Blogger, originally created by Pyra Labs was one of the pivotal fores n the explosion of the blogosphere...

Odeo

Update: Odeo is long gone (they kind of pivoted into Twitter).  This is an archival post only. Recently I have been using Odeo, the podcasting/content management system, for my double bass MP3 audio content. It is a very slick service. They give you very easy-to-use...

Stephen Colbert Gets Blocked from Wikipedia

This story is not bass or music related at all, but it is simply too good to pass up. I missed this particlar Colbert Report, but I found out about it from Corey Spring’s Newsvine page. Stephen Colbert used “Wikiality” for his “THE WORD”...