February Song of the Month

I’m selecting a song from Vetiver’s  Tight Knit record (official release 3/4/09) for the February song of the month. The album as a whole is quite good. I like the upbeat spring-day-type songs like Everyday and More of This. The tune that gets my commendations is Another Reason To Go, which has a funky keyboard… Continue reading February Song of the Month

December Song of the Month: "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll"

I first noticed The Rapture when closing down a bar on Beacon and Harvard Ave.  Boston doesn’t seem to support a strong alternative scene, but it was going strong in the bar and the DJ closed the house with “Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks.” People were going nuts.When I saw that the… Continue reading December Song of the Month: "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll"

Facebook Profile Discretion and the Guitar Tab for Britney Spears, "Out From Under"

I’ve begun work developing a guitar tab of the Britney Spears song, “Out From Under,”  but before getting to that, we have some ground to cover. Some friends on Facebook noticed that for a few days this past week Britney Spears was on my list of ‘favorite music.’  The music section of the Info Tab… Continue reading Facebook Profile Discretion and the Guitar Tab for Britney Spears, "Out From Under"

Quake Live Beta

I received an unsolicited email a few days ago from id Software requesting that I join their beta program for Quake Live.  I haven’t played Quake since since 1999, but remember playing quite a bit of Quake 3 Arena–especially capture the flag. In order to beta test, you first create an id Software user account,… Continue reading Quake Live Beta

A "New Chapter" on Climate Change

Barack Obama recorded a video that was shown today at the Governors’ global climate summit currently taking place in California at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.  I am so happy and proud that my President is pledging these commitments in such a clear and outspoken manner.My favorite part:    “…I promise you this: When I am… Continue reading A "New Chapter" on Climate Change

Strong Conversational Variation via Gmail Yields Interesting Contextual Advertisements

I was emailing with a friend of mine in an exchange over some travel plans and the coming holiday.  Normally, I block all advertisements in Firefox using Adblock, but I had whitelisted Gmail for some reason recently and so I was seeing the contextual advertising displayed on the right side of the web page. Since… Continue reading Strong Conversational Variation via Gmail Yields Interesting Contextual Advertisements