Skype is one of my favorite applications. I recently used Skype to call someone in Russia and it only cost a few cents. I’ve also been studying the Skype API, which opens some interesting possibilities.
On a Mac, you can combine simple Applescript commands with simple Skype commands to open a lot of possibilities. For example, [...]
On Monday postal rates went up to $.02. In my opinion, it’s not enough. I still get junk mail.
I use stamps so rarely that even doubling the price of a stamp would keep my annual budget under $5. But for bulk mailers who send me junk, every penny increase is certain to hurt. I’m all [...]
Along the lines of my previous post, The Value of Free, I thought I’d point out a success story:
I found an essay called The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz. Turns out it’s an excerpt from his book by the same name. After sending around and discussing the essay with several people, my [...]
I just bought Norah Jones’s latest single “Thinking About You” from Yahoo Music, a good song made better by the fact that it’s offered in 192 kbps unprotected MP3 format. That is, there’s no Digital Rights Management (DRM) to “control” it. The publishers take the risk that I’ll (illegally) share the song with [...]
