Monthly Archives: May 2009

Bloggers, beware: Old media wants to undermine your authority and scare you into silence (whether they know it or not)

Posted on 5/21/2009 by C.K. Sample III

Since I first bought my Kindle 2, I’ve been subscribed to the Wall Street Journal, reading it every morning before I start my regular day of reading through my feeds. Before this, I hadn’t read the newspaper daily in years … Continue reading →

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Poorly-formatted-for-the-Kindle graphic novels now finally viewable on Kindle for iPhone app

Posted on 5/20/2009 by C.K. Sample III

My biggest gripe about the Kindle to date has been the first purchase I ever made for the device: City of Glass: The Graphic Novel. I bought this graphic novel when I only had the Kindle for iPhone application, the … Continue reading →

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Pandora in Fluid is better than Pandora Desktop app

Posted on 5/20/2009 by C.K. Sample III

If you’ve never heard of Pandora before and you like music, you should stop whatever you are currently doing and check it out. Pandora is currently in the news for a new premium service, Pandora One, that for $36 a … Continue reading →

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iPhone 3.0 or Palm Pre?

Posted on 5/19/2009 by C.K. Sample III

Rumors are exploding about iPhone 3.0 specs and today we finally found out when the Palm Pre is scheduled to arrive, and it’s soon. My big question: which one handles the internet better? The iPhone has been the big winner … Continue reading →

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Google Translate comes to Gmail (finally)

Posted on 5/19/2009 by C.K. Sample III

I originally broadcast to Google that I thought they should take the peanut butter that is Google Translate and smash it together with the chocolate that is Gmail back in June of 2007. Both services have been chugging along without … Continue reading →

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