http://importance.corante.com/ en-us ernest.miller@aya.yale.edu 2005-06-22T07:42:40-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/22/templeton_on_the_storage_box_in_the_closet.php Brad Templeton calls for storage in the closet (Network Storage on the Cheap for the Home).So I want to call for the production of a cheap home external storage box. This box would have slots for 4 or 5 drives... 6164@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-22T07:42:40-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/22/listening_to_radio_on_your_cellphone.php BusinessWeek has an an interesting article about radio for your cellphone (Dial R for Radio on Your Cell).Chances are radio services will be a hit with the 2 billion wireless subscribers worldwide. "Mobile phones are always with you," explains Nancy... 6160@http://importance.corante.com/ Telecomm 2005-06-22T05:59:04-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/21/die_cellphone_die_die_die.php Paul Resnikoff of Digital Music News muses about the future of the iPod in a world where cellular phones have increasing music carrying capabilities (Resnikoff's Parting Shot: The Future of the iPod). He doesn't think the iPod has much to... 6140@http://importance.corante.com/ Tools 2005-06-21T08:51:11-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/16/murdoch_to_buy_and_give_away_20_million_dvrs.php Slate reports that Rupert Murdoch will be ordering 20 million DVRs to give away to his DirecTV subscribers (Rupert Murdoch Strikes Back). His intention is to shake up the video rental market. I'm not sure how well that'll work, but... 6078@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-16T12:50:58-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/14/the_next_big_thing_is_the_thing_that_makes_the_last_thing_usable.php Change and progress is wonderful, but sometimes we need to assimilate it, as Firefox developer Blake Ross reminds us (The Next Big Thing is Not My Concern).Here’s what I mean: put a digital picture and an instant message window side... 6047@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-14T12:34:35-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/14/im_sorry_dave_im_afraid_i_cant_do_that.php I'm not one to post much about case mods, but I want one of these: Hal 9000 Case Mod.... 6044@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-14T09:52:12-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/13/walmart_to_put_a_fork_in_prerecorded_vhs_its_done.php Yahoo! News carries a Reuters wirestory that reports WalMart's alleged plans to stop carrying pre-recorded VHS early in 2006 (Wal-Mart Set to Erase VHS, Sources Say).At a subsequent reset in February, VHS most likely will be cut out, according to... 6036@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-13T20:31:00-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/13/google_map_hacks_taking_off.php CNN runs an AP wirestory on the increasing number of hacks for Google Maps (Google Tinkerers Make Data Come Alive).Geeks, tinkerers and innovators are crashing the Google party, having discovered how to tinker with the search engine's mapping service to... 6024@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-13T07:47:34-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/12/nyt_hacking_is_good.php The New York Times comes out in favor of the "Freedom to Tinker" in an editorial that positively gushes over the new magazine Make (A New Magazine's Rebellious Credo: Void the Warranty!).Make is not just a clubhouse for guys with... 6015@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-12T08:31:34-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/08/gps_cellphone_nagigation.php Iconoculture brings word of a new, beta, GPS-enabled cellphone service that will allow you (and those you permit) to have your cellphone call you with a reminder when you get within 1/2 mile of a particular location (Nag-ivation). The examples... 5965@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-08T18:15:45-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/08/a_childs_phone_that_actually_works.php Telepocalypse has an interesting idea for a Fisher-Price style child's phone that actually works, thanks to Skype (Baby Babble).Up to five buttons, one for each person. When they’re online, the button glows green. When you’re talking to that person, it... 5964@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-08T17:43:56-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/08/how_to_avoid_the_upgrade_into_hd_drm_trap.php C|Net News has an image of a display that "will soon be able to squeeze high-definition quality out of non-HD sources such as cable, DVD and VHS" (Photo: High-Definition Simulators). If true, I wonder how much this will decrease demand... 5958@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-08T10:49:58-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/08/apple_as_media_platform_company.php Alan Wexelblat speculates about one strategic possibility for Apple's move to Intel chips (A Copyfighter's View of the Apple Move to Intel).Apple's switch in hardware platforms is about the transformation of Apple into a media company. It will probably still... 5957@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-08T10:16:30-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/08/30th_anniversary_of_the_consumer_vcr_yesterday.php Holy cow! How could I have missed this? Yesterday, the consumer VCR celebrated its 30th birthday here in the USA, according to the Cedar Valley Courier (On Its 30th Birthday, the VCR Begins Its Goodbyes). Actually, I'm not sure where... 5954@http://importance.corante.com/ Copyright 2005-06-08T00:16:01-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/08/nearly_disposable_videocamera.php USA Today reports on a one-time-use videocamera that records 20 mins worth of video ($29.95 One-Time-Use Video Cameras Ready). Another significant step on the way to electronic ubiquity. The possibilities for citizens journalism alone ... via too many to name... 5953@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-08T00:08:07-08:00