Archive for the ‘Geek’ Category
BSD guy flirts with the dark side.
I did it. I cheated a little. I still consider myself faithful to my OpenBSD and FreeBSD. I’ve spiced the relationship with various Linux Distros over the years (14 years now, wow!). Last month, though, I started an illicit affair with Cupertino. I bought a new Mac Mini.
I have had issues with getting my home [...]
News Flash! OMFG! iTunes DRM-Free files has your registered email address embedded still.
Umm. Why would this matter? Who cares? Well, other than file-sharers and the like.
Seriously. Why should you, I, or anyone else care that the files we purchased to play on our own electronic devices has our own email address embedded?
Should I worry that I will be able to track who I am or something?
Should I [...]
CDBaby still rocks the most.
My favourite CD store has been DRM-free for a while, and has MP3 downloads. I’ve only bought CDs from them before, and never noticed that they have been selling albums ripped to MP3 as well.
http://cdbaby.com/mp3
They even provide disclosure as to what percentage of the money goest to the artists and what percentage they keep to [...]
The fruit that people love to hate.
For years, people have bitched for Apple to drop their DRM. Now that they have, people are bitching that they dropped it too late, Amazon is already free, why do I have to pay an additional 30 cents per song, etc.
What’s the problem? Apple is not a charity.