Clear Channel seems to be media consolidation's whipping boy. Hard to find anyone who doesn't love to hate Clear Channel. And like the bully in the schoolyard who went a bit too far, Clear...
More benefits of drinking wine. You'll be healhier than abstainers, according to Duke Universit Study. And, wine drinkers make better lovers. Right now I'm toasting the study with a 1994...
C|Net reports that Microsoft has acquired “some” assets of Connectix including Virtual PC and an undisclosed and unreleased server product. I'm wondering what this means to the...
I finally was able to see and lay my hands on a 17″ PowerBook. The local Apple Store in Newport Beach (Fashion Island) received a single display unit on Monday. It's beautiful. It's...
Advertising dollars. It's the lifeblood of the media industry. Money talks. Large advertisers have more power than you'd think. In some cases these advertisers can influence programming...
This makes me sad. And mad. Some of the greatest writing and innovative ideas in the online publishing world. I almost want to fly to SFO and try to be superman and save this organization. But...
Another great Austalian wine. Read my review in Good Juice.
Bad boy extreme. Wow. I was treated to this wine blind. It had been a couple years since I tempted my palate with a shiraz from Elderton. I forget about Australia. But prompted by my post on...
I just posted a photo essay and photo album of the Live From The Blogosphere event I attended this past Saturday. You'll find more links at the end of this post, too.
Long day. Longer evening. Just got back from an evening in LA. Started off with Slippery Shrimp and more tasty Chinese treats and Yang Chow in Chinatown with Doc. Turns out Tony Pierce ate there too...
Today I woke up. Was a good start. Day like any other day. Well. In Southern California the last few days we’ve been hit by badly needed rain. The wind whips up his force, tossing tree...
Apple released a new public beta of Safari its super fast and extremely HOT web browser. Improves compatability with more websites. Maybe cookies and javascript, too? Download it here.
Looks like Microsoft finally publicly committed yesterday to deliver an Exchange solution for Macintosh OS X. With Apple's Xserve update earlier this week and Microsoft's movement on...
Got your survival supplies? I wonder if U.S. Fire Administrator David Paulison is holding any Home Depot stock under an assumed alias? Gotta prepare for emergencies. Like a microphone that just...
Remember Hunter S. Thompson? Remember when Rolling Stone was a magazine that mattered? Remember the last time, or was the last time, or was it the time before, this country went to war? There was a...
Somebody ripped off Doc's laptop from his car this weekend. Poor guy has had more bad luck the last three months with email problems, camera theft and now this. The guy with the biggest heart...
Still haven't purchased your new 20GB iPod? No worries. If you're called on to present or perform at this year's Grammy Awards, you'll find one in the gift bag that's handed...
Wow. A new discovery for me. Word Jazz. I guess I've been aware of this art form. But I gotta admit that I've not really given it much attention. I guess lack of exposure. And lack of...
Attended a great tasting of six vintages of Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon and its 2001 Sauvignon Blanc this week at one of my favorite fine dining establishments in Orange County: Pinot Provence...
Earlier this week, they cleared the tables out of the main dining room of one my favorite fine dining restaurants in Orange County, Pinot Provence. Spottswoode, one of the finer estates in Napa...
There's nothing like a few blog posts on music and radio to elicit some interesting responses from those who've stopped by The Digital Tavern. For those of you tuning in, here is my first...