Disney and Pixar- January 25, 2006 Wow! Everyone saw it coming but still, Steve Jobs as the most powerful board member at Disney. Talk about the 800 pound gorilla or is it yeti! Just remember that Steve has also been the king of closed DRM systems at Apple. Are we going to see even further erosion of our Fair Use rights We are seeing them slowly being legislated away due to the power of the Big Media Lobby. (For a great resource go to http:fairuse.stanford.edu and a quick synopsis at http:www.eff.orgcafegross1.html ) Will..http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11008895/ Google and Privacy- January 24, 2006 I have Gmail accounts, I always use Google for my searches, I use Froogle for purchases. Is Google going to protect my privacy in the face of unwarranted government intrusion I hope so. Their corporate mantra is always do right - much like my own company. I recently refreshed my training on our own "code of conduct"; I hope Google is just as serious about theirs. I don't feel threatened because I don't think I have anything to hide; but this government has become intrusive to the point of...http://radio.weblogs.com/0105703/2006/01/23.html#a7 AN UNFORTUNATE END- January 15, 2006 Today was the end of the season for our Indianapolis Colts.What a disappointment, but what a run!http://mirror.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=article7&news_id=3531 |