Monthly Archives: November 2007

There Will Be Blood

Trailer for P.T. Anderson’s new film There Will Be Blood.

2007 Word of the Year

The Oxford word of 2007 is locavore. Runner-up words include: bacn, cougar, cloudware and taze.

Pavarotti and Cappuccilli

Pavarotti and Cappuccilli perform Verdi.

Quicksilver Goes Open Source

Blacktree has opened Quicksilver’s source code.

Phoenix HyperSpace

Phoenix Hyperspace is a lightweight operating system that can bypass Microsoft Windows altogether and access often used programs web browsers and word processors, increasing computer boot times and responsiveness. From Wired.com:
Chipmakers and PC manufacturers have been trying to liberate themselves from lengthy startup times for a while, according to Hobbs, but the experience has been […]

Oistrakh Plays Sibelius Violin Concerto

David Oistrakh performs the third movement of the Sibelius Violin Concerto Op. 47 in D minor with the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Everex gPC

The Everex gPC, which comes pre-installed with a Linux-based OS, will be sold at Wal-Mart stores starting sometime in this month. The low-cost machine’s desktop encourages the use of web-apps instead of locally installed software.