The simple things
By
Sebastian
So I just received an email newsletter from the management one of my favorite artists, a well-known bass guitar player who had been around quite a while. The newsletter announced a new band and new album. However, all excitement vanished because there were no links in the newsletter, not to amazon, not to myspace, not […]
last.fm – A great idea, but the learning curve is not good enough
By
Sebastian
Before I start complaining: last.fm is a great service. It let’s me listen to music I like, give some input about my likes and dislikes and also get recommendations for artists I am not yet familiar with but might like. And I will keep using last.fm, sure. (well, until something better comes along I guess). […]
My behaviour, my attention, my data
By
Sebastian
Make no mistake, I still very much believe in the Attention/Gesture model Steve Gillmor explained again last Wednesday in a rather unusual (meaning not written in postmodern English prose) clear way and am waiting for the release of the GBX 2 plug-in (about time). However, my attention to music which is increasing immensely thanks to […]
Great times for music lovers
By
Sebastian
One of the first things I did when getting online was to visit the site for my favorite band at that time, Dream Theater. Can you remember the first time you saw the power of the web? Well, all of a sudden there where the lyrics to songs, pictures, FAQ, bio and – the Ytsejam […]
Pure Speculation: Google and Apple Alliance
By
Sebastian
Looking at the top of my Gmail-page I see >Google Mail Calendar Photos Docs&Spreadsheets Checkout<, I have seen >Video< there as well. And I am thinking, what is the one thing that is missing…? How about this for an announcement at the next Apple event: Apple and Google cooperate and offer, let’s say, 8GB storage […]
iTunes Update erased my iPod library
By
Sebastian
The new iTunes update is not completely Vista compatible. Too bad it wasn’t compatible with my iPod either. When I next plugged in the iPod I said “no” when prompted whether I want to synchronize my playlists, I never do that. Well, not clear what happened next, but all of a sudden I have 13 […]