Monday, August 11, 2003

Useit.Com: Information Pollution. Each little piece of useless chatter is relatively innocent, and only robs us of a few seconds. The cumulative effect, however, is much worse: we assume that most communication is equally useless and tune it out, thus missing important information that's sometimes embedded in the mess. [Tomalak's Realm] 6:55:50 PM

eWeek: Panther due in September [The Macintosh News Network] 6:55:11 PM

Streaming Video, Cheap and Easy. For the price of a pair of dongles, you'll soon be streaming high-quality video from your PC to your TV. Many will be pleased, others probably won't be. By Elisa Batista. [Wired News] 9:56:55 AM

SJ Mercury: Dean puts Web into campaign politics. Dan Gillmor. Teachout, 31, heads ``Internet outreach'' for a campaign that is rewriting some of the rules of politics. Dean's team isn't the first to use new media in a national race. However, more than any previous campaign, the people running this one truly get the meaning of the Net. [Tomalak's Realm] 9:56:39 AM

HP offers 'simple' message to consumers. With the tech titan's biggest-ever product launch--158 new items--comes an approach aimed at making it easier for people to use technology for their music, videos and photos. [CNET News.com] 9:56:19 AM

Mr. Disruption Strikes Again. Michael Robertson roiled the music business with MP3.com. Then he perturbed Microsoft with Lindows. Now he's out to overturn the phone business with his latest venture, SIPphone, which will offer free calling over broadband connections. By Xeni Jardin. [Wired News] 9:56:04 AM

Games Close In on Citizen Kane. Perhaps you've noticed: The latest batch of video games on store shelves is really good. The game industry, having finally mastered technology and storytelling, is experiencing its golden age. Let's hope it lasts for a while. By Suneel Ratan. [Wired News] 9:55:35 AM