Apple: “Welcome to the best of both worlds. Now that iPod and iPod photo are one and the same, every white iPod boasts a full-color display %u2014 ideal for viewing album artwork and playing slideshows %u2014 starting at only $299. Choose from 20GB or 60GB models and carry up to 15,000 songs or as many…
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Fly Fishing a Hit With Women
The Sacramento Bee: “Fly fishers are a fixture amid the wild scenery of Northern California rivers, wading knee-deep into the frigid rush and gracefully casting weighted lines in large loops. The ultimate thrill comes when the angler presents a near-weightless fly so effectively that a fish mistakes it for the real thing and snatches it….
...Read MoreFlashback: 1970’s
I can’t believe I paid $30 for 12 gallons of gas tonight. Two weeks ago it was only about $24. What the hell is going on with gas prices? Everyone keeps saying there’s no shortage yet prices are still climbing. This is insane. I lived through, and vividly remember, the oil embargo of the 70’s…
...Read MoreYahoo Down the Path Already Trod
Is Yahoo! following in Google’s Gmail footsteps with Yahoo! 360?
...Read MoreCombating Your Homebased Loneliness
Entrepreneur (Via Business Opportunities Weblog): “How can you tell if a lack of human interaction is putting a crimp in your style? Some typical indications of being overly isolated are irritability, loss of energy and sadness unrelated to an identifiable cause.” Even sitting in a room with other people it can sometimes seem quite isolated…
...Read MoreNetNewsWire Rocks With Podcasts
One of the things I hated the most about using an iPodder client was that I never knew for sure if a podcast downloaded. Dave Winer says that’s how it’s supposed to be done, in the middle of the night so it’s waiting for you the next morninng. I, on the other hand, like to…
...Read MoreFeel the Rainbow
I sent out an Easter Greeting last night via Gmail and what I got back was a multicolored rainbow of responses. Since Gmail uses threading to link responses to the email and also to senders on your contact list, each respondents name is a different color. Very Google-esque if you’re looking at 30 responses.
...Read MoreHappy Easter
Happy Easter from all of us here at The Daily Thing. We hope you have a great one with your friends and family.
...Read MoreRingtones Hope to Boost Lagging CD Sales
Here’s something interesting from the music biz, not only will you be able to get additional content in the form of ringtones when you purchase and artists cd, but now you’ll be able to choose which section of the song to use as your ringtone. Reuters: “The new CD single ‘Baby’ from rapper Fabolous allows…
...Read MoreAnother Story of the Strange
AP: “When Diane Viza got into an argument with her son over whether she was sober, she drove to the local police station asked to take a sobriety test. That turned out to be a bad idea. The 45-year-old woman was charged with driving while intoxicated after she showed up at the police station in…
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