iTunes new music info

Do you use iTunes to download and buy music? Their new version came out on April 7th, and here are eight things you should know when using the DRM-free music, from PC Magazine.

Download responsibly!

Dodo, eight tracks...and keyboards?!

You'll tell your grandchildren, "When I was a kid we had cell phones and hard drives!" They will look at you, astonished, and ask, "What are those?"

These are two of the things that Dave Pollard thinks will soon be phased out in favor of better, smaller, faster, or cheaper technologies. Take a look at his blog for the other ten items (it includes classrooms!). Do you agree with Pollard? Will we see the end of meetings and email in our lifetimes?

Salon.com, the host of this blog, is an online magazine that has a progressive political slant.

Feel the burn...

Have you ever thought that your video games weren't real enough? Now you can get a vest that will let you feel what it's like wrestle, fight and jump out of planes. TN Games' founder, Mark Ombrellaro said, "It's enough to make a game fun and interesting, but it's not going to hurt people," in an interview with Scientific American.

Check out the TN Games new vest, and their other interesting products.

25 Teen Tech activities

The Young Adult Library Services Association is celebrating Teen Tech Week, and offers this list of 25 things teens can do to get more involved in technology in the library.

#9 recommends finding your favorite author on MySpace. Maybe you could look on Facebook, too!

#25 suggests that you start a flickr account; do you remember the earlier post about flickr and picasa?