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The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love

So, I’ve been mulling over this post for a couple of weeks, ever since I bought the new Decemberists album, The Hazards of Love. I suppose you could label it something of an “indie rock opera”. But, after a couple of weeks with it, I personally would label it “The Best Album of 2009″. [...]

Andrew Bird – Noble Beast

A review of Andrew Bird’s new album Noble Beast.

iPhone 3G: Real-World Use

I’ve now had my iPhone 3G for four days, and I’ve had a chance to use it in some real-world scenarios.
Apps
The App Store is, unequivocally, the most important feature of iPhone OS 2.0. Exchange support is nice, yes, and there are lots of little tweaks. But the App Store is what makes the iPhone attractive [...]

iPhone 3G: Unboxing and First Impressions

I’ve posted a few pictures of the unboxing of my iPhone 3G. As usual for an Apple product, the packaging was excellently done. The box was surprisingly small, but contained everything necessary:

Docking Connector -> USB cable
 
Tiny, tiny power adapter
 
Iconic white headphones (with microphone… somewhere…)
 

SIM Card Removal Tool
 
Cleaning cloth
 
Once I got done with my activation mess [...]

iPhone 3G: Activation

Activation is the scary part of the iPhone process. Tales abound of yesterday’s long waits and crushing failures. Unfortunately, my story is no different.
I got my iPhone home at about 12:30 P.M. today. When I connected it to my MacBook (named Caladan for reasons that anybody familiar with my computer naming scheme should understand), iTunes [...]