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Apple, DRM, the EU, and Other Boring Acronyms
Forest Casey · Apr 05, 2007
So far, Apple has managed to squeak by with an almost obnoxiously clean record. Here’s why they may be in for their first major bruising.
No Photos Allowed
Forest Casey · Mar 15, 2007
Soon, camera phones will have multiple megapixels, good enough for its photographs to be published in a newspaper. Until that day comes, however, I prefer to struggle with my SLR. Here’s what Chicago’s Body Worlds exhibit taught me about photography.
Point, Shoot, Upload: The Glory of Flickr.com
Phil Dokas · Mar 08, 2007
As blogging becomes increasingly ubiquitous, photo publishing sites are becoming more powerful. Of these, Flickr is undoubtedly the gold standard. The Crier sorts through some of the best features for you.
A Tale of Two Cities: Why Game Centers Don’t Work in Ann Arbor
Forest Casey · Feb 19, 2007
It was a unique concept, it was a bland concept: a facility for gamers to come together and pay-to-play on the latest technology, without shelling out hundreds on a personal system
Apple’s Digital Emancipation Proclamation
Phil Dokas · Feb 12, 2007
Last week, Steve Jobs issued a challenge to the Recording Industry Association of American to abolish Digital Rights Management. Music lovers, here’s why you should back him up.
Get Off of My Cloud
Forest Casey · Feb 05, 2007
Discrimination is an ugly thing. If I had to put a face on it, I would say that it would be bulbous and round, a…
The Good Fight
Forest Casey · Jan 29, 2007
A few weeks ago, in a showing of unbridled benevolence, my ex-boss and surrogate father drove his yellow Mini Cooper down to Ann Arbor to…
