Kim asked for some iPhone app recommendations so I thought I’d throw a few up on ye olde blog:
Music

AOL Radio - listen to all kinds of radio stations, local and otherwise.  I enjoy the “Brand New Indie” station. 
Pandora - type in an artist or song and listen to an ad hoc radio station of similar [...]

Back in my college days, I had one friend who tweaked and customized Windows XP on his computer such that it had no start menu, task bar, or desktop icons. He launched all his applications from the “run” command line. He went so far as to set the desktop background as black because he believed [...]

If you are interested in the effects of the Internet on our culture, business models, and ways of thinking I have some videos to recommend to you. The first is a video of David Weinberger’s presentation at Google about the changes in the way we categorize and organize information. His presentation includes good [...]

Here’s some things that have commanded my attention lately:
Travel
We still haven’t settled on a good honeymoon location. We will be traveling in mid-November so the weather is the main issue. The initial plan was Italy however it gets a bit cold and rainy there during that time of year. Maybe the Bahamas [...]

Just how I like it: simple and useful. You can now easily change the driving directions GMaps displays between two locations by simply dragging the “blue line” to an alternate road. Give it a try.

We know about those important technologies that have changed the world. But what about those over-hyped technologies that grab public attention but fail to have any sustainable cultural impact? The Onion’s uses one example to hilarious effect in their fake news video “Do You Remember Life Before the Segway?“.
 

This second essay from Matt Bunn considers the effects of the Internet on communication. Swirled throughout are interesting ideas concerning advertising, branding, democratization, and fundamentalism.
What do you think? Is the Internet “the birth of a new public sphere” or the creation of further “isolated milieux”?
If you are interested in further reading on [...]

Library Elf is a useful free service that provides information about your library account via email, rss, or text message. It’s a great way to avoid late fines. Check out the list of supported libraries and find out if it’s available for you.

My friend and former roommate (and accidental god of thunder) Thor has finally joined the RSS “revolution” by using Google Reader for keeping up-to-date with at various websites including this one. In a way, he has increased the amount of attention he is pledging to “Modern Bizzle” by subscribing to the site’s feed. [...]

I have a couple of invites to give away for the new beta of Joost.  Send me an email or leave a comment if you would like one.
Recent Google-suer Viacom cut a deal with Joost to make a handful of shows from MTV and Comedy Central available alongside more niche content such as [...]