Neall Alcott

Hey everybody, iTunes has a new song (Radio Nowhere) from Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and a new song and video (Nod Your Head) from Paul McCartney as free downloads. Grab them while you can (they are only available this week): Paul McCartney – Nod Your Head: Paul McCartney – Nod Your Head [...]

Well, I’m still moving towards the release of my CD. I’ve arbitrarily picked the date of September 15th as the release date. I chose that date more for logistical reasons than anything else: the CDs are currently being manufactured and (depending on scheduling) should be uploaded onto iTunes, Napster, eMusic, Rhapsody, etc. starting early next [...]

Here’s the 2nd part of the MOSS Server overview from InfoWorld. In this article, they are covering Groove: At its most basic, Office Groove 2007 is a client-based application that allows Groovers (our term for Groove users) to share documents on their local PCs with others who have access to their Groove space; they can [...]

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Well, the big news tonight is the resignation of AG Gonzales. And I say good riddance. While he didn’t do anything wrong and the Democrats were desperately trying to pin the US Attorney firings on him, it quickly became apparent that he was mismanaging the Justice Dept and couldn’t even competently answer Senators’ questions. Why [...]

As you’ve been reading/hearing from me for a while, I’ve been happy to hear that the Surge has been producing military success, but very unhappy with the political progress made by the Iraqi government. And without a political settlement, what’s the point of having more of our soldiers risk their lives? So I was pleasantly [...]

Another excellent dispatch from Michael Yon. Read it: Michael Yon : The Ghosts of Anbar, Part II of IV

Well, I’m back down in Orlando again for the 2nd time in 3 weeks. And it’s been mostly raining… oh well. It’s not like I’m vacationing. And no PT Cruiser this time. This time it’s a Sebring Convertible. Which is why it’s raining… go figure. When I left my house on Sunday afternoon to catch [...]

Here’s a cool video from the Beatles new CD, Love. It’s like modern psychedelia! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1u489DqbMQ

I’m a big fan of Google Earth. I think it’s a great tool to get kids interested in geography and history. It’s also cool for adults, allowing you to virtually tour the world (so to speak). So this bit of news caught my eye: Google Earth to launch Sky for stargazers Popular mapping service Google [...]

Here’s an article on MSNBC about the investigation into former Rep. Mark Foley (R). Foley resigned after it was discovered that he was using IM to hit on congressional pages (i.e., young boys): Police can’t examine Foley’s computer Florida’s top police agency said Wednesday its investigation into former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley’s lurid Internet communications [...]

I don’t know if this is the US media just piling on, or simply a growing “awareness” of Chinese product safety, but it seems like something is getting recalled everyday. If the American unions were smart, they would be coming up with an ad campaign about the quality of Chinese products and how American workers [...]

China is taking a well deserved beating in the press lately regarding product quality and health issues. Then there’s this in the Washington Post today: A Beijing factory recycled used chopsticks and sold up to 100,000 pairs a day without any form of disinfection, a newspaper said on Wednesday, the latest is a string of [...]

There has definitely been a shift in the political winds in Washington about Iraq. Senators Levin (D) and Warner (R) just returned from Iraq and basically say that the Surge is working, but the Iraqi government has to get their act together: “We have seen indications that the surge of additional brigades to Baghdad and [...]

Here’s a rarity I found on YouTube: a promo film for the Beatles’ song “A Day In the Life” from Sgt. Peppers. This is by far the greatest song the Beatles created: The collaboration between Lennon (verses and chorus) and McCartney (bridge) The incredible orchestra parts (they were given the simple instruction of starting at [...]