Rants and Ramblings: random commentary about culture, media, politics, technology and whatnot.

links for 2006-10-30

• Has the iPod changed anything? | Slate Magazine
  The iPod people are not exactly new. “The Perfect Thing,” in its chapter on the history of the personal stereo, demonstrates how iPod culture is essentially a continuation of Walkman culture.
  (tags: music ipod walkman technology culture)
• Macworld: Mac Gems: Play nice with non-Mac volumes
  Mac OS X isn’t necessarily the best neighbor in the Network Neighborhood. Every time you access a remote Windows share, OS X leaves behind .DS_Store detritus — files that are invisible, to Mac OS X while being useless, and completely visible, to Window
  (tags: osx howto software windows)
• HandBrake
  DVD to MPEG-4 ripper/converter for BeOS, MacOS X and to GNU/Linux.
  (tags: video ipod dvd software drm movies)
• When Paying Rent Isn’t Paying Rent | New York Times
  For tenants, writing the monthly rent check is usually a mundane task. But what happens if a landlord suddenly stops cashing those checks?
  (tags: realestate rent finance via:metafilter)