As noted earlier, Chicago was named the murder capital of the U.S. last year. Pat Cunningham, of the Rockford Register Star points out that this is a bit misleading. While Chicago may lead the country in total number of homicides, Gary, Indiana has a much higher per capita murder rate. So, statistically speaking, there is [...]
TiVo has just announced the release of TiVo-to-Go. This finally allows TiVo owners to transfer recorded video to their computers. The only catch is that you need a dongle attached to your computer when either recording or watching content. I suppose this is a first step, but I’m disappointed to see this feature hobbled by [...]
The rumors were true. Apple released the iPod mini today. It weighs in at only 3.6 ounces with a capacity of 4GB. Apple probably chose a 4GB hard drive, in part, so they could claim that it holds 1,000 songs. Other than its smaller size, the new iPod mini seems to have all the features [...]
Mike Langberg examines the hidden costs of bargain basement electronics in the Seattle Times. He suggests that the sub-$30 DVD players on sale, as of late, are subsidized by workers being paid less than the United States minimum wage working in sweatshop conditions. He also makes the obligatory reference to that evil corporate monstrosity known [...]
Here’s a sweet panorama picture of the New Year’s Eve celebration at Time Square.
Dell is offering zero percent financing for consumers on purchases over $500 until June 2004. While Reuters is reporting that the offer is valid for 12 month financing, Dell’s website says that the zero percent financing deal is only good until June 2004.
Illinois has enacted several new traffic laws that take effect in 2004. The most interesting of which is a law prohibiting driving in the left lane unless passing another vehicle. Failure to comply could result in a $75 ticket. So, slow drivers, stay out of the left lane! Now all we need is a law [...]
Chicago has regained its former title as murder capital of the U.S. Los Angeles briefly took the title away from Chicago in 2002, but Chicago managed to take the title back in 2003. The murder rate in Chicago has been steadily declining in recent years, but apparently not fast enough.
