Current events, or not so current news events that catch my interest.

An interview with Peter Oakes – producer & director of The Bill Collector Movie

Posted by Angela on Thursday, May 20th, 2010 with 1 Comment

Recently, I had the chance to sit down and interview the producer / director of the independent feature film, The Bill Collector Movie. I asked several questions about the making of The Bill Collector Movie and about alternative methods of distribution for independent filmmakers including YouTube Rentals. You can read that interview at examiner.com where...

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – Is Apple becoming Big Brother? Chill out with the paranoid corporate genius stuff!

Posted by Angela on Thursday, April 29th, 2010 with 1 Comment

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Appholes www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party...

From Cool Cat to Crazy Cat? A look at the recent cat fights between Steve Jobs and well…. everybody else.

Posted by Angela on Thursday, April 29th, 2010 with 1 Comment

Now before I say what I’m about to say, let me immediately establish the following: I’m an Apple fan-grrl. Have been for years. I wax poetic about all things Apple. And I think Steve Jobs is brilliant and a master at what he does, albeit no one gets anything accomplished without a team. [Remember this...

6 reasons why the iPad could be the ‘Star Wars’ of tablet computing :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Andy Ihnatko

Posted by Angela on Friday, March 26th, 2010 with No Comments

6 reasons why the iPad could be the ‘Star Wars’ of tablet computing :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Andy Ihnatko. Since the iPad was on the horizon, I’ve had the almost daily argument with myself, “Should I?” “Shouldn’t I?” “Get an iPad? Or not…?” “Yes?” “No.” “Wait and see?” “Wait in line…” And which one? The...

Broken back and a broken health care system

Posted by Angela on Monday, February 22nd, 2010 with 1 Comment

Well here I am in 2010 and again I find myself on the floor. I've been through all this before. I know the M.O. Only this time... I'm one of the approximately uninsured 46 million Americans. So here I am on the floor knowing the clock is ticking, my spine is collapsing, my discs are...

Google Announces Release of Public DNS today – The Reality of Net Neutrality vs. Privacy

Posted by Angela on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 with 6 Comments

Well, I have to admit, I was a little surprised at Google’s announcement today regarding the release of their Public DNS system. My initial thoughts were: 1) WOW! This is very interesting in an exciting where will technology take us next sort of way! 2) YIKES! This is scary in a huge monopoly, big brother ...

Health care debate headed to Senate floor November 21, 2009 9:25 p.m. EST (CNN)

Posted by Angela on Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 with 2 Comments

Well… let’s see what happens next. Going to get the popcorn… anyone want any nachos or Mike & Ike’s? Washington (CNN) — Health care reform backers won a key victory Saturday night as the Senate voted to move ahead with a floor debate on a sweeping $848 billion bill. The 60-39 vote to prevent a...

Despite Its Woes, California’s Dream Still Lives – Time Magazine Article from Friday, October 23, 2009

Posted by Angela on Thursday, November 19th, 2009 with 2 Comments

My Dad and I were having a conversation yesterday about, among other things, the current status of the California economy. Our conversation reminded me that I posted this article on my Facebook page back in October when it first came out. But, since I still haven’t implemented an API to capture my FB postings for my...