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I wonder if this thing infects Macs.

A new version of the Nintendo DS portable gaming console.

“In 2008, 87 percent of digital-music buyers in the U.S. used iTunes to download music, versus just 16 percent who used Amazon MP3,” according to a spokesman for the research group. (Those surveyed could list more than one store.)

This might be worth checking out. Anyone know how the parking is up there? Another link:

http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/open-house/open-house.shtml

This is a good article that reminds you what the cost of technology is for the long run. When people buy a device such as an iPod or a portable gaming device, rarely is the additional cost of software and subscriptions added to the initial cost of the device.

The iPod for example can be a costly device, even on the low end, if you don’t have a very large digital music library. You end up buying more music at the iTunes store or spending a lot of time ripping music from your CDs.

Cell phones can have a huge cost depending on what plan you get. There are dozens of plans our there all of them confusing and probably costly if you are used to landlines and their flat rate. Cell phone tech is something I haven’t bought into and don’t intend to in the foreseeable future.

Then there is your computer. Connect to the internet? That will cost you X dollars per month depending on the level of service you want. Don’t forget the cost of additional software and the evenutal cost of when and how quickly the computer and all its software eventually becomes “obsolete”.

While technology greatly enhances our productivity, connectivity and entertainment, the cost associated with it is usually high.

Bloggers like Aaron Stene on the Big Island were recently blackballed by the County of Hawaii’s Department of Public Works. Aaron has blogged for several years on many public works projects and other political items on the Big Island. He is quite thorough and informed.

Government ought to not shut out the voices of their own citizens from any process. They need to be accountable to everyone even if someone asks the hard questions. Often time mainstream media doesn’t do it and it takes new media to open the eyes of both government and the people.

HB444 is very bad legislation that will strip Hawaii’s marriage laws to allow gays all the rights of traditional married couples. Everyone who opposes this bill need to come to the State Capitol to testify against HB 444. The Senate Judiciary Committee will be holding a hearing on this divisive bill Tuesday, February 24 in the Auditorium starting at 9:00 a.m.

Check out my New Sixty-One jukebox page. Music from the edge and more…

Well in Hawaii we’re over with that mess. The islands are digital only for all full power TV stations.