iTunes Store and DRM-free music: What you need to know
If I update my “current” iTunes tracks, it’ll cost me about $15. I’m waiting until they update their whole catalog to DRM free. I’ll then decide whether I should upgrade them or not.

No New Material from the Fugees

Fugees fans won’t be hearing any new material from the ‘Killing Me Softly’ stars anytime soon. (via Lauryn Hill should ‘see a psychiatrist’ | Metro.co.uk)

Mandy Moore Covers "Umbrella"

I wasn’t sure if I heard Marlon right when he was talking about Mandy Moore doing Umbrella at Music in the Park. But I guess she could have since Yahoo! has her doing a cover of that song. It doesn’t sound half bad.

But honestly, all I could think about as the video progressed was “Damn, how close do you need to be to the microphone?”

These Are A Few of My Favorite Things

picnik – Great online photo editing site. You can upload photos or access your Flickr photos to edit. Very easy to use.

tripadvisor.com – Are you planning a trip this summer? Good site for hotel reviews, as well as advice on what to do when you get there. The forums are very helpful.

gorillapod – One of my wife’s birthday present to me this year. This little gizmo is very cool and can support my Nikon D70s. I can’t wait to use it on our trip! I’ll provide more details on the trip in a later post.

Battlestar Galactica – Briliant gripping sci-fi show that is so different from what I watched as a child. They had their season finale last night. We now need to wait until 2008 for answers!!!

How Clean is Your House – New show – at least stateside – from BBCAmerica. Now I’m not the neatest person in the world, but after watching this show, it really wants me to strive to be much more organized.

Corinne Bailey Rae – Love her CD with Like a Star. Get the two disc CD to hear her cover Bjork’s Venus as a Boy.

It’s a Grind – New coffee place I like. We tried the one in Gilroy and in Cupertino. It’s difficult to beat nice service and free Wi-Fi.

Brightcove – The easiest way to share videos, at least I think so. They have a simple to use interface to upload and share videos. I think the results are much better than YouTube (see below)

Tori Amos New Album on the Way!

Just received the spam announcement that Tori has a new album coming. Looks like she’s doing the different persona thing she did with her cover album Strange Little Girls