Archive: April 2011


Ubuntu 11.04: Everything Old Is New Again (April 29, 2011)

New Ubuntu introduces new user interface concepts — the Dash and the Launcher — but better versions of the same ideas already exist

The Civil Wars, “Barton Hollow” (April 27, 2011)

Buy this album already

Trove: Try Again (April 22, 2011)

Washington Post’s new entry into personalized news space disappoints

Jim Moran’s A Moran When It Comes To Smithsonian Ethnic Museums (April 21, 2011)

Congressman fears that ethnic museums will only attract visitors of that ethnicity. Data suggests otherwise

Passages: Tim Hetherington (April 21, 2011)

Director of Restrepo killed while covering battle in Libya

Amazon $5 MP3 Deals For April 2011 (April 15, 2011)

This month’s deals on DRM-free digital downloads