In the first installment of my free and open source software application instruction series I’m going to introduce you to Picasa, which is a photo organizer and editor brought to you for absolutely nothing by the internet behemoth Google. Picasa was originally founded and created by the business-incubator/think-tank Idealab but was purchased by Google for [...]

Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails just can’t be stopped. When you think he’s done everything an artist can do promote digital distribution and give a giant middle finger to the record labels he blows your mind again. Nine Inch Nails Lights in the Sky Tour Sampler was released yesterday via digital download from www.nin.com. [...]

Trent Reznor the mastermind behind Nine Inch Nails has released a new song to the masses for free… yet another black eye for the old-school music business model. The song titled “Discipline” was mastered by Trent’s long-time producer Alan Moulder just 24 hours before the release to radio stations and fans across the world. By [...]