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HD Video of September Hase Live in Macon

by Matthew Smith · August 25th, 2008 · No Comments

So I like to consider myself somewhat cultured (for short periods of time, at random intervals) so I attended an indie concert this past weekend. Of course the persuasion of one of my friends, who happens to be related to the lead singer, probably had something to do with this particular burst of “culture.”

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Categories: Music

Sync Google Calendar and the iPhone Calendar OTA for Free!

by Matthew Smith · August 3rd, 2008 · 8 Comments

Over the past few days, I’ve been enjoying my new iPhone 3G immensely. There are a few annoyances, such as buggy software, a little DRM issue I had with the app store, and various other things. However, one issue that was really bothering me was the inability to sync my iPhone calendar with my Google [...]

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Categories: Products · iPhone

Steal This Film II

by Matthew Smith · December 30th, 2007 · 2 Comments

I just watched Steal This Film II, an internet-only downloadable film discussing the issue of “intellectual property.” It’s about forty minutes long and has some great points. Recommended watching!

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Categories: Film

Indignant Funk Pharaoh

by Matthew Smith · November 29th, 2007 · No Comments

A little late on the news side, but Indignant Funk Pharaoh is playing tonight at 550 Blues, Macon, Ga. I’m sure you haven’t heard of the band, but that’s because they’re new and they’re local. IFP is a funk/jazz/fusion band and all members of the band are fantastic musicians. If you’re wondering what they sound [...]

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Nine Inch Nails Big Supporters of Open Creation

by Matthew Smith · November 14th, 2007 · No Comments

As you all know (or should), we here at digivation love all things open and wonderful. And that makes me happy to note that while surfing the ‘net I ran across a new NIN remix CD, Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D (Year Zero Remixed). The album itself is actually quite enjoyable, but the most fantastic part of the deal [...]

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Simple File Backup/Sync Software

by Matthew Smith · November 1st, 2007 · 2 Comments

In his last post, Chappie mentioned some “nifty software” that came with his new WD hard drive that allowed him to sync folders on his external drive with those on his internal hard drive. I’m sure that the software that came with his drive works wonderfully, but I’m also betting that it’s proprietary WD software [...]

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Categories: Products

Back That [Data] Up

by Michael Chappell · November 1st, 2007 · 2 Comments

A while back, a post was written mentioning the ever-present danger of crashing a hard driving and losing all of your most precious files. In the past week or so, I have noticed that my computer has decided it would rather think for itself than do what I command. Actually, it is showing signs of [...]

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Categories: Products · Reviews · Technology

Good Morning Coffee… Good Morning to Both of You

by Matthew Smith · October 12th, 2007 · 2 Comments

In the past I’ve written about David’s music (both his personal stuff and things he’s done with the Newtons). David, a true connoisseur of music, is both an artist and a producer, and as both, his music represents a continual evolution of sound. Dave’s first efforts at recording and producing a sound can be heard [...]

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Categories: Music