Author Archives: Thomas Guy

New iTunes DJ enables playlists of the people

Apple has released version 8.1 of its iTunes software with some patches, some upgrades and a couple new features. My favorite of these is the iTunes DJ. The iTunes DJ resembles what was previously called called “Party Shuffle.” Maybe Apple’s iTunes team was worried no one was using this feature, maybe they felt threatened byContinue reading “New iTunes DJ enables playlists of the people”

Reporter runs a spam campaign on air via botnet

This is amazing. I always knew that running a spam campaign would be easy – once you got in touch with the “rancher” but I’ve never actually seen an operator run one. The BBC television program Click has done an episode where a reporter shows – once you have everything in place – just howContinue reading “Reporter runs a spam campaign on air via botnet”

It’s a renter’s market

In addition to the general dearth of housing properties that has been created in the So Cal real estate market over the last five years, there is also the specter of decreasing demand. As the unemployment/underemployment rate in Los Angeles hovers near 20% people are leaving California faster than they are arriving and we mayContinue reading “It’s a renter’s market”