I’m definitely not an audiophile but I need to gush about this audio plug-in I’ve been using with iTunes.

I’ve got small desktop speakers on my computer (PC running Win XP) at home and I’m listening on headphones on my computer, a PowerBook, at work; nothing fancy and not rocking the house.

I will muck with the equalizer on iTunes from time to time, tweaking the levels for songs that I have ripped from CDs; more bass, cut the tinny sounds for my old ears, etc.

I purchased the latest promo package of software from MacUpdate and one of the included items is SRS iWOW, a plug-in for iTunes.

SRS iWOW is basically an equalizer on ‘roids for iTunes. It rocks!

The sound coming from my desktop speakers is fuller, broader…and the audio on my headphones just feels better. I’m not doing a good job of describing sound, but if you want to experience better audio on your computer (SRS has versions for both Windows and OS X), give their product a try. It’s only $19.95 to purchase; well worth it.

My wife and I caught The Police in concert at the Palace last night.

Rock!

This is the one band that I had always wanted to see live. I didn’t catch them when I was in high school and when this reunion tour was announced, I was all over getting tickets.

Here’s the playlist from the show:

Message in a Bottle
Synchronicity 2
Walking on the Moon
Voices Inside My Head
When the World Is Running Down
Don’t Stand So Close To Me
Driven To Tears
Truth Hits Everybody
Bed’s Too Big Without You
Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
Wrapped Around Your Finger
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
Invisible Sun
Walking in Your Footsteps
Can’t Stand Losing You
Roxanne

(Encores)
King Of Pain
So Lonely
Every Breath You Take
Next To You

If you’re a fan of the band, check out the show!

JibJab recently released another fine clip.

This time they take on the news media and the changes wrought by 24 hour cable news, our short attention spans and, well, what was I saying?

I finally viewed this Will Ferrell video. Hilarious!

For the “oh my god, such a young child!” types that want to scream to social services, IT’S A MOVIE!

Techcrunch has a write-up on a new service to distribute/sell music online. The Barenaked Ladies new album will be DRM-free and, for a short while, the songs will be free. As songs become more popular, their cost will rise, with a cap of $0.98/song. Ths is a big win for consumers; we are getting quality music, DRM-free, and it’s not tied to a platform/device/service.

…two minutes later…

I went to the web site and the songs are no longer free, but they’re still cheap. Prices range from $0.51/song up to $0.95/song. The entire album is available for only $9.77.

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Humans are such a curious bunch.

Via: VideoSift

A couple friends of mine and I put together a celebrity gossip/news “aggregator” – basically, it’s a one-stop shop for news from the more popular celebrity news sites/blogs.

Check out www.enturltainment.com.

We currently have feeds from:

A Socialite’s Life
Gawker
Defamer
Jossip
New York Post
TMZ.com
The Superficial
Egotastic
JustJared
Celebspin

More will be added soon.

You no longer have to visit each site to get caught up on all things-celebrity. Check out www.enturltainment.com for all your Brangelina and TomKat news.

If you have suggestions for feeds to add to the site, email racerfan at gmail dot com

A tip of the cap to popurls.com for inspiration.

Came across this video on YouTube. That’s what I would like to do a sleeve of golf balls after some of my rounds of golf.

Check out more of their videos at http://www.willitblend.com

Eva Longoria, after two seasons on television, and a single movie that didn’t exactly overwhelm audiences, announces that Desperate Housewives will be the last (only?) television series that she will appear in.

Has she talked to David Caruso about how well his movie career went, after he left NYPD Blue?

Is Jade available on DVD?

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Are You a Child of the 80s?

Trapped between the “Baby Boomers” and “Generation Y” is a special generation … a generation we call “Children of the Eighties.” If you can identify with most of the 15 points below, chances are you are definitely one of them …

1. You owned a *real* Rubik’s cube.
2. One word: Izod.
3. You remember when MTV didn’t exist. Alternatively you remember when the M stood for Music, not Mundane.
4. “Alternative” music actually was…and not popular Top 40 tunes.
5. You were a “wanna be”. Madonna, Duran Duran, Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Boy George, etc.
6. “Where’s the beef?”
7. You know how to use a rotary phone.
8. Max Headroom was cool.
9. You know how (or wanted to be able) to Moonwalk!
10. Atari, IntelliVision, TelStar and Coleco were the ultimate gaming systems to own.
11. Leg warmers and headbands alá Pat Benatar once looked really cool to you.
12. You remember when Jordache jeans with a flat-handle comb in the back pocket was cool.
13. Jelly bracelets & shoes!
14. Your hair defied gravity.
15. You are still baffled by the “day glo” clothing trend.

So, are you a Child of the ’80s? You’re facing a long uphill culture battle to stay tuned-in to that great decade, so follow our advice:

* Never forget or deny your 80s heritage. Be sure to start most of your sentences with “Back in the 80s” or “When I was your age”…
* Spend a majority of your time in your late 20s & early 30s obsessing over how much better things were “back then”.
* Never let them see you sweat.

Read more about your shared cultural heritage with other Children of the Eighties in Bryant Adkins’ essay “Don’t Call Me ‘Generation X’ call Me a Child of the Eighties”