CivicActions

Without a doubt, the most productive time in getting through my inbox is when I'm on an airplane, sans Internet access.

This week I'm exploring Freedom to help me accomplish the same result.

Essentially, Freedom disables all wireless and ethernet networking on an Apple computer for up to 3 hours at a time. After the time is up, Freedom will re-enable your network adapters and display a confirmation that you're back online.

If you absolutely need to pull the cord and MUST get back online, just restart your computer to reset.

Let me restate that: just stopping or quitting the Freedom application will not re-enable your network adapters - and yes, this is purposeful! Freedom is a program designed to help you get things done, away from the distractions of network connectivity.

http://www.ibiblio.org/fred/freedom/

I had a recent mishap involving a cup of tea and a keyboard. So i had to buy a new one. Thus began a bit of an odyssey then ended at the SaturdayHouse in SoDo with a big box and this video:

"One bad Apple can spoil the bunch". With Apple being good, is one good Apple enough?

Leadership is inspiring. Apple and Sir Jobs are to be congratulated. Changing momentum is difficult within the current economic, governmental, and cultural conflicts defining our generation.

CivicActions has been working with the Free Software Foundation on the DefectiveByDesign campaign since last May. In that time we have seen a significant shift in the way DRM is talked about in the news media and an increasing awareness of DRM among music fans and the general public.

Yesterday DefectiveByDesign.org launched an open letter to Steve Jobs. We offered 3 concrete steps Jobs could take to show that he us willing to support his vision for "a world without DRM".