ePub, a standard?

ePub is the standard for digital books. That said, why are publishers not following?
How many times have you faced this issue? You start reading a trilogy and buy the first book which is available in ePub format. Then you notice the second book is not available in ePub. How will you be able to read [...]

Vinland Saga, Ikigami, Iliad

Vinland Saga, Ikigami or Iliad (Dossier A in French). If you are not familiar with those names, maybe you’re not yet into manga.
Vinland Saga is a Japanese historical manga about Vikings. Both drawing and writing are handled by his gifted author, Makoto Yukimura. The drawing is extremely well done, very accurate and full of details. [...]

The Low End Theory

After Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde I am enjoying another classic rap album: The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest. Enjoying is too soft of a term because TCQ second effort is the best hip-hop album I have ever listened to. Q-Tip and Phife rhymes, the lyrics, the beats, the jazz atmosphere, the [...]

PostRank top blogs of 2009

For the Apple category the highest rank goes to John Gruber’s Daring Fireball.
TUAW gets the second position and AppleInsider the third one.

Hip-hop thoughts

I have started the year listening to hip-hop/rap music and I can’t stop! Stones Throw Records is an excellent label that I have get used to dig since J Dilla Donuts was released in February 2006. Those were also the times when I first listened to The Third Unheard: Connecticut Hip Hop, 1979-1983. The compilation [...]