Hands on with Plex/Nine

CrunchGear has a pretty nice write-up on Plex’s forthcoming release, Plex/Nine. I can has an iOS app? Kthx!

Paul Allen sues western civilization back to the stone age

Via Engadget:
Allen is suing Apple, Google, AOL, Facebook, ebay, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, Yahoo, and YouTube (which is a subsidiary of Google). The claims involve four separate patents, most of which cover integral parts of how the companies named do business. For example, one patent allows site suggestions for consumers based on things they’re currently viewing, while another allows related articles to be delivered while reading news.

Or, Allen needs money to make the Seahawks relevant.

Leaked IE9 screenshot shows a cleaner design

To hell with the design, I want Internet Explorer 9 to render HTML and CSS like a modern browser.

Cardinals organist Ernie Hays to retire at the end of the season

Ernie Hays – quick with a really, really dirty joke and friend of my father – is retiring at the end of this season. Crushed by the news, do you think LaRussa and company will follow?

Conan O’Brien Hearts Social Media

My latest piece for Social Fresh.