About the Author
Cyrus Farivar
سیروس فریور
English: [suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var]
Persian: [see-ROOS-eh fàr-ee-VÀR]
Freelance Technology Journalist
Freelance Radio Reporter/Producer
Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere"
cfarivar [at] cfarivar [dot] org
Current location: Oakland, CATwitter
Archive for 2005
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Five Items to Consider As 2006 Approaches
Posted on December 31, 2005 | No Comments1) Turducken is in effect. It went into the oven at 5:50 am local time this morning. Due to come out about 7:00 pm and served at about 8:00 pm. Pictures coming later. I also made Apple Pie with Whiskey-Soaked Cherries (substituting kirschwasser for whiskey)... -
My First Radio Piece!
Posted on December 30, 2005 | No CommentsThe World: Testing access to the Internet in remote parts of the world can be difficult, if not impossible. Now, a California-based, non-profit is working on solutions. Reporter Cyrus Farivar is in San Francisco with the story. Internet access in remote parts of the world... -
How to make $1 mil in Four Months
Posted on December 29, 2005 | No CommentsReuters: Selling porn? Dealing prescription drugs? Nope. All he sells are pixels, the tiny dots on the screen that appear when you call up his home page. He had the brainstorm for his million dollar home page, called, logically enough, www.milliondollarhomepage.com, while lying in bed... -
Just bought a JetBlue Flight for MLK weekend
Posted on December 29, 2005 | No CommentsSo despite the fact that I’m a stockholder, I’ve never actually flown JetBlue. My grandmother pointed out that they’re currently selling $39 one-ways from OAK to Long Beach, and I immediately grabbed it. (Although in my haste, I had to make a change from a... -
Macworld Podcast #18: Expo preview
Posted on December 28, 2005 | No CommentsMacworld: by Cyrus Farivar No final 2005 podcast would be complete without a look forward as to what to expect from Apple in 2006. The next big event is Macworld Expo—to be held Jan. 9 – 13 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco—so the... -
50 DRM-free songs. (Really.)
Posted on December 28, 2005 | No CommentseMusic + Macworld -
Beware xvisioncam.com !
Posted on December 28, 2005 | 5 CommentsI found this site on a Google Ad somewhere. They advertised crazy prices for memory cards, like a 2 GB SD card for $50. I put in an order. It’s been two weeks and no SD card. It’s a scam. They use my credit card... -
MacUser Blog Launched!
Posted on December 28, 2005 | No CommentsOne of the new projects of mine at work is to be a blogger at Macworld’s new blog: MacUser. Come check us out! -
Two Items
Posted on December 27, 2005 | 2 CommentsI saw Munich last night. Quite a good film. The ETA/ANC/IRA meets PLO scene is fantastic. In semi-related news, the -
Going to LA 1/13 – 1/16
Posted on December 27, 2005 | No CommentsIs anyone else going to LA for MLK weekend? I could have bought a Southwest ticket last night for $120, but stupidly waited until this morning and now they cost almost $200. I’ve put up an ad on craigslist. My other options are to suck...
