useful links
Computery-Type Links
- TUAW (The Unofficial Apple Weblog) Major site for Apple news.
- Engadget Pretty much the biggest blog for general tech news. So big it's a little overwhelming. They also have a couple sub-blogs, such as Engadget Mobile, which will tell you more about mobile phones than you could ever possibly want to know. Their huge readership also results in lots of comments on the posts, which can be equally informative or amusing.
- MacRumors' Buyer's Guide See at a glance whether it's a good time to upgrade your Apple products. They use statistics about how frequently each product line is upgraded, along with recent rumors, to predict how close a product is to being updated.
- EveryMac.com lists the specs in exhaustive detail for, well, every Mac. This site holds a permanent place in my bookmarks for when I need to check the stats of one of my Macs, or to troubleshoot a problem for a friend or family member. For instance, I'm buying blank DVDs. Does my Superdrive support DVD+R or DVD-R? I've gone to this site on my phone before buying (hint: it supports both).
Theatre Links
- Playbill The original theatre website. So old it used to be called Playbill Online, back when my mom would ask what I was doing, and I'd be like, "I was online," and she'd be like, "on line for what?" But anyway, pretty much the default site for mainstream news, grosses, and feature articles.
- Talkin Broadway / All that Chat The place to go for bitchy gossip. Find out what the word of mouth is on everything, halfway through the invited dress! Try to guess who on your production team is secretly shilling for your show!
- BroadwayWorld News, interviews, opening night photos and that kind of thing. Generally more multimedia content than Playbill, and they have a very active forum.
- The Broadway Show League Whether you are a spectator or a player, the offical site of the Show League has the schedules, results and standings for the theatre industry's own softball league. I play 2nd base for Phantom, but due to my summer stock job and other work, I'm almost never there in recent seasons.
