Earthlink is working to dismantle the municipal wi-fi network in Philadelphia. I can't say I'm surprised, but I'm a little disappointed.

Polaroid has announced plans to shutter it's remaining instant-film plants in March, after experiencing heavy losses against digital photography.

There's nothing really new here about how hipsters thing vinyl sounds better than CDs, but it provides a nice historical context for the idea that the CD is a dying format.

Damn, the amazing magazine Punk Planet is joining Stay Free! on that great coffee table in the sky. It makes me really sad to see these indie magazines fold.

It's a pity Carrie has decided to end publication of her venerable 'zine. It was really special, and one of these days all of the cool indie magazines will be gone.

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Variety eulogizes the venerable VHS cassette.

Chip Rosenthal shares his experience with AMD's "Personal Internet Communicator" net appliance serving Katrina refugees. He blames the Windows CE-based OS and the lack of hackability of the device.

I'm often surprised to see most of the College of Communication staff and faculty still using Eudora. It looks like the newest version will be the last for OS X.

Lost Tulsa's elegy to midnight movies.

Kodak is end-of-lifing Kodachrome is Super8 and 16mm. They have already stopped production, and the last day for processing is August 1st 2006.