Wing Tang Wong

Knowing What You've Got... And What You've Don't Got

If I were to ask just a random person on the street about Monster cable, they probably would have heard of them. They are a well marketed company that produces a lot of cables. They also produce various portable music player accessories, kits, and their price tag implies top quality stuff. Many people swear by them, others would rather just buy bulk and be done with it.

Now, if I were to ask those same random people on the street, whether they have heard of Blue Jeans Cable, they would probably not have. However, they are also a fine provider of quality cables, and are actually well covered in the audiophile world.

Both companies make cables for rather standard ports and connections. Sure, there are differences here and there, but for the most part, most of the proprietary stuff is specific to how the companies produce their cables, compositions, etc.

So, while it wasn't much news that Monster Cable issued a cease-and-desist letter to Blue Jeans Cable, it WAS news when it turns out that the president of Blue Jeans Cable, Kurt Denke, used to be a lawyer.

This is something that many other sites have reported on and is actually quite amusing to read, as it can serve as cheap education in how not to release the legal hounds... until you've done some digging.  read more »

• Gizmodo's Coverage
• Audioholics Coverage ( This is where I first read the article! )
• Engadget Coverage
• AudioJunkies Coverage

author: Steven M. Bragg Harry L. Brown asin: 0471464708 binding: Paperback list price: $65.00 USD amazon price: $65.00 USD

There are 37 revised or new accounting procedures and 28 accounting forms and reports in the 2004 Supplement. Here is a sample of some key additions:

• A revised procedure and form for routing incoming cash receipts through the mailroom.
• A new procedure for processing credit card payments through an Internet site.
• New procedures for verifying that all shipments have been invoiced and correctly priced.
• A new customer credit application form.  read more »

Screenwriting With a Conscience: Ethics for Screenwriters is for screenwriters who care deeply about what they write; who are aware that movie images matter and can influence audiences; and who want to create meaningful screenplays that make powerful statements while entertaining and winning over audiences. A user-friendly guide to ethical screenwriting, this book makes the case that social responsibility is endemic to public art while it emphatically champions First Amendment rights and condemns censorship.  read more »

author: Betty Jane Wylie asin: 1550024442 binding: Paperback list price: $15.99 USD amazon price: $15.99 USD

The Write Track is a personal and practical look at the author's freelance experience as she tells how she made it from uncertain early days to the growing confidence of a veteran. This guide is packed with the information a freelance writer needs to know, including: -a writer's self-evaluation; -profits from brainwaves; -details of the writing life and the writing business; -a writer's rights and responsibilities; -and those important "first steps" into the freelance world. If you want to make a living as a freelance writer in Canada, you need to read The Write Track.

`This book provides an invaluable introduction to the distinctive economic features of the biotechnology industry. Indeed, it is an introduction in more ways than one. To begin with, the 39 articles that make up the 2 volumes are the result of a thoughtful, judicious selection of the most influential contributions to the emergence and the maturation of this remarkable industry.  read more »

author: Debbie Ridpath Ohi asin: 1582970165 binding: Paperback list price: $17.99 USD amazon price: $17.99

"The Internet is a writers' revolution," writes Debbie Ridpath Ohi in Writer's Online Marketplace. Definitely. But "finding the Web sites of publications that care to act professional, pay money, edit with heart, and stick around," warns Christopher Reynaga (creator of the Web zine The Write Market), "is like a mad crap-shoot." Once you do find those sites, it's not enough just to show up. You still need to know how to write a winning query and follow through with good content.  read more »

author: Richard Curtis W. T. Quick asin: 1582970955 binding: Paperback list price: $16.99 USD amazon price: $16.99

Electronic book publishing is booming, a trend that fascinates and frightens most writers. Richard Curtis, author, agent, e-rights guru and e-publisher, both allays writers' fears and gives them the guidance they need to conquer this exciting new marketplace.  read more »

author: Mab Segrest asin: 0813531012 binding: Paperback list price: $22.95 USD amazon price: $22.95 USD

Veteran activist Mab Segrest takes readers along on her travels to view a world experiencing extraordinary change. As she moves from place to place, she speculates on the effects of globalization and urban development on individuals, examines the struggles for racial, economic, and sexual equality, and narrates her own history as a lesbian in the American South. From the principle that we all belong to the human community, Segrest uses her personal experience as a filter for larger political and cultural issues.  read more »