Well maybe it’s not that new, but it’s new to me! I don’t know how I missed it, but it looks like ICANN just announced that they plan to release the previously registered single-character domains back to the public. The only thing standing in the way is how they’re going to do it.

You can download the PDF here: http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/icann-synthesis-on-sldns-27feb08.pdf and read the official article here: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-16oct07.htm

Today brings the end of a industry standard. Ever since television was first broadcast, this technology has existed. For me and a lot of people out there, the change to all digital broadcasts doesn’t have any effect on us. This is because we’ve all been using some type of cable or sattelite tv source for many years.

But for those unlucky few, they are either forced to upgrade their source or simply buy a convertor box. The good thing about having no more analog tv is that it frees up that spectrum for other uses such as emergency communications and wi-fi technologies. Maybe now AT&T can get their act together with a new, faster 3G network to support the faster speeds of my soon-to-be iPhone 3Gs!!

Anyway, I just wanted to share YouTube’s current logo bidding a fond farewell to analog tv. I decided to post it here in case it disappears one day.

So far, Conan O’Brien’s into is first week of the new Tonight Show and already he’s scored two guitars from musical guests! First, Green Day performs and after they’re done, Billy brings him a guitar case. After the final commercial break, you can see the new guitar on Conan’s desk. Then tonight’s show (June 5th) has Chickenfoot playing and when they finish their song, Joe Satriani gives Conan the guitar he was playing! This guitar, like the one Green Day gave him, is white, but contains a Chickenfoot logo on it.

I’ll post pictures online when I get them.