From the monthly archives:

May 2007

Music Review: Porcupine Tree – Fear of a Blank Planet

May 26, 2007

Foreword
Porcupine Tree : Fear of a Blank Planet

Released: April 24, 2007.
Tracks: 6
Format: Audio CD
Label: Atlantic / Wea
Avg. Barnes & Noble User Rating: 4 / 5
Modest Opinions Rating: 4 / 5

If there’s one thing I both love and hate, it’s discovering that a great band has flown completely under my [...]

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Music Genres Out of Control

May 22, 2007

I’ve been into music for as long as I can remember. In my youth, I spent more time memorizing the names of the members of Aerosmith than I did memorizing the names of the presidents in History class. That would come back to bite me later, but let’s just say I really loved music (and [...]

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Top 5 Ways Affiliate Programs Suck

May 20, 2007

I’m not a professional affiliate marketer. I’m a user of several networks, but it’s not my goal to be the top dog in that industry. Obviously, I’ve got advertising on my little site here. It’s pretty minimal really, compared to some. If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s being beaten about the head and [...]

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Six Stupid Things a Wordpress Theme Maker Can Do

May 17, 2007

Modest Opinions isn’t the only blog I’ve got going on. You can see in my sidebar over there that I recommend checking out Hectic Studios and The Big Book of Spam; those are two of my other sites. Another that I’m working on isn’t ready to be announced yet, but suffice to say, it’s running [...]

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Review: Apple Mighty Mouse (Bluetooth)

May 13, 2007

I have always had very few demands of any computer mouse. It has to be two button. It has to have a scrollwheel. It has to have at least one side button, and it has to be on the inside for someone who’s right-handed. That’s all. I’ve never needed anything fancy – and I don’t [...]

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Rush – Snakes and Arrows MVI (DVD-Album) Delay

May 12, 2007

It’s already been delayed once, but now the Snakes & Arrows "special edition" MVI (DVD-Album) has been delayed again – to June 5th. Like I said in my previous article, I’m a Rush fan going back nearly 20 years, so naturally, I bought the standard CD version and pre-ordered the MVI (DVD-Album) version. Hey, what [...]

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