A quick technology post

Lost the manual to your electronic device? No prob...PDFs of a lottttt of devices. [Boing Boing via Gizmodo]

Have Verizon Wireless and want to make your own ring tone? No problemo....Consumerist provides easy to follow directions (or here)...and apparently it was previously undisclosed VZW info....Get it while you can....

Desperate Housewives, Lost, Alias, Commander-in-Chief .... all now available for free, streaming [via Gizmodo]

Steve Page of the Barenaked Ladies wrote an editorial this morning on behalf of Canadian musicians who are part of the Canadian Music Creators Coalition. The piece had three main tenets: (i) we believe that suing our fans is destructive and hypocritical; (ii) we believe that the use of digital locks, frequently referred to as technological protection measures, are risky and counterproductive; (iii) we strongly believe that cultural policy should support actual Canadian artists. [Boing Boing]