I generally try to avoid using the term"best ever" because whenever I do, something always seems to come along and top it. However, I think that now would be a good time to make an exception! So here goes nothing: Rock Band, from Harmonix, Pi Studios, EA, and MTV Games, could quite possibly be the greatest rhythm and music game yet created. The main reason I say it's so good because the core gameplay remains strong on the Nintendo Wii, and that is what gives Rock Band its appeal.

Thomas Fogel, Posted 7/26/2008

Arrrr! Do ye love pirates? Are ye willing to walk the plank for "Captain" Jack Sparrow? Are ye a gunner, or a swordsman? Disney Brings the MMO gaming experience to The Pirates of the Caribbean. In this interview with Joe Shochet and Mike Goslin of Disney Online we discover what led them to create this great MMO for pirate gamers everywhere!  Recorded at the Consumer Electronic Show, in Las Vegas, in January 2008 by Harris Fogel. Posted 7/07/2008 (12:13)

Microsoft had an unenviable task in rewriting their productivity giant Microsoft Office 2008 to run as an Intel native application on the new generation of Intel Macs. Rewriting an specialized application used by a handful of people is one thing, but rewriting and rethinking the world‚Äôs most popular productivity suite, all the while maintaining backwards and forward compatibility with its cousin on the Windows side is a daunting task. In this interview with Microsoft's Amanda Lefebvre & Eric Wilfrid, we learn how the new version stacks up. If you live and die by Microsoft Office, then this interview is for you!  Recorded at the MacWorld Conference, in San Francisco, in January 2008 by Harris Fogel. Posted 7/04/2008 (13:46)

Few mediums exist as well on the printed page as does photography. The love affair between photographers and books has existed since Fox Talbot's "The Pencil of Nature" and yet for most of that history, only a select few could hope to see their work in book form. The expense, complexity, and technical requirements necessary to reproduce photographic work, were the limiting factors. However all that changed with the advent of Direct To Plate (DTP) printing technology, which allows for one-off books with high quality and low cost. Many photographers are taking advantage of this and a new industry and creative outlet has been born. In this interview with Robin Goldberg of Blurb, we learn how Blurb came to be a favorite choice of photographers printing books of their work. Recorded at the PhotoPlus Expo Conference, in New York, in October 2007 by Harris Fogel. Posted 7/04/2008 (7.47)