Why NetVibes, Napster and Matt Costa make me a happier man today

Posted on 12.6.06

One of the many great features of NetVibes is the webnote module which enables me to jot down thoughts, ideas, reminders etc much the same as a sticky post-it note with the added advantage that it won’t get binned by an overzealously tidy colleague/girlfriend and, by virtue of being a web-app, I can access it from absolutely anywhere.

So earlier this year – much earlier – I heard someone mention Matt Costa (“a better, more diverse Jack Johnson”) and his album, Songs we Sing, as a candidate for album of the year. I made a note and forgot about it

I’ve finally revisited this list and thought I’d give him a try.

Being a Napster subscriber means I don’t have to sacrifice £15 to test drive every new album: I simply stream it in. (based on that I can buy it and burn it to disc if I so choose, all legit.)

And all of this conspires to make me a happy man today because the Matt Costa album is, in a word, beautiful.

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