Technology

  • Online music sharing helps industry, study says

    The Nando story says…

    Widespread sharing of songs over the Internet does not reduce the overall amount spent on music purchases, and may even increase it, according to a study released Friday.

    The report by Jupiter Media Metrix, a high-tech consulting firm, challenges the assertions of the major music labels that the industry is being victimized by piracy of music over the Internet.

    No kidding! Do you know anyone into file-sharing that doesn’t have a CD addiction problem?

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  • For my fellow linux geeks

    For my fellow linux geeks, here’s an article comparing Win4Lin and VMWare. Even on an 850 Mhz PIII, I still found VMWare slow, so I can’t really imagine paying $300 for it. Win4Lin is adequate for running Quicken and checking web work against windows browsers.

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  • Watch out, AIM users

    Many people using AOL’s Instant Messenger software got a bit of a surprise this morning – some of the “AIM Today” window links for entertainment went to pornography links. A few 17-year-olds in Connecticut have taken credit for the hack.

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  • Site layout

    Until I find more time – ah, the life of the consultant – you’re stuck looking at this default layout for my blog software. It’s pretty impressive work – check out the source – no tables, lots of divs. It’s based on ideas found at The Layout Reservoir.

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