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Life Balance: Balanced Software for Unbalanced People (02-Feb-2004; 16.3K) [TidBITS] 'Regular usage of Life Balance will point out something crucial that most people don't know: the most important thing for you to be doing right now. And if you pay close attention, you will start to learn, based on your actions, something very useful: which things you think are important to you, but actually are not, based on your actions.' .< 11:53:59 PM  >Apple Slips WPA Security into Original AirPort... Apple Slips WPA Security into Original AirPort Cards (02-Feb-2004; 3.5K) [TidBITS] .< 11:37:53 PM >Martin hands GST rebate to cities... Martin hands GST rebate to cities
Long overdue. Canadians are said to be united by their hatred of Toronto. They do not, however, turn away the tax dollars generated here. .< 11:35:41 PM >Sonic Studio Ships DSD.1, Lowers Price Sonic Studio, LLC, manufacturers of the Sonic Studio line of professional audio workstations, has announced shipment of the first product in their all new DSD/SACD product line. The Sonic Studio DSD.1 system combines the Sonic Studio editing and mastering environment with the emerging standard for music recording and delivery, Direct Stream Digital (DSD) and Super Audio CD (SACD). Sonic Studio also revealed an all new discounted pricing structure for their DSD/SACD line with systems starting at $7,995. [ProSound News] Go Sonic Studio! .< 11:18:44 PM >Adamson Adds New European Distributors Toronto, Ontario (February 3, 2004)--Adamson Systems Engineering has been expanding its network of European distributors. Pure Pro of Brussels, Belgium has been appointed as exclusive distributor for Adamson products in Belgium and Luxembourg; and Sound and Light Import (a subsidiary of Production Partners) has been named exclusive distributor for the entire Adamson product line in the Netherlands. [ProSound News] .< 5:16:23 PM >Marc Barrot: activeRenderer 2.0 Marc Barrot announced a new version of activeRenderer: "I've just released a new 2.0 version of activeRenderer. One of its interesting new features is the ability to render OPML and RSS content as outlines through web services..." [UserLand Product News] .< 5:13:55 PM >Apple releases Safari update Apple Computer Inc. on Monday released an update to its KHTML-based Web browser, Safari. In addition to stability enhancements, Safari 1.2 also includes several new features requested by users. With Safari 1.2 users can use a personal certificate, generated by a certificate authority, to securely authenticate to supported Web sites; LiveConnect support for communication between JavaScript and Java enabled Web sites that require two-way communication between the browser and Java applets and more. [MacCentral] .< 3:18:21 PM >Stunning political advocacy Flash. This is one of the most effective pieces of political advocacy I've ever seen. Ben Cohen, the Ben of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, narrates a short Flash movie for TrueMajority.org, in which he explains -- using Oreo cookies -- the way that the federal budget is currently apportioned, and how little rearrangement would be necessary to renew all of America's social programs. The examples are vivid and charming, and the logic is compelling.[Paolo Valdemarin: Paolo's Weblog] .< 2:15:58 PM >The Lebrecht Weekly - Latest Web Article... The Lebrecht Weekly - Latest Web Article |
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>Cold January, but not a record-breaker
Yes, that was a damn cold January, but it wasn't a record-breaker. [montreal city weblog]
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>Roxio, Napster to consolidate in LA
Toast and Jam maker Roxio Inc. has hedged a good deal of its future financial bets on the success of its relaunched, now legitimate commercial music download service Napster. Now the company is putting its money where its mouth is by relocating its corporate headquarters to Los Angeles, site of the Napster offices. [MacCentral]
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>Yet Another Flash Memory Format
According to a story yesterday on CNET it seems that we will have yet another flash memory format after February 5th, from the Universal Transportable Memory Association (UTMA). The UTMA is a consortium of unnamed consumer electronics manufactures. The cards will be smaller than Secure Digital (SD) cards, and initially be available in 1GB format with capacity increasing over time. From the URL of the web site it may be called "Fish Memory" Update: More details from the... [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)]
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>Reliving Olympic Glory On HDTV
A start-up network called INHD is seeking to go beyond pay-per-view movies and events and is converting old Olympic films to HDTV. [New York Times: Technology]
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>Two Newcomers From Nikon Boast a Sharp Eye for Detail
Two new cameras announced by Nikon this week share a price ($1,000) and a target market (affluent amateur photographers). But the similarities end there. [New York Times: Technology]
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>Security Poor in Electronic Voting Machines, Study Warns
A report finds that widely used electronic voting machines have such poor computer and physical security that an election could be disrupted or even stolen. [New York Times: Technology]
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>Hollywood Mogul Plays by Technology's Rules
Steve Jobs, chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios, is becoming the personification of the digital media mogul. [New York Times: Technology]
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>Thomas G. Stockham Jr., 70, Digital Pioneer, Dies
Thomas G. Stockham Jr., a pioneer in digital electronics whose work helped to pave the way for the transition from long-playing records to compact discs, died on Jan. 6 in Salt Lake City. He was 70.
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>AP : "Downloading music online from rogue...
AP: "Downloading music online from rogue file-sharing networks got 14-year-old Annie Leith sued for thousands of dollars. Now it has landed her a leading spot on a national ad that will debut during the Super Bowl." [Scripting News]
Far out. It's Apple's iTunes ad for the Pepsi promotion.
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>No 10 to confirm WMD inquiry
Downing Street is expected to announce an inquiry into the intelligence basis for the war in Iraq. [Guardian Unlimited]
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>Bush unveils record US deficit
President Bush's $2.4 trillion budget for 2005 boosts military spending by 7% while squeezing other domestic spending. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]
All because Dubbya wanted to get Saddam.
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>Bush to order intelligence review
The US president is to launch an inquiry into intelligence on Iraqi weapons and other perceived threats, officials say. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]
All B.S. We know why the 'intelligence' was cooked.
