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  Monday, 16 February 2004

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Play iTunes music during import without performance hit

Following the Rip Multiple CDs hint, I found a loss in performance when iTunes tries to import the cd and play it at the same time. The solution is to let iTunes import the first track, and then start the playing from the new... [macosxhints]

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There have been a number of hints on capturing RealAudio streams, and similar, and converting them to MP3/AAC files for playback at your leisure.

MusicSafari appears to do it all for you without fiddling with the command lin... [macosxhints]

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The macosxhints Rating:[Score: 10 out of 10]Developer: Ambrosia Software / [Product Page]

Price: $29 (images only) / $69 (movie capture) Although Snapz Pro X already has a spot in our Hall of Fame (see the top of the... [macosxhints]

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EE Times: Execs ponder 'next big thing' in consumer electronics. A panel of consumer electronics executives illuminated the search for the mythical "next big thing" here, revealing a remarkably consistent vision of the near future. There may in fact be another consumer electronics explosion on the horizon, perhaps as great in its implications as the cellular build out. [Tomalak's Realm]

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A quick, superficial look at the style and content of the leaked Windows 2000 source. I quote from the comments but not the code, so this should be safe for developers to read. [Kuro5hin.org] 'privateshellextftpftpdrop.cpp: We have to do this only because Exchange is a moron.'

Kind of fun. Seems to me the MS coders are coming off looking pretty good here. Could have been really ugly.

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The PMA show in Las Vegas provided an intriguing glimpse into the immediate future of digital photography. Here are a few gems, and insights, resulting from this event. [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service: O'Reilly Network Weblogs: Mac]

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After 29 years as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa revels in a new city and a new repertory. [New York Times: Arts]

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Gender issues: Stars rally to help grieving Mexican mothers after 100 murders in 10 years. [Guardian Unlimited]

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Gender issues: Stars rally to help grieving Mexican mothers after 100 murders in 10 years. [Guardian Unlimited]