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  Tuesday, 26 October 2004

Snow! < 6:47:46 PM>.


Snow!
Yup - it's here. We got about a foot of snow yesterday. I was sliding around town with my summer tires on, so job number one today is to get the winter ones put on. It's cold too - about minus 8 this morning. I've got a fire going in the wood stove and a big pot of chili cooking for dinner, so we're set for the day.


[Via Janet's Radio Weblog]
In the Yukon.


Apple Launches EU iTunes Music Store < 4:16:25 PM>.

Apple® today launched a European Union version of its revolutionary iTunes® Music Store, giving music fans in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain the same innovative features and breakthrough price of o0.99 per song that have made iTunes the number one online music service in the world. With Apple[base ']s legendary ease of use, pioneering features such as iMix playlist sharing, seamless integration with iPod® and groundbreaking personal use rights, the iTunes Music Store is the best way for PC and Mac® users to legally discover, purchase and download music online. Apple today also announced it will launch the iTunes Music Store in Canada in November.
Yes! Happy to be launcing with other Europeans.


Apple: iPods, iTunes Stores, "Box Set" < 4:13:34 PM>.


Apple announced the iPod Photo with a color screen and video output, the iPod U2 Special Edition in black and red, a 400-tune U2 "box set" download and new iTunes stores for Canada and Europe.
[Via MacInTouch]
Wow! Big news. At last, an iTunes store for Canucks.


Loonie hits 82 cents US < 10:20:44 AM>.


The loonie gained more altitude on Monday, crossing the 82-cent-US level for the first time in 12 years as the U.S. dollar continued to slip in foreign exchange markets. FULL STORY
[Via CBC News]




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