Thursday, January 30, 2003

MPEG 1, 2, and Now 4: Shrinking Video Files. Q. What is the difference between the MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 video formats? By J.d. Biersdorfer. [New York Times: Technology] 10:39:04 AM

Movies or Music Files? A Jukebox Does Double Duty. Archos Multimedia Jukebox 20 comes with a color liquid crystal display screen right on the front to display digital photographs and play video clips in the MPEG-4 format. By J.d. Biersdorfer. [New York Times: Technology] 10:38:46 AM

Sneaky Toolbar Hijacks Browsers. Internet users are mystified by a tricky browser add-on that installs itself without permission and defies attempts to remove it. Some are calling the program the most insidious thing on the Web. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News] 10:32:11 AM