Ramblings of a Lunatic

Saturday, August 2, 2003

Stupid Newton tricks
I love my Newton and take it along when ever I can. Thank goodness for the people who keep it alive.

Apple's Newton is a great example of a well made gadget. Even though they've been KIA for many years, Mac-geeks are still making them do new and cool stuff. Seven Frank of Panic Software fame has his Newton checking his Mac.com email via a wireless GPRS connection fed by his Sony Ericsson P800. Why? Because he can. We salute you Steven!

Like Pixels? Check out MacDesign [MacMerc]
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Interview with Knoppix Linux Distro creator Klaus Knopper
I like to use Knoppix when I can. You just boot it and go without the install headaches. Especially since windows certainly does not tolerate any other OS.

Developed by Klaus Knopper in Germany, it is safe to say that Debian-based Knoppix has raised the bar of standards to a new level, especially with its automatic hardware detection that puts many well established commercial Linux distributions to shame. Its hands-free booting, enormous selection of software, its on-the-fly decompression technique and the ability to install it on a hard disk have turned Knoppix into an indispensable tool. It can be used as a rescue disk, a tool to demonstrate Linux to those who haven't seen it or a tool to test a new computer before purchase. It can even be used as a full-blown Linux distribution for every-day tasks. I had the pleasure of interviewing Klaus Knopper personally yesterday and wanted to share his insight with everyone here. (Kevin_Christley) [Lockergnome Bytes]
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WinOScentral - Man shrinks Windows 95 to under 10MB
Well now that would be an interesting thing to do. Run 95 on a ramdisk while running XP.

The man who performed a shrinking trick on previous versions of Windows claims today that he's reduced Win95 to under 10MB. Windows 95, he says, works in real (safe) mode and doesn't require the registry but simply SYSTEM.INI. Nor, he says, does it need a swap file to run and it can be run from a RAMdisk using a free utility. He claims that the 10MB version of Windows 9X will support multiple MS DOS Windows, and he claims that it can be shrunk even further. (Meryl) [Lockergnome Bytes]
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More RIAA Tidbits
More on RIAA

Efforts to Stop Music Swapping Draw More Fire. The recording industry's pursuit of online music swappers was challenged by an Internet provider's lawsuit questioning the legality of the industry's tactics. By Amy Harmon. [New York Times: Technology]
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iTunes Sales Falling
Hope this isn't a trend. But, I will say I have not cared for many of the newer additions and my buying has slowed.

iTunes Sales Continue To Fall : The sales figure may reflect seasonal variance and other launch hype related factors. However there is a clear decline in place. (Slyck via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu]

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Colleges Exploring Net Music Alternatives
This would be just great if it would work. I imagine college age students are a big part of the percentage of downloaders.

Colleges explore legal Net music setups.. CNet: Colleges explore legal Net music setups. "[U]niversity officials initially pressed for a campus service that would resemble a paid version of Kazaa, in which an unlimited number of MP3s could be downloaded by students. ... The music services ... explained that difficulties in licensing would make a Kazaa-style service impossible, however." I'm not sure why they expected a better deal than the general public in the first place. [Hack the Planet]

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