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In attempts to keep computer users from ripping CD's to a MP3 CD's have been released with 2 tracks of each song. One track that works in your CD player on your Stereo and a encrypted one that works in your PC now Artist want their due. [Techdirt] [CNet]
Seems that Kodak who revolutionized and made picture taking affordable who has been selling cameras for generations is no longer going to manufacture cameras for-sale in the United States. Everyone is going digital and not looking back. [BBC]
A security flaw in Symantec Live Update has been fixed and your live update clients will be updated when you run LiveUpdate. [ZDNet]
Seems we are getting one of these scam messages about twice a month. Yesterday I received one of the Citibank Scam messages and hit delete about 2 seconds after it arrived but it did look pretty good minus a few spelling errors. [NY Post]
The Seti team does and what is amazing is the Seti project sits on .1% of the worlds computers. [Smart Mobs] [Seti@home]
You rent a car travel around and come home and get an additional $3000.00 bill because you drove it out of State. This is a warning to any of you that Rent from Payless Rental Car. I am personally going to Boycott this company, talk about a rip-off. On a side note I have had personal problems with this company
In only what could be described as a stay. Microsoft has decided to continue to support Win 98 until June 2006 which in my opinion is a good idea. There are a lot of people out there on fixed incomes that are still running windows 98 to keep support around a few more years is good news. [The Register]
The pyro cut to the final umbilical cord is happening today earth time and the first of 3 turns are planned prior to egress. The rover is in nearly perfect condition and scientist are ready to rock and roll. [Nasa JPL]
The leak aboard the ISS has been tracked down. Apparently a tube used to prevent fogging and equalize pressure in one of the windows was the culprit. [New Scientist]
The Gizmodo web site covered CES the best of any website we have been tracking. [Gizmodo]
Google has added some new features details from the Google Weblog: "Google has added more search by number features ,Area Codes, e.g. 650, bring up maps, UPC codes, e.g. 073333531084 or 036000250015, bring up some information about the product , Flight numbers, e.g. usair 50, provide links to flight tracking, Vehicle ID (VIN) numbers, e.g. JH4NA1157MT001832, link to a CARFAX
I usually travel alone and make my own hotel reservations, but on this trip I am with some of my co-workers. Another department arranged hotel accommodations and tonight I am stuck in a hotel with no ground wires on the power sockets thus I am unable to plug my laptop power supply in. The telephone cable was super glued into
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