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The recording industry has won the largest judgment so far against consumers who illegally download music over the Internet when a federal jury ordered a 30-year-old Minnesota woman to pay $222,000 for copyright infringement. Los Angeles Times article by Joseph Menn
Last month, Synium Software announced MacFamilyTree 5 beta at the Paris Apple Expo. While they gave away a CD of the software at the show, they now have it available as a download at their web site. (Read More)
This is one of those stories that shows how Apple gets it with customer service. A customer who had his iPhone for over two weeks had to return it for repairs. See the full story...
In an article entitled "Holiday TV pricing is key for retailers." Business Week is saying that already the writing is on the wall for low prices this year. Wal-Mart has already announced price cuts of 10 to 50 percent on its "Top 12 Toys of Christmas."
This month I signed up with AT&T's Uverse service. It is their response to Verizon's FiOS. Instead of 100% Fiber, Uverse is Fiber to the curb and then copper into the home. See the full story...
Remember the days when you could back up important files and directories to a CD? What you need is a good multi-session DVD burner, right? See the full story...
I have been recommending macCompanion for sometime now to MUG members. It is basically the largest Mac mug publication in my mind. In someways it reminds me of the old BMUG newsletter. The biggest differences compared to BMUG is its publication schedule. Monthly as opposed to quarterly. And the fact that it doesn't take any trees to publish it unless the end user decides to print it. See the full story...
If you're like me, after getting acquainted with your iSight enabled Mac, you started getting all kinds of ideas of cool things you could do with it -- of course other than just iChat. But Photobooth was seriously limited. What to do? See the full story...
This week Microsoft announce new versions of it media player the Zune. It has copied Apple's iPods and then stepped up the features a notch. (Read More)
Gift season is just around the corner, and these luxurious cases for Apple's recently announced iPods are designed for protection and accessibility while keeping the look stylish and compact. Best of all... they feel good!
This is a reminder that these MUG vendor offers will expire during October.
This is the most fun discovery I've made in quite a while. I'm continually on the lookout for more and better web cams at the beach and travel destinations I like. The problem is, web cams are about as reliable as web sites -- they go and come as they please -- and this week's link might go nowhere next week.
Eternal Sunset site strives to allow you to enjoy a sunset live from any location, at any time. As the sunset moves westward, Eternal Sunset continuously tunes into different webcams, chasing the sunset around the globe. This service is currently provided through the use of 271 west-facing webcams across 52 countries. www.eternalsunset.net
"Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravitation."
~ Leon Trotsky
"Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers."
~ Mignon McLaughlin
Have a great week... (See last week)
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