ONLINE STREAMING MUSIC

Jun 15, 2001 | audio, web_services

If you’ve got a broadband connection (DSL or cable) and you want to listen to some music, don’t overlook AOL Time Warner’s Spinner.com and Microsoft’s MSN Music. Both allow you to choose a channel from a long list of narrowly-targeted choices...

NAPSTER ALTERNATIVES

Jun 15, 2001 | audio, file_sharing

Now that Napster has gone, other services are slowly coming up to speed for file sharing. It’s a slow process – the record companies have successfully created an atmosphere of fear and paranoia. Here’s an article about AudioGalaxy, a new service that...

MICROSOFT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HOTMAIL SPAM

Jun 14, 2001 | mail, Microsoft, spam

Oh, this is a nasty one. According to this article, Microsoft sends information about its Hotmail subscribers – email address, city, and state – to InfoSpace, an Internet white pages service. InfoSpace then combines this information with the...

MICROSOFT’S PLAN TO SELL OFFICE XP

Jun 13, 2001 | Office

If you’ve been reading the tech news, you’ve seen references to a controversy about “Product Activation” in Microsoft Office XP, and more controversy over a new licensing scheme for large companies called “Software Assurance.” This...

WINDOWS XP INTRODUCTION

Jun 12, 2001 | WinXP

Windows XP is four months away, but it will make such a big splash that you should be coming up to speed on it now. This seventeen-page analysis of XP covers everything from system requirements and new features to backup/restore capabilities and networkability. The...