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The Circus of Dr Lao: A Small, Strange American Masterpiece
Psst. Come in, come in! I’ve got a weird and wonderful book for you. There are books that feel like neatly arranged shelves. Then there are books like The Circus of Dr. Lao , which feels more like someone opened a door in the back of the room and a carnival wandered…
COPYRIGHT WARS UPDATE
The voices are getting louder on both sides of the copyright wars. Michael Greene, the president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, delivered a lecture…
YAHOO MAPS
Yahoo has created its own web site for maps, instead of relying on AOL’s MapQuest. Here’s an article about the corporate stuff, and here’s the new Yahoo map…
MORPHEUS/KAZAA UPDATE
There’s a marvelous battle going on in the file sharing world. Allegations of denial of service attacks and conspiracies, record companies sniffing around and getting ready…
PHOTO SOFTWARE
Here’s an article about photo editing software that makes good suggestions. The best choice for many non-professionals is Adobe Photoshop Elements, a very powerful program…
WORD 2002 – LEGAL USERS GUIDE
“The Microsoft Word 2002 Legal User’s Guide is a reference for legal professionals that describes Word 2002 features useful to the legal industry. Features explored…
MORPHEUS AND KAZAA
The world of file sharing changed significantly today. As described in this article, there’s been complicated relationships between the three main players for the last few…
WINDOWS LITE
The nine states challenging Microsoft in the antitrust case are pressing for access to Windows source code so they can demonstrate that certain Windows features can be removed…
U.S. GOVERNMENT WEB SITE
The U.S. government has reworked www.firstgov.gov . It’s meant to be the entry point for all web resources related to the federal government, as well as providing links to…
TAUZIN/DINGELL PASSES
According to the Center for Responsible Politics, the Bells – Qwest, BellSouth, SBC Communications and Verizon – have contributed about $19.4 million to congressional…
WHALE SONGS
Here’s a web site where you can listen live to whales singing and talking, through a hydrophone suspended in the water off the coast of Maui. Best listening times are from…
THE REGISTER COMES TO THE U.S.
The Register is one of the best online sites for tech news and gossip. It’s one of my daily stops. The original site is based in Britain and has a fair amount of local…
CONGRESS VOTES WEDNESDAY ON CRITICAL BILL
On Wednesday Congress will vote on a bill known as Tauzin/Dingell (after its sponsors). It would eliminate all the requirements on the four remaining Baby Bells to play fair with…
RECORD INDUSTRY ON THE DEFENSIVE
On Friday, the judge in the Napster case made it clear she was unhappy with the record industry for the way it has handled its own online music web sites. The labels have sought…
R.I.P. CHUCK JONES
Chuck Jones, legendary animation director and artist, best known for his work on the Looney Tunes cartoon series, died on Friday. Jones helped bring to life many of Warner Bros….
XO COMMUNICATIONS TO FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY
It was reported yesterday that XO Communications (the successor to Concentric Networks) expects to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy within two weeks. No information is available…