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CHEAP COMPUTERS

Apr 22, 2001 |

Prices are nosediving again. Want a cheap computer? There's only a few left, but how about an E-Machine E-Monster 1000 - a Pentium III 1GHz processor, 20Gb hard drive, 64Mb of...

DEATH TO MP3’s

Apr 12, 2001 | ,

A fascinating article in today's Wall Street Journal discusses some of the ways that software manufacturers are going to cooperate with the recording industry and attempt to kill...

SATELLITE STORY, PART 3

Apr 12, 2001 |

More about Pegasus Communications. Pegasus turns out to be a big company, but relatively new to the broadband world. In addition to their consumer service described below, they...

SATELLITE STORY, PART 2

Apr 11, 2001 |

Pegasus Communications gave me a call this morning. They're going to start taking orders in a couple of days, and promise to have equipment delivered and installation scheduled...

THE SATELLITE STORY

Apr 10, 2001 |

How about if I use this page to share my experience with satellite Internet access? Okay with everybody? When we last checked, Starband was the only company offering two-way...

DSL LOSING MOMENTUM

Apr 9, 2001 |

There's no good news about DSL any more. Prices are going up, availability is going down, the horror stories about installations keep multiplying, and Northpoint's demise has...

INTEL TO INTRODUCE 1.7GHz PENTIUM 4

Apr 6, 2001 |

Keeping up? In a couple of weeks Intel will roll out a 1.7GHz Pentium 4 processor, and slash prices yet again on most of the rest of its processors. Dell has been doing a lot of...

INSTANT MESSAGING

Apr 5, 2001 |

Two years ago America Online decided to block outside access to its instant messaging system, in a heavyhanded tactic that made their boo-hoo complaints about Microsoft look very...

MUSIC INDUSTRY FOLLOWUP

Apr 5, 2001 | , ,

Here's a good article that explains all the issues about file formats and pricing for downloadable music from the record labels - and concludes that they stand a good chance of...

RECORDING INDUSTRY GREED

Apr 4, 2001 | , ,

Here's a glimpse of the future according to the recording industry. Like the announcement with RealNetworks a couple of days ago and MSN yesterday, MTV and VH1 are rolling out a...

MUSICNET DETAILS

Apr 3, 2001 | , ,

RealNetworks and three of the five biggest music companies announced a new Net music service yesterday. Notably absent was Universal - the biggest catalog, but also the most...