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Tuesday, September 03, 2002

Judge Cues Napster's Death Music. A federal bankruptcy court rules that German media conglomerate Bertelsmann AG can't complete its purchase of Napster. The company's assets are likely to be sold off to pay its debts. [Wired News]
8:10:29 PM

Recording industry site hit again. Access to the RIAA's Web site is sporadic after attacks. Weekend vandalism includes a faux announcement that the group would "offer the latest albums for download." [CNET News.com]
8:08:33 PM

DirecTV cuts fee for TiVo service. As part of its effort to turn on more consumers to DVRs and satellite television, the company halves its monthly subscription fee for TiVo's digital video recording service. [CNET News.com]
4:33:25 PM

Microsoft discloses 289 Windows APIs - Computerworld - Microsoft Corp. has opened key components of Windows by making 289 application programming interfaces (API) available for free at the Microsoft Developer Network Web site as the company takes steps to comply with the proposed antitrust settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and nine states.
1:42:36 PM

Netscape 7.0 - Software Reviews - CNET.com:"The good: Speedy; integrated IM client works with both AOL Instant Messenger and ICQ; includes attractive UI improvements over Netscape 6.0. The bad: Displays AOL ads everywhere; doesn't let you turn off pop-up windows like Mozilla does; devours 30MB of disk space. The bottom line: We had high hopes for Netscape 7.0, but we're sorely disappointed, especially by the missing pop-up suppressor. There's no practical reason to switch from either IE or Mozilla."
1:40:20 PM

ZDNet News: Spam hits 36 percent of e-mail traffic:"Once a mild annoyance, unsolicited bulk e-mail--also known as spam--could make up the majority of message traffic on the Internet by the end of 2002, according to data from three e-mail service providers."
1:38:07 PM

Today the BBC announced that they are providing RSS feeds that can be used with all the popular news aggregators including our own Radio UserLand. [Scripting News]
12:48:03 PM

Of PowerPoint and Pointlessness. The number of teachers using PowerPoint presentations in class is on the rise. This raises a question among education theorists: What is the point? By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News]

Good bit. Points out what we know: PP is just a tool, like chalk and blackboard. Teachers need to think about the best way to use it.
12:40:48 PM

Who Spilled Merlot on the E-Book?. Electronic wine lists help diners at Aureole restaurants in Vegas and New York match their meals with the perfect vintage. Also: E-publish in minutes.... E-books en español.... and more in M.J. Rose's notebook. [Wired News]
12:36:25 PM