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Reuters.com
The record industry is in such a mess. I called for what it was when college kids first started download music for free — that they were crooks. I told every record label I spoke with that they just lit the fuse to their own bomb that was going to explode from under them and [...]

Hope everyone has a safe July 4th.

Over at TechCrunch they are reporting Yahoo Photos is closing down over the next few months. I just got my Tivo Series 3 which allows me to view pics from Yahoo Photos and now it looks like it’s gone. Maybe I’ll see Flickr now on my Tivo? But, the most interesting part of the whole [...]

My favorite DVD to Mpeg-4 tool HandBrake is out with a new version. Besides bug fixes the other changes in the new version are”
• User presets (Mac)
• AppleTV and PS3 support
• Anamorphic, even in QuickTime
• Surround sound (both AAC 5.1 and Dolby Pro Logic II)
• Chapter markers (QuickTime-style)
• Official support for the Windows GUI
• PPC [...]

From my Tumblelog:
I’ve been using either iCal or Google Calendar for awhile now. I was in my Yahoo account and decided to check out the calendar to see how it was now – I haven’t check it out for a very long time. They haven’t changed a thing to that POS. It been awful for [...]

Tech Titans’ Tax Picture Is Clouded by Options – WSJ.com
(tags: Taxes Options Yahoo Google Tech)

WordPress Themes
Some mac like themes for Wordpress. The site is dog slow though, I think it has been dugg.
(tags: Wordpress Themes)

Macworld: Secrets: Create stunning slide shows
(tags: iPhoto Slideshows Photos)

Newbie’s Guide to Flickr | Webware : Cool Web apps for everyone
(tags: Flickr)

Spend Every Dime! – Slate Magazine
(tags: Savings Taxes)

Why Apple shifted coders to iPhone
(tags: iPhone Leopard)

First $99 HD Radio announced – Engadget
(tags: HDRadio)

Macworld: Secrets: Convert video for Apple TV
(tags: AppleTV Video)

The iPhone isn’t a distraction, it’s the point
(tags: iPhone Leopard MacOS Apple)

ooba : jumpstarting style
(tags: Baby Design Furniture)

Reuters.com:
Julian Lennon, the 44-year-old elder son of John Lennon, has sold a financial stake in his late father’s compositions for the Beatles to Primary Wave Music Publishing, a year-old New York City concern, The Wall Street Journal reported.
I didn’t know he had a stake, I thought Yoko had totally control.

Tags:Beatles, Music

Reuters.com:
The company representing The Beatles has settled a 30 million-pound ($59 million) royalty dispute with EMI Group, in a deal that could finally pave the way for the Liverpool band’s music to go online.

Technorati Tags: Apple, Beatles, Digital Music, Music, EMI

I wish Google Reader supported HTTP Authentication.

Tags:Google Reader

I sure get a lot of comment spam. Thank God for Alismet from Wordpress it does a great job catching it. Of course even if it got through it would do much good for the spammers, I get like two visitors a day and that’s if I happen to visit my site that day. [...]

A little Squeeze since they are getting back together and touring.

Billboard
As expected, the reunited Genesis will visit North America on a fall tour that begins Sept. 7 in Toronto, the group announced this morning (March 7) at a media event in New York. So far, 13 dates have been announced through Oct. 12 in Los Angeles but more will be added. Some tickets begin going [...]

I haven’t been able to get to my gmail for domains account this morning. My regular gmail account is working fine. A minor irritant, but not a huge deal at the moment.
Update: [3:45 MST] It’s back up. Is Google having some growing pains with the new Goggle Apps Premier Edition and the opening up [...]

iTunes is having a sale on some on Billy Joel’s catalog albums. They are going for $7.99 a piece. There is also a new track “All My Life” which will set you back $.99.