Comment I hate you all (Score 1) 468
God I hate April 1.
Comment Google? (Score 1) 601
Submission + - Geek and gadgets set cross-country speed record (wired.com)
Brikus writes: And you thought your car had gadgets. In this story from Wired magazine (http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/magazine/15-11/ff_cannonballrun), we hear about Alex Roy and his quest to break the record time for a cross USA road trip. One of the biggest roadblocks to breaking the record: highway patrol officers, about 31,000 along the way. So Roy decked out his E39 BMW M5 with a thermal camera, radar/laser detectors, GPS devices, police scanners, and other high-tech gadgets and toys.
Submission + - Governator Kills Data Protection Law (eweek.com)
eweekhickins writes: "The Governator killed data protection in California, and it won't be back. Using a tried-and-true argument, that the bill would have "driven up the costs of compliance, particularly for small businesses," California Governor Arnold Schwartzenneger vetoed — and effectively killed — one of the nation's most stringent proposed e-tail data breach security laws."
Submission + - Review of Amazon's DRM-less music download store (blorge.com)
fdmendez writes: "Amazon's long awaited DRM-less music download store just hit the web, and, for a moment there, I thought it might have become vaporware. Thankfully, that didn't turn out to be the case, giving me a chance to put the store through its paces. Here's my review of the Amazon MP3 Download Store.
Amazon is going out on a limb here, offering DRM-less MP3 tracks at 256kbps at $0.89 per song. DRM-less music download stores have been done before, but they usually lack in music selection. Amazon is looking to change the music download world by giving users the opportunity to do anything they want with their music while offering a huge selection of both popular and unpopular/underground artists, but does it do this well?
Summary: Amazon one-ups the iTunes store in every way except for popularity. Never once did I find an album to be more expensive on the Amazon store in comparison to the iTunes store. The download experience was pleasant, and the lack of DRM truly makes it YOUR music. I don't know of any other download service that could top the Amazon MP3 store.
To read the in depth review, which discusses the Amazon MP3 store in greater detail, click here."
Amazon is going out on a limb here, offering DRM-less MP3 tracks at 256kbps at $0.89 per song. DRM-less music download stores have been done before, but they usually lack in music selection. Amazon is looking to change the music download world by giving users the opportunity to do anything they want with their music while offering a huge selection of both popular and unpopular/underground artists, but does it do this well?
Summary: Amazon one-ups the iTunes store in every way except for popularity. Never once did I find an album to be more expensive on the Amazon store in comparison to the iTunes store. The download experience was pleasant, and the lack of DRM truly makes it YOUR music. I don't know of any other download service that could top the Amazon MP3 store.
To read the in depth review, which discusses the Amazon MP3 store in greater detail, click here."
