Monthly Archives: September 2007

Amazon MP3 Store

Posted on 9/25/2007 by Ben

I think the jig is up for DRM-ed music. Amazon has launched their MP3 store with 2 million indie and major label tracks, all DRM-free. You can still beat the price at eMusic and Audio Lunchbox but you can’t beat … Continue reading →

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Jottit

Posted on 9/22/2007 by Ben

Jottit is Aaron Swartz‘s new easy web page creator site. It feels a bit like Infogami but with fewer features. I made a page about health.

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Audiobooks at eMusic

Posted on 9/22/2007 by Ben

eMusic has launched DRM-free audiobooks at $9.99 for two books. The selection looks pretty good, too.

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Album of the Week

Posted on 9/17/2007 by Ben

The album of last week was Hot Hot Heat’s Happiness LTD.

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Jeremy Allison on OOXML

Posted on 9/15/2007 by Ben

Jeremy Allison of Samba fame has some interesting comments and historical perspectives on the standards process for Microsoft’s XML Office format.

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Album of the Week

Posted on 9/7/2007 by Ben

The album of the week is Manu Chao’s La Radiolina .

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Rhapsody MP3s

Posted on 9/2/2007 by Ben

Rhapsody is now selling DRM-free MP3s from Universal Music Group. Bizarrely, they are only available via the Windows-only desktop software, not the web site. On the plus side, they actually have one listing of all of the available MP3s, unlike … Continue reading →

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Album of the Week

Posted on 9/2/2007 by Ben

The album of the week is Rilo Kiley’s Under The Blacklight.

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