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From Lou Warren: We've briefly discussed ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) as it relates to Building PC's, please take note of PEI - Petroleum Equipment Institute's Stop Static Campaign! No joke, this is serious! Please READ IT! (7/2/2002)

DDR News Headlines, from: www.Crucial.com

News Highlights:

1. Noise Reduction: BIAS Sound Soap will be shipping end of March! (3/17/2003)

2. Audio:

   1. Cakewalk Pyro 2003 - Digital Media, MP3 & CD Maker - Coming Soon! (3/19/2003)

   2. Cakewalk Project5 Soft Synth Workstation shipping end of March! (3/17/2003)

    

3. Wed, 3-05-03: Recording Audio - From Turntable to Hard Drive by Tom Tyner.

4. Wed, 2-26-03: Our Discussion will include Special Presentations from CPU Magazine & Smart Computing - Join us if you can! For those of you who cannot attend, we'll have a follow-up of the days' activities posted afterwards. Our Speakers, Chris McGreer & Erik Egeberg invite you to contact them for questions regarding their Presentation or the Special Offer (2/28/2003)

5. Read Joe's latest comments (If I were Building a System Today...) regarding which MotherBoard to use and why - Either the GA-7VAXP (FireWire) or GA-7VAXP Ultra (SerialATA) (2/14/2003).

6. Coming soon... Maxtor Personal Storage 5000DV, Keyspan USB 2.0 / FireWire combo PCI card and M-Audio's Revolution (2/10/2003)!

7. USB: Comparing USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 - The Nitty Gritty (12/8/2002).

8. Backing up your hard drive with Retrospect by Joe Whinery (11/29/2002).

9. Converting from NTFS to FAT32 in Win2K or WinXP by George Walker (11/5/2002).

10. Drive Letter Assignments in WinXP Pro by George Walker (10/21/2002).

11. 2002 Ford Think Neighbor - Electric Car by Gus Hrncir (10/14/2002).

     
12. Audio News: Press Releases - Pinnacle Systems Agrees To Acquire Steinberg for $24 million in January 2003. Steinberg is a recognized industry leader in digital audio. This transaction significantly broadens Pinnacle's digital media offerings. Interesting to note this News since Apple recently purchased Emagic making that audio solution a Mac only offering whereas before they had PC's in mind. Steinberg products should continue to prosper under Pinnacle's oversight (12/19/2002).
13. Audio: M-Audio Launches Industry’s First High-Definition 7.1 Surround Sound Card: PDF File - MSRP $99.00 (12/12/2002).
14. Warning: Unfriendly Greeting Cards Exposed! E-cards (12/10/2002)
15. Converting from NTFS to FAT32 in Win2K or WinXP From George Walker (11/5/2002).
16. Drive Letter Assignments in WinXP Pro by George Walker (10/21/2002).
17. GigaByte GA-7VAXP FireWire MotherBoard (10/14/2002).
18. 2002 Ford Think Neighbor - Electric Car by Gus Hrncir (10/14/2002).
19. GigaByte GA-7VRXP RAID MotherBoard (10/7/2002).

2003 News Logs:

After leaving our Index page, current News Topics reside here for the year, then move onto another page specific for that year past such as 2002 News Archive or onto BuildOrBuy News Topics Of 2001.

1. www.eWeek.com - More on What's Coming in Windows XP SP2: (12/17/2003).
   1. WinXPSP2_Documentation.doc
   2. www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/downloads/
2. www.eWeek.com - No MS Security Issues In December Think Again!: Internet Explorer @ Risk @ Work! (12/17/2003)

    

3. CD Recording: CD-burning software prompts patent suit CNET News.com: "A small California storage company filed a patent suit late Friday against software maker Roxio and said the dispute will likely expand to cover other hardware and software companies involved with CD-ROMs." (12/15/2003)

    

4. Storage: www.eetAsia.com - Nanoparticle arrays explored for terabit-level disks: "The density of information stored on magnetic films has increased by a factor of 2 million since disk drives were introduced by IBM Corp. in 1957. Drives storing 70 Gbits/square inch are on the market now. Research projects have demonstrated densities three times as high. The dizzying pace, which outstrips the growth curve of silicon VLSI technology, has been sustained by fundamental materials research." (12/15/2003)
5. PDF Tools: LuraDocument.jpm PdfCompressor Desktop version available! Application allows scanned documents to be converted into highly compressed PDF files for colored archiving (12/10/2003).
6. www.eWeek.com - Microsoft to Junk Flagship Products, Cites Java Settlement: "The products targeted for phase-out are those that embed Microsoft's Java Virtual Machine technology." Goodbye Win98! (12/10/2003)

    

7. Routers: www.ExtremeTech.com - Coming Soon Ultra-Fast, Interoperable Wireless Routers: "...routers to reach 125 Mbps throughput over the 802.11g standard." (12/10/2003)
8. www.ExtremeTech.com - Review Sony DRU-530A 8x DVD Burner: "Sony ships the first DVD recorder to officially support 8x DVD+R media." (12/9/2003)
9. www.ExtremeTech.com - OSTA Don't Scrimp On DVD Burner Media: Use Higher Quality Media... (12/9/2003).

    

10. Memory: www.ExtremeTech.com - Micron Begins DDR-2 Volume Production: "Micron said it was shipping 256-megabit, 512-Mbit, and 1-Gbit DDR-2 chips to OEMs. DDR-2 Memory will become widely used in the second quarter of next year when Intel introduces its "Grantsdale" chipset, which will begin the transition from the current DDR-1 to DDR-2 technology." (12/9/2003)
11. www.eetAsia.com - Disk storage systems market stabilizes, IDC reports: "Worldwide disk storage systems factory revenues were $4.8 billion in the third quarter of 2003 - down 0.3 percent compared with the third quarter of 2002, according to IDC's Worldwide Disk Storage Systems Quarterly Tracker. Demand continued to be relatively soft and well below historical levels, growing a modest 36 percent year-over-year to 197 petabytes shipped in the third quarter." (12/9/2003)
12. Pointing Devices: www.eetAsia.com - Agilent ships 200 millionth mouse sensor: "Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced that it has shipped its 200 millionth optical mouse sensor. The company offers sensors ranging from low-cost 400 count-per-inch (CPI) resolutions for entry-level mice to sensors providing up to 800 CPI resolutions with automatic power conservation" (12/9/2003)
13. Gateway turns PC into entertainment gizmo - CNET News.com: Intel's vision of Digital Media Adapter... Media Center PC Entertainment Device (12/6/2003).

     

14. Wireless: What's in store for Wi-Fi standards - CNET News.com: "...as more companies join the working group and lobby to have new features included in upcoming standards, the process of finalizing standards gets more complicated and takes longer." (12/5/2003)

     

15. Post-turkey consumers gobble up goods - CNET News.com: "Post-turkey sales pitch..." (12/3/2003).

     

16. www.SingingFish.com - America Online Delivers Next Wave In Consumer Convenience With Expanded AOL Search: Announced November 19, 2003 (12/2/2003).
17. www.ExtremeTech.com - DDNS Service To Block Faulty Linksys Routers: Linksys WRT54G Wireless Router Patch (12/2/2003).
    1. Linksys Firmware Upgrades: Firmware Update made available 11/11/2003.
18. www.ExtremeTech.com - Symantec Acknowledges Activation Bug, Posts Fix: "...the bug affected on the order of one-half of one percent of our users." Sure. Better fix? Change AntiVirus Software! Problem? Would YOU like to have been that User? (12/2/2003)
19. GigaStudio Audio Library News: New Audio Sampler Libraries...
    1. Harmony-Central.com - Notre Dame de Budapest Pipe Organ Captured for GigaStudio: "While the library was originally designed for the forthcoming version of GigaStudio (v3.0), Shirokuma gave heed to the calls of the enthusiasts and decided to publish a version of the library for the currently shipping GigaStudio v2." www.orgona.org & www.shirokuma.hu (12/2/2003)
    2. Garritan Personal Orchestra Released. Promoted as "the first affordable orchestral library, sample player and notation program in one convenient package at the groundbreaking price of $249.00. This orchestral package sets a new price/performance standard in the sampling industry." (12/2/2003)
     
20. www.eetAsia.com - DVD Forum approves portion of new format: HD DVD Read Only Format -  "An HD DVD format proposed by Toshiba Corp. and NEC Corp. as the next-generation DVD format was finally approved by the DVD Forum's Steering Committee during recent Meetings in New York. The proposal includes both read-only and rewritable formats, but only the ROM format in its 0.9 version was approved by the Committee during Meetings last week by a vote of 8-6. The HD DVD Format is a violet laser-based optical disk system with a capacity of 15GB to 20GB per side using the same disk structure as current DVD disks." (12/1/2003)

     

21. www.eetAsia.com - IBM could be a partner in AMD's Dresden fab: "U.S. chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has decided to build a 300mm wafer fab in Dresden Germany, rather than using an IBM Corp. fab in East Fishkill, N.Y. But IBM could still play a role in AMD's future manufacturing plans, the company said." (11/25/2003)
22. www.eetAsia.com - Intel commits $36M to supercomputer R&D: "Intel Corp. announced during the Supercomputing 2003 conference that it will spend $36 million over the next three years on R&D to fuel use of its Pentium and Itanium processors in high performance systems." (11/25/2003)

     

23. Spam: House passes antispam bill CNET News.com: "President Bush has indicated he will sign the measure, titled... ( CAN-SPAM )." (11/24/2003)
24. SBC raps RIAA subpoenas in court CNET News.com: "Lawyers from the record industry and telecommunications giant SBC Communications faced off in a San Francisco courtroom Friday in a dispute over the record label's legal charges against file swappers." (11/21/2003).
25. www.ExtremeTech.com - ZoneLabs Firewall Now Protects Against ID Theft: ZoneAlarm Pro 4.5 Firewall (11/19/2003).
26. www.eWeek.com - New Windows Worm on the Way: "...proof-of-concept exploit code for one of the newly discovered vulnerabilities in Windows..." (11/19/2003)
27. HP adds zip to desktop PCs CNET News.com: HP adding Athlon64 to PC lineup. "Indeed, the Presario 8000Z is the first of a family of HP desktops that will contain the Athlon 64 chip..." (11/17/2003).

     

28. GigaStudio Audio News: www.fx-max.com - Coming Soon... Giga VST Adapter: VSTi wrapper for GigaStudio 2.54 and 3. The program will integrate the World's best known Software Sampler right into your favorite VST Host. Furthermore, using it with FX Teleport you soon will be able to run GigaStudio on dedicated LAN-connected computers as VSTis. No additional audio or MIDI hardware needed (11/15/2003).
29. MP3.com Changes Hands - "CNET Networks, Inc announced today that it has acquired certain assets of MP3.com, Inc. ...on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 at 12:00 PM PST the MP3.com website will no longer be accessible in its current form. CNET Networks, Inc. plans to introduce a new MP3 music service in the near future. If you would like to receive email updates on this service, including an invitation to a special members-only preview, please sign up here." Good bye to a great service. Now what about those great Artists? Where will they go for exposure? (11/14/2003)
30. iTunes helper allows MP3 downloads CNET News.com: MyTunes (11/14/2003).
31. Roxio pushing Napster 2.0 as Free Download... Some things are best left alone. Napster 2 is one of them. (11/14/2003)

     

32. Corporate classrooms CNET News.com: Technology & Education in the Classrooms - Our Children Are Our Future! (11/12/2003)
33. A Comdex mea culpa CNET News.com: Growing Pangs - Know Thy Customer, Know Thy Industry or Reinvent Thyself! (11/12/2003).
34. Pioneer, Iomega launch DVD burners CNET News.com: Pioneer DVR-A07, 8X Dual Format DVD Recorder (11/12/2003).
35. 1394 FireWire: www.eetAsia.com - Oxford bridge chip offers 88Mbps transfer rate: "The OXFW912 from Oxford Semiconductor is claimed by the company as the first FireWire800 (IEEE1394b) to IDE (ATA7) bridge chip to maximize transfer rates for both single and dual disk drives. When striping data across two drives, the chip can achieve a transfer rate of more than 88Mbps and maintains its high transfer efficiency even for small data block sizes in single drive applications. Compliant with the ATA7 and UDMA6 drive standards, the OXFW912 IDE interface also provides 48-bit LBA support for larger drives." (11/8/2003)

     

36. www.digitimes.com - Taiwan DVD drive makers may overtake international competitors in 2004: Companies shifting focus to the development 12x and 16x drives. "After successively rolling out their 8x DVD+RW models in September and October, leading companies BenQ, Lite-On IT, and Quanta Storage immediately followed with 8x DVD-dual drives." (11/7/2003)
37. Plan A for Microsoft CNET News.com: "Ultimately, we're the company that believes in the power of the local hard disk," said Gordon Mangione, corporate vice president of Microsoft's SQL Server team. "It's been the thing that has driven the PC revolution for many, many years." (11/6/2003)
38. msdn.microsoft.com - Longhorn Developer Center: Get a Look @ the next Windows OS (11/6/2003).

     

39. GigaStudio Audio Libraries: Harmony-Central.com - Three New GigaStudio Libraries Released: Available from Tascam - Peter Ewers' Symphonic Organ Samples 2, John Rekevics Saxophone and Westgate Studios Woodwind Collection libraries (11/5/2003).
40. Intel mulls metal over silicon for future chips CNET News.com: "...may appear in 2007 with the 45-nanometer manufacturing process." (11/5/2003)
41. www.eWeek.com - Novell, Red Hat and the Linux Desktop: 210 Million Reasons... (11/5/2003).
42. Projectors: www.extremetech.com - Sub-$1,000 Projector Shoot-Out: Dell, Toshiba & InFocus (11/4/2003).
43. Cancer victims go to court against IBM CNET News.com: "...in a landmark legal case that seeks to hold IBM responsible for alleged toxic chemical poisoning of employees at its manufacturing plants." (11/4/2003).
44. AntiVirus Solutions: New worm poses DoS attack threat CNET News.com: Mimail.c worm variant (11/3/2003).

     

45. AntiVirus Solutions: zdnet.com - News Product activation glitch hits Symantec: "...mistakenly asks for a product activation code every time a PC is rebooted. Eventually, the software informs the consumers that they have reached the activation limit and the software will cease to function." Suggested Solution from Symantec? Don't reboot. As in 'Don't turn your PC OFF'. Sure. Any Questions? (11/3/2003)
46. Audio Plug-Ins: Got Noise? Get Redunoise! Voxengo introduces Redunoise VST PlugIn - A high resolution Audio Noise Reduction system in PC VST plug-in format delivering an unprecedented quality, offering the most comprehensive control. (10/31/2003)

47. www.eetAsia.com - Micron releases DDR2 SDRAMS in FBGA packaging: "The company has also shipped its first samples of 4GB DDR SDRAM registered DIMM modules. It claims that it is the first to validate 256Mb DDR2 components with Intel." (10/31/2003)

48. Taipei Times - archives: MIT students find way to share music by cable, legally "They've basically managed to cut the record labels out of the equation altogether." (10/30/2003)

49.  Microsoft makes its Longhorn pitch CNET News.com: Microsoft Professional Developers Conference - "...biggest effort since Windows 95." (10/27/2003)

    1. WinFS: Gates trots out Longhorn CNET News.com: "...a new File System known as WinFS borrows from Microsoft's relational database technology." (10/27/2003)

     

50. www.eetAsia.com - Nvidia releases GPUs for next-gen gaming systems: "The GeForce FX 5950 Ultra is the fastest GPU in the company's history. Manufactured using 0.13µm process technology at TSMC, the GPU combines fast clock rates with a 256-bit memory bus. It is designed to deliver cinematic-quality graphics and studio-quality color. The GeForce FX 5700 Ultra GPU offers gamers a DirectX 9.0 performance at a mainstream price." (10/27/2003)

51. www.eetAsia.com - Polight to cease operations: "a Holographic Data Storage (HDS) developer... the key and missing element to enable HDS to transform removable data storage technologies has been the media... funding needed was determined to be un-economic..." (10/27/2003)

52. X10 files for Chapter 11 CNET News.com: No more X10 PopUps... (10/23/2003).

53. www.microsoft.com - What You Should Know About the Security Updates for October 2003: (10/23/2003).

54. www.eetAsia.com - Maxtor demonstrates 175GB disk prototype: "MMC Technology Inc., the media subsidiary of hard drive maker Maxtor Corp., has announced a prototype 175GB disk for perpendicular recording." (10/23/2003)

     

55. Multiple Monitors: Matrox introduces new Matrox QID - The Matrox Quad Information Display (QID) AGP Graphics Card represents the evolution of Matrox's cutting-edge Multi-Monitor Technology, offering high-performance quad-display support for dynamic public information displays (10/22/2003).

56. www.extremetech.com - Sony Announces 8X Burners; Blue Laser Up Next: "...internal DRU-530A, which will ship in December for an estimated price of $270..." (10/22/2003).

57. Apple whistles a happy 1 million iTunes CNET News.com: Over One Million Served... (10/21/2003).

58. Audio News: Harmony-Central.com - OMX 64 DAW Added to Open Labs Product Line: Open Labs 64 bit PC DAW  (10/21/2003).

     

59. www.eWeek.com - Apple Unveils Music Store for Windows: Another Trap for the Mice! "...Jobs unveiled a Windows-compatible Apple iTunes Music Store..." ()10/18/2003

60. Windows Versions: www.extremetech.com - Microsoft Delays 64-Bit Windows XP For Athlon 64: "...SKUs are due to ship simultaneously with Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, which Microsoft, as of last week, delayed until the latter half of 2004." (10/18/2003)

61. Copy Controls: www.extremetech.com - Let My Content Go: Content Protection - Distribution & Access plus Winners and Losers (10/16/2003)

     

62. Copy Controls: Patent fight shadows Microsoft lawsuit CNET News.com: Macrovision vs. InterTrust Technologies (10/15/2003).

63. www.extremetech.com - Maxtor Prepares To Leap Storage Hurdle: "...a new storage technique called "perpendicular recording", maintaining the steady increases in storage capacity the hard drive industry has come to expect." (10/15/2003)

64. File Sharing: HELIOS WebShare adds fast and secure remote Internet file sharing as a critical 3rd dimension to its suite of leading File Servers - A stand alone product now supporting Windows 2000 / 2003 Server (10/15/2003).

    1. HELIOS WebShare presentation

    2. HELIOS Software Test Drive Download

65. Desktop Back Ups With Retrospect: Dantz Announces Support For Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003! Thursday, Dantz announced Dantz Retrospect 6.5 for Windows supporting the newly released Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 (both Standard and Premium Editions). Dantz is a leader in backup and restore software for small and midsize businesses. Definitely a favorite of BackUp Solutions! (10/14/2003)

66. Audio Loops: Native Instruments announces Loop Sampler INTAKT @ AES Convention in New York due out in November. For Users disenfranchised with Sonic Foundry's Acid Pro since being sold to Sony Digital Media, we have new Loop Tool options thanks to Native Instruments! "INTAKT offers beat slicing, time stretching and classic sampling, can load REX files and many other formats, and synchronizes loops automatically to song tempo. INTAKT integrates first class modulation and effects and a 1.3 GB loop library with drum and instrument loops from Zero-G and East West." (10/14/2003)

67. www.theinquirer.net - Sunncomm backs down from shift key prosecution: (10/11/2003).

     

68. Copy Controls: Shift key breaks CD copy locks CNET News.com: Philips Compact Disc Digital Audio - When is a CD no longer a CD? DRM Rocket Science from a Security Researcher's Perspective - Discussing John Halderman's Analysis of the MediaMax CD3 Copy-Prevention System from SunnComm Technologies (10/10/2003).

69. Security: Microsoft's new security plan CNET News.com: Better takes more time. Sure. In the mean time... (10/10/2003).

70. Serial ATA: www.extremetech.com - Four Massive Serial ATA Hard Drives: Hitachi 250GB, Maxtor 250GB, WDC 250GB & Seagate 160GB (ST3160023AS) - Native Serial ATA & Marvell (88i8030) Parallel-to-Serial ATA Bridge Chip Converts (10/10/2003).

     

71. File Sharing: SurfSecret Win32news: EarthStation P2P Software Opens a Backdoor on Your Computer (10/10/2003).

72. File Sharing: SurfSecret Win32news: New Software For Universities Detects and Blocks Out P2Ps (10/10/2003).

73. www.extremetech.com - Driver Madness: Video Card Drivers

74. October Trade Shows: 115th Audio Engineering Society (AES) Convention: • October 10 - 13, 2003 • Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY, USA.

     

75. Software makers promise smoother activation CNET News.com: Product Activation Limitations & Intrusions... (10/7/2003).

76. www.extremetech.com - Five Multiformat DVD Recorders: (10/7/2003).

77. www.eetasia.com - LCDs, desktop monitor shipments increase; CRTs down in Q2 '03: "Geographically speaking, DisplaySearch reports that LCD penetration was at least 44 percent in Japan, Europe, and North America and below 20 percent in the rest of world (ROW)." (10/7/2003)

78. Philips boosts DVD capacity CNET News.com: (10/7/2003).

79. Speakers: Klipsch ProMedia Ultra-5.1 Now Available! (10/7/2003).

80. Microsoft Exchange Server Attend a Free Exchange Server 2003 Launch Event: Plus Order or Download your Free Evaluation Kit! (10/2/2003)

81. Trade Associations: Association of Storage Networking Professionals (ASNP): The first worldwide Association dedicated to the needs of Storage Networking Users. ASNP has launched with 22 Regional Chapters around the world and are now recruiting new members (10/1/2003).

82. Total Recorder Standard Edition 4.3 has been released! (10/1/2003)

83. Harmony-Central.com -  M-Audio Announces Support for AMD Athlon 64 Processor: (10/1/2003).

     

84. Symantec buys storage software maker CNET News.com: First Nexland Aggregate Routers and now Ghost & Drive Image under one Roof? Best way to eliminate competition? Anyone see a 'Disk Imaging' Monopoly with this idea? Why create Technology when you can but it! (10/1/2003)

85. www.extremetech.com - 64-Bits in a Small Package: Shuttle's Small Form Factor Athlon64 Box (9/26/2003).

86. AMD's 64-bit adventure begins CNET News.com: (9/24/2003).

87. End of An Era... Upgrade to Sony Sound Forge 7.0. Sony now in full control of Sonic Foundry Digital Media desktop products line - Sonic Foundry Sound Forge is now Sony Sound Forge! The multimedia production technologies from Sonic Foundry are now part of the Sony Pictures Digital Media Software and Services family. Upgrade to Sound Forge 7.0 Software now for only $99 and save $50. Special Offer Expires October 31, 2003 - Click Here. How will this change of ownership affect current loyal Customers? Time will tell (9/24/2003).

    1. Sony Pictures Digital Media Software and Services:

    2. For Sony Technical Support or Product Questions:

88. AMD Athlon 64: AMD Proudly Introduces the Only Windows Compatible 64-bit PC Processors - Socket 754 pin! "The AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Athlon 64 FX processors run on AMD64 technology, a revolutionary technology that allows the processor to run 32-bit applications at full speed while enabling the coming wave of powerful, 64-bit software applications."

    On October 1st, Log in to the AMD Athlon 64 Promotions Section and, if eligible, participate for a chance to be entered into a drawing to win an AMD Athlon 64 FX processor-based gaming system or AMD Athlon 64 PIB (9/23/2003).

    1. AOpen.com - Motherboards: Athlon 64 - Socket 754 pin (9/23/2003).

    2. GigaByte - Athlon 64 Motherboard - GA-K8NNXP: GigaByte Athlon 64 MB - GA-K8NNXP with nForce3 150 Chipset (9/6/2003).

    3. VIA Technologies, Inc.: VIA K8T800 chipset - For Single & Dual Processor Systems (9/23/2003).

     

89. www.extremetech.com - Intel Embraces Enthusiasts: Intel Acknowledging & Embracing Bleeding Edge Users!?! Figuring out the new Business Model... (9/19/2003)

90. Outlook Help: SurfSecret SpamDrop for Outlook released! (9/18/2003)

91. www.pcmag.com - Total Security: Privacy, Passwords and Data Security (9/18/2003).

92. www.extremetech.com - Successor to Cardbus Being Prepped: New ExpressCard standard - A more compact card format (9/18/2003).

93. Intel slips in a new Pentium 4 CNET News.com: (9/17/2003).

94. IO Bus Technologies: www.extremetech.com - Low-Power PCI Express Spec Debuts: Intel IDF (9/16/2003).

     

95. File-Sharing Companies Offer to Pay Girl's Settlement (TechNews.com): (9/11/2003).

96. Creative Advances PC Audio Standard To 7.1 Surround: Introducing Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS sound card and Creative GigaWorks S750 & Creative Inspire T7700 speaker systems (9/11/2003).

     

97. SurfSecret Win32news: Security Glitch Shows Spammers Email Addresses - A Support Group for Spammers... Article on Wired.com (9/11/2003).

98. Windows Versions: Sept 10: Windows Storage Server 2003 Launches: (9/10/2003).

99. Serial ATA: www.EETAsia.com - Silicon Image debuts 3Gbps-capable SATA controller: "The SiI 3124 is compliant with the Serial ATA 1.0 Specification and supports all SATA II extensions to the Serial ATA 1.0 Specification..." (9/8/2003).

100. New Office locks down documents CNET News.com: DRM Desktop (9/8/2003).

     1. Microsoft Office:

101. BeOS: Microsoft settles Be suit for $23 million CNET News.com: (9/8/2003).

102. The Register: Motherboards manufacturers plan to bundle Athlon 64 chips with Athlon 64 Motherboards (9/6/2003).

     1. GigaByte - Athlon 64 Motherboard - GA-K8NNXP: GigaByte Athlon 64 MB - GA-K8NNXP with nForce3 150 Chipset (9/6/2003).

     2. www.nvidia.com/page/mobo.html: NVIDIA nForce3 Professional platform processors.

      

103. Microsoft Office System Launch Event: Scheduled for Oct 21st, 2003 (9/5/2003).

104. BetaNews New Windows Update Covers More Products: "the Alpha" release -- of V5 will launch in late September... (9/5/2003).

      

105. Monitors: www.extremetech.com - Top Tip Multiple monitor support: (9/5/2003).

106. www.eWeek.com - Coalition to Fight Online Identity Theft: (9/5/2003).

107. Music giant plans to drop CD prices CNET News.com: "...suggested Retail Pricing for Music CDs to $13, from between $17 and $19." (9/3/2003)

108. Defrag: Diskeeper Professional version 8 Sneak Preview - Download Free Trialware Now! (9/3/2003)

      

109. Corel buyout final - CNET.com: Let us all hope for better times for Corel (9/3/2003).

      

110. Maxtor to release new backup drive - CNET News.com: With One Touch Backup capability (9/3/2003).

111. www.extremetech.com - Govt. Explains How It Caught Blaster Author: (8/30/2003).

112. www.seagate.com - Seagate Ships First Consumer Electronics Hard Drives Using New Video Streaming Industry Standard: New Consumer Electronics (CE) Hard Drives for PVR - ATA/7 Specification compatible HD's optimized for A/V streaming performance (8/28/2003).

113. www.eWeek.com - RIAA Discloses Some Methods of Tracking: "The RIAA's latest court papers describe in unprecedented detail some sophisticated forensic techniques used by its investigators." (8/28/2003)

114. www.amd.com/hightechhunt: AMD Athlon64 High-Tech Treasure Hunt - You have until September 15, 2003 (11:59 p.m. EST) to complete your journey! (8/28/2003)

115. www.pcmag.com: Build or Buy Learn How to Build Your Own PC: Any questions where WE stand on this Topic and why? Attend BuildOrBuy to learn why! Whether you're picky, a perfectionist or just need a little Guidance, anyone can Build a PC and have fun dong so! (8/28/2003)

      

116. InfoWorld Sobig.F worm could have originated on Usenet August 25, 2003 By Security: (8/25/2003)

117. InfoWorld.com - Gartner Microsoft cuts Windows price to $40 in Thailand August 25, 2003 By Platforms: (8/25/2003)

      

118. www.digitimes.com - VIA PT800-based mobos to ship this month: "Shipments of MotherBoards using the PT800 Chipset [Supports Serial ATA/RAID + Single-Channel DDR400 Memory for Intel's P4] offered by VIA Technologies should start by late August, according to sources at Taiwanese motherboard makers." (8/25/2003)

     1. VIA Technologies: Via PT800 Chipset Features

      

119. Developers to get first taste of 'Longhorn' CNET News.com: "...Microsoft plans to give developers their first hard look at the next version of Windows in October." (8/25/2003)

120. Security: HoustonChronicle.com - Texas anti-spam law takes effect Sept. 1: "Unsolicited advertising must carry the note "ADV:" in its subject line, and messages with..." (8/22/2003).

121. www.eweek.com - SoBig Virus Breaks Speed Records: More than 1.5 million Served and counting... Enough already! Uncle! (8/22/2003)

122. www.pcmag.com - SoBig What You Need to Know: (8/22/2003).

      

123. security.ziffdavis.com - SoBig Virus Returns: "...MessageLabs lists the worm as originating in the Netherlands..." (8/21/2003)

124. www.microsoft-watch.com - What's Up With Windows: Windows Client... WinXP, Shorthorn bridge to Longhorn (8/20/2003).

      

125. Serial ATA: www.EETAsia.com - 3Gbps host controllers set to go: "Marvell Semiconductor Inc. will get a jump on next-generation serial ATA designs when it announced that it is sampling 3Gbps host controllers. Once hard-disk drives based on Sata II emerge early next year, the SATA II Controllers aim to enable the faster and more robust set of mid- and low-end servers and arrays that are expected to support the second-generation standard.

     The Marvell devices link to a 64-bit, 133MHz PCI-X host bus. Future versions will link to PCI Express and will support the upcoming 3Gbps Serial Attached SCSI standard." (8/19/2003)

126. Storage: www.EETAsia.com - Hard disk market returns to revenue growth in '03: "New technologies like the Serial ATA interface are taking off slowly, according to the market watcher. The report said even though mainstream chipsets support SATA, only 10 percent of all drives shipped in 2003 will use the new interface. That's because PC makers don't see significant performance benefits for SATA and are still equipping systems with the cheaper drives using the Parallel ATA interface. SATA will replace the majority of Parallel ATA drives by 2005, the report said."

127. 'Good' worm, new bug mean double trouble CNET News.com: MSBlast and SoBig (8/19/2003).

      

128. Serial ATA: www.EETAsia.com - 3Gbps host controllers set to go: "Marvell Semiconductor Inc. will get a jump on next-generation serial ATA designs when it announced that it is sampling 3Gbps host controllers. Once hard-disk drives based on Sata II emerge early next year, the SATA II Controllers aim to enable the faster and more robust set of mid- and low-end servers and arrays that are expected to support the second-generation standard.

     The Marvell devices link to a 64-bit, 133MHz PCI-X host bus. Future versions will link to PCI Express and will support the upcoming 3Gbps Serial Attached SCSI standard." (8/19/2003)

129. Storage: www.EETAsia.com - Hard disk market returns to revenue growth in '03: "New technologies like the Serial ATA interface are taking off slowly, according to the market watcher. The report said even though mainstream chipsets support SATA, only 10 percent of all drives shipped in 2003 will use the new interface. That's because PC makers don't see significant performance benefits for SATA and are still equipping systems with the cheaper drives using the Parallel ATA interface. SATA will replace the majority of Parallel ATA drives by 2005, the report said."

130. 'Good' worm, new bug mean double trouble CNET News.com: MSBlast and SoBig (8/19/2003).

      

131. Media groups appeal P2P ruling CNET News.com: "...The RIAA, which was joined by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) in its appeal..." (8/19/2003).

132. Long time BuildOrBuy & HAL-PC Member Ray Guillory passed away Saturday, Aug. 16, 2003 in Houston, TX. I remember when Ray decided to get Broadband through Road Runner in October 2001 and needed advice on a Firewall preference. He was also, I think, in the process of Building a new PC then. We appreciated his support, participation and friendship. He was a good man with a kind heart. Ray will be remembered by those of us who knew him and were privileged to share experiences with him.

     A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 PM on Tues., 8/19/2003, at St. Ignatious Loyola Catholic Church, 7810 Cypresswood Dr. in Spring, TX. The internment will be private at a later date. There will be no funeral home visitation.

     1. Houston Chronicle - Death Notices: Ray Guillory (8/19/2003).

133. Labels We're after big swappers CNET News.com: Beware Song Swappers! "...assurances that the industry was focusing on egregious offenders." Sure. (8/18/2003)

      

134. BetaNews Microsoft Rethinks Outlook Express Future: Outlook Express is out! (8/18/2003)

135. BetaNews Windows Media Music Services Arrive in Europe: MSN Music Club in UK (8/18/2003).

      

136. InfoWorld Zone Labs moves to secure instant messaging August 11, 2003 By Applications: IMsecure Pro on the Desktop... (8/12/2003).

137. www.eWeek.com - HP Plays to Consumers With Massive Product Launch: Enjoy More! (8/12/2003)

138. Midlife crisis for the hard drive CNET News.com: We have capacity - Now we need real Speed Throughput beyond Burst Mode Access (8/11/2003).

      

139. Court blocks some file-trading subpoenas CNET News.com: (8/11/2003).

140. To all BuildOrBuy Members who knew him and to those who have heard of him and loved him, Tom Lassiter passed away on Friday. Tom was instrumental in making BuildOrBuy what it is today. He was the best and will be missed greatly. We treasure the friendship & memories of Tom Lassiter. In Memoriam, Donations should be made to Spinal Cord Injury Research of your choice.

     1. Houston Chronicle - Death Notices: Tom Lassiter (8/4/2003).

141. www.eetasia.com - Team targets data storage development: Toshiba and M-Systems working together to develop new NAND flash-based data storage products (7/31/2003).

     1. www.m-sys.com - M-Systems - Leaders in Flash Data Storage:

142. www.eWeek.com - Domain Name Detour: Brian Livingston is Back! (7/30/2003)

143. www.theinquirer.net - RIAA will take 2191.78 years to sue everyone: Interesting. Do the math. Makes one think. No wonder RIAA is behind the curve. Wonder how many Musicians will see any of this money? Things that make you go hmm... (7/29/2003)

144. www.eWeek.com - New Napster a Hybrid of Predecessors: Roxio Launches new Music Service, Napster 2.0 while shelving PressPlay. May the Force be with you - It IS! Can Roxio deliver? PC Users may want to wait and watch until Apple opens their iTunes Music Store to the rest of us. (7/29/2003)

      

145. PDF Tools: www.pcmag.com - PDFing Cheap: The Portable Document File format - A Standard we all live with. Find cost effective means of creating PDF files and Tool Comparisons. And a reminder to keep your PDF Reader current too! (7/29/2003)

146. www.pcmag.com - Backup Data on the Moon: Calling All Space Cadets! Really! Can Data be any more secure there than here? Really? (7/23/2003)

147. www.extremetech.com - Iomega Samples 1.5-GB DCT Drive: Digital Capture Technology - Any Buyers? (7/23/2003)

148. Cracking Windows passwords in seconds CNET News.com: Feeling lucky? (7/23/2003)

      

149. Serial ATA: InfoWorld Riding the SATA wave July 18, 2003 By Mario Apicella Storage: Serial ATA Disk Drives for the Enterprise - Comparing Maxtor, Seagate & WDC (7/22/2003).

150. Special Offers! Visit any Barnes & Noble U.S. store or www.BarnesandNoble.com from July 15 through August 14 to save 40% on select Windows XP and Office XP best-selling titles! (7/22/2003)

151. Construction: Builder Online - Home Technology: Best Software Buys Timberline - Timberline under intense competition this year from Intuit's MasterBuilder and NewStar (7/22/2003).

     1. Intuit Master Builder - A Better Way to Run Your Construction Business

     2. NEWSTAR Homebuilder - Construction Software - Realm Business Solutions

152. Security: Microsoft warns of critical Windows flaw CNET News.com: "the remote procedure call (RPC) process, facilitates such activities such as sharing files and allowing others to use the computer's printer.

     By sending too much data to the RPC process, an attacker can cause the system to grant full access to the system." (7/18/2003)

      

153. www.eetasia.com - PC shipments increased 10 percent in Q2 '03: "Further, Gartner says that U.S. PC shipments in Q2 of 2003 increased 11.1 percent, as the market received a boost from the consumer and education segments." (7/18/2003)

154. www.eetasia.com - Cable modem service subscribers hit 27M: "Geographically, In-Stat says that North America has the most cable modem subscribers with over 14.6 million." (7/18/2003)

155. CD Recording: www.nero.com - Ahead - Software: Nero 6 Ultra Edition official release Friday, July 18th! Nero 6 Demo available July 18th - Features include: Full Video editing, DVD Playback, Slideshow creation including audio, Backup including multiple modes, StartSmart Project launcher, Auto detection of new drives, MPEG-4 video encoding and playback - Unlimited HE-AAC (mp4) encoding. (7/16/2003)

156. Spam: www.eweek.com - SpamShark Wins Analyst's Choice: The Fight Against Spam! (7/15/2003)

      

157. CSA Gigabit Ethernet: www.eetasia.com - Realtek, Via eye Gigabit Ethernet silicon: "The market for Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) capability on desktop PCs looks ready for prime time - and a price war." (7/15/2003)

158. Graphics: Paint Shop Pro 8 is out! www.jasc.com (7/14/2003).

159. Bible Study Software Research Tools: WORDsearch and Epiphany Software Join Forces - "WORDsearch Corp and Epiphany Software, Inc., two leading providers of Bible software, jointly announced the merger of their companies today. Their combination brings together one of the largest electronic libraries of Bibles and reference resources with what is widely regarded as the easiest CD and web based Bible software program in the industry." (7/14/2003)

     1. www.WORDsearchBible.com
     2. www.EpiphanySoftware.com
     3. www.LifeWay.com
     4. www.LifeWay.com/BelievingGod

160. RAM Chart: www.eetasia.com - Collaboration releases fastest memory available: "Rambus, Toshiba and Elpida have released the XDR DRAM, claiming the fastest memory available in the market today." (7/14/2003)

     1. www.rambus.com - Rambus Rambus XDR Memory Interface:

161. www.extremetech.com - Kingston Announces DDR466, DDR500 DRAM Modules: "...Kingston is releasing "HyperX" branded modules based upon both types of specialty PC memory manufactured by Winbond..." (7/9/2003).

     1. www.kingston.com/hyperx/

162. www.extremetech.com - Athlon 64 To Launch Sept. 22, AMD Document Says: Launch Info Released Accidentally on purpose? Sure. (7/9/2003)

163. Networked Audio: www.EETasia.com - The benefits of Ethernet-based audio networks: "Some 100BASE-T Audio Networking Technologies support as many as 128 audio channels over a single CAT5 cable (1,280 using Gigabit Ethernet)..." (7/9/2003).

     1. Peak Audio - Developers of CobraNet™

      

164. Storage: www.wwpi.com - WestWorld Productions -- CTN: Are You Ready for MAID Technology? (Massive Arrays of Inactive Disks) Storage (7/9/2003).

165. Audio Plug-Ins: Voxengo Lampthruster PC VST Plug-In Released! Analogue Tube Gear in the native DAW environment - Lampthruster (Non Linear Processing Module), featuring: 9 artistic pre-amp models; Built-in vintage equalizer; Factory presets; Mono -> Stereo, Stereo -> Stereo processing modes; All sample rates supported; Highly optimized DSP plus 64-bit internal precision (7/7/2003).

166. Processors: www.theinquirer.net - Intel declares Prescott pricing, intros 848P, 845GV chipsets: P4 3.40GHz Processor announced plus initial PCI Express implementations (7/7/2003).

167. www.theinquirer.net - AMD readies price cuts, Opteron, Clawhammer intros: Initial Athlon64 pin count (7/7/2003).

168. www.EETasia.com - Via denies impending sale of CPU unit: Transmeta rumored to be buyer  (7/7/2003).

      

169. www.EETasia.com - HDD delivers 20MBps to 35MBps data transfer rate: "Faster Portable FireWire Hard Disk Drives..." (7/7/2003).

170. www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP - Optimize Virtual Memory for Performance in Windows XP: Optimizing The Paging File... (7/7/2003).

171. www.microsoft.com/mspress - Home and Office User Tips and Tricks: Seven Tips to Work Faster and Smarter with Windows XP (7/7/2003).

172. www.eWeek.com - Intel's Madison: 64 Bits And Counting! (7/7/2003)

173. Laptops for the Long Haul - Computerworld: Feature & Performance Comparisons (7/4/2003).

174. www.extremetech.com - ZoneLabs Won't Fix Hole In Free Firewall: Fix? Easy - Buy ZoneAlarm Pro! (7/4/2003)

      

175. www.extremetech.com - A Pair of Very Different Drives: Parallel ATA & Serial ATA - Maxtor or Western Digital? (7/4/2003)

176. Billboard tracks Net music downloads CNET News.com: Billboard Magazine using Nielsen SoundScan to track Digital Downloads (7/4/2003).

177. www.extremetech.com - The State of Motherboard Audio: Audio Getting better? (7/2/2003)

178. Storage: storage.ziffdavis.com - Storage Newcomer Readies New High-Capacity Card for Digital Cameras: (7/2/2003).

     1. Colby Systems Corp

179. OrlandoSentinel.com News: Word up -- 10,000 new ones hit latest edition of Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary (7/1/2003).

     1. Merriam-Webster OnLine:

180. Web Design Tools: FrontPage 2003 Version Comparison: Compare FrontPage 2000, 2002 & 2003 versions (7/1/2003).

181. Web Browsers: Netscape 7.1 Now Available For Download: Fast Easy & Free! (7-1-03)

182. Printers: HP revamps line of inkjet printers CNET News.com: "...revamping its Inkjet line with a new crop of cheaper photo-quality printers." (7/1/2003)

183. Copy Controls: BMG tinkers with CD copy controls CNET News.com: "The Bertelesmann AG division, which produces contemporary artists including Norah Jones, Avril Lavigne and No Doubt, said it plans to begin selling CDs in the United States protected with SunnComm's MediaMax CD-3 product." (7/1/2003)

      

184. Audio Plugins: www.knzaudio.com - Midifier 1.1 Released! They've added a record-to-file function and now Midifier can be used in all PC sequencers and audio editors supporting DirectX or VST Audio Plugins (6/30/2003).

185. www.atnewyork.com - Google Toolbar 'BlogThis' Rankles Rivals: (6/28/2003).

186. Athlon64 family to grow CNET News.com: "...Athlon64 would come out with 1MB of cache and a performance rating of 3100+." (6/27/2003)

187. www.extremetech.com - Hardware is Cheap. Data is Priceless: Buy a Hard Drive Each Year - We have long advocated the same Philosophy, HD's are cheap, our Data is Priceless. Therefore, get a New HD periodically and do a clean install of everything since everything will still remain on your previous HD! And that's 'Bang For The Buck' in Price & Performance! (6/27/2003)

188. 64 Bit Computing: From Intel New P4 chip, Itanium plans CNET News.com: Intel P4 3.2GHz Processor announced now & AMD Athlon64 Due out 2nd half of September 2003 (6/25/2003).

189. Parallel ATA Storage: www.ExtremeTech.com - Maxtor Ships 300-Gbyte Hard Drive: "Parallel ATA Drive... 5,400 RPM... ATA-133 interface..." (6/25/2003)

190. 64 Bit Computing: WestWorld Productions -- CTN: AMD Opteron Opens New Era for Digital Video Editing (6/25/2003).

191. WavToMidi Conversions: knzaudio - MIDIFIER - The first real-time Audio-to-MIDI VST Plug-in Converting Monophonic Audio tracks to MIDI. DX version coming soon! (6/23/2003)

192. Storage: Next-gen SCSI prototype shown CNET News.com: Serial Attached SCSI on the Server & Serial ATA on the Desktop (6/21/2003).

      

193. www.theinquirer.net - Asus releases P4C800-E to calm down cross customers: P4C800-D vs. P4C800-E (6/20/2003).

194. GigaStudio Library Audio Samples: Vienna Symphonic Library - New Library Announcements - "Owners of the FIRST EDITION, whether purchased before or after July 31, 2003, can upgrade to the PRO EDITION for the VIP price at any time - there will be no specific period during which the VIP upgrade option has to be exercised. The PRO EDITION of the Vienna Symphonic Library contains over 230 GB of data with 360,000 samples.

     Quality - Many Users have expressed a desire to use as many samples as possible on their Computer at one time. Since it is not possible to include both a 16-bit and a 24-bit version on one set of DVDs (due to the huge amounts of storage required), Vienna Symphonic Library has decided to release the PRO EDITION in 16-bit. However, the Symphonic Cube, their first Hard Disk edition, which is due for release in early 2004, will offer luxury for everybody. All of the samples will be included in both 24-bit and 16-bit resolution. Users will be able to configure the library for optimum audio quality or system capabilities, according to their needs." And you wondered what to do with those new larger HD's! Details: Vienna Symphonic Library (6/18/2003)

195. PDF Tools: www.eweek.com - Researcher Leaks CERT Bulletin: "The advisory, which concerns a flaw in some Adobe PDF File Readers..." (6/18/2003)

196. www.pcmag.com - Build or Buy the Perfect PC: "The machine of your dreams..." (6/18/2003)

197. NEW PowerQuest Drive Image 7 Now Available! Click here to learn more about Drive Image 7 (6/17/2003).

198. Speakers: www.extremetech.com - Review Boston Acoustics BA7900 5.1 Speakers: "Today, Boston's speaker sets are available only through Gateway, as this PC maker has an exclusive arrangement to sell Boston's PC wares with Gateway systems." (6/17/2003).

      

199. security.ziffdavis.com - Patch Management The Enterprise Advantage: Consumers still out in the lurch. What? Trust Microsoft? (6/12/2003)

200. RAID News: storage.ziffdavis.com - RAID Technology Turns 15: Happy Birthday RAID! (6/12/2003)

201. Web Browsers: www.microsoft-watch.com - Internet Explorer Asking the Right Question: Embedding Technologies... What's Next? (6/12/2003)

202. www.theinquirer.net - Intel 3.20GHz Pentium 4 to launch in June: P4, 3.20 GHz - June 23rd followed in October by P4, 3.40 GHz Processor and... (6/12/2003)

203. zdnet.com.com - News Microsoft fixes up patch system: "Microsoft has opened up its drive to improve software security with a redesigned software patch management system and a partnership with VeriSign to authenticate Web services." Posted 6-3-03 (6/12/2003)

204. www.eWeek.com - Did SCO Violate the GPL: Linux - Who's On First? (6/11/2003)

205. AntiVirus News: Microsoft moves into antivirus realm CNET News.com: Microsoft announces plans to purchase technology and intellectual property of Bucharest, Romania-based AntiVirus firm GeCad and hire some of the company's employees (6/11/2003).

206. Copy Protection: www.audiolockbox.com - Audio Lock-Box™ - Coming Soon: T.A. Productions announces a new and superior CD Audio Copy Protection technology currently being developed - Audio Lock-Box™. Two versions currently being produced:

     1. ALB V1 - Completely Lock-Outs all computers from any access rights; while consumer CD & DVD players will be able to play the protected CDs.

     2. ALB V2 - Offers features for CD Quality PC play. Unlike most CD Audio protections, ALB is able to stream the protected files at CD Quality (44100, 16bit stereo).

     "The idea behind ALB was to give music owners the freedom to enjoy their music at CD Quality.  One of the major concerns with past protections was PC play from a lower-quality compressed file.  ALB Technology takes advantage of playing on a computer at CD Quality with no quality loss, " said Edward Heldman, CEO and Development Marketing Director.

     
     In addition to ALB being the most compatible CD Copy Protection to date; the technology is also by far the most secure.  IP Content will be placed in a "Lock-Box" with limited rights, as the owner’s decide.  Rights’ owners have a variety of options from a complete computer Lock-Out, to limited PC play at CD Quality to also using Microsoft’s DRM Rights Management for controlled copying into DRM files (6/11/2003).

207. Intel A quarter-century of x86 CNET News.com: "Intel's first x86-based chip, the 5MHz 8086, was introduced on June 9, 1978... At 3.06GHz, the Pentium 4 is about 600 times faster than the 8086..." (6/10/2003)

208. PDF Tools: Flash, PDF get a helping hand CNET News.com: RoboPDF (6/9/2003)

     1. www.ehelp.com - 1-Step RoboPDF - The Easy, Affordable Way to Create PDFs - Trial Download: (6/9/2003).

209. Electronic Engineering Times - Asia - HighPoint ATA host adapter, accessory rated to 1.5Gbps: "The Rocket 1511 single external channel serial ATA host adapter..." (6/9/2003).

     1. www.highpoint-tech.com: Focusing on External Serial ATA Solutions.

210. PC Sound Technologies: Minnetonka Audio Software: Minnetonka Audio Debuts Dolby Pro Logic II Encoder - Minnetonka Audio Software has announced that it has developed the first software application for Dolby Pro Logic II encoding: the new SurCode™ for Dolby® Pro Logic® II. The introduction of this Dolby Pro Logic II software encoder allows broadcasters, game developers, video producers, and audio professionals everywhere to easily encode surround sound into stereo delivery formats for television, games, cable programming, and many other media. The SurCode for Dolby Pro Logic II encoder will soon be available for purchase from Minnetonka Audio (www.surcode.com and authorized dealers) as a standard Virtual Studio Technology (VST) plug-in, which is compatible with many Digital Audio Workstations. SurCode for Dolby Pro Logic II will also be available as a stand-alone software encoder for the PC. Both versions will feature an MSRP of $495. "Dolby Pro Logic II is an exceptional surround sound technology and we are very excited to provide the first software encoder to the audio world," said John Calder, Director of Marketing at Minnetonka Audio. "We expect Pro Logic II software encoding to become a big part of the sound industry." (6/7/2003)

     1. SurCode -- Minnetonka Audio Software: Audio Software Encoders

211. Electronic Engineering Times - Asia - Palm buys Handspring, spins off PalmSource: "Palm Inc. has agreed to buy personal computing rival Handspring Inc. in a deal that will also see the spin-off of PalmSource Inc., a Palm subsidiary responsible for developing and licensing the Palm OS." (6/6/2003)
212. Content Management: www.cioinsight.com - Water From Stone Digital Asset Management: "...gather, organize, track and digitize content..." When Time is Money, Going Digital Pays Off! (6/3/2003)
213. Speakers: www.pcmag.com - Sound Advice: Six Sets of Speakers Tested - See if you agree with their results (6/3/2003).
214. Serial ATA: Electronic Engineering Times - Asia - Serial ATA market on the rise: "SATA is not just cool technology; it provides tangible benefits to end-users and OEMs. For PC end-users, SATA offers an evolution to rising hard-drive performance without a marked price impact." (6/3/2003)
215. Trade Shows: Electronic Engineering Times - Asia - Taiwan's Computex rescheduled to September: "...new dates for the Show are September 22-26, following the Shanghai-based Cebit Asia. Taiwan officials decided last May to reschedule the show, hoping that a later year presence was better than nothing." (6/3/2003)

      

216. Bible Study Software: Upgrade to world-class Bible software from Broderbund! PC Study Bible 4 - Powerful, easy to use Bible Study Software! Special Upgrade Offer! Upgrade to PC Study Bible New Reference Library now for ONLY $99.00! (plus $5.99 shipping and handling) and SAVE OVER $50! Plus, act now and we'll include Screen Shot Deluxe™ 4.0 FREE (a $14.99 value). But don't wait, this special introductory offer expires at midnight June 11, 2003, so order now! Study YOUR way with this powerful new software! (6/3/2003)
217. Bible Study Software: E4 Group News - Christian Focus and Mentor Commentaries & Greek Tools Volume 1. Uses Libronix (formerly Logos) Digital Library System and is included free on the CDs. QuickVerse/STEP versions coming soon. Order now from www.FreeBibleSoftware.com (6/3/2003).
218. Audio Loops: M-Audio Announces ProSessions Sound Library - "A fresh new collection of affordable top-quality samples created by some of today’s top musicians, composers and producers. The ProSessions library delivers inspiration across a wide variety of genres and styles including hip-hop, dance, pop, Latin, R&B, rap, drum & bass, techno, world beat and more. Designed with songwriters, producers and remixers in mind, each ProSessions sample features a top-quality recording, meticulously edited by hand for rock-solid professional timing and easy integration into other grooves. Each CD delivers over 400MB of world-class samples in multiple formats — AIFF, WAV, REX2 and Acidized WAV." (6/3/2003)
219. Audio PlugIns: Voxengo Deconvolver 1.4 released! "Today convolutional reverbs become more and more demanded. With convolution we have an opportunity to capture the sound of anything in the world that can generate a reverb, and use these sound impulses freely in any situation imaginable. This enables us to use the sound of the high-end reverb units, the real-world rooms, halls, cathedrals, synthetic reverbs and other sources, including non-reverb ones, without any hassle and in a uniform way using only a single program or a plug-in module. 
     
     Voxengo Deconvolver supports almost all sample formats (bit-depths) of uncompressed mono/stereo WAV files. And offers a very convenient environment to deconvolve large sets of recorded files. Voxengo Deconvolver also offers a true mathematical FFT deconvolution which delivers 100% exact deconvolution. At the same time this puts a huge demand on the system memory - Deconvolving a 25-second stereo file at 96 kHz may require up to 100 MB of memory." (6/3/2003)
     1. www.voxengo.com/deconvolver/
220. RAM Chart: PCWorld.com - Intel to Discontinue Rambus Chip Sets: Intel moves ahead with DDR Memory Support Plans (5/31/2003).

      

221. Speakers: Introducing the Klipsch ProMedia GMX A-2.1 Stereo Speakers - "Klipsch's GMX A-2.1 extends the styling and superior audiophile performance of the award winning GMX D-5.1 to a new analog stereo configuration. This Three Piece Multimedia [Industrial Design] Speaker System is designed for consumers who want true high-fidelity sound but do not require or have the space for a multi-speaker surround setup. On the back of the GMX A-2.1's subwoofer is an exclusive Klipsch SWS Link socket, enabling easy connection of one or more ProMedia SWS supplementary powered subwoofers to further extend and fortify low-frequency reproduction. The SWS Link fully integrates additional subwoofers with the rest of the system, allowing master volume and bass level adjustment entirely from the GMX A-2.1 controller. " Get your very own ProMedia GMX A 2.1 system for $149.99 today! (5/31/2003)
222. Media Players: Total Recorder Standard Edition V4.2 Released! Total Recorder V4.2 is available in Standard, Professional and Developer Editions. Also... Announcing two new PC based Audio Applications from High Criteria - Phone-In Buddy - A program for Telephone based Dictation to a PC & Transcription Buddy (5/30/2003).
     1. www.HighCriteria.com:
     2. www.TranscriptionBuddy.com:
223. www.extremetech.com - Enhanced Asus Mobo May Draw Intel's Ire: "...Asus published a press release claiming that users who purchased its high-end P4P800 Deluxe motherboard based on the Intel 865 "Springdale" chipset could add Intel's Performance Enhancement Technology (PAT) through a BIOS tweak." (5/29/2003)
224. Sony DRU-510A DVD±RW Drive - Hardware Reviews - CNET.com: "...DRU-510A will be the first drive to burn DVD+RW at 4X." (5/29/2003)
225. Trade Shows: www.meetingnews.com - WHO Lifts SARS Travel Alert Off Hong Kong: "The World Health Organization has removed its SARS [Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome] related advisory against nonessential travel to Hong Kong and neighboring Guangdong province, in China, but cited possible new cases of the disease in Toronto." (5/29/2003)
226. Serial ATA: www.lsilogic.com - May 21, 2003 - LSI Logic shipping industry's first Serial ATA RAID storage adapter with battery backup support: Serial ATA MegaRAID - "...MegaRAID SATA 150-2 and the MegaRAID SATA 150-4, designed for entry-level servers and performance workstations; and the enterprise-class MegaRAID SATA 150-6..." (5/28/2003).
     1. www.lsilogic.com/sata:
     2. www.buylsilogic.com:
     3. www.enterprisestorageforum.com - SATA Evolutionary or Revolutionary Disk Technology:
      
227. Construction: www.PunchList.com - Bosch Digital Power Tools: "Punch List - A combination Field & Desktop Task List Manager. Allows Contractors or Builders to capture notes on a handheld, laptop, or tablet computer to create and track tasks on jobsites. After returning to the office, sync with PC, or connect directly. Punch List will automatically distribute faxes or emails to subcontractors or create printed reports for distribution. Punch List saves an average of $1000 for every $250,000 house (retail value) by reducing the money wasted on errors - a savings that every contractor can appreciate." (5/28/2003)
228. www.yourdigitaldestiny.com - Your Digital Destiny brought to you by Sony and Intel: The Tour, The Technology & The Sweepstakes (5/27/2003).
229. Cables: Keyspan Ships New Line of Retractable Computer Cables - Keyspan's "ZIP-LINQ" (tm) retractable cable line consists of over a dozen USB, FireWire, PDA, camera, phone and Ethernet connectivity solutions. Available a variety configurations including USB, FirewWire, RJ-11, and Ethernet. www.Keyspan.com (5/27/2003)
230. New Type of Display: www.i-glasses.com: I-O Display delivers Headset Personal Display delivering SVGA Resolution - Uses liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCOS) screen to display images in front of the eye in a way making objects appear as large as those from a Plasma Display in a Conference Room (5/27/2003).
     1. EEDesign - i-O Display Systems Introduces Product for Videographers:
231. New BuildOrBuy Processor Wallpaper for your Digital Desktop - AMD ME & Intel Hyper Transport! (5/27/2003)
232. Digital Media Players: J. River MEDIA CENTER, Media Jukebox has arrived! MEDIA CENTER 9.0 software has just been officially released! www.jrmediacenter.com (5/27/2003)
233. Speakers: Top 5 home-theater speaker systems - Electronics Reviews - CNET.com: What to look for when comparing Speakers (5/27/2003).
234. New Video Display Card: Creative Makes Digital Photo Editing Faster With Graphics Blaster Picture Perfect 64MB AGP Video Card - "Based on the new VP500SE Visual Processing Unit (VPU) from 3Dlabs, the Creative Graphics Blaster Picture Perfect takes digital photography to the next level by enabling consumers to view pictures in ultra-high resolution, to stitch images together to create panoramic photos, and to apply multiple special effects. The Creative Graphics Blaster Picture Perfect stitches at incredible speeds - up to three times the speed of current graphics cards..." Available online for $179.99 US from www.Creative.com (5/26/2003)
235. New Microsoft 'support' worm very unhelpful - Computerworld: "The e-mail worm purports to be a message from support@microsoft.com" (5/26/2003).
236. www.syntrillium.com - Adobe acquires technology assets of Syntrillium: Cool Edit will now fall under the thumb of Adobe (5/24/2003).

      

237. RAID: WestWorld Productions -- CTN: An Affordable RAID Solution - "Disc Makers, a leading innovator of CD and DVD duplications systems, has launched Raven, its new line of RAID storage system products" (5/23/2003).
     1. www.discmakers.com - Raven RAID: Featuring PnP Technology. Parallel ATA attaches to PC via SCSI Interface and are Hot Swappable.
238. New PCs debut with latest Intel chipset CNET News.com: Finally - Intel 865PE Chipset! Arguably Intel's best chipset since the Intel 440BX chipset (5/22/2003).
     1. Chipsets: Intel Products - Intel 865PE Chipset: "The 865PE chipset offers high-bandwidth interfaces such as dual-channel DDR400 main memory, coupled with an 800 MHz system bus, AGP8X graphics interface, Intel Communication Streaming Architecture (CSA) featuring a Dedicated Network Bus (DNB) interface for wire-speed Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), dual independent Serial ATA ports and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 connectivity..." (5/22/2003).
239. Storage: Electronic Engineering Times - Asia - Samsung HDDs feature advanced noise reduction: "Samsung Electronics has announced the availability of a pair of 100GB HDDs that can handle large data files with less system noise.

     The SpinPoint V80 (7,200rpm) and P80 (5,400rpm) units both feature the company's SilentSeek and NoiseGuard noise control technologies." (5/19/2003)

240. Sound Technology: PlanetAnalog.com - Intel kicks off nex-gen audio effort: "Azalia codecs sit on a dedicated bus linking to dedicated audio, telephony or communications devices. The bus runs at a selectable 3.3-1V. It supports 24 Mbit/second audio inputs and "double-pumped" 48 Mbit/second audio output." (5/19/2003).

      

241. MotherBoards: www.simmtester.com - SuperMicro releases high end system with ISA slots: "SuperMicro has introduced a motherboard using Intel Corp.'s newest 875P chipset running with Pentium 4 3.06GHz processor, 800MHz front side bus and DDR400 memory, as well as three legacy ISA slots." (5/19/2003)

      

242. From Tom Tyner: www.msnbc.com - Disney to rent self-destructing DVDs: "This disc will self-destruct in 48 hours." Gee thanks! (5/19/2003)
243. How Microsoft warded off rival CNET News.com: "At least 90