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Sandy Sandy McMurray is a long-time technology journalist whose work has appeared in Time, the Globe & Mail, the Toronto Sun, Report on Business, Profit, and other sources. Between 1995 - 2002, Sandy wrote a weekly column about technology for the Toronto Sun, and served as Technology Editor for five Sun Media newspapers. He has been publishing on the Web since 1996.
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July 12, 2004

iPod vs. copy-protection

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What happens when the copy-protection on a commercial CD makes it incompatible with Apple's best-selling digital music player? People complain and ask for changes, that's what. (Ah, the advantages of being a market leader..).

"If you look at the 500 or 600 customer service comments we've gotten, you see that 80 percent of them have to do with iPod compatibility," said SunnComm International Chief Executive Officer Peter Jacobs, whose technology was loaded on last month's chart-topping Velvet Revolver disc. "The rest are, 'Why can't I do what I want with my music.' And a lot of those are really iPod questions too."
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Why Macs are better

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Mac OS X users tend to believe that their platform is better than Windows. But why? James Davidson answers the question here.

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July 06, 2004

100 million song countdown

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iTunes 100 million song countdownIn the next week or so, the iTunes Music Store will sell its 100 millionth music download. To celebrate, Apple is giving away prizes including iPods, free music and a super-sized PowerBook.

To enter the contest, you simply buy a song from the iTunes store.

Or... you could enter the contest free!

...continue reading.

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July 02, 2004

Support Daring Fireball!

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Support Daring Fireball!I think John Gruber is one of the smartest analysts writing about Mac stuff anywhere. You won't recognize his name from CNET or Wired or Macworld -- he self-publishes on his Web site, DaringFireball.net.

Gruber dreams of making a living wage from his writing, but that's not easy. He prefers not to assault his readers with banners or pop-up advertising. He tried Google's AdSense program, but soon spotted a problem: advertising relies on quantity; his readers want quality.

Hence the Daring Fireball Membership Drive. Gruber is asking his readers to buy a membership in order to gain access to several perqs, including a full-content Daring Fireball RSS feed.

I signed up today -- the last day of the t-shirt deal and the membership contest. Memberships will still be available tomorrow (and the next day), but these deals expire at midnight.

If you want to see more good writing from Gruber (like this and this and this), get a Daring Fireball membership today.

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