MACCA'S BLOG

Overheard In New York

2007-06-01T00:44:00.000-07:00

Old lady: ... And he was so fed up with this other guy that he killed him.
Old man: Oh.
Passerby, shocked: You're talking about a movie, right?
Old lady, confused: No.

--83rd & 1st

Overheard by: Wants the book rights first

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AnywhereCD

2007-05-22T18:42:00.000-07:00

All albums you buy you can listen to immediately, download MP3 files, plus you get the physical CD

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New Macca Tune

2007-04-26T22:57:00.000-07:00

New Song is Ever Present Past From the upcoming CD
Memory Almost Full. Due out June 5.
Enjoy.

Ever Present Past

Macca

George 1997

2007-02-14T02:48:00.000-08:00

Foxy Tunes

2007-02-11T23:14:00.000-08:00

Foxy Tunes has been around for a while and many Firefox users are very familiar with this little gem.
Now available for Internet Explorer.
Control your many audio players from the comfort of your browser window.....
Free...............

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Apollo

2007-02-11T22:51:00.000-08:00

Apollo is a general purpose audio player for Windows

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Trojan Scan

2007-01-22T22:07:00.000-08:00

Always a good idea.

Macca

Laurel And Hardy

2006-12-30T21:39:00.000-08:00


Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in 1931's Pardon Us.

Google Patent Search

2006-12-19T23:43:00.000-08:00

Search through millions of patents with Google's new Patent search. Search Patents

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Folder Marker

2006-12-05T00:35:00.000-08:00

Nice little program. Very easy to use and makes identifying the folder you are looking for much easier.

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'Standy By Me'

2006-11-08T18:54:00.000-08:00


live tv performance early 1970's new york

Don't Let Me Down

2006-11-08T18:28:00.000-08:00


Check out Paul's exquisite bass playing!

Macca

Hey Bulldog

2006-11-08T18:11:00.000-08:00


the beatles hey bulldog

Franklin's Last Will

2006-10-04T17:26:00.000-07:00

The Last Will and Testament of Benjamin Franklin I, Benjamin Franklin, of Philadelphia, printer, late Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America to the Court of France, now President of the State of Pennsylvania, do make and declare my last will and testament as follows:

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Family Guy Pilot

2006-10-02T00:43:00.000-07:00


This is the Pilot episode of Family Guy that Seth Macfarlane submitted to Fox.

Wired For Books

2006-08-18T01:46:00.000-07:00

For many years, most of the best writers of the English language found their way to Don Swaim's CBS Radio studio in New York. The one-on-one interviews typically lasted 30 to 45 minutes and then had to be edited down to a two-minute radio show. Wired for Books is proud to make these important oral documents publicly available for the first time in their entirety. Listen to the voices of many of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.

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Electronic Poetry Center

2006-08-18T01:41:00.000-07:00

Sites with Literary Audio

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Bank Error

2006-08-04T02:13:00.000-07:00

Bank Error In My Favor: Collect $95,000 / ORIGINAL version.
� 1995 Patrick Combs

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Audio Shell

2006-08-02T02:41:00.000-07:00

AudioShell is a freeware MS Windows Explorer shell extension plugin which allows you to view and edit music file tags directly in Windows Explorer.

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World E-Book Fair

2006-08-02T00:34:00.000-07:00

Extended 7 days due to demand.

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Exact Audio Copy

2006-07-26T01:13:00.000-07:00

Found this gem many moons ago. Here is all the gory details for y'all. Great article/review.

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Seconfig XP

2006-06-29T20:47:00.000-07:00

Very nice tool.
Easy to use too.

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Don't Get Infected

2006-06-28T00:45:00.000-07:00

I already have this policy in effect.
Hope you do too!

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Freeware Utilities

2006-06-21T19:46:00.000-07:00

I want a Freeware Utility.
If free and good is what you want,this is one place to look.

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Vibe Streamer

2006-06-20T22:53:00.000-07:00

Vibe Streamer is a free MP3 streaming server
that allows you to connect and
stream your music using only a standard
web browser. - Play your music anywhere!

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Civil Netizen

2006-06-15T00:11:00.000-07:00

Share files with your little brother.
Apollo,FP,hope you see this.
I'm gonna try it.

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Tune XP

2006-05-23T21:08:00.000-07:00

If you're an invenerate system tweaker, DriverHeaven TuneXP (free, though donations are accepted) lets you adjust a variety of Windows system settings

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New In GMail

2006-05-11T17:03:00.000-07:00

With contact pictures in Gmail, you can pick ones for yourself, see which ones your friends have chosen, and set certain pictures to show up for specific people in your Gmail account
Sounds good. I'll have to try it.

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Free The Walrus

2006-05-11T17:01:00.000-07:00

Couldn't have said it better myself.
The existing copyright law must be kept intact for everyones benefit.
Including the copyright holders.

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Napster

2006-05-02T22:38:00.000-07:00

Napster is now free!
Listen to entire catalog for free.
Only limitation is 5 listens max per track.
Plus you'll need to register.
No credit card info required either.

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Visual Task Tips

2006-04-25T19:52:00.000-07:00

Visual Task Tips is a lightweight shell enhancement utility. It provides thumbnail preview image for each task in the Windows Taskbar, like in the upcoming Microsoft Windows Vista.

Update: I did use this program. I found it to be fun and to work as advertised.

However,I do not presently use it.
I've found that I prefer what I am accustomed to.
Also, the recent Internet Explorer 7 tabbed interface has a block to the left of the tab(s),that if you click on, gives you a page with thumbnails of your open tabs/windows.

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Windows Enabler

2006-04-24T16:40:00.000-07:00

Windows Enabler is a program that runs on Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me/NT4.0/2000 and WinXP. It allows the user to enable disabled windows and controls such as buttons and tick boxes and choose menu options that would normally be disabled.

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Password Security

2006-04-05T21:33:00.000-07:00

How long will your password stand up

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Voice Mail Compressor

2006-04-02T22:50:00.000-07:00

With Voice mail Compressor you can send voice email messages to anyone with a e-mail address.

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On An Island

2006-03-08T00:06:00.000-08:00

Listen to David Gilmour's latest LP and download album wallpaper.

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The Future?

2006-02-13T00:25:00.000-08:00

HBO Says No PVR, No VCR, No Nothing

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Top 100

2006-01-22T23:05:00.000-08:00

Top-100 essential downloads of free software & freeware for Windows XP

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Celestia

2006-01-18T18:22:00.000-08:00

Welcome to Celestia ... The free space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions. Celestia runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.

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Post Via Yahoo Widget

2006-01-16T20:17:00.000-08:00

Have you tried the Yahoo Widget Engine Yet?
This was posted from a Widget on my desktop.
Just another way to post for anyone interested.
Get it here. Yahoo Widget Engine

Macca

Podcast Hijacking

2005-12-15T23:55:00.000-08:00

Podcast Hijacking Is Here: What To Do, How To Avoid It

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Irish Garden

2005-12-15T23:03:00.000-08:00

Irish Garden,
Great Pics and info on this garden site.

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Botany Daily Photo

2005-11-30T00:26:00.000-08:00

UBC Botanical Garden.

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Ozzy and The Beatles

2005-11-29T22:55:00.000-08:00

Ozzy A Beatle Fan.

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QNext

2005-11-28T23:09:00.000-08:00

I'm blogging an entry from my own blog just as a reminder. It's truly a nice program. Seems to have so few users. Such a shame.Do you want to share files with friends and know it's secure and private? Would u also like the ability to use voice and video to communicate with them, and to simultaneously use Yahoo, MSN and aol? Then get QNext !!

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Open Office

2005-11-10T15:32:00.000-08:00

OpenOffice.org 2.0 is an open, feature-rich multi-platform office productivity suite. The user interface and the functionality is very similar to other products in the market like Microsoft Office or Lotus SmartSuite, but in contrast to these commercial products OpenOffice.org is absolutely free.

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Sony and Digital Rights Management

2005-11-03T14:48:00.000-08:00

Sony, Rootkits and Digital Rights Management Gone Too Far

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Fireplace TV

2005-10-28T20:03:00.000-07:00

If you don't have a fireplace, this may be a fair substitute. Send out to your tv and play acracklin fire audio clip at the same time. Then if you get silly enough, you might enjoy it.

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Shields Up

2005-10-28T01:23:00.000-07:00

Without your knowledge or explicit permission, the Windows networking technology which connects your computer to the Internet may be offering some or all of your computer's data to the entire world at this very moment!

P.S.all of my ports are and have been for years,invisible to the internet at large.
If yours are not,time to check your firewall!

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DCOMbobulator

2005-10-28T01:20:00.000-07:00

Effortlessly Tame Windows Dangerous DCOM Facility

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Shoot the Messenger

2005-10-28T01:16:00.000-07:00

In addition to being a security risk, Windows'
"Messenger Service" is being used to "Spam"
Windows users across the Internet.
This 22 kbyte "Shoot The Messenger" utility gives users
immediate control over the Windows Messenger service.

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Unplug N Pray

2005-10-28T01:09:00.000-07:00

Disable Windows universal plug n play.
Excerpt from this site's page:
Universal Plug & Play is not related to the established Plug & Play hardware standard for PCs. Microsoft presumably adopted the name "Universal Plug & Play" because it is a warm and fuzzy feel-good name. A more descriptive name would have been "Network Plug & Play" since that is exactly what it is.

BTW the author of this tiny and nifty program suggests that after one disables the upnp,to check again every once in awhile. Which is what I did and much to my surprise , I found it turned on when I had previously turne it off.

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InDRMpendence

2005-10-05T23:14:00.000-07:00

I tend to agree with all the sentiments expressed in this article.

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Chaos Review

2005-09-29T21:17:00.000-07:00

Thoughtful review of Chaos
here

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Opera

2005-09-22T20:00:00.000-07:00

Get the Opera browser for Free.

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WOW

2005-09-12T22:17:00.000-07:00

Wow !!

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Chaos

2005-09-12T22:09:00.000-07:00

Mine's in the mail.
Excerpt:McCartney brought his touring band in to record; after two weeks Godrich dispatched them.

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Can You Believe It !!

2005-09-12T01:20:00.000-07:00

Absolutely Fucked !!

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Google Talk

2005-08-24T11:33:00.000-07:00

They say talk is cheap. Google thinks it should be free. Google Talk enables you to call or send instant messages to your friends for free�anytime, anywhere in the world.

Thanks FP for the tip.
MACCA

Shell Extension City

2005-07-28T22:31:00.000-07:00

Ever visit "Shell Extension City" ? Talk about a PC Resource Center!! You will find something u can use here. Check often cause there is always something of value being offered.

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The Sage

2005-07-22T14:01:00.000-07:00

Dictionary and thesaurus in one.
Free to boot.

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Motel Signs

2005-07-20T21:34:00.000-07:00

Feel like goin somewhere but don't have the means? Well here is some of what u may be missing. Haha

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Win Xp Pro

2005-07-15T01:16:00.000-07:00

Whoa,
Finally made the change!
I am now running a dual boot box with my former 98 se (served me oh so well)
and Win XP Pro!
Nice....
Have had some headaches along the way, but all in all a good experience.
Still lots to do.
ie, installs etc. ...........
Had close to 400 programs on my 98 SE, don't need 'em all,
but many are very useful.
Gathering serial numbers, and user id numbers ans settings and then setting them up again onto two OS's is a rreal pain.
educational,none the less.
Happy Whatever to one and all.......

Credit Card Prank

2005-06-21T00:09:00.000-07:00

Visit ZUG !!

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Infranview

2005-06-16T01:16:00.000-07:00

One of the best media viewers there is. Been around a long time.Still good,still free.

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Spyware Blaster

2005-06-13T12:59:00.000-07:00

SpywareBlaster can help keep your system spyware-free and secure, without interfering with the "good side" of the web.

And unlike other programs, SpywareBlaster does not have to remain running in the background. Free

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WinPatrol

2005-06-08T13:27:00.000-07:00

I've been using Winpatrol for a long while now and wouldn't start my pc without it. I use the free version, but there is also a "plus" version for a one time fee.

WinPatrol uses a heuristic approach to detecting attacks and violations of your computing environment. Traditional security programs scan your hard drive searching for previously identified threats. WinPatrol takes snapshot of your critical system resources and alerts you to any changes that may occur without your knowledge. You'll be removing dangerous new programs while others download new reference files.

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Netcraft Toolbar

2005-06-06T22:49:00.000-07:00

Like a little more peace of mind while surfing the web? Then try this. It may be just what the Dr. ordered.

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Unstoppable Copier

2005-06-01T14:57:00.000-07:00

Recovers files from disks with physical damage.

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Ghost Town

2005-05-31T18:36:00.000-07:00

Elena rides her motorcycle through Chernobyl.Check out the pics......

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Choose Love

2005-04-27T15:44:00.000-07:00

New Album by Ringo Starr

Also check out Ringo's homepage.
Ringo

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Extortion and Comcast

2005-04-25T01:14:00.000-07:00

Sometimes, you see an instance of overreach on the part of Big Content that just takes your breath away. For instance, Orrin Hatch's asinine call to permit the RIAA and MPAA to hack into and destroy the computers of suspected infringers boggled my mind.

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Adoration of The Magi

2005-04-15T00:09:00.000-07:00

Adoration of The Magi
By Leonardo Da Vinci

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Notebooks of Leonardo

2005-04-14T23:33:00.000-07:00

Google Print. Beta apparently.
Leonardo Da Vinci from Oxford Press.

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Portable Virtual Privacy

2005-04-14T12:35:00.000-07:00

Carry your entire Internet communication system on a tiny USB drive.

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Ringo's Drums

2005-03-31T16:50:00.000-08:00

Lemmy says, "Ringo's the most underrated drummer in the history of rock and roll.
"Have you heard what he's doing on TICKET TO RIDE? Who'd have thought of that in those days, man?

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More Van Gogh Art

2005-03-30T01:18:00.000-08:00

More Van Gogh

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Van Gogh

2005-03-30T01:14:00.000-08:00

Check out Van Gogh

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McCartney News

2005-03-25T13:26:00.000-08:00

New LP and tour in the works.......

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foobar2000 v0.8.3 - special

2005-03-21T00:17:00.000-08:00

Best overall audio player that I've found. Plays almost any format.Can write/burn an audio CD too.
Scroll down to the version 0.8.3 "special" download section to get the Foobar player that will play most anything.
Free

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Forever The Beatles

2005-03-20T23:16:00.000-08:00

Abbey Road throws open its doors to the public.

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Up in Smoke

2005-03-20T23:07:00.000-08:00

Payments to Cigarette Sites Up in Smoke

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Mepis

2005-03-07T01:11:00.000-08:00

Just tried this "Mepis Live CD" on Friday.

Man, this is THE BEST linux that I've tried.
Granted I know hardly anything about Linux and how it works. But with this distro, everything works.
It plays all of my windows files right from the get go with no work on my part.

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Firefox and RSS

2005-03-02T21:57:00.000-08:00

I tried this today and it really is a pretty cool tip. Had no idea you could do this in firefox. Prompted me to update my Firefox browser 'cause it wasn;t working with the version I had installed.

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Hunter Thompson Interview

2005-02-22T22:37:00.000-08:00

Link to Hunter S. Thompson interview.
Circa 3/2004

More:
From Rolling Stone

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Hunter S. Thompson

2005-02-21T13:43:00.000-08:00

WOW !

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QNext

2005-02-20T23:17:00.000-08:00

I'm sure most of you have heard of Trillian.
If you like Trillian , you'll like QNext.
It works well and has a lot of features which are all free.
Voip, video conference, file sharing, and the ability to chat via IM through Yahoo messenger, MSN messenger, AOL messenger and ICQ.
I'm using it and think it works great.
I'm "idigapony" on QNext.
Which is another IM option in addition to the above mentioned.

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Ubuntu

2005-02-13T23:17:00.000-08:00

"Ubuntu" is an ancient African word, meaning "humanity to others". Ubuntu also means "I am what I am because of who we all are". The Ubuntu Linux distribution brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the software world.
Try the "LIVE CD"
I did and am enjoying it...

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GMail Tips

2005-02-09T01:40:00.000-08:00

The Complete Collection.

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Super Sunday

2005-02-04T22:06:00.000-08:00

As Super Sunday (Easter?) approaches, here are some of my superbowl sunday thoughs that arrived to me from being a Bills fan. I realise that it may be loathsome to some of you to be a Bills fan, but I am what I am..........
The Bills were a founding member of the American Football League in 1960. In the AFL, a predominantly offensive league, the Buffalo Bills were a great defensive team. With a linebacking corps of Harry Jacobs, Mike Stratton, and John Tracey; and defensive line stalwarts like Tom Day, Tom Sestak, Jim Dunaway, and Ron McDole.

The 1964 Buffalo Bills squad was one of the great teams in professional football history. The 1964 Bills allowed their opponents only 300 rushing attempts and held them to 913 yards rushing during the regular season; a pro football record, just over 65 yards per game. The same defense registered fifty quarterback sacks, a team record that stands today, even though it was established in a 14-game season. They were the first American Football League team to win 13 games in a season.

In 1964, the Bills defense allowed only four touchdowns rushing all season, and started a string that would extend into the 1965 season: seventeen straight games without allowing an opponent to score a rushing touchdown.

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Free Music

2005-02-02T21:32:00.000-08:00

There ought to be but one large art warehouse in the world, to which the artist could carry his art-works, and from which he could carry away whatever he needed. As it is, one must be half a tradesman." -- Ludwig van Beethoven, January, 1801

Listening to Handel's Messiah at the moment.

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Have you seen this face?

2005-02-02T16:42:00.000-08:00

A jury has awarded $15.6 million to a man whose image was used for years without his permission on Taster's Choice coffee labels.

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Co-Browsing?

2005-01-30T23:06:00.000-08:00

This sounds really wild. found this recently. I haven't tried it yet, but don't think I can resist. Read the info and decide for yourself.

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The joy of being a musician

2005-01-23T23:20:00.000-08:00

Ringo Feels Unloved in Britain

By Georgina Ford, PA

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Ray Charles

2005-01-21T13:46:00.000-08:00

Cool article on Ray Charles by Jools Holland.

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Matt's Mac Mini Post

2005-01-21T11:16:00.000-08:00

Another Blog with Mac Mini Info.
Check out Matt Hartley's Mac Mini post.
Help me get mine while starting down the road to get yours.
Click Here ...Thanks

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More Mini Mac Info

2005-01-21T11:08:00.000-08:00

Mac Mini

2005-01-19T20:23:00.000-08:00

Help me get a Mac Mini too!
See my referral link in the sidebar under "Things of Interest".
Or click Here

Sign up and you will help me get one of the ten referrals I need to get my Mac Mini.

Many of the offers are pretty good and might be something you were thinking of trying anyway. When you sign up , not only are you giving me one of the referrals that I need to get mine, you are fulfilling one of the requirements to get yours.

Also some very well known people in the tech realm such as Kevin Rose and Brandon Watts are espousing the virtues of this particular promotion. So please help me and you get a Mac Mini!!!!

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Cookie Wall

2005-01-18T23:45:00.000-08:00

This is an app that I've been using for more than two years. I love being able to manage my cookies in real time. Plus to choose which cookies that I will always accept, which I will always delete and to temporarily accept others.

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Chicken Head

2005-01-14T18:17:00.000-08:00

The picture says it all.

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The Literature Network

2005-01-13T17:32:00.000-08:00

The literature Network has many fine things to offer anyone looking for something good to read.

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