FRIDAY MORNING LITE


THIS DAY IN APOLLO HISTORY - APOLLO 12 SLIPPED THE SURLEY BONDS OF EARTH TO TOUCH THE FACE OF THE OCEAN OF STORMS. PETE CONRAD, ALAN BEAN, AND RICHARD GORDON BECAME THE SECOND MANNED LUNAR MISSION TO LAND A MAN TO THE MOON AND RETURN HIM SAFELY TO THE EARTH.


FIVE REASONS ...
... NOT to buy the iPod? Do tell.

Meanwhile, SLASHDOT reports that iTunes for Windows is breaking first generation iPods (5GB hard drives). The stink of it is, according to discussions on Apple's own boards, Apple refuses to support older iPods used on a PC, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THEIR SOFTWARE THAT BROKE THEM.

No soup for you, Steve.

MUSIC CITY USA
CNet buys MP3.com

Meanwhile, an idependent software maker has created a new utility which uses iTunes to download and share MP3s. Called "MYTUNES," it enables users to bypass the stream-sharing capability of iTunes playlists and actually file-share. But LeoVille is of the opine that this is another hack of iTunes copy protection, and, is thus, PIRACY.

SPAM, WONDERFUL SPAM
Spammers are moving into other areas in their quest to annoy the population on every conceivable media. Now they are sending their crap to you via text messaging on your cellphone, instant messagers, even posting in comment areas on blogs.


COMING SOON TO A GAMEBOY NEAR YOU
MOVIES!

CHECKMATE
Gary Kasparov is in a "virtual" deadlock against yet another digital opponent. Man, how lonely is it when the only challenger to your mad chess skillz is a P4?