Ripping

Posted and filed under Software.

More links about digital music … the Napster alternatives page from Lycos Vamp’s Layer 3 Software Page A Rob Fantastic mp3 encoder Search for mp3 encoder Did I mention that my Song of the Moment page is back?

Foot-and-Mouth Believed to Be First

Posted and filed under comedy.

Foot-and-Mouth Believed to Be First Virus Unable to Spread through Microsoft Outlook! “Researchers Shocked to Finally Find Virus That Email App Doesn’t Like”

Anna

Posted and filed under technology.

It’s been over a month since I got infected by Anna. Hopefully the InoculateIT software I just downloaded will finally fix up Budweiser … [Update: It worked! I highly recommend this free anti-virus software.]

blogVoices comment system

Posted and filed under blogging.

Well wouldja take a look at that? Yup. I went and added blog voices support to davidgagne.net tonight. The speak link after each post used to be for sending me eMail. Now you can use that link to post comments right here. I know you’re excited. You want to try it, don’t you? Go ahead…. Read more »

PulseNewMedia Napster Pig Latin

Posted and filed under media.

PulseNewMedia, a company affiliated with the University of Toronto, is using pig Latin to disguise Napster file names that are to be blocked this week. Once installed, the software alters the names of MP3 files, moving the first letter to the end of the word. The band Metallica, for instance, would become ettalicam.

TechnoSphere

Posted and filed under WebLinks.

Cool3 TechnoSphere is a 3D model world inhabited by artificial lifeforms created by WWW users. There are thousands of creatures in the world all competing to survive. They eat, fight, mate and create offspring which evolve and adapt to their environment. When you make a creature it will email you to let you know what… Read more »

TopStyle

Posted and filed under Software, Web Design.

I highly recommend TopStyle, the CSS editor made by BradSoft. The evaluation version is great. This little app makes creating and editing CSS files a snap. Try it. You’ll like it.

True DBGrid Pro

Posted and filed under Programming, Software.

The brilliant minds at True DBGrid Pro answer the age-old question, “How do you sum the values of an unbound column?”

Alternatives to ICQ

Posted and filed under Software.

Alternatives to ICQ: KIM Trillian Odigo imici jabber Rival Tools for ICQ: ICQ Tools ICQ Configuration Help

Anna Kournikova Virus

Posted and filed under technology.

Ack! Don’t bother to ask how it happened. Budweiser, my home PC, got infected with the Anna Kournikova virus. No, it wasn’t my fault. No, I don’t have any anti-virus software. No, I haven’t been able to find a way to disinfect it for free. So. If anyone knows how I can get rid of… Read more »