Year: 2005

Hilary Rosen criticizes the iTunes Music Store

Posted by | May 9, 2005 | |

Former RIAA CEO and Chairwoman Hilary Rosen has spoken out against Apple’s iTunes Music Store, notes Slyck.com. “The new iPod my girlfriend gave me is a trap,” said Rosen. “Yeah, it is great looking and I really love the baby blue leather case but when, oh when, will Steve Jobs let me buy music from somewhere other than the Apple iTunes store and put it on my iPod?” She continues: “There are little players to make your favorite music even more portable than ever starting at as little as 29 bucks.

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WiebeTech’s SATA drives now shipping

Posted by | May 9, 2005 | |

WiebeTech today announced it is shipping SATADock, which allows Serial ATA drives to mount via FireWire 800 (400 compatible) to a host computer. “SATADock is a single unit that allows any host computer to access SATA drives via FireWire,” said James Wiebe, CEO of WiebeTech. “This is the first solution on the market which fully integrates this bridging technology into a small portable metal enclosure.” Pricing starts at US$229.95.

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Nisus Writer Express 2.1.3 released

Posted by | May 9, 2005 | |

Nisus Software has announced the release of Nisus Writer Express 2.1.3, the latest version of the company’s affordable, easy to use Microsoft Word alternative. Version 2.1.3 is a maintenance update and contains a number of bug fixes that were discovered after the release of Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger). Nisus Writer Express 2.1.3 requires Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later and sells for US$59.95.

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