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News: BadApple may be a bad apple

News: BadApple may be a bad apple 06/22/2005 02:33 AM
Third-party plug-in for iTunes podcasting causing problems.

Some news on the BBC and podcasting...

Some news on the BBC and podcasting... 04/14/2005 01:59 PM

The other big news today from BBC Radio & Music Interactive (where I work) is that we're about to open up twenty more programmes - mostly from Radio 4 and Five Live as podcast feeds for people to download. As my semi-ultimate boss said:

"The BBC was the first British broadcaster to podcast when we made In Our Time available last year and this trial will enable us to further explore the editorial, technical and distribution issues involved."

Some of the programmes that you will be able to subscribe to include (in full or part): The Today Programme, The Reith Lectures, In Our Time, In Business, From Our Own Correspondent, Sport sweek, and Fig hting Talk plus highlights and documentaries from Radio 1, 1Xtra and the World Service.

For more information see the BBC Press release and the article in Media Guardian. I'm really excited by this stuff, for a whole range of reasons personally. And with sites like Odeo on the horizon, I can't help but think this whole area's about to explode.

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BadApple plugin: search and play any
podcast in iTunes

BadApple plugin: search and play any
podcast in iTunes 06/17/2005 03:34 PM
Xeni Jardin: A message on Badfruit.com proclaims:

Podcast support for iTunes is here! Download the free BadApple plug-in which expands the functionality and interoperability of iTunes software. (iTunes is music software which works with iPod MP3 players.) BadApple adds interoperability to view and download podcasts directly within iTunes software. There's no need to download and learn other software programs because everything happens right in the iTunes software.

After downloading and installing BadApple, you will have a "Podcasts" link you can click on from iTunes. You can use this to browse through categories to find the Podcast you want. Each podcast has a description. Once you locate a podcast you are interested in, double clicking on the podcast will load it to your library. When you plug in your iPod the podcast will be loaded to that depending on your settings.

BadApple is free software. There is no charge to download the software or use the software.

DISCLAIMER: BadApple is NOT from the Beatles. It's also not from Apple Computer Inc. It's definitely not endorsed or approved by Apple. In fact, I'm pretty sure they wouldn't want you to use BadApple.

Link.

Update: Sean Bonner points out that the app is PC-only.

And as regular BoingBoing readers will recall, Steve Jobs recently demonstrated a similar feature and announced that some podcast features will be offered in the next release of iTunes later this year. Perhaps a better title would have been "ImpatientApple"? I'm not yet clear on how this little rebel app differs from what the mothership has planned (other than the fact that whatever Apple does will also be Mac-compatible).

Boing Boing reader Chris Wells says, "I wanted to point out that I discovered this in the FAQ on BadFruit.com."

"Why was BadApple created? The goal is to make iTunes and iPods interoperate with other piles of media. I'm worried that when and if Apple adds podcast support they will only list a few podcasts that they approve. Remember this is a company that sues web sites that say good things about their upcoming products - bad Apple! Podcasts are significant because they offer a wide-range of diverse topics and ideas, not just those endorsed by one company. BadApple gives you access to all podcasts, - even ones which Apple might disagree with and never list in iTunes software. "

"I guess that would be how it 'differs from the mothership,'" says Chris. "We'll see how Apple feels about this plugin when they release the next version of iTunes, I'm sure (: "

No more (and podcasting)

No more (and podcasting) 02/05/2005 09:13 PM
Last night was the last night alone. After this weekend, she'll now sleep beside me - for a long time, I hope. After a flight back from Germany I clambered to my apartment, stood outside in the snowfall and tried to fish my keys from my pocket. A strange thought hit me: "Whee! Outi must be home!" and an unvoluntary, unstoppable, wide grin spread onto my face. Of course, she wasn't - that was the last night - but I realized the simple idea of her being there made me deliriously happy.

I guess I'm still in love.

(Kuka suomalainen aloittaa muuten ensimmäisenä säännöllisen podcastingin ja mikä se olisi suomeksi? "Podikastaus?" "Tiedostojen jakaminen kannettaviin MP3-soittimiin RSS-syötteitä käyttäen?" "Podaus?" "Taskuradio?" "Ämpärilähetys?" "Ämpäriradio?")

The value of podcasting

The value of podcasting 02/01/2005 08:54 PM
When the buzz about podcasting first started, I wondered what the value of it was. And, even now, some people are still asking that question. I believe I have an answer.

There are obvious ways to criticize podcasting. It’s hard to quote a portion of a podcast. You can’t link to a certain spot in an audio file. Reading text is much faster than listening to it.

It’s kind of like the difference between email and a fax—a fax is a picture of text, while email is text. A podcast is the sound of words.

But all of that is beside the point—the value of podcasting is that people enjoy it. They like the spoken sound of words.

And that’s it. It’s not more mysterious than the appeal of radio. The added bonus with podcasting is that you’re listening to people who don’t have the restrictions of radio. They might even talk about things that interest you.

It’s not a replacement for traditional weblog content. There will always be plenty to read. No worries.

I'm with Tim on Podcasting

I'm with Tim on Podcasting 01/06/2005 02:41 AM
I was reading Tim Bray's take on Podcasting a few minutes ago and realized that he's done a good job of saying what I've been trying to figure out how to say for a while now. How's that for a long sentence? Anyway, had I not been so behind on my reading, I'd have already read Russell's PodCommuter post, in which he talks about how he's hooked on Podcasting. And I would have been able to talk with him about...

Podcasting

Podcasting 01/04/2005 08:28 PM
I may not entirely get it, but I can’t ignore it, so herewith some thoughts and predictions on the subject, plus obviously, a teeny little podcast...

Podcasting 101

Podcasting 101 04/09/2005 12:57 AM
ZDNet Apr 9 2005 4:23AM GMT

Getting into PodCasting

Getting into PodCasting 12/17/2004 06:38 PM
PodCasting has been a big meme among the hot tech bloggers lately, so I finally decided to check it out....

History of Podcasting!

History of Podcasting! 06/17/2005 03:51 PM

Seems someone with an agenda is over on Wikipedia making changes to the History of Podcasting. Specifically removing Dave Winer from all mentions. This is beyond a travesty, and even though the majority of us that have been in the space for a while know the real history, it upsets me to see people using the WiKi to make changes that attempts to write people, that contributed to the success of Podcasting out of existence.

RSS is the Glue that makes Podcasting a unique audio delivery vehicle, and "Dave Winer" is the man behind RSS 2.0, Granted others in the space made significant contributions, but to remove Dave's part from the history of podcasting is wrong and a injustice.

Getting the History right in my book was important, people will be hard pressed to alter what is on paper. [Scrip ting News]

Podcasting tools

Podcasting tools 12/22/2004 01:04 AM
Some ideas for an audio-blogger tool There should be 2 separate apps. 1. podstudio - maintains release plan, and is...

How Podcasting Works

How Podcasting Works 06/05/2005 10:56 PM
Peter Rukavina: “I’ve been doing a lot of talking about podcasting recently: explaining to people what it is, and how they can do it, and how they can listen, and how it works. I thought it might be useful to provide a very simple step by step illustration of how to ‘subscribe to a podcast.’”

"Podcasting Awareness ~Nil"

"Podcasting Awareness ~Nil" 03/19/2005 02:42 AM

Newsweek on Podcasting

Newsweek on Podcasting 12/17/2004 06:38 PM

Newsweek calls podcasting Tivo for your iPod.

Podcasting explosion

Podcasting explosion 04/05/2005 05:22 PM
TechSpot Apr 5 2005 9:44PM GMT

Nokia and Podcasting!

Nokia and Podcasting! 06/06/2005 12:01 AM

I have it on good authority that Nokia is taking a real hard look at podcasting. Being they are the world leader in mobile phones this is a smart move. As far as I can tell, non of them are running Microsoft software in them. I think this is another development that should cause Microsoft to catch up to the train because it is already out of the yard!

Lets see Apple with Podcasting Support in iTunes, Nokia with possible native podcast support built in and storage to boot. Very interesting indeed.

Podcasting Catches On

Podcasting Catches On 04/11/2005 05:45 AM
Podcasting Catches On
http:// www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/154/report_display.asp

According to the latest Pew Internet memo, more than 22 million American adults own iPods or MP3 players and 29% of them have downloaded podcasts from the Web so that they could listen to audio files at a time of their choosing. That amounts to more than 6 million adults who have tried this new feature that allows internet broadcasts to be downloaded onto their portable listening device. This will continue to grow as an alternative form of information dissemination for the persons on the go and listening while they are traveling et.al. I have been broadcasting my Current Awareness Happenings on the Internet as a mp3 file for the past three years and the current April 4, 2005 edition (V3N14) and three years of archives is available by clicking here.

Podcasting maturing

Podcasting maturing 12/19/2004 03:32 PM
For an explanation of what Podcasting is, see the definition at Wikipedia I haven't really mentioned this new technology before. Partly because the content has been lacking - mostly in quality. And the platform used to be only Mac and...

Educause Podcasting

Educause Podcasting 03/17/2005 03:26 AM
Educause Podcasting
http://www.edu cause.edu/Browse/645?PARENT_ID=788

The latest information on Podcasting from Educause including Pimary Publications (seminars contributed by Educause live), Related Resources (recent community blog content, community contributions [articles, papers, reports], blogs), and Conference Resources (conference materials). This will be listed in a future mp3 broadcast at Listen To Marcus mp3 Broadcasts.

Podcasting Power

Podcasting Power 02/01/2005 09:35 PM

It's hard to imagine giant radio conglomerates like Clear Channel fretting over such harmless-sounding podcasts as "The Dawn and Drew Show." But technology cna pounce on unsuspecting, entrenched businesses. And podcasting seems to hold the same disruptive potential as TiVo, giving everyone the power to listen to the radio shows they want, whenever they want. By Dawn C. Chmielewski, San Jose Mercury News

Podcasting The World

Podcasting The World 06/22/2005 02:01 AM

Dearest Steve Jobs... Do be aware that we bought your iPods, and we do listen to podcasts, so please don't limit the availability of podcasts -- free or otherwise -- in the next release of iTunes to only those people who live in countries of iTunes Music Store. Thank you.

(In fact, you shouldn't need to key in your credit card information in order to download free podcasts. That will be so stupid.)

"Why Podcasting will Save Radio"

"Why Podcasting will Save Radio" 10/07/2004 04:15 PM

NetNewsWire gets podcasting support

NetNewsWire gets podcasting support 01/03/2005 01:44 AM
Ranchero Software has released NetNewsWire 2.0b10, a new beta version of its popular RSS news reader...

Atom has better podcasting support than
RSS

Atom has better podcasting support than
RSS 06/05/2005 11:32 PM


Podcasting originated as a feature of RSS, but as the world moves to the new standard Atom format, podcasters will too. Atom can support podcasting through the <link> element. As is the case with RSS 2.0 based podcasts, you can only have one podcast per entry. But, with Atom you can have a different representation for each language and for each content-type. For example, if you want to make a podcast available in both English and German and in both MP3 and WMV formats, you can do it by adding links like those below to the entries in your feed:

   <link
href=”http://example.com/podcasts/show001-usenglish.mpg” 
       hreflang=”en-US” length=”21472922” type=”audio/mpg”
/>

   <link
href=”http://example.com/podcasts/show001-usenglish.wmv” 
       hreflang=”en-US” length=”23889921” type=”audio/wmv”
/>

   <link href=”http://example.com/podcasts/show001-german.mp3” 
       hreflang=”de-DE” length=”20032879” type=”audio/mpg”
/>

   <link href=”http://example.com/podcasts/show001-german.wmv” 
       hreflang=”de-DE” length=”19907766” type=”audio/wmv”
/>

Disclaimer: Atom is a work in progress (but nearl y complete). This is based on Atom format draft 08. Atom experts: did I get something wrong in the above example?

Mainstream noticing podcasting

Mainstream noticing podcasting 12/22/2004 01:45 AM
The front page of the Boston Globe has a good article on podcasting by Peter J. Howe, a staff writer — they didn't farm this out to one of their (excellent) tech writers. Peter writes: If Internet-based weblogs turned everyone into a potential newspaper columnist, and digital cameras let them become photojournalists, podcasting is promising to let everyone with a microphone and a computer become a radio commentator. After the fold, he gets to what the effect podcasting will have on broadcasting: With the ability to mix home-grown creations with an increasing choice of mainstream offerings, we'll get program allegiance,...

FeedDemon: Podcasting without an iPod

FeedDemon: Podcasting without an iPod 12/17/2004 06:38 PM

Randy Peterman points out that FeedDemo n 1.5 enables podcasting without an iPod. In addition to supporting synching downloaded enclosures to your iPod via iTunes, FeedDemon also supports syncing to any device that maps to a drive letter and/or supports Windows Media Player's automatic synching. This opens up podcasting to a lot of media devices.

More details are available in this section of FeedDemon's online help.

"How-To: Podcasting (aka How to get
Podcasts and also make your own)"

"How-To: Podcasting (aka How to get
Podcasts and also make your own)" 10/07/2004 04:15 PM

Jobs: Podcasting via ITunes

Jobs: Podcasting via ITunes 06/05/2005 10:55 PM
Here at the "D" conference, Steve Jobs announced the impending addition of a podcast aggregation feature to the Itunes music store -- to go live in "the next 60 days." The idea is, you won't need to use a separate application to make sure the podcast content you want will sync with your Ipod -- you can do it all through your Itunes interface.

"Podcasting is like Wayne's World for radio," Jobs said, and the new ITunes functionality is "sort of like Tivo for your radio for your Ipod."

Jobs promised that the ITunes podcasting platform would be open to all comers; there'd be a simple automated system to get your content included, he said. But it wasn't clear from his demo -- which featured material from professional outlets like public radio stations -- just how grassroots-y the Apple model is going to be.

There was a moment of amusement when Jobs clicked on an Adam Curry podcast that began with Curry complaining, "I've had to restart the show 3 times, my Mac has been acting up like a motherfucker." Jobs just smiled. You have to figure that he knew just what he was playing; it was funny nonetheless.

Some other notable bits from Jobs' Q&A with Mossberg and Swisher:

He defended Apple's suit against Web sites that had published confidential info about forthcoming Apple products, saying that the law was clear here, and the First Amendment ends where breaking the law (in revealing confidential trade secrets) begins.

Pressed to talk about whether Apple would pursue a video Ipod product, he talked about the hardware limits in delivering good video via small devices: "Headphones are a miraculous thing. There's no such thing as headphones for video."

The much rumored Ipod phone? "It's a hard problem." Swisher countered, "You're a smart guy." Mossberg asked why it wasn't reasonable to assume that all portable-device functions -- music, email, voice -- would converge on the cellphone. Jobs' cagy reply: "I thoroughly understand the question, and I'll have to leave the answer to our actions inthe future."

Finally, it seems there's a betting pool inside Apple about how soon Yahoo will raise the prices on their (rock-bottom-priced) new music-rental service ($5 a month when you buy a year). Jobs' bet? Five months.

UK DJs backing podcasting outfit

UK DJs backing podcasting outfit 04/12/2005 04:17 AM
DJs Paul Gambaccini and Tony Blackburn are backing a new website offering radio shows to download.

Podcasting in the Dark
(washingtonpost.com)

Podcasting in the Dark
(washingtonpost.com) 04/06/2005 12:36 PM
washingtonpost.com - More than 6 million American adults have listened to podcasts -- in your dreams.

Podcasting And The Price Of Fame

Podcasting And The Price Of Fame 06/24/2005 04:41 PM

Bandwidth ain't free. By Christopher Breen, Playlist

FeedDemon Podcasting Screencasts

FeedDemon Podcasting Screencasts 03/17/2005 03:15 AM

The Marketing Loop Blog features two screencasts which showcase FeedDemon 1.5's new podcasti ng support.

Podcasting Do-It-Yourself-Guide Review

Podcasting Do-It-Yourself-Guide Review 06/17/2005 03:50 PM

One of the first full reviews of my book is out and I do want to point out several points that he was concerned about. I went to great lengths to define acronyms as the entered the conversation and sometimes diverging from the train of thought to make sure people understood what specific acronyms meant before resuming the conversation.

And certain topics he thought I covered to deeply but I felt it was important for people to see examples of the structure of RSS as enclosures are the glue that has allowed Podcasting to be unique in the content delivery.

Overall though good review. [reviews.geekstreak.com]

Great moments in podcasting

Great moments in podcasting 12/25/2004 05:31 PM

Yesterday while driving in Arizona, I tripped across a very short clip of an Adam Curry podcast that I wished every person who was interested in podcasting could hear, yet I am sure that only a very small number have actually heard it.

Adam was doing a podcast while driving in Holland. He's talking about how podcasting today is like college radio, everbody, when a guy pulls up next to him and flashes his iPod. They roll down their windows, have a brief conversation, in Dutch. I won't spoil the fun in case you haven't heard it, it seems that day the good lord was godcasting, and Adam and Raymond were just channeling.

An excerpt from Adam's Octobe r 7 podcast everbuddeh.

10 Ways to Optimize Mac OS X for
Podcasting

10 Ways to Optimize Mac OS X for
Podcasting 06/17/2005 03:27 PM
Podcasting and Mac OS X are the perfect marriage - almost. As Apple readies iTunes 4.9 for podcast listeners, podcast creators still need to make some tweaks for optimal performance. Recording a podcast is a resource intensive process. These 10 tips shut down unnecessary background operations, optimize Mac OS X for audio recording and eliminate the trouble spots that sometimes ruin an otherwise great podcast recording. [PRWEB Jun 12, 2005]

Podcasting Sneaks into Business

Podcasting Sneaks into Business 06/06/2005 12:09 AM

"Aherm... Is this on, Sheila? Yeah? Are we rolling. Oh, I see, my voice shows up on the screen. Ok. Hello, fellow salesmen. This is my inaugural podcast which will be sent to our entire sales force. First things first. These are the new leads. These are the Glengarry leads. To you, these are gold; you do not get these. Because to give them to you would be throwing them away. Put that coffee DOWN! Coffee is for closers!"

Paradyne, the networking company, is diving into podcasts for internal communications. "We've seen such good results with podcasts," writes marketing manager Eric Knapp in an e-mail, "that we're thinking of issuing iPods to our entire sales force." Next up for Paradyne? Video podcasts for training within a month or two.

Giving iPods to the sales force [BusinessWeek]

JSPWiki gains podcasting support

JSPWiki gains podcasting support 06/24/2005 10:03 PM
...which is the hype way of saying that JSPWiki supports RSS 2.0 and the enclosure-tag in 2.2.27, released about 30 seconds ago.

Essentially, all attachments on a page entries are added as enclosures, if you request a page in blog mode (and add "type=rss20" to the rss.jsp request URL to enable RSS 2.0).

Why podcasting support? Well... Let's leave it a mystery for now, shall we?

Pew Admits They Falsely Pumped Up
Podcasting Just For Fun

Pew Admits They Falsely Pumped Up
Podcasting Just For Fun 04/05/2005 06:50 AM
Like many people, when the headlines started flying around this morning saying that six million American adults listened to podcasts, it seemed like a questionable number. The folks at the Pew Internet and American Life Project tend to come out with pretty interesting studies that don't often seem overhyped -- but this appears to be an exception that really calls into question what the Pew people were thinking. It didn't take long for many to ques tion the findings, noting that it's quite an extrapolation to go from 60 people answering yes to six million in the US. Amazingly, even the folks at Pew admit they don't believe the 6 million number. They only put out the press release about it -- why should they have to believe it, or even support it with the facts in their survey? In fact, the research director behind the study clarifies (after the fact, of course) that the study actually asked people: "if they had ever downloaded a podcast or radio Internet program." So, out of 200 people, they got 60 to admit that they had maybe at some point downloaded an internet radio program (which is not necessarily the same thing as podcasting) -- and from that they put out a report with the headline that "6 million American adults have listened to podcasts." Why bother doing actual research any more when all the attention is in made up numbers?
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Michael Jackson to be charged with child
molestation

Michael Jackson to be charged with child
molestation 11/19/2003 05:51 PM
Arrest warrant issued for Jacko .. *FREAKO*

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Michael Jackson Is Indicted on
Child-Molestation Charges

Michael Jackson Is Indicted on
Child-Molestation Charges 04/22/2004 01:20 AM
A grand jury in Santa Barbara indicted Michael Jackson on Wednesday on charges of child molestation, making it a virtual certainty he will stand trial, officials said.

Thai flag on porn Website makes Thai
gov't see red

Thai flag on porn Website makes Thai
gov't see red 12/07/2003 08:39 PM
CNET Asia Dec 7 2003 8:05PM ET

It's a new month go Vote at Podcast
Alley for Geek News Central Podcast

It's a new month go Vote at Podcast
Alley for Geek News Central Podcast 04/01/2005 02:01 AM

It's a new month all listeners of the Podcast and readers of this site help us make it into the top 10 this month. Go Vote Now!

To vote fast click here!

Todd

Vote for Geek News Central Podcast at
Podcast Alley

Vote for Geek News Central Podcast at
Podcast Alley 02/01/2005 09:43 PM

We know how many of you are out their, so head over to Podcast Alley and vote for the Geek News Central Podcast, we appreciate your support. [Podcast Alley]

Writer of Molestation to Get New Trial

Writer of Molestation to Get New Trial 11/19/2003 10:28 PM
Reuters via Wired News Nov 19 2003 9:48PM ET

Jackson Pleads Not Guilty to Molestation
(AP)

Jackson Pleads Not Guilty to Molestation
(AP) 04/30/2004 08:27 PM
AP - With a nod of his head, Michael Jackson pleaded not guilty Friday to a grand jury indictment that expanded the child molestation case against him to include a conspiracy count involving allegations of child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion.

"Tigger acquitted of molestation, wants
job back"

"Tigger acquitted of molestation, wants
job back" 08/05/2004 03:56 PM

Jackson Pleads Innocent on Molestation

Jackson Pleads Innocent on Molestation 04/30/2004 12:11 PM
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) -- Michael Jackson pleaded not guilty Friday to an indictment charging him with child molestation and a conspiracy count alleging child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion.

New Processor Changes Instructions
On-the-fly

New Processor Changes Instructions
On-the-fly 04/26/2004 04:05 PM

New Installation Instructions

New Installation Instructions 08/14/2004 05:06 PM
The latest online version of the PHP Manual contains a completely reorganized Installation and Configuration part, which is now splitted up by platforms and servers to ease your first steps with PHP. The manual Windows installation instructions are completely revised, and now suggest you to set environment variables instead of moving files. This way upgrades and configuration changes become more easier. Hereby we would like to kindly ask everyone who published an article or howto about installing PHP on Windows to revise those instructions according to our latest guide. These new instructions got distributed with PHP 5.0.1 in both the source code and binary versions, and will continue to be shipped with future versions of PHP.

Instructions on chopsticks

Instructions on chopsticks 03/28/2005 01:30 PM
Instructions on chopsticks are always fascinating, but this was a classic: From disposable chopsticks in a Thai restaurant: "Welcome to...

PHP.net: New Installation Instructions

PHP.net: New Installation Instructions 08/16/2004 08:45 AM
There is a quick update from the main PHP website discussing the improvements to the "Installation and Configuration" section of the PHP manual.

Jackson Now Regrets Paying Off
Molestation Claims

Jackson Now Regrets Paying Off
Molestation Claims 09/17/2004 10:22 PM
Reuters via Wired News Sep 18 2004 2:16AM GMT

Jackson Pleads Innocent on Molestation
Charges

Jackson Pleads Innocent on Molestation
Charges 04/30/2004 01:23 PM
Michael Jackson pleaded not guilty today to charges contained in a 10-count grand jury indictment.

Tigger Acquitted Of Molestation Charge -
Wants Job Back

Tigger Acquitted Of Molestation Charge -
Wants Job Back 08/05/2004 07:18 PM
Free Internet Press Aug 5 2004 11:01PM GMT

Jackson Ordered to Surrender on
Molestation Charges

Jackson Ordered to Surrender on
Molestation Charges 11/19/2003 03:31 PM
Reuters via Wired News Nov 19 2003 3:08PM ET

Get first aid instructions in your cell
phone

Get first aid instructions in your cell
phone 06/24/2005 10:03 PM
Finnish Red Cross has made a Java cell phone program ("midlet" for the technically inclined) which contains the most basic first aid instructions in an easy-to-follow format with pictures. The instructions are in Finnish only, but you can get yours by texting "LATAA7 SPR ENSIAPU7" to number 17116. You need to have WAP settings in place to make the download. I took a quick look at it and it certainly seems like something I'm going to keep on my phone for a long time.

(Though, be warned, the midlet costs 7€! Something that which Helsingin Sanomat completely forgets to mention (boo hiss, this is stupid), but that is declared on Red Cross's page...)

Just in time for the holidays, I would say.

(Via Helsingin Sanomat. Lisää tietoa Punaisen ristin sivuilta.)

Some Instructions in Online
Participation

Some Instructions in Online
Participation 09/18/2004 08:51 PM
Little Billy learns how to post in this animation. Funny.

Stealing an Election: Are These
Instructions?

Stealing an Election: Are These
Instructions? 08/31/2004 05:09 PM

Black Box Voting: Diebold GEMS central tabulator contains a stunning security hole. Manipulation technique found in the Diebold central tabulator -- 1,000 of these systems are in place, and they count up to two million votes at a time. By entering a 2-digit code in a hidden location, a second set of votes is created. This set of votes can be changed, so that it no longer matches the correct votes. The voting system will then read the totals from the bogus vote set. It takes only seconds to change the votes, and to date not a single location in the U.S. has implemented security measures to fully mitigate the risks.

If this is true, it's perhaps the worst news yet in a saga that is monumentally scary: the prospect that voting machines aren't just flawed, but perhaps open to direct tampering. No one should trust Diebold to begin with, given its woeful security record, a track record that should have disqualified it entirely from selling voting machines. But if this is proved out -- and where are the authorities, anyway? -- it ought to be the last straw.

DirectX 9.0C Download and Instructions

DirectX 9.0C Download and Instructions 07/03/2004 10:31 AM

Police Probe New Michael Jackson
Molestation Case

Police Probe New Michael Jackson
Molestation Case 04/14/2004 12:53 AM
Reuters via Wired News Apr 14 2004 4:31AM GMT

L.A. Police Probe New Jackson
Molestation Claims (Reuters)

L.A. Police Probe New Jackson
Molestation Claims (Reuters) 04/13/2004 07:36 PM
Reuters - Authorities are investigating claims by a man that pop star Michael Jackson molested him in Los Angeles in the late 1980s, representatives for Los Angeles police and prosecutors said on Tuesday.

" A belief that we are connected as one
people. If there’s a child on the south
side of Chicago who can’t read, that
matters to me, even if it’s not my
child. If there’s a senior citizen
somewhere who can’t pay for her
prescription and has to choose..."

" A belief that we are connected as one
people. If there’s a child on the south
side of Chicago who can’t read, that
matters to me, even if it’s not my
child. If there’s a senior citizen
somewhere who can’t pay for her
prescription and has to choose..." 07/29/2004 01:02 AM

Instructions for Institutions on Google
Crawling

Instructions for Institutions on Google
Crawling 02/05/2005 10:03 PM
Peter Suber has a new page up at his Web site, "How to facilitate Google crawling: Notes for open-access repository maintainers." It's a shortish but useful list of points and...

Scanned instructions for every
Transformer ever made

Scanned instructions for every
Transformer ever made 02/10/2004 01:14 PM
Here are scanned instructions for every Transformer ever made. Link (Thanks, Josh!)

Sasser patching/clean up instructions

Sasser patching/clean up instructions 05/05/2004 06:46 AM

IBM's instructions on migrating from
OS/2 to linux

IBM's instructions on migrating from
OS/2 to linux 09/03/2004 06:06 PM
don't give up the fight, zealots!

CNN.com - Michael Jackson formally
charged in molestation case - Dec. 18,
2003

CNN.com - Michael Jackson formally
charged in molestation case - Dec. 18,
2003 12/20/2003 06:23 AM
Michael Jackson formally charged in molestation case .. 7 counts of child molestation .. has been charged .. Busted!

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Michael Jackson Pleads Not Guilty to
Molestation Charges (washingtonpost.com)

Michael Jackson Pleads Not Guilty to
Molestation Charges (washingtonpost.com) 04/30/2004 08:27 PM
washingtonpost.com - Pop star Michael Jackson today pleaded not guilty to child molestation and conspiracy charges that were detailed in a grand jury indictment.

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