Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Napster's DRM just cracked

(El DRM de Napster ya ha sido roto)

0. Download and install Napster, sign up for 14 day free trial.

1. Download and install the latest version of Winamp, or if that doesn't work, get an older version

2. Download and install the Winamp Plug-in Output Stacker

3. Open Winamp Options->Plug-ins->Output->Dietmar's Output Stacker->Configure
    a. Add out_ds.dll from Winamp/Plug-ins folder
    b. Add out_disk.dll from Winamp/Plug-ins folder
    c. Select out_disk.dll in the Output Stacker->Configure
    d. Set the output directory and output file mode to Force WAV file
    e. Exit preferences

4. Load downloaded Napster protected WMAs into your Winamp playlist

5. Press play and each file will be converted to WAV as it plays

6. Burn WAVs to CD with your favorite burning program

this post was totally copied from http://blog.kordix.com/marv/archives/000400.html. Three computers, one fast networked drive, and a few dedicated people: Turning Napster's 14 day free trial into 252 full 80 minute CDs of free music.


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Tuesday, February 15, 2005

Nokia and Microsoft put music and music stores on mobile phones worldwide

(Nokia y Microsoft ponen musica y tinedas de musica en los telefonos moviles)

In a deal that lays the groundwork for the next generation of mobile entertainment, Loudeye, Nokia and Microsoft have unveiled an alliance that will put music and music stores on mobile phones worldwide, making cell phones a viable alternative to music players like the iPod, reports Reuters.

"Wireless operators in the United States and more than 30 other countries now can offer their own branded mobile music services to subscribers that consumers can access using their phones and their PCs interchangeably".


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Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Super Bowl 2005 Ads

(Anuncios de la Super Bowl del 2005)

Here you can find all the commercials from Super Bowl XXXIX.

The advertisers are: Paramount Pictures, Anheuser Busch, Ameriquest Mortgage Company, Buena Vista Pictures, CareerBuilder.com, Cialis, Silestone (A spanish company), DirecTV, Emerald Nuts of California, FedEx, Frito Lay, General Motors, GoDaddy.com, Heineken, Honda, MBNA, Mastercard, McDonalds, MGM, Degree, McIlhenny Tabasco, Michelob, Microsoft, Napster, NFL, Novartis Ciba Vision, Olympus, Pepsi, Pizza Hut, Quizno's, Sony Pictures, Subway, 20th Century Fox, Toyota, Warner Bros., Visa, Volvo, Ford Mustang, Ford Truckm, Verizon Wireless and Bubblicious.



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