iTunes to gain 6,000 unsigned artists

via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) by Dave Caolo on 9/25/08

Filed under: Apple Corporate, iTS, iTunes
The good news is that the iTunes Store is about to gain an additional 6,000 artists, and the great news is that they're all unsigned.

Distorted Loop is reporting that Apple has signed a deal with Pure Play Music to add their artists to the iTunes Store, accounting for more that 1 million tracks. eMusic, Amazon and Napster are also a part of the deal.

"The new era of distribution is now," said Richard Labrum, Vice President of Business Affairs at Pure Play, "and we are thrilled to take the leadership role."

Wow, an executive who gets it. Someone send this guy a box of Cuban cigars. I say the more indies in the iTunes Store the better. Recently, I was forced to listen to FM radio (for the first time in years) during a 3-hour car ride. It was torture. Perhaps I've been spoiled by the instant gratification of an iPod -- listening to exactly what I want to hear exactly when I want to hear it -- but I couldn't wait to get out of that car.

I thought, "There must be better music out there." There is, but you won't hear it on commercial radio.

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Found Footage: Apple sounds "song"

via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) by Cory Bohon on 9/25/08

Filed under: Found Footage



Some might argue that the Apple sound effects found in the "Sound" preference pane can get a little annoying over time. However, a YouTube user has turned those "annoying" tweets and chirps into somewhat of a song.

The song project, created in GarageBand, is available for download from the creator's website. While there, you can also download an m4a audio file of the song -- who knows, this might make a really good iPhone ringtone!

Of course, this guy isn't the first to pull such a stunt, as a Windows version has existed for a while. Now, if you want that on your iPhone, we've got to talk.

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É preciso explicar?

via Tux Vermelho by noreply@blogger.com (RedTuxer) on 9/12/08

Vindo directo do ASF@web

Tools of the trade: Windows Service Pack 3

via Reflexões de um cão com pulgas... by Pedro Aniceto on 9/13/08

Google Chrome Portable

via BLOG.MACMAGAZINE by Nelson Biagio Junior on 9/10/08

O Google Chrome acaba de se tornar portátil, apenas alguns dias após o seu lançamento. Um desenvolvedor independente lançou, ontem, uma versão portátil do navegador do Google, que não exige ser instalada em seu computador para funcionar perfeitamente bastando, para isto, ter o arquivo executável — a moda dos PortableApps — em um pendrive ou HD externo.
Com apenas 11MB, o Portable Chrome, como vem sendo chamado, possui todas as características e funcionalidades do navegador original, tornando-se, ao que parece, muito útil àqueles que utilizam muitas máquinas diferentes ou preferem, até mesmo por uma questão de privacidade, utilizar seu próprio browser.
Aos que puderem, peço que testem esta nova versão não-oficial e divulguem, nos comentários, suas impressões.

Google's Chrome browser grabs 1% share - in a day!

via 9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence by Andy Space on 9/3/08

 Google's new Chrome browser has taken 1% of the global browser market within a day of launch according to analysis conducted by web traffic analysis company, StatCounter.
"This is a phenomenal performance," commented Aodhan Cullen of StatCounter which is a rival to Google on website analytics. "This is war on Microsoft but the big loser could be Firefox."
StatCounter analysis conducted today (Wednesday, 03 September 2008) finds that Internet Explorer holds 70% of the global browser market followed by Firefox with 22%. The information is based on a sample of 18.5 million page views globally on Wednesday, 3rd September.
Based on WebKit (just like Safari), Google created a shock wave with news of its browser this week. The browser offers tabs, an OPera-like speed dial facility and a "super-fast JavaScript engine called V8". In a nice touch, browser tabs are all separate processes, so it one crashes it doesn't bring the rest of the browser down. Google has also incorporated its Gears toolkit into Chrome  and hopes that the non-crashy, better Java and native Gears support will make the browser the application of choice for Windows users hoping to run applications using their browser. (Versions for Mac and Linux are also in the frame).
Also note that it is a tad bit faster than other browsers at Javascript - thanks to C|Net for testing.

Steve Ballmer em Portugal: Contra a Lei das Normas Abertas?

via Software Livre no SAPO by Rui Seabra on 9/2/08

Segundo uma reportagem no SOL, no dia 3 de Outubro Steve Ballmer vem a Portugal para «estabelecer contactos com empresários e governantes portugueses». Será que tem alguma coisa a ver com o Projecto de Lei de Normas Abertas? Pretende a Microsoft influenciar os governantes portugueses, que detém maioria absoluta no Parlamento, por forma a aniquilar ou alterar [...]