One of the latest memes (or trends, if you prefer) on the net is of creative folks trying to get back to a focused environment for being creative. I've blogged about coming full circle from single tasking environments to fully windowed environments, but 'd like to elaborate more on the …

1. Linux administrators should be aware of Y2K7, which is the DST change-over as blessed by the morons in our government who thought it was a really good idea to screw with DST with a year buffer, because nobody in the computer sector ever procrastinates. Here's a site with information on …

Dim Vista - Forbes.com

As usual, with any new Microsoft OS, there's plenty of growth required to make it work, but it seems like even with the continued delays in releasing Vista, there's still lackluster support. Drivers aren't fully ready for Vista (though XP had the same issues). Vista's security …

Hudson Music - Mike Portnoy "In Constant Motion" preview
New Mike Portnoy DVDs, AND a new Rush Album?

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Slashdot | RIAA Hires Artists, Then Sends In the SWAT team

So, here's the deal: some artists got hired to do a "mixtape" by the RIAA. The RIAA then turned around and busted said artists in a SWAT-style raid.

Lovely.

Just remember, kids, that right on the RIAA site is the …