Two Old Friends @ CIL2007



It was fun to catch up with Keith Weimer, who just moved to UVa. Ronald was more than happy to pose for us as he didn’t really have anything else going on!

April 17, 2007 | Filed Under Internet | Leave a Comment 

CIL 2007

I am currently in Arlington, Virgina attending the Computers in Libraries Conference. It is in it’s 22 year and has the most attendees this year than any previous conference. So far most of the sessions have been interesting, and a few inspiring! Regardless, all of this is tainted by the events yesterday at Virginia Tech. I know a few librarians who work there and read in a report from the Roanoke Times that Newman Library became a temporary shelter while the campus was on lock down and can only imagine the worry and fear everyone was experiencing. My heart, thoughts, and prayers go out to everyone involved and the families who have been affected by this senseless tragedy.

April 17, 2007 | Filed Under CIL2007, Personal | Leave a Comment 

EMI goes DRM-Free!

Wow, the DRM camp just took a huge hit and Apple is finally putting their money where their mouth is:

“…EMI Music is launching DRM-free superior quality downloads across its entire digital repertoire and that Apple’s iTunes Store will be the first online music store to sell EMI’s new downloads.”

I’m really excited about this :grin: as it’s a win for us, the consumers. DRM has only complicated life for legitimate customers who may have purchased music thinking it would play on their portable player, and then learned it wouldn’t. It’s often been said that the only people who are kept in check by DRM are legitimate consumers, who legally purchase their music. Pirates are ALWAYS going to find ways around the technology, just search your favorite bittorrent site and look for the cracked video files, etc.

This is exciting news and I’m hopeful that the other major labels will soon follow suit! Here’s the EMI press release.

April 2, 2007 | Filed Under Internet | Leave a Comment