• Posted by Tim Jarrett
  • On April 13, 2003

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Happy birthday, TJ

Thomas Jefferson was born 260 years ago today in my home state of Virginia. Ten years ago, I spent the day at Monticello with the Virginia Glee Club, singing on the Today Show (and standing at a urinal next to Willard Scott, but that’s another story (and, speaking of other stories—Aven, if you have the [...]

  • Posted by Tim Jarrett
  • On April 13, 2003

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Follow up to Apple and Universal

Generally lots of positive follow up to the article I wrote Friday about Apple’s possible purchase of Universal. A few of the comments, and some of the other articles on the subject, touched on the one question I didn’t hit: digital rights management, or DRM.
DRM is technology intended to restrict access to digital content [...]

  • Posted by Tim Jarrett
  • On April 13, 2003

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Second career

This weekend, in summary:

Friday: Thanks to Dave, about a thousand hits to the article about Apple and Universal (more on that in a minute). That night: dinner party and wine tasting (thanks, Catherine and Peter!). Guests stayed until after 1, laughing and talking.
Saturday: brick laying (what a fabulous way to follow up a wine tasting [...]