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Saturday, March 29, 2003

First look at InfoPath.

InfoPath in design mode

Gathering XML data

A streamlined view of the data

A minimal view of the data

The next version of Microsoft Office is, among other things, a family of XML editors. I have discussed the XML modes of Word and Excel (see XML for the rest of us and "Exploring XML in Office 11"), and described the newest member of this family, InfoPath 2003, a tool for gathering XML data (see "Ten things to know about Xdocs"). Now that I've had a chance to work with InfoPath, its role and value are becoming clearer. [Full story at InfoWorld.com] ... [Jon's Radio]
1:40:55 PM

What about *Portable?*.

Legal MP3 Downloads

"helping you legally download digital music that rocks
A service of Online Tonight and The Net Music Countdown with David Lawrence

So this new blog, Legal MP3 Downloads, is new. Why did I do this? Because as much as I love haranguing you all about how stealing is wrong and KaZaA is immoral, I'd also like to be able to direct you to free and low cost digital music.

So I created this blog. Took me about an hour in Movable Type. I've added some enhancements, and I'd love to get suggestions, but I simply want it to be a place you can slide through from time to time to find new MP3's, WMAs, OGGs, liquid audio files for your digital players." [via C:PIRILLO.EXE]

The radio show that lives behind this blog sounds interesting, too, although I've never heard it before. I'm still waiting for a price drop before buying an XM or Sirius satellite radio receiver.

I guess I was hoping that there would be so many legal downloads of good music by now that no one would bother trying to point them all out. Oh well. And don't forget that just because these are legal downloads that you've paid good money for, that doesn't mean you can take them with you on your MP3 player.

At least the site has an RSS feed.

[The Shifted Librarian]
9:19:31 AM