DVD Numbers Exploding, Making Studios Lots of Money – Will They Be Smart Enough to Learn from This?. DVD in 50 – Studio Execs Discuss The Future of DVD “Last week DVD studios, producers and press all converged for the annual Video Store Magazine DVD Conference. Last year everyone gathered to celebrate the 5th anniversary… Continue reading DVD Numbers Exploding, Making Studios Lots of Money – Will They Be Smart Enough to Learn from This?

Dick Gephardt needs to go to summer school to study basic civics. Instapundit reports on Dick Gephardt's absurd statement about overturning Supreme Court decisions: “When I'm president, we'll do executive orders to overcome any wrong thing the Supreme Court does tomorrow or any other day “ I agree with Instapundit's assessment that Gephardt may be too… Continue reading Dick Gephardt needs to go to summer school to study basic civics

High-tech courtroom promises more efficient trials. The technology of Courtroom 625 in Philadelphia “helps the court run more efficiently, cutting the time of a seven-day trial down to about four.” [Story Link] [Ernie the Attorney]

Congress Online: Much Sizzle, Little Steak. Almost every representative and every senator in Congress has a Web site offering virtually everything except what becomes legends most: their voting records. By Katharine Q. Seelye. [New York Times: Technology]

USATODAY.com – Privacy bookmark. Communities across the USA might think their libraries are run by local boards. But increasingly, their authority is being usurped by paternalistic guardians in Washington. That's clear from Monday's Supreme Court decision upholding the right of Congress to require public libraries to install Internet filters on computers so children won't access… Continue reading Privacy bookmark

Philly's High-Tech Court. Philadelphia's High-Tech Courtroom: “Courtroom 625, the pride and joy of the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, is equipped with everything the… [beSpacific]

Best Offer: Amazon Software Tech. Jeff Bezos wants his company to offer mini-Amazons to companies needing a successful Web commerce tool. The technology that runs the popular shopping site may be its most valuable product offering. [Wired News]

News: WWDC. At his “keynote” presentation to Mac developers today at Apple's WWDC conference, Steve Jobs previewed “Panther”, the next version of Mac OS X, which introduces a new Finder, iChat AV and File Vault encryption, plus Apple's new, $149 video camera and a new development system named Xcode. A new Power Mac “G5” computer,… Continue reading News: WWDC

Jon Udell: “Every day I use Perl, Python, Linux, Apache, Mozilla, Zope, emacs, and countless supporting libraries and tools. But I also use Windows, Mac OS X, MSIE, Outlook, and a bevy of commercial software products.” [Scripting News]

Towering Above the City of Light, 20,000 New Bulbs. After months of casting, bolting, wiring and painting, the latest phase in the lighting of the Eiffel Tower began on Saturday night. By Elaine Sciolino. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]