RIAA: Those CD rips of yours are still "unauthorized" (Ars Technica)

All of that music you've copied from your CDs to your PC and iPod are "unauthorized," according to a court brief filed by the RIAA. It's not surprising, given the testimony from one music industry executive that making copies of your own music is stealing.

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Tempe Wi-Fi Network on the Block (CIO.com)

Municipal Wi-Fi is faltering, but vendor Telscape says better marketing can draw subscribers.

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BSU Standardizes on Apple Hardware for Dual-Boot Initiative (Campus Technology)

In the mixed computing environments common on university campuses, supporting multiple operating systems and myriad hardware configurations can be a nightmare for IT. One solution has been to go with a single platform. Great for IT. Not so great for users. But at Bemidji State University in Minnesota, they've come up with another solution: to standardize the machines but to continue to offer choices in operating systems by providing faculty and students with dual- and triple-boot systems based on Apple hardware.

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'Cloudbook' UMPC to Run Googleish Linux (eWeek)

Everex has confirmed plans to ship a UMPC (ultra-mobile PC) with a 7-inch screen, similar to competitor Asus' EEE PC.

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Microsoft opens Office Live Workspace beta (Computerworld)

First group gets access to online file storage and sharing space, but full public beta is weeks, possibly months, away.

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EMC storage virtualization upgrades bring VMware interoperability (Network World)

EMC today unveiled the first major upgrade to its storage virtualization technology since releasing the product in mid-2005, adding full interoperability with VMware and new features designed to improve availability and scalability.

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