The Daily Loper – June 2, 2006

Today’s links of interest:

• JetBlue wins license for wireless service
  Cool.
• Microsoft, Adobe Systems in ongoing spat
  Head. Banging. Against. Keyboard. Now, it will be harder than ever to save to PDF format from Windows apps. Team ‘loper predicts that Kirk will be ranting about this one real soon. Also, dumping Word forever.
• Russia music Web site upsets music execs
  How long has it taken for music execs to get around to being upset? Seriously, it’s been years. At least.
• Incredible iPod Extras on the Way
  One of which is a cassette adapter for the Nano. This sounds very much like a cousin to the concept behind the Prism DuroSport "iTunes Compatibility Kit."
• Movies: This Time It’s Personal
  Mixing it up with fans? Letting the kids, gasp!, touch copyrighted material and maybe let them put your characters in embarrassing situations. Let marketing out of the control of corporate environs. Stop us when this sounds like a fantasy…
• Estimates of Copyright Piracy Losses Vary Widely
  In other words, losses range between zero and whatever number comes out of the hopper that day.
• Online Privacy Again at Issue
  Sure, everything changed with 9/11…but at some point, we need to have a serious talk about privacy in this country.
• Couric hopes to end "pretentious era" in news
  If by "pretentious era" she means "era where news shows covered the actual news instead of fluffy puff pieces," she might already be too late.
• "Rescue" premiere hot for FX
  This show is one of the few reasons to watch TV this summer. Bonus: the amazing credits sequence, featuring hyperkinetic visuals thrillingly wed to the Von Bondies all-energy, all-the-time "C’mon, C’mon."
• Battlestar Galactica Webseries Announced
  Because we hadn’t mentioned anything about this show in a very long ti–oh, OK, a day.
• Jobs: Buy a New iPod Every Year
  Yes, Master. Whatever you say, Master.