Online scam for 'free' electronic gifts wound up

The company behind a website offering free electronic gifts to buyers of compact discs has been wound up following a DTI investigation. Liquorice Mix Ltd sold compact discs via its website for between ?20 and ?750, something that should have raised eyebrows in itself. Each CD was offered with an electronic product such as a laptop or an iPod. ...more

Microsoft launches Windows Storage Server 2003

Following its announcement in July, Microsoft has launched Windows Storage Server 2003. Previously known as Windows Powered Network Attached Storage (NAS), Windows Storage Server is a dedicated file and print server solution, Windows Storage Server 2003 can support storage from between 160 Gb to over 40Tb. The product offers many features found in Windows Server 2003 including the Microsoft Visual SourceSafe file management tool, that allows administrators to 'shadow', or point-in-time, copies of a single volume or multiple volumes. ...more

Anti-music is killing music

Forget file sharing, record labels have only themselves to blame for faltering CD sales according to CD mastering specialist Bob Speer. Speer claims that the reason that music fans are not buying as many CDs as before is because they are simply too loud. More accurately in the 'race' to make the music as loud as possible, dynamic range has been sacrificed. ...more

VersionTracker streamlines ugrades

TechTracker, which runs the popular software update site VersionTracker.com, has released its new personalisation tool TechTracker Pro. This software allows users to customise VersionTracker's Mac update information to match their own applications and interests. ...more

Macromedia contributes to eBay Stores

Macromedia has announced a special version of its Contribute website editing application designed to simplify the creation and customisation of eBay Stores. eBay Store sellers will be able to create and manage their store from within Contribute, without needing to know any HTML, allowing them to quickly design and publish a professional-looking store featuring logos, images, descriptions, product categories, product showcases, and product search. 'eBay Stores is an online selling solution that is used by hundreds of thousands of sellers to build their own customised online store,' explained Julian Green, senior manager of eBay Stores. ...more