Archive for October 1st, 2003

New U.S. Sales Tax Regime For Internet Sellers?

As reported last week on Slashdot, States are pushing for new sales tax rules that would force Internet sellers to collect taxes for up to 7500 jurisdictions. Legislation has been introduced. The House Judiciary Committee held hearings today; here’s CNet news on the bill, and here’s a report (PDF link) on what it could mean [...]

New Xbox Live Pricing in Effect

If you’re not a current Xbox Live subscriber, the price increased beginning today for the Xbox Live Starter Kit, just as Microsoft made the Communicator headset available as a stand-alone item. Along with the price increase, the Xbox Live Starter Kit will now include a copy of MechAssault.
The Xbox Live Starter Kit increased to $69.99 [...]

Star Trek: Enterprise Tonight!

I just heard from my pal Scott MacDonald about him being on tonights Star Trek: Enterprise. This is what he had to say:
I am on Enterprise tonight (UPN) –weds. Oct. 1– once again buried alive in the lizard makeup and unrecognizable…the lizard in the council chamber in the beginning and end of the show [...]

35hr DirecTiVo for $50

As rumors about DirecTV dropping TiVo and sliding marketshare to the Dish DVR continue, the pricing wars have begun. Circuit City is offering Hughes 35hr DirecTiVo receiver for $50 after rebate, which is $200 off the regular price.
Hopefully soon DirecTV will realize the power of TiVos in their market and just give them away free [...]

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Jaykul :: Huddled Masses

What’s new in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004

In case you’ve been wondering, Microsoft has posted up a list of all the changes and improvements they’ve made to the new 2004 version of Windows XP Media Center Edition, among them, better support for widescreen monitors, on-screen alerts for when you receive phone calls, and most excitingly, the ability to pause and rewind live [...]