If you buy a music CD from Sony, beware: I got astounded after reading this post at Slashdot, in which they say that if you insert a Sony music CD in your Windows OS Computer, a RootKit is automatically installed.

A RootKit is a program which hides itself from your Computer OS and of course, from you. In some ways it’s very similar to a trojan and, once installed, it becomes really hard to get rid of. In fact, Sony’s version does not seems to be uninstallable (you can ask for its removal at Sony web, though).

Mark Russinovich revealed it in his web. He’s a software IT expert programmer and technician and tells how annoying and difficult was to remove the program from his computer while leaving it stable.

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Posted by Boriel as Music at 12.16 am

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Xera is a group from Asturias, Spain, that has brought out some Free Music. In their web you can download the music (in Ogg and MP3 format) which has some Celtic and electronic arrangements. Mi favourite track is Dúrmite, that, if I am not wrong, is a lullaby (You can listen it here, in the player). The group does not has a complete album yet, but the current work done looks very promising.

I repeat, the music is Free. You can download it for free, and redistribute and copy it at no cost.

Posted by Boriel as Copyleft, Music at 4.44 pm

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After a long waiting, Enya official web site has updated to get ready for her new album release, in which it’s supposed the polemic song Sumiregusa will be included.

This song was used for a commercial advertisement of a TV in Japan (I think). However, it was said this song was also an advance of her new album release almost finished. This was inmediately denied in the Enya’s site, even by Enya herself.

The web design has changed, and now shows new and interesting details for the unconditional fans. All in flash.
The map after the intros was the thing that really got my attention. It looks like a castle map, with some interesting rooms:

• The Music Room, where you can enter and listen some of her most known songs.
• At The Watch Tower you can watch this 4 video clips: May it be (included on The Lord of The Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring soundtrack), Orinocco Flow, Caribbean Blue and Only Time
• At the Studio you will take a nice virtual visit. Have you seen the technology they use? Astonishing!!!
• And the most intriguing: A Secret Room, to which you can enter only after typing in the password. You have to guess the key from a riddle you will find in a book of the library

The album is planned to be released on November 21st, and will be entitled Amarantine.

 
Update! Album cover.

Posted by Boriel as Internet, Music at 8.02 pm

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Internet brinda unas posibilidades antes inimaginables. Cualquiera puede contar cuentos, hacer periodismo casero, fotografía, montar su propio museo e incluso publicar su música.

Este poder quedaba antes en manos de las discográficas. Unos señores llamados productores decidían (para eso invertían su dinero) qué música era la que salía al mercado y así probar suerte. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by Boriel as Copyleft, Music at 12.24 am

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