It says the offer is good until September 20th, 2004 but ya never know with dealz. You can get a free month trial (rather than the measly 10 days or 2 weeks they usually offer) by clicking on the link below. If you don’t cancel within 30 days, you will be charged the normal rate after the first month.
You just can’t play Pong without the paddles! So it’s nice to see that they will include a set of nostalgia controllers, I just wonder if the controller will be a one button joystick wonder or if they will include offer up some paddles. Retrogaming is all the rage, but imagine this generation’s gamers playing the pixellated Pong and Pac-Man. They’ll be bored of it within 1 minute, guaranteed!
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“Atari Anthology” will feature 85 games and is scheduled to go on sale in November at a cost of about $20.
But it’s only one of the nostalgia projects Atari will push into the market then. The second is Atari Flashback, a slightly miniaturized version of the old Atari 7800 from the mid-’80s. It will have 20 games built into it, including “Breakout,” “Solaris,” “Crystal Castles” and “Battlezone.” Flashback will sell for $45 and include a pair of old-school joysticks.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/9601227.htm
Looks like the latest Windows Media Player is out. From Adrian’s Rojak Pot, the review of it looks to be good so far. Worth a shot, and yes, it’s free! It’s nice that they actually let you download the executable, so you don’t have to go through WindowsUpdate to get it. It’s only for Windows XP systems, so you 2k users are outta luck! It definitely looks like they are positioning this baby to go directly against Apple’s iTunes, with the automatic MP3 cataloging and jukebox features. The Microsoft Music Store is also open for business. You’d think they woulda bought or sued to get MSNmusic.com as well.
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Microsoft designed WMP10 from the ground up with devices in mind. Whether you already have a device or you are in the market for a new one, WMP10 includes features to help you get more from it. You can check out more than 70 portable music players that support online music services and work with WMP10. You can even take your whole library with you on new Portable Media Center devices.
Monitor Changes to Your Digital Media Collection Automatically
You can have the Player check for new, deleted, renamed, or moved digital media files in the folders that you specify in the Monitor Folders dialog box. The Player automatically updates the library to reflect the changes.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/mp10/default.aspx
Never underestimate the power of multibillionairedollar corporations! Looks like some country will get some discounted Windows XP licenses soon, no? 
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New Zealand software pirates risk extradition to the United States following a ground-breaking ruling against an Australian man accused of pirating software, games and music worth up to US$50 million.
Mark Kelly, senior associate at Auckland’s Simpson Grierson, said the Hew Raymond Griffiths case in Australia confirmed that people based in one country and accused of software piracy could be brought to justice in another under extradition law.
Oh, guess she is legal now, eh? Well this is the cokeaddict, err, eating disorder one, not the other one that wasn’t in rehab for one or the other. Guess you have an advantage if you are in NY, or otherwise somehow celebrity or related to a celeb.
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New college student Mary-Kate Olsen, 18, and boyfriend David Katzenberg, 21, have broken up, a source tells PEOPLE.
Olsen and Katzenberg, who began dating late last year, ended their relationship a week ago in Los Angeles before both flew east to attend college – she at New York University, he at Boston University. “It was a mutual parting of the ways and amicable,” says the source. “Being at different schools played a part. It’s reasonable for her to start school fresh.” (Olsen’s rep declined to comment on the relationship.)
http://people.aol.com/people/articles/0,19736,693840,00.html