Yahoo is discontinuing its own music service and will partner with RealNetworks’ Rhapsody while facing a hostile takeover bid from Microsoft. Yahoo will drop Microsoft’s Windows Media for Real while it tries to keep business as usual. This deal does make Yahoo a little less depended on Microsoft, but was probably in the works for sometime.

If you have been reading the news, I am sure aware of the $44.6 billion hostile takeover attempt that Microsoft is in the process of making on Yahoo. After more than two years of hints and talks with the Yahoo leadership with little result, Microsoft has stepped up their takeover plans aggressively.

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Greed, that’s right greed of the NFL, greed of the TV networks, and greed of our representatives in government is who I blame for the crazy stuff happening these days when it comes to TV viewing. There is not a show today that is aired on any major network that does not have so many commercials running during the show that it is almost impossible to enjoy them.

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Comcast customers wish that they could view the Super Bowl in high-resolution HDTV format that FOX has been advertising. But due to a dispute between the owners FOX and Comcast the signal remains blocked. The result of FOX seeking higher fees from Comcast to let their customers view the HDTV channel. So customers get screwed over what they view with an antenna! Both the cable industry and the networks greed never surprises me. Let’s be honest, neither really cares about the viewers, they both think they are irreplaceable.

BitTorrent has been around for over six years and it seems many people do not really understand it or even know what it is. Many people mistake it for the same thing as Limewire, KaZaA, Napster or some other peer-to-peer (P2P) network. If you know someone who’s eyes glazed over when you mentioned BitTorrent, send them a link to this guide. Even if you have a good working knowledge of BitTorrent you may still get some good information here. Feel free to skip to the section that interests you if you are a person in the know, when it comes to BitTorrent.

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Seems the local computer store does not only remove worms, viruses, spyware and trojans from Windows users machines. The A&D Computer Store in Milford, N.H, across the street from the town square has displayed this sign. Shop manager Aaron Kaplan said they were prompted to put it up because so many people were having problems with Windows Vista, including compatibility issues with older software and trouble adjusting to the interface.

“A lot of people didn’t like using Vista, and a lot of the manufacturers forced people to go up to Vista,” he said.

What was the demand for the service? “We had a lot of people coming in and asking about it,” Kaplan said. “Of all the signs we put up there the last two years, at least, we probably got the most response out of that one. A lot of people coming in.”

Kaplan said they’ve since replaced it with a different message, but they’re thinking about putting the Vista removal message back up.

Microsoft has presented the Yahoo board a US$44.6 billion buy out offer. With both companies fighting to overtake Google and Yahoo recent financial turns, Microsoft is hoping for a more competitive position by acquiring Yahoo.

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