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<p align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">OPLIN 4cast #42 -
February 13, 2007</span></b></p>
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<p>The <em><b>OPLIN 4cast</b></em> is a weekly compilation of
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<p class="style4">This week’s <em>4cast</em><b>:</b></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1. <strong>The Vista War's a-Raging </strong></span></p>
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<p>Is your library thinking of upgrading its machines to <a
href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/default.mspx"
target="_blank">Windows Vista</a>?
The battle over whether the new operating system is worth the upgrade
is still raging, with opponents questioning everything about it,
especially its enhanced security features to built-in DRM technology. </p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/30/176231&from=rss"
target="_blank">Windows Vista Launches To Mixed Reactions</a>
(Slashdot)</li>
<li><a
href="http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/02/vista_month_wel.html"
target="_blank">Vista Month: Welcome To The DRM?</a> (Monkey Bites) </li>
<li><a
href="http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10877_11-6156413.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=tr"
target="_blank">Don't be misled by these 10 Windows Vista myths</a>
(Tech Republic)</li>
<li><a
href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070212/tc_pcworld/128930"
target="_blank">Hidden Costs of a Windows Vista Upgrade</a> (PC World)</li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. <strong>Is Apple a Devil in
Disguise?</strong></span></p>
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<p>Speaking of <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Rights_Management"
target="_blank">DRM</a>, Apple CEO Steve Jobs made a big impression
last week when he <a
href="http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughtsonmusic/" target="_blank">wrote
an essay</a>
that claimed Apple was fundamentally opposed to the DRM technology it
disseminates through its iTunes music store. Who's to blame? According
to Jobs, it's the music companies - but <a
href="http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/02/08/1324229&from=rss"
target="_blank">not everyone is buying that claim</a>. </p>
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<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.boingboing.net/2007/02/06/will_steve_jobs_drop.html"
target="_blank">Will Steve Jobs drop iTunes DRM in a heartbeat?</a>
(Boing Boing) </li>
<li><a
href="http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2007/02/steve_jobs_spea.html"
target="_blank">Steve Jobs speaks out on Apple DRM</a>
(LibrarianInBlack)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.wxpnews.com/archives/wxpnews-264-20070213.htm"
target="_blank">Doing the DRM Dance</a> (WXPNews) </li>
<li><a
href="http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/02/08/is-apple-the-new-evil-empire/"
target="_blank">Is Apple the New Evil Empire?</a> (Rolling Stone) </li>
</ul>
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<p class="style4">3. <strong>The Spawn of DOPA</strong></p>
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<p>Remember <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deleting_Online_Predators_Act_of_2006"
target="_blank">DOPA</a>?
Just when everyone thought it was dead and gone at the end of 2006,
it's apparently making a comeback - this time around, it's called the <a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:S.49:" target="_blank">Protecting
Children in the 21st Century Act</a>. </p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2007/02/dopa_returns_th.html"
target="_blank">DOPA returns: this is important for all libraries</a>
(LibrarianInBlack)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/learning.now/2007/01/lifting_the_hood_on_dopa_jr.html"
target="_blank">Lifting the Hood on DOPA Jr.</a> (PBS TeacherSource) </li>
<li><a href="http://blogher.org/node/15001" target="_blank">Protecting
Children in the 21st Century Act: DOPA Jr, DOPA Extra, or Just Dopey</a>
(BlogHer)</li>
<li><a
href="http://blog.librarylaw.com/librarylaw/2007/01/fate_of_myspace.html"
target="_blank">MySpace and libraries fate now in Senate Committee</a>
(LibraryLaw Blog) </li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4.<strong> Yahoo! Lays Down Some Pipes</strong></span></p>
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<p>Yahoo! recently unveiled a new service called <a
href="http://pipes.yahoo.com/" target="_blank">Pipes</a>.
Pipes allows users to take bits and pieces of web feeds that they like
and combine them into a brand new feed with more focused content.</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/07/yahoo-launches-pipes/"
target="_blank">Yahoo! Launches Pipes</a> (TechCrunch)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.lifehacker.com/software/feeds/make-your-own-mashup-with-yahoo-pipes-235263.php"
target="_blank">Make your own mashup with Yahoo! Pipes</a> (Lifehacker)</li>
<li><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070208-8797.html"
target="_blank">Yahoo! allows users to mashup web data with Pipes</a>
(Ars Technica)</li>
<li><a
href="http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/02/pipes_and_filte.html"
target="_blank">Pipes and Filters for the Internet</a> (O'Reilly Radar) </li>
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