AnchorDesk Columnist Archive

		Eliot Van Buskirk Technology editor, MP3.com

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02/09/2005
Napster's Super Bowl throw-down 
One ad from this year's Super Bowl signaled a tremendous change in how you'll listen to music.

01/21/2005
Introducing the world's first MP3 player 
If you think you know what the first MP3 player was, think again. Also, discover why the HP-branded iPod is the world's most ironic device.

12/22/2004
My iPod beats satellite radio any day 
Our intrepid columnist tries out the world's first portable satellite radio receiver and regrets it almost immediately.

12/16/2004
Color me iPod 
We sent our third-generation iPod to Minnesota so that a company called ColorWare could spray it with black paint. Read the story to find out how this weirdness turned out.

12/08/2004
The legend of the ring tone is way hardcore 
Learn why record executives think ring tones will make them billions, then find out how to circumvent the standard process so that you can make your own ring tones on the cheap.

Archive

11/15/2004  Free MP3s from the Creative Commons  
11/01/2004  Steve Jobs loves you too  
10/06/2004  Will your next MP3 player be a cell phone?  
09/21/2004  The secret behind the iPod's scrollwheel  
09/15/2004  Five bucks says I know what the next iPod will be  
09/03/2004  When Microsoft attacks  
08/19/2004  The battle of wills begins  
07/22/2004  Is Apple making the grade?  
07/08/2004  Why Orrin Hatch's INDUCE Act is insane  
06/24/2004  "100% Legal MP3s," my foot!  
05/20/2004  What kind of MP3 player is right for you?  
05/05/2004  Can Sony beat Apple at the online music game?  
04/21/2004  How to become an online music star  
04/08/2004  The shocking history of copyrights  
03/25/2004  Moving pictures: What's next in portable video  
02/26/2004  Portable music cuts the cord  
02/05/2004  Video iPods on the horizon  
12/11/2003  Five reasons not to buy an iPod