Information highway maps speed traps

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The Speedtrap Registry in the World Wide Web (www.speedtrap.com) lists speed traps in every state in the US town by town as well as in some foreign cities. The site founded by Andrew W. Warner when he was a student at Vanderbilt University has approximately 17,000 listings and hosts about 100,000 visitors each month. The Web site also provides information on police radar and updates of state traffic laws. The information is also practical. Specific warnings are provided such as those to students and out of state people traveling route 81 in Binghampton, NY, because NY troopers hate them. International information is colorful with items such as, in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and France the police photograph speeding cars, but travellers report a degree of success against the practice by using a high-gloss hair spray to blur the images.

Management, Internet, Internet/Web technology application, Web sites (World Wide Web), Web sites, Traffic regulations, User need, End users, Radar in speed limit enforcement, Radar speed control

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Musicians tap rich lode of sheet music, sold and shared

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Web sites are now available for amateurs to download and preview sheet music. Most of the Sunhawk site's approximately 2,000 songs come from music publishing conglomerates Warner and EMI. The Hal Leonard site allows Internet users to download pristine versions of selected songs. Hal Leonard prices the electronic offerings the same as in stores, while Sunhawk charges $1 more for electronic sheets that include a playback mechanism. Convenience makes the sites attractive, as users can save time and determine the appropriate skill level. Shoppers also can buy sheet music from a song performed on a late-night talk show, and religious music is gaining popularity. Technology drawbacks include copyright issues and inaccuracies. Professional musicians say the Internet technology eventually will widen music's appeal.

Software, Electronic commerce, E-commerce, Music, Internet/Web technology, Music software

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Transfer of records to CD's takes as much labor as love

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Technology for transferring music from records to CDs, such as CD-rewritable drives and customized software, is available but typically requires patience to use. The advantage is that such technology lets people have the music they want when and where they want it. Drives currently are priced at about $300 each, and they now come standard in some PC products. Software such as Adaptec's Easy CD Creator Deluxe or CeQuadrat's Just Audio permit users to record from various sources to create a CD. Tape is easier to work with than CD, but CD usually sounds better and lasts longer. In some circumstances, duplication of copyrighted music is illegal. However, record companies have never targeted consumers and a legal expert doubts they ever will.

Computer Storage Device Manufacturing, Computer storage devices, Drum Memories, Equipment and supplies, Sound recording industry, Recording industry, Optical disk drives, CD-Recordable drives, CD-recordable drive, CD-R drives, CD-RW drives

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