It's Too Loud, but You're Not Too Old

CDs are getting louder! (Hang on, let me turn down the AC/DC for a sec) The following article is about peak limiting, in which nuances of the recording process are lost in the mastering phase, resulting in a louder but less detailed recording. The segments that would normally...

The Environmental Bible Appears in Green Hotels

"Visitors to the Gaia Napa Valley Hotel and Spa won't find the Gideon Bible in the nightstand drawer. Instead, on the bureau will be a copy of ``An Inconvenient Truth,'' former Vice President Al Gore's book about...

Colorado Athlete Competes After Paralyzing Accident

"Colorado Athlete Competes After Paralyzing Accident Brooke Wagner Reporting (CBS4) DENVER Six years ago, competitive cyclist Tricia Downing was on a training ride in Golden when a driver hit her head-on. She was paralyzed from the chest down. From her hospital bed, Downing...

New Microsoft feature competes with Google Earth

"San Francisco and San Jose was one of 15 American cities that went online today in a new Microsoft Corp. mapping site that goes head-to-head with Google Earth. Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) new feature shows high-resolution 3-D cyber replicas of cities. So...

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