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...widely hailed at the time as making the most credible case for war, of which remarkably little bears up. A comprehensive analysis of the fate of various prewar claims by the British American Security Information Council (http://www.basicint.org/pubs/Research/2004WMD3.htm#01) suggests that Bush and Blair may have done better to listen more carefully to chief UN weapons inspector Dr. Hans Blix. The UN never actually claimed that Iraq still had stockpiles of banned weapons; merely that it had not provided the evidence to vouch for its claim to have destroyed all of those weapons. Treated like an ineffectual appeaser by most...
Music, as any teen in a garage band will tell you, should be as simple to make as it is to listen to. That hasn't always been the case with musicmaking software though. Turning your computer into a recording studio with programs like Pro Tools and Cakewalk Plasma means splashing out hundreds of dollars and slogging through dense instruction manuals. There had to be an easier way. Now Apple has found it with GarageBand, part of its $49 suite of Mac-only iLife applications released last week. As the name suggests, GarageBand is aimed at amateurs...
...computer memory. Still, these are quibbles compared with how easy it is to create a song with up to 64 layers of loops and tracks. Coolest of all: you can save that work of genius to your iPod. After all, your music should be as simple to listen to as it was to make...
...first listen, not much. But a few tracks on Boy in Da Corner transcend their initial incomprehensibility. Dizzee is a big fan of jungle--an electronic dance style that mixes chaotic rhythms with everyday sounds--and his production skills are first-rate. With frenetic beats below and threatening ambient noises, like sirens and whizzing bullets, hovering on top, I Luv U and Sittin' Here effectively re-create midnight in London's housing projects. When Dizzee lets loose with some of his staccato chirps, the musical tension only increases. His tongue is definitely twisted, but at least his ears...
...computer-science degree to make it work. Just connect the remote to your computer through the USB cable included in the package, tell the Harmony Web page the make and model number of your gear, and let the software upload the relevant codes. Buttons labeled WATCH TV and LISTEN TO MUSIC allow you to switch functions quickly, and a 1-in. screen displays television listings...