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A software program that "grabs" digital audio from a compact disc and transfers it to a computer's hard drive.

The integrity of the data is preserved because the signal does not pass through the computer's sound card and does not need to be converted to an analog format.

The digital-to-digital transfer creates a WAV file (computer sound file) that can then be converted into an MP3 file (compressed computer sound file).

So, "ripping" a music CD allows you to extract specific songs from your music CD collection. You can then "burn" those favorite songs on to a single CD.

Free "ripper" software can be found at many shareware and freeware sites on the WEB.

Q. "I went to the New York Times website (http://www.nytimes.com) and found that they require you to "sign-in" if you want to read their news articles. Is this safe?"

A. The New York Times is a reputable company. I see no problem with creating a "username" and password as they request. The free content that they provide makes it worth the trouble. And keep the checkmark in the box labeled "Remember my Member ID and password" so that you will automatically be allowed access on your next visit to the site.

P.S. - Check out this week's "Weekly In Depth" below to get some hints about creating usernames and passwords.

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Microsoft To AOL: Map This!
"The new map service, like MapQuest, will offer maps as well as driving directions and points of interest. Microsoft said it is working with a variety of information providers to stitch together accurate, up-to-date and routable maps for the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. These are layered atop a world atlas rich with searchable data to enable users to explore the globe."

EarthLink Inks OEM Deal With Compaq
"Under the deal cut by EarthLink and Compaq, Compaq customers who opt to sign on for EarthLink High Speed Internet will receive eight e-mail mailboxes, eight Personal Start Pages, eight 10 MB Web sites, a free unlimited dial-up connection, free 24/7 technical support and customer service and software."

IBM to PCs: We Need To Talk
"The project got under way this year and is scheduled to end in 2010. IBM said it has set milestones at various points along the way, but the overall objective is clear -- to use machines to pull even with, then surpass, human capabilities in speech recognition."

AOL Price Hike A Calculated Risk
"AOL subscribers might choose to drop AOL altogether in favor of Internet-only access provided by companies offering more reliable or faster connections than AOL."

Music City Asks Court to OK Morpheus
"The MusicCity legal team is basing its request to the court on the famous Sony Betamax case, in which the motion picture industry tried to outlaw VCRs. In that case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that even if some people use a new technology to infringe copyrights, that does not justify an outright ban on that technology."

Pope: Internet 'Wonderful' But Needs Regulating
"The 81-year old Pontiff, who last year sent his first message over the Internet, praised it as a "wonderful instrument" that should be used to spread the word of God and encourage global peace."

We all created one or more "usernames" when we decided to get connected to the Internet. And with each username we created a password.

Sometimes we visit a website that requires us to "register" with them if we want to visit their site. They expect us to create a username and password.

I have found that it's best to have only two usernames and corresponding passwords. I call one my "important" username and I call the other my "garbage" username.

My "important" username (or "confidential" name) is used for signing on to my ISP (Internet Service Provider), my online banking, my bill paying services, etc.

My "garbage" username is used for everything else (like the New York Times website mentioned above in this week's Reader Feedback).

The advantage to this method is that you'll never forget the appropriate name and password when you go back and visit that website... even if it's two years later.

If you make up all kinds of different names and passwords for various websites, it's difficult (or impossible) to remember the name to use when you go back to that site 3 months later.

HINT: Create a "garbage" username and password that is at least 8 characters long cause many sites require 8 to 12 characters for the name and password.

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