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More on UrgeMS.exe

UrgeMS.exe seems to be causing issues for a lot of people. I mentioned previously that you can disable the process via security policy, and someone pointed out a registry setting to disable it a little cleaner. I was hoping they'd fix this in the future, but it looks like all they did was make it worse...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 07-01-2007
Disabling UrgeMS.exe

I noticed my machine running slower lately, and UrgeMS.exe (URGE Media Scanner) was thrashing the disk and running up to 50% CPU. Obviously, this is part of MTV's URGE music store, the default store for Windows Media Player 11. It appears that the process is related to the "Auto-Mix" feature, which I...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 02-05-2007
Sometimes piracy isn't about getting it for free

The old maxim that "you can't compete with free" has been thrown around time and time again in the piracy argument. Sometimes, though, piracy is not just about price. People don't want DRM ( including Bill Gates ), and there are still no legal means to download DRM-free music. ( Ok, I should clarify...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 01-30-2007
Podcast support in Windows Media Player 11

There is one other issue I need to deal with before I can totally switch to Windows Media Player 11 - podcast support. Microsoft made the head-scratching decision not to include native podcast support - one area where iTunes really excelled. Someone wrote a plugin over the summer , but it doesn't work...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 12-28-2006
dopisp adds iPod support in WMP 11

Like most people, I would prefer to use a single media player to manage my library. I like Windows Media Player 11 more than iTunes 7 , and this is especially true since I've subscribed to the Urge subscription service . (I really wish Apple would provide a subscription-based service for the iPod). The...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 12-28-2006
Shame as DRM

A German music download service is allowing customers to download unencrypted MP3 files, instead relying on embedded watermarks to discourage copying . The music store sells MP3 files which can be played on almost any digital music player, but adds a unique tag to each download using watermark technology...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 10-13-2006
FairUse4WM cracks PlaysForSure DRM

The big news last week was that the Windows Media DRM was cracked . Derek also thinks this isn't entirely a bad thing, and in fact this benefits both the consumers and the online music services . As Grant puts it, "DRM doesn't protect content in any meaningful way. DRM does however present an encumbrance...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 08-28-2006
When lawsuits and police raids backfire

I'm pretty sure this is not what the MPAA and other powers that be had in mind when they coordinated an (unsuccessful) raid on a torrent site relatively unknown to the masses . Prior to the raid, The Pirate Bay was getting getting around $75,000 a month in advertising. After the raid, traffic increased...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 07-18-2006
Is Apple working on an 8GB nano?

Oh man. Apparently Apple has been buying up flash memory and some are speculating they will launch an 8GB nano soon. While I miss those extra GB dropping down from a hard-drive based iPod, I've been in love with my nano since it first arrived last September. It's an amazing little device, and I prefer...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 06-08-2006
Seeking recommendations for wireless surround sound speakers

I've wanted to add rear speakers for a long time but the wires have been a big concern. Like most other New Yorkers, I rent an apartment and thus can't run wires through the wall. I can potentially run wire along the wall, but I would need around 40-50 feet per speaker. I currently have two Bose bookshelf...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 05-02-2006

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