A moment of silence as we mark the passing of Winamp, one of the favorite programs I ever downloaded and one of my favorites to use. According to Betanews.com: “The last members of the original Winamp team have said goodbye to AOL and the door has all but shut on the Nullsoft era” now that AOL has split itself into four different divisions. “Only a few employees remain to prop up the once-ubiquitous digital audio player with minor updates, but no further improvements to Winamp are expected.“Winamp’s abandonment comes as no surprise to those close to the company who say the software has been on life support since the resignation of Nullsoft founder and Winamp creator Justin Frankel last January.”
I always liked Winamp since it was a nice little program that did what it was supposed to do and didn’t (until more recently) try to take over my operating system like so many other programs try to do. It’s also one of the few Windows programs I miss now that I’m on OS X. It feels like the end of an era. (And, incidentally, my birthday on Tuesday marks my tenth anniversary online, back when I used Prodigy on my Packard Bell.)
Diet Blog: Day Something-something. I’ve veered so far off my South Lyon diet that it’s tough to get back on track. I weighed myself this morning and came in at 206, which I guess isn’t too bad considering all the snacks and fast food I’ve allowed myself to have. Time to get back at it though.
Here’s the SFG Site of the Week, if not for the next four years. Sorry Everybody.com is the site where despondent blue-staters can apologize for November 2 and beg forgiveness in advance for the travesty that will be the Bush second term. Not only is it touching to read all the outpourings of emotion, it’s also reassuring to see the overseas responses. Everybody’s talking about the site, and with good reason.
