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...second disc of She Who Dwells ... features a pristinely recorded live show that has all the O'Connor hits, including a gorgeous string arrangement of Nothing Compares 2 U. But it's the first disc--full of unreleased tracks, covers and a few new songs--that's the revelation. O'Connor has never sounded like a little girl, but she manages innocence on Love Hurts, while her version of the Abba powder puff Chiquitita raises the song to something approaching beauty. O'Connor has said that She Who Dwells ... will be her last album, but then O'Connor says...
...Encarta 2004 Reference Library Plus DVD Simply dazzling. What it lacks in depth (only 68,000 articles), it makes up for with engaging new videos from the Discovery Channel and a bright, colorful interface. Encarta at $70 is the best disc-based offering. Famous quotations and translation dictionaries for foreign students are nice extras, and you can download free updates every week. On the downside, there is no full Web-based or Mac version...
...trill or soar; she just sings notes of remarkable clarity and intensity. But as the Dan Penn/Chip Moman classic unfolds, O'Connor's fidelity to each note becomes a form of quiet desperation. Like her old buddy Frank Sinatra, she makes songs great without appearing to try. The second disc of She Who Dwells ... features a pristinely recorded live show that has all the O'Connor hits, including a gorgeous string arrangement of Nothing Compares 2 U. But it's the first disc - full of unreleased tracks, covers and a few new songs - that's the revelation. O'Connor...
Record companies blame file sharing for a 31 percent drop in compact disc sales since mid-2000—a number that may overstate the effect of sharing due to the contracting economy—but they should be finding ways to generate revenue that do not depend on litigation...
...Personal Computer The PC brought a mind-blowing surge of processing power to corporate worker bees as well as to Mom, Dad and the kids at home. Whereas bulky mainframes took up whole rooms, PCs sat on a desk. In 1981 IBM introduced its first model, which ran a disc-operating system developed by Microsoft. Three years later, Apple unveiled the far friendlier Macintosh. The competition has spurred improvements, although it has also vexed consumers who just want a computer that works--and does everything...