Wow, how time flys when you’re working. I just wanted to give a quick plug for a great piece of software I just found. If you use Windows, you’ve likely used and been unsatisfied with the built in software for burning CDs. If you’re like me, you don’t like the price tags that come with most CD burning software packages.

Here’s the solution. CDBurnerXP is a free software package that I’ve been testing in a wide corporate deployment, and I can’t be happier. This software allows burning of ISO images, DVD’s, and all the other goodies. And, I don’t think anyone can argue with the price tag.

Check it out at http://cdburnerxp.se/

One of my favorite bands, Nine Inch Nails has joined what I call, “The Good Fight.” Real original, I know, but the name works for me. Recently, Trent Reznor release a new album, “Ghosts” entirely online, without a label. Here’s an excerpt from their website:

“Now that we’re no longer constrained by a record label, we’ve decided to personally upload Ghosts I, the first of the four volumes, to various torrent sites, because we believe BitTorrent is a revolutionary digital distribution method, and we believe in finding ways to utilize new technologies instead of fighting them.

We encourage you to share the music of Ghosts I with your friends, post it on your website, play it on your podcast, use it for video projects, etc. It’s licensed for all non-commercial use under Creative Commons.”

If that’s not awesome, I don’t know what is. I highly suggest you grab a copy of the torrent, and help spread it around. There’s already quite a bit of buzz going around about it, and I’m seeing some amazing speeds from the torrent. I plan on helping support the cause, and buying the entire package online.

You can get more info at the official website, at http://ghosts.nin.com

I’ve also uploaded the torrent to my website, which you can download at http://ryannedeff.com