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Tech: Yahoo! News - RealNetworks Says Its Music Files Can Play on Apple iPod: This means the Apple iPod could work with Real’s Rhapsody music download service, a service I subscribe to and enjoy using. Rhapsody is currently ranked second after iTunes, but Rhapsody works with a wider variety of audio players and networked audio devices. “RealNetworks Inc. says it has created technology that allows songs purchased through its online music services to be played on Apple Computer Inc.’s popular iPod player, just a few months after complaining that Apple was rebuffing attempts to form an alliance.”

Tech: Winston’s Lego Computer describes how a Hawaii man built a mini-ATX PC with a Lego chassis. This page loads slowly because there’s lots of image files.

Photos: Yahoo! Sports - Ricky Williams Retires After 5 Seasons. After 30 minutes of questioning concerning his flaky star running back, Dolphins head coach and chief apologist Dave Wannstedt gestured wildly at the south Florida media and screamed, “Back off! That’s a mean-looking dolphin behind me!” And it is, too.

Perhaps Dave’s thinking about the Dolphins’ long history of choking. Do you see a Dolphins Super Bowl ring on Dave’s hand? No. He’s got one ring from the 1992 Dallas Cowboys. And Dave hasn’t done a damn thing since.

The Miami Dolphins’ last Super Bowl appearance was in 1985, when they lost to the Niners, 38-16. Dolphins Super Bowl record: 2-3. They haven’t been close to a Super Bowl title since then. All the Fins have is 30+ year old memories of faded glory and those stupid orange jerseys they wore last season.

Before the season starts, let me remind you that Jon Gruden does have a Super Bowl ring. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers own a 1-0 Super Bowl record. That simple fact makes up for twenty years of Bucs bumbling and incompetence, IMHO.

Maybe Dave is thinking that the Bucs have a much better chance of willing another Super Bowl this season than the Dolphins do. Believe it.

Photos: Yahoo! News - World Photos - AP. Boom!

Tech: FrogPad - One-handed keyboards and gear for mobile professionals. A one-handed Bluetooth portable keyboard. I may have to look at this closely.