If this is your first MP3 Friday , here's how it works: each Friday, I find music in MP3 blogs, and post links to my favorites. You, in turn, click through to the post, and load up your Zune (or brand X player) with the free music. okletsgo: Aquarium Drunkard posts a track from Ron Sexsmith , and one from Rufus Wainwright Spinner (new on the "cool kids" list) posts music from Page France , Robert Gomez , and more. Brooklyn Vegan posts an mp3 from a hardcore band whose name I can't say (parental advisory...

I'll admit it. I'm a Star Wars geek. I've read the expanded universe storylines on nearly every character . I can tell you about the history of the sith . I know all the quotes, even when you replace a key word w/ the word "underpants" , ( as in "I cannot teach him. The boy has no underpants.") So imagine my delight when I saw this video , which our friends at 'corps posted first . Awesome. Kudos to the film-makers. "Force Send" - genius.

< Update 10:17 AM PT > - As of 10:00 am today (March 28), the update is out. Ok, dear blog reader: Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 28, you’ll be able to download firmware update 1.3. Mea culpa on communicating a non-final date in my earlier post (which ended up being wrong). Just to recap, here’s what’s in the update: We’re fixing the skipping problem that some users were experiencing – that is, content acquired from Zune Marketplace will no longer skip when played on the device. Improved device...

Tomorrow, Tuesday 27th March, starting at 1AM (PT) Zune.net, and Zune Marketplace account creation/management will be offline for maintenance. It's maintenance only, no firmware updates/new features. You'll still be able to access the catalog and browse music, but won't be able to buy music, create new accounts, manage your existing accounts, purchase additional points, or view your account history. And the account management section of Zune.net will also be down. You'll be able to access the rest...