The record industry's favorite nonconformist, DualDisc, is getting a modest boost in February and March. Despite hand-wringing and compatibility warnings from scores of manufacturers, all of the major record labels say they plan to release some of the two-faced discs in coming weeks.

<I>What has happened will happen again, and what has been done will be done again, and there is nothing new under the sun.</I>&mdash;Ecclesiastes 1:9

<I>What has happened will happen again, and what has been done will be done again, and there is nothing new under the sun.</I>&mdash;Ecclesiastes 1:9

First Watt isn't a real company, and the F1 power amplifier isn't a real product. Consequently, this isn't a real review.

First Watt isn't a real company, and the F1 power amplifier isn't a real product. Consequently, this isn't a real review.

Pick an expletive&mdash;one you would normally use to express deep intellectual frustration&mdash;but don't vocalize it. Hold it in reserve for a few minutes, letting it simmer to concentrate its intensity. I'll tell you when to let rip.

Pick an expletive&mdash;one you would normally use to express deep intellectual frustration&mdash;but don't vocalize it. Hold it in reserve for a few minutes, letting it simmer to concentrate its intensity. I'll tell you when to let rip.

Pick an expletive&mdash;one you would normally use to express deep intellectual frustration&mdash;but don't vocalize it. Hold it in reserve for a few minutes, letting it simmer to concentrate its intensity. I'll tell you when to let rip.

Powell calls it quits: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Michael Powell has announced his departure from the regulatory agency. Powell will leave his post by March of this year, according to an announcement made January 21. The son of former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Michael Powell was appointed an FCC commissioner by then-President Clinton in 1997 and appointed chairman by President Bush in 2001.