MIT OpenCourseWare
I really have to hand it to MIT this school is absolutley wonderful. What they are doing with there OpenCourseWare initiative is terrific. [MIT]
From the archive
September 2002
42 posts
Studios’ copyright goal is total control
The days of Fair use could be forver gone if studio's get all that they ask for. They have become engrossed in assuring that there products are protected from copyright infringment. They have went to congress for even more legislation. In my opinion take care of the hardware you have today as there goal is to force manufactures to program
Cafe Shops
Thanks to the guys over ar Lockergnome for this tip. If you are looking for a site to sell your goods on Cafe Shops looks to be a great place to setup shop. If anyone has an account with then I would love to here some feedback. http://cafeshops.com/cp/
W2K News is a great website
We all like to stay on top of what is happening in the world of windows and this site has good info and a pretty nice newsletter worth the read. http://www.w2knews.com
Weblog Central
MSNBC has a great site that has links to a lot of Weblog Information and we have added it to our daily read list. Time will tell if if turns out to be a good source of Information. [MSNBC]
Something to make your Brain Strain
Check out this cool puzzle from the folks over at MIT
Viagra gets a competitor
Not that geeks need Viagra but the popular little blue pill has a competitor on the market and it appears from clinical test that the new product named Levitra has a higher success rate. Editors Note: Notice the name of the new product Levitra someone did there homework and I am sure some of you will smile when they name
Kazza software update and court ruling
Kazaa's new software allows people to rate files, so that corrupt or false files will quickly collect ratings poor enough to warn people away from downloading them. It also comes with a setting called filter bogus music and video files that is set by default as active. [KAZAA] Note: The new release also promotes products during searches ...that belong to
Personal Privacy at Risk
I am not so sure I want one of these Watches PDA's or Cell Phones Motorola Inc. unveiled on Tuesday a new chip with location pinpointing technology that is small enough to fit into a wristwatch. IBM will make the new chips for Motorola. [CNN]
ZoneAlarm
Here is a tip tired of seeing the ZoneAlarm splash screen upon startup here is a way to turn it off. Start' button and right click and choose 'Explore' and navigate to: C:\WINDOWS\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp properties add -nosplash "C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zonealarm.exe" -nopopup -nosplash
Space Station is in Trouble Russians are Broke
It appears the Russians may be playing a trump card. They say they are broke and unable to build the Soyuz transport vehicles which are used to ferry crewmembers back and forth and act as a rescue craft. See the full story [MSNBC]
Wi-fi Stretches it’s wings
I really think Wi-fi is one of the best technologies to come around in a long time. News.Com reports "Communications equipment maker Proxim became the latest company to sell high-powered Wi-Fi networks that travel long distances, essentially providing buyers with an "ISP in a box," the company's Chief Executive, Jonathan Zakin, said this week." This in my opinion rocks and
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