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There is no way I can describe it but the quote in the next paragraph is all about the RIAA trying to take there battle to the next level. What scares me is you will have managers and CEO's that do not have a clue, that will respond and implement policies that are ill written and have serious consenquences for
In what I consider the story of the week it appears that Microsoft has picked up the tab to distribute at least two companies' promotional videos on Kazaa in the Windows Media 9 format, representatives of those companies say. The videos not only show off the improved picture quality of Microsoft's latest technology; they also help distribute it. When Kazaa
I am sure we would all love some batteries that were true enegizers and just kept on going. But I also do not want to have that type of battery if it comes with a radiation warning but heck science is cool and we may not be to far from realizing a battery that essentially never goes dead. [NewScientist]
In a ever growing trend if you don't patch and apply security fixes you could be screwing yourself. An Israeli company says nine security flaws in Internet Explorer could be used to set up a Web page that would run malicious programs on visitors' computers. [Cnet]
With all the quirks windows has and the number of trojans out there it is really difficult to stay ahead of the hacker crowd. After learning the hard way a number or years ago I have adopted the philosphy that if a hacker want's in bad enough he or she is going to get in. So the best thing one
For a guy like me who is always on the road I am going to be investigating this product very closely when it is on store shelves. The consumer-electronics giant's new MPD-AP20U player can play and record CDs as well as play DVDs and digital audio files, such as MP3s. Sony announced the device Monday, saying it will be available
Bell Labs unveiled two new processors that will soon allow cell phones and other handheld devices to make use of a wireless networking protocol that's potentially eight times as fast as the protocols currently used. [PCMag]
Looks like Boeing has been busy. I am not sure which service is the intended customer for this different looking aircraft, but it looks like another kick ass aircraft. For those interested in the Aviation field this is a must read. [New Scientist]
Well the days of cyborgs and having a chip imbedded in your skin is here. Even though our Dogs and Cats have been getting ID chips for a long time now can you imagine walking into a store it scans your imbedded chip automatically, it then loads your preferences or shopping list into your shopping carts computer console and points
Here is a FREE blacklist of known spammers you can automatically block. I have been told that it has helped reduce spam by nearly 90% curious to see how it helps you out. Another list is over at Cloudmark.com I like SpamAssaassin It catches 98% of the spam AND cleans up Hotmail. I was getting over 500 spam mails each
Australian hackers are using legal mods to kill Microsoft's Xbox profits. CEO Steve Ballmer said Microsoft may pull its Xbox game console from the Australian market because of a court decision that legitimizes "mod chips" for hackers. [Cnet] Who is Microsoft kidding X-Box mod chips are all over the place. A recent stop in Thailand had vendors agressively advertising the
If my connection here was better I would go thru the archives here and reference a article that I penned early on. The jist was the RIAA was claiming that music swapping was killing there business. My personal thought and experience has been as I gain access to a broad spectrum of music I would have not normally had the
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