RIAA Site Defaced Again
One things for sure RIAA is proving that they continue to know nothing about technology as there site was hacked again. Simply Amazing this makes it what about the 20th time. [The Register]
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January 2003
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TiVo Will support HDTV
A TiVo has been on my wish list for a long time. They are going to be rolling out one that supports HDTV which I am sure will cause some in the movie industry to loose there minds. Goes to prove you cannot hold back technology. I am sure that hackers and crackers will have a ball with this new
Consumer Electronics Show
Everyone on all the major news venues have been yacking away all week about the Apple event. Well being I do not own a Apple nor do I plan on owning one in the near future. I have been watching the news centering around the Consumer Electronics Show. I believe this convention is a snapshot on the trend of what
Symantec’s War Room
I have always wished I could afford better hacker protection of my personal servers and home machines. A great article in Washington Post describes one of the Symantec's War Room which monitors and protects a large number of corporate networks. Prices for monitoring start at nearly $1000.00 per month. I just wonder when someone is going to launch such a
The RIAA has Destroyed Internet Radio
If your like me you listen to Webcasting from time to time. I do not normally spend hours on end listening to Radio Stations via the Net but I do tune into several syndicated programs as they are not carried in Hawaii. I have found that it is getting harder and harder to find quality on-line broadcast. While I am
Website Update
With any luck we will be on a new server tomorrow. Depending on when the webhost moves the site will will also depend on what stories get moved. We have had some trouble with the publishing program we use and the webhost has a Machine available that is not as busy. This will help us in being able to publish
Sheep in Wolves Clothing the RIAA strikes again!
Turns out the RIAA has a website called MusicUnited.org that has a very large amount of Copyright propaganda on it. Simply amazing. [www.musicunited.org]
Windows Startup the never ending Mystery
Startups is a great site that goes a very long way in figuring out what the heck Windows is doing when it Startup's. If your like me you are always looking for ways to maximize the performance of your systems. This site is by far the best I have ever come across that explains and eliminates the mysteries out of
Hard Choices for the Recording Industry
Most of us have known it for a long time. The recording industry has to change in order to survive. Honestly I think some have finally woke up and smelled the roses. They are having a meeting sponsored by the Future of Music Coalition they seem to think that consumers and the recording industry need to compromise. Well how dumb
X-Box challenge called off.
Crumbling to pressure The Neo Project team has called off the X-Box Challenge. Seems some of the teams did not like the change of focus. The Neo Project website says it is due to legal concerns. [The Neo Project]
Connect your own VOIP Telephony Device
If you are thinking about getting a Wi-Fi VOIP device to reduce your phone cost there is a terrific article written on the subject and goes into great detail about what the phone companies have planned and how we as consumers can use digital telephony connectivity without the major telco's help. Please give this one a read very informative "Customer-owned
Identity Theft Law to take affect in California
Identity theft is everyones worst nightmare. Some legislatures in California agree if you do business in California host your servers in California or have customers in California you will be required to secure your customers information and disclose fully to your customers if the information is disclosed to unauthorized parties. There are certain disclosure benchmarks that go along with the
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