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I have always agreed with the saying information will set you free and knowledge is power. A newly opened Internet cafe in the former dictators hometown has not come without challenges but patrons are doing something they could not have done in the past. Surf the net without restrictions. [Yahoo]
In a never ending battle over governmental dollars has resulted in NASA being denied an increase to there current budget. Which makes me wonder what the hell someone is thinking about. The shrinking fleet of shuttles which remains our last heavy lift capability needs our support. I would rather run the deficit up some more in order to ensure that
It's been awhile since I have posted a significant Science article. Seeing I live in Hawaii and have been over to the Big Island and seen the Lava Flows. The theory on movement of Tectonic plate and magma flows is in question. Fascinating article and should provide interesting as more data becomes available. [Science Daily]
I had a CD go bad the other day for some reason it just would not read. It was a CD-R and I had not made a backup of the CD. After going through the news for today I saw a referenced article on Lockergnome Bits and Bytes that highlighted a software tool called IsoBuster that can recover lost data
Do you want to backup some of the DVD's you have so that you can be sure that you will be able to retain master copies of DVD's you own? Well a new software package by Tritton Technologies is being released that will allow you to do just that. [ZDNet]
Unless you are using an anonymous IP proxy server that is setting in a jurisdiction that has no laws then beware your actions can probably be monitored. So if your doing something that could end you up in court, beware that your data may be going to straight to the authorities. [The Register]
Those of you running e-mail servers on Road Runner that are not on commercial accounts better be prepared for your inbound e-mail to dry up as Time Warner is plugging the port. Many Dynamic DNS services are already aware and have re-direct services available. [Road Runner] [Dynip] [Cnet]
The FCC has released a massive decision on how local phone companies and other carriers are going to have to interact. There have been some changes that at first look could hurt consumers. The bells will no longer have to share networks and other services. Which in my opinion will hurt roll-outs of new technology. It is way to early
A California file swapper is fighting back using a right to privacy defense, we will see how far this one goes. [ZDNet]
A new MP3 player by Toshiba is just a little bit smaller than the iPod and it looks like it could have a chance to sell well. [Gizmodo]
I have been watching my servers for the past 24 hours and I can tell you one thing the e-mail servers have been getting slammed. Luckily previous filters put in place have killed all of the messages coming in that contain the SoBig worm. My servers are not the only ones feeling the strain the attack is global. People trying
First of all I want to acknowledge the rest of the editors here at Geek News Central for helping contribute to Geek News Centrals continued explosive growth. The statistics do not lie and the readership here continues to grow by leap and bounds. I never expected the site to expand the way it has, needless to say I am very
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