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Update: I wrote my original highly critical article at midnight last night Hawaiian Standard Time and at the same time sent a message to the company via their contact form. Having received a response almost immediately from them I was presented with info to persuade me that it was not a big deal. I responded and re-stated my objections to
The Pew Internet & American Life Project reported this week that 36 million Americans, 27 percent of internet users, report having downloaded music or video files. Half of this group have skirted the traditional peer-to-peer (P2P) networks and commercial online distribution services (i.e. Napster, iTunes). This is a significant number of digital media users whose sharing of digital media is untraceable by the recording industry and copyright holders.
ScanIT, an Internet security consultancy, reports Microsoft's Internet Explorer was unsafe 98 percent of the time, during 2004. The data were collected from 195,000 internet users who used ScanIT's online security checker. The reported 98 percent unsafe rating is based on security holes being found in fully-patched installations of Internet Explorer on every day of the year 2004, except the week between October 12 and 19.
Show 50 folks. Here is the prize we gave away for the 50th show. Being I live in the 50th State, and this being the 50th Show we gave away an American Flag that will be flown on the day of the winners choosing aboard the Battleship Missouri that is anchored here at Ford Island. For those of you not
We have all read about Jon Johansen’s PyMusique application which allowed purchasing and downloading of music from iTunes Music Store without the normal DRM attached. Since you still have to pay for the songs, many folks have asked me why it’s so important. Here’s why.
Next week the Supreme Court will rule on a proposal that would force Broadband providers to share their lines with competitors, similar to what the phone companies had to do. If the broadband providers are forced to share, many communities with a single Cable provider would have competition and change how they charge and the feature packages they provide. Competition is normally good for the consumer.
The Federal Election Commission started to extend campaign finance rules to the Internet. According to CNET News.com, the proposed changes would have made any website over 500 readers post government-mandated notices or risk violating campaign finance laws. The original reforms would have imposed Federal rules from decades ago on websites. But at the last minute, the proposals changed.
I had the chance to attend a lecture last night by Marcus Ranum on the subject of cyberterrorism. Ranum is the author of the book The Myth of Homeland Security. Upon my arrival I quickly realized that I was entering a room full of college age kids and was in the minority of people over the age of thirty. Rannum
Aloha Hawaii Visitors As you may have been directed to this site today by my and several others appearance on the radio today, I want to thank you for taking the time to visit the site. I am sure you are as excited as I am about podcasting and want to know more. I have included several resources to help
NASA liked the idea of the X Prize spaceship competition so much that they are using that same idea to help develop a wireless power transmission system and super strong tethers. The contests will be run by the Spaceward Foundation and will start in October of this year.
Jon Johansen’s PyMusique application which allowed purchasing and downloading of music from iTunes Music Store without the normal DRM attached was shut down by Apple, and now is back working again. PyMusique does not write out DRM to the song, leaving it unprotected and free to be used on an unlimited number of machines. Johansen says he wrote the program
Sony estimates that it will sell over a million units in just the opening days of the release of it’s PSP multi-purpose entertainment device. The PSP will play 3D games, movies, and music. The cost of a PSP including stereo headphones, 32MB memorystick Duo, battery and charger, wrist strap, soft carrying case, and a Spiderman 2 movie will retail for $249.99.
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