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Scobleizer is the Man! I have to admit this guy is a posting technical savvy machine. He puts out a steady stream of terrific links and today is no exception. If you are not reading his site on a daily basis you need to do so. [Scobleizer]
The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced, in a public report, that a system of monetary rewards would help improve the enforcement of the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2002 (CAN-SPAM Act.) That Act, which became effective on January 1, 2004, required the FTC to conduct a study and provide a report to Congress on a CAN-SPAM "bounty system." While the fact that bounties may be offered to those who help authorities in nabbing spammers doesn't unusual, what is very much out of the ordinary is the projected bounty amounts necessary to make them effective.
The linked audio clip hits a major home run in my book. If you work in an organization that controls your work PC to the point that it easier to take work home and then transfer it back to your work PC once your finished this will strike a nerve. I can relate several major horror stories but the audio
A multi-state ring of software pirates was apprehended by U.S. law enforcement authorities, resulting in a seizure of possibly $87 million worth of pirated software. The raid followed a two-year investigation of 11 people from California, Texas, and Washington. The 11 defendants are charged with conspiring to distribute counterfeit computer software and documentation with a retail value of well over $30 million. according to a statement released by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.
The Free Standards Group announced this morning the availability of the Linux Standard Base (LSB) 2.0, an essential component for the long-term market success of Linux. By ensuring a common, agreed-upon standard from which Linux applications may be developed, the LSB supports Linux developer's competition with Microsoft and its Windows operating system.
I always find video and data restoration stories very interesting. I have been converting a significant number of home movies to digital media. A process that is time consuming. Never the less once they are all converted I will be able to burn DVD's and also keep a hard-drive with all photo's, video's etc in the safety deposit box and
In a report just issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the number of U.S. broadband users has nearly tripled between June 2001 and December 2003. As of the survey, 28 million lines of high-speed access to the Internet, defined as at least 200 Kbps bandwidth in at least one direction, are in use in the United States.