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Category Archives: Technology
More on the RIAA Case
Slashdot had a great roundup of CNet links today regarding the case. It’s no surprise to me, but the Bush administration applauds the verdict in this case. While I don’t think that the verdict was wrong, I also don’t see … Continue reading
Woman Found Guilty of Copyright Infringement, Forced to Pay $222,000 to RIAA
A jury decided that a Minnesota woman had pirated 24 copyrighted songs and forced her to pay $222,000. I won’t repeat all the facts of the case, they’re all over the ‘net. This was the first trial that went to … Continue reading
Tech Support “Professionals” Over-charging and Mis-diagnosing
I recently came across a “sting” piece from the CBC about the various computer repair people over-charging and giving wrong diagnoses of the issues with computers. While I don’t necessarily agree with using a sting operation to determine just how … Continue reading
Boing Boing Launches BBTV
One of my favorite blogs for tech stuff, information freedom, oddities, politics, and other just plain old fun stuff, Boing Boing, launched a daily video blog (vlog?) yesterday, Boing Boing TV. The first 2 episodes are up on the site. … Continue reading
Happy Birth… ummm… month to Slashdot!
I have been a regular reader of and an on and off regular poster on Slashdot for several years. Well, the site that started in 1997 is now 10 years old. I don’t remember when I first started reading it, … Continue reading
GIMP 2 for Photographers
Being a GIMP user and an aspiring amateur photographer (just for fun in my spare time), I found this book review pretty nice. The book is called, obviously, GIMP 2 for Photographers. While most photographers, professional and amateur alike, use … Continue reading
Canadian Survey Finds That Most Canadians Support Net Neutrality
A recent poll, commissioned by eBay found that the majority of Canadians support the notion of “net neutrality”. While most had no idea what the term “net neutrality” means, they agreed that they should be able to access publicly available … Continue reading
Microsoft Announces Attempt at Competing with Google Documents
Yesterday, Microsoft issued a press release announcing web-based versions of it’s Office software designed to allow users to collaborate live in an online workspace. Unfortunately, potential users will be required to have Microsoft Office installed on the computer they wish … Continue reading
Amazon Unbox Review
I’ve been using Amazon’s Unbox service with my Tivo now for quite some time and thought I’d write a review of it (it’s been out for a while, so this review is quite the latecomer). I have yet to try … Continue reading
Great Amazon MP3/iTunes Music Store Comparison
I found a great writeup comparing Amazon’s new DRM-free MP3 store with Apple’s iTunes Music Store. It goes into some nice detail comparing the various issues. From the sounds of it, Amazon comes out on top. While I don’t regularly … Continue reading