The Pirate Bay Sold To Software Company, Goes Legal
June 30, 2009
TorrentFreak / enigmax
According to gaming company Global Gaming Factory X, it is in the the process of acquiring The Pirate Bay for $7.8m (SEK 60 million).
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China delays mandatory installation of "Green Dam" filtering software
June 30, 2009
XINHUA NEWS
BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- China will delay the ...
After Outcry, China Delays Requirement for Web-Filtering Software
June 30, 2009
New York Times: Technology / By MICHAEL WINES
A rule requiring manufacturers to install Internet filtering software on new computers was delayed one day before the deadline for the software to be installed on all computers sold in China.
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2.0 or and bust
July 4, 2009
Information Wants To Be Free / Meredith Farkas
Since before my brain was hijacked by baby stuff, I’ve been thinking a lot about how many third party Web 2.
Python experiences, or: Why I like C++ more ;-)
July 4, 2009
tuxmachines.org - Do you waddle the waddle? / srlinuxx
majewsky.wordpress: So I’ve been coding some Python lately, because this is the language of choice for the “Computational Physics” course I’m attending.
IE6 jQuery plugin
July 4, 2009
Hackzilla.org / Dan
Recently I’ve beginning to wonder why I try to support IE6 anymore. Vista and Window 7 do not support Multiple IEs and never will.
Microsoft tests free security software - Maya T. Prabhu, eSchool News
July 4, 2009
Techno-News Blog / Ray (noreply@blogger.com)
In a move that could help keep higher-education campus networks safe, Microsoft Corp.
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Here Comes the Video Shakeout: Joost Scales Down, CEO Mike Volpi Steps Out
June 30, 2009
MediaMemo / Peter Kafka
Here's the beginning of the inevitable online video shakeout: Joost, the once-hyped video service that was supposed to rival Google's YouTube, is restructuring to focus on "white label" services, i.e.
Tools for Watching Online News and Reactions Unfold
June 30, 2009
Web Worker Daily / Samuel Dean
The number of useful online tools that help to sift through the masses of information posted to the Internet every minute for content worth reading is growing.
Swedish Software Firm Acquires The Pirate Bay For $7.7 Million
June 30, 2009
TechCrunch / Robin Wauters
Swedish software firm Global Gaming Factory X this morning announced it has agreed to buy file-sharing service The Pirate Bay for 60 million Swedish crowns (which currently converts to approx. $7.
Toodledo Brings Your Tasks to Gmail
June 29, 2009
Web Worker Daily / Scott Blitstein
Written by Scott Blitstein. I firmly believe that any to-do or task management system will fail if creating tasks is too difficult.
Streamline Photo Sharing on Multiple Social Networks
July 2, 2009
Web Worker Daily / Doriano "Paisano" Carta
Here are a couple of ways to be more efficient when it comes to sharing your photos online from events. Like most web workers, you’re probably on many different social networks.
Macs in the Enterprise: A Firsthand Tale
June 30, 2009
The Apple Blog / Mark Crump
While I live and play in the land of Apple, where rainbow-farting unicorns frolic in the meadows, I work in a Windows world.
Zengobi Curio Does Everything
June 29, 2009
The Apple Blog / Nick Santilli
The fear of freedom that Zengobi’s Curio offers users has caused me to write and rewrite this post many times over the past few months. I just haven’t known how best to embody its essence.
14 Free iTunes Visualizers
July 2, 2009
The Apple Blog / James Dempsey
Apple’s iTunes application is perhaps the most popular app ever installed on the Mac. It’s also one of the least flexible in terms of customization.
GizaPage Social Network Organizer Gets an Upgrade
July 1, 2009
Web Worker Daily / Scott Blitstein
Maintaining and promoting your various online personas can be a challenge.
Mr.Taggy & the History of Search at PARC
June 30, 2009
Boing Boing Gadgets / Steven Leckart
There are plenty of nifty search engines that don't begin with "Goo" and end with "gle," as Wired points out.
Video: Web Side Story
June 29, 2009
Boing Boing Gadgets / Joel Johnson
I am increasingly impressed by the quality of College Humor's videos, but if they start doing Broadway musicals parodies I'm going to weep rainbow tears of joy....
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EVGA Killer Xeno Pro: The Impact of Network Offloading
July 4, 2009
Tactical Gamer / Bamboo
We have talked about the Bigfoot Network Killer card, and talked most people out of buying.
growisofs/dvd+rw-tools fails to burn DVDs with a Sony DRU-810a
July 4, 2009
LinuxQuestions.org / illuminatedwax
I have tried several times (and Googled, to no avail) to burn a data DVD using growisofs, and with K3B and Brasero, and even by trying to slow down the write speed, and every time I try, I get the...
Mozilla Released Firefox 3.5!
July 4, 2009
Hester PC / Hester PC
Image via Wikipedia Mozilla Released Firefox 3.5! Firefox 3.
Brazil: “President Lula is a nerd”
July 4, 2009
Global Voices Online » Technology / Paula Góes
After his speaking for the first time against the proposed Digital Crimes Bill, hugging Pirate Bay’s spokesman Peter Sunde, defending the use of open source software and inviting Internet users to ...
Comparing Software With Hammers
July 4, 2009
New Tech News Blog Network ~ Lockergnome / oztech
Last time I wrote about comparing software with guns. I’ve decided on a simpler comparison. Software and hammers.
NetFront v3.5 Mobile Browser
July 4, 2009
Mobility Site / Marilyn Torres
Finally, after a speedy install, I have NetFront v3.5 on my Tilt! Not that I had any issues with the install whatsoever, although the size of the CAB had me worried.
Dutch software sales - week 27
July 4, 2009
GoNintendo / RawmeatCowboy
1: THE SIMS 3 (PC) ELECTRONIC ARTS 2: WII FIT (Wii) 3: MARIO KART (Wii) 4: POKEMON PLATINUM (DS) 5: ANNO 1404 (PC) 6: PROTOTYPE (PS3) 7: PROTOTYPE (XBOX 360) 8: PRO CYCLING MANAGER 2009 (PC) 9:GUITAR ...
iPhone TIPS: 3GS Oleophobic Screen Coating Shows Burden of Wear?
July 4, 2009
MostOfMyMac.com / Mac Thinker
Fellow German based blogger iFun.de reports about an iPhone 3GS owner is complaining about the burden of wear by playing a game.
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