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Category Archives: Tech
DVD Avenue
For years my friends and I have been bemoaning how NetFlix does not have any competition. Each time the rates were changed, or when they decided to only stock one copy of each movie (allowing them to ignore … Continue reading
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And so it starts…
A while back I read a troubling article at the ZD Net site, about how the next Windows OS, Palladium, will, in collusion with chip manufacturers, be “explicitly designed to handle rights management–meaning it’ll govern what software you … Continue reading
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Downstream This
Why does the government hate the Internet? Once again the Library of Congress is cocking up royalty rates for Internet radio stations. I read this today at the Washington Post site: “Internet radio stations must pay two sets … Continue reading
Posted in Music, News, Tech
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Green Batteries
One thing I’m rather proud of is my changeover to using rechargeable batteries. My CD/MP3 player was using up AA batteries at an alarming rate and I was forced to buy 8-packs of Duracell Ultras every couple weeks. … Continue reading
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Microsoft
Note to self: download Microsoft’s XP Powertoys. [1:59 PM] Update: Speaking of Microsoft, here’s a fun collection of software error messages.
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Spam spam spam spam
I can’t believe the amount of junk-mail spam with which I’m being inundated. This last week alone the amount has doubled if not tripled. I suppose I should enjoy it though, since so many women seem to want … Continue reading
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Comcast.net
I guess my transition from @Home to Comcast.net truly is underway. I’ve started to get porn ads in my Comcast.net e-mail account and my cable modem has already lost connection twice.
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Privacy
I’ve really been bothered by some Javascript errors IE and Netscape were reporting. It turns out they weren’t even my errors. They were errors from scripts I got from Extreme DM and Stats4All. The errors from Extreme DM … Continue reading
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Thinking of Linking
It seems every day I read something even more mindboggling about the Internet. Specifically, how the Law is interpreting the Internet. Today’s jaw-dropping news is the fact some company called BT Group Plc is claiming patent rights on … Continue reading
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Who’s Online?
According to the latest census information released by the Commerce department, more than half of all American households, and more than half of all Americans, have access to the Internet. A further breakdown shows that of this total … Continue reading
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