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Sharman cuts off Kazaa downloads in Australia

Sharman cuts off Kazaa downloads in AustraliaI can help you, AustraliansThe music moguls don't want you to know this, but there is this program called "Internet" on your computer.Apparently with this Internet thing, you can copy files to other websites and link them to friends which are banned from the...

Tags: INTERNET, Advertising & Promotion, music, Sharman Networks Ltd., RIAA, media

Discussion threads 2005-12-06

Sharman professes innocence as trial winds down

Sharman professes innocence as trial winds downHang the scum by their BALLS !ALL P2P facilitators of theft should be hung by their balls with barbed wire. These scumbags will do anything for money.So we shouldlet the scumbags who are actually copying the stuff off the hook? They are the...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), GPL, P2P, modder, open source, file-sharing, eMule, Sharman Networks Ltd.

Discussion threads 2005-03-23

Kazaa's a nuisance--so says Kazaa maker's staff

Kazaa's a nuisance--so says Kazaa maker's staffThat is really funny.My head asplode at the irony.Choking on your own dog food - NTNTThere's such a thing as ...Kazaa Lite, you know :-)Wonder what Sharman Networks would say if employees installed that instead of the full Kazaa.Now you know, No AxYou...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Viruses and worms, P2P Sharing, EXE, KaZaA Lite Resurrection, Kazaa, Sharman Networks Ltd., Kazaa Lite, RIAA

Discussion threads 2005-02-04

Sharman exec calls child porn unstoppable

Sharman exec calls child porn unstoppableHmmm a case of selective reporting?Because that is not what this witness said under oath earlier:Under cross examination from his own team, Morle admitted that there is a “special version of Kazaa” that gathers statistics on users.The special version of Kazaa takes the number of...

Tags: Kazaa, Sharman Networks Ltd., child pornography, P2P

Discussion threads 2004-12-10

Witness against Sharman switched sides

Witness against Sharman switched sidesLet's see how No_Axe spins this. NT..BS..[i]Morle said Kazaa can promote the use of a newer version of the software but cannot force people to upload it. He said all that the technology can do is pop a small window to tell the person that a...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Sharman Networks Ltd., Sharmann, Kazaa

Discussion threads 2004-12-08

BitTorrent servers under attack

BitTorrent servers under attackAm I mistaken?"Though distribution is shared, the technology still relies on central tracking servers to direct a downloader's software to different pieces of a file, which could be hosted on several users' PCs."I thought the trackers role was just to get you connected to other peers and...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Peer to peer (P2P), Kazaa, Sharman Networks Ltd., tracker, eDonkey, BitTorrent, Al Capone, attack, server

Discussion threads 2004-12-02

The Spyware That Snagged Me

Sharman Networks makes the Kazaa file-sharing software. Using this software to swap copyrighted files carries legal risks, but it can also spray spyware all over your PC. Last time I installed Kazaa, it was not to obtain Dave Matthews Band tracks on the Down Low, for a book I was...

Tags: Kazaa, spyware

Blog posts 2004-11-23

Sharman owner called out from shadows

Sharman owner called out from shadowsAnd the mystery mastermind behind kazaa is ..Who else cound be running charmin networks but that rapscallion MR WHIPPLE!!Oops, don't squeeze the kazaa, you might get dirty. Kids, put that stuff back on the shelf how many times have I told you not to download...

Tags: Sharman Networks Ltd.

Discussion threads 2004-07-27

New RIAA file-swapping suits filed

New RIAA file-swapping suits filedhahawell i dont buy any cds for my kids any more be cause of the riaa sueing ppl the kids records them from the radio you are hurting your self so keep it up o ya ty for saveing me $ 3 kids=3 cds a mo...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Digital media, Digital music, MIPI, file-swapping, RIAA, Sharman Networks Ltd.

Discussion threads 2004-03-23

Sharman's raided evidence ruled admissible

Sharman's raided evidence ruled admissibleSharman should......raid the offices of MIPI with machine guns and machetes..you know, RIAA style. Perhaps dump some lead into a few of the secretaries and CEOs just merely as an exercise of poetic justice..So what are they afraid of???I mean if they alreay have the information...

Tags: federal government, RIAA, Sharman Networks Ltd., copyright law

Discussion threads 2004-03-04

Sharman to challenge court order

Sharman to challenge court orderREALITY CATCHING UP TO THE PIRATESThey can run and they can hide, but there is no escaping from prosecution for conspiracy to steal copyright protected materials. The walls are crashing down on the Pirates everyday, and reality is gonna be a very unpleasant experience for those...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Digital media, pay service, wall, recording industry, RIAA, Aria, Sharman Networks Ltd.

Discussion threads 2004-02-09

Piracy fighters raid offices of Sharman, others

Piracy fighters raid offices of Sharman, othersSharman willl sue the bejeezus out of the RIAA piglets!!What disgusting arrogance once again shown by the criminal RIAA. They expect the courts to "help" them try to destroy a legitimate business, but when the courts don't rule in their favor they just disregard...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Sharman Networks Ltd., RIAA

Discussion threads 2004-02-06

Additional Resources

GMail adds "https:"-only connections but still not by default

Google has added a new "Browser Connection" feature to GMail to allow users to force e-mail sessions to always use the more secure "https:" protocol but, strangely, this is not turned on by default. In the Settings tab, at the very bottom, GMail users can now select...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, HTTP, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Cisco acquires Pure Networks, home networking software

Cisco acquires Pure Networks, home networking softwareThis could be greatHopefully they can suceed where Microsoft IMHO is failing and Apple for some reason refuses to go!

Tags: home networking software, Pure Networks, home networking, Cisco Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-25

Click fraud in 2nd quarter of 2008 more sophisticated, botnets to blame

Whereas the overall click fraud rate isn't increasing, it's not decreasing either, remaining flat for the first two quarters of 2008, according to data gathered from the Click Fraud Network, consisting of more than 4,000 online advertisers and agencies. Click Forensics report for the second quarter of 2008, indicates that...

Tags: Click Fraud, RK West, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-25

10 essential gadgets for students

I chose these from personal experience, but also from asking many friends from around the world who are involved in technology and study at the same time. Some gadgets come with a recommendation, whereas others don't; things like laptops and cell phones can't be selected for everybody, it'd be ridiculous...

Tags: Headphone, Phone, Cell Phone, Laptop Computer, Lecture, Notebooks, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Mossberg: MobileMe Is Far Too Flawed To Be Reliable

Mossberg: MobileMe Is Far Too Flawed To Be ReliableWow, you know it is bad when...You know it is bad when one of your most fervent fanboys tells you to stay away from an Apple service![i]The planned iDisk File Sharing featured was delayed[/i]More vaporware from Apple. Sounds like once again, they've...

Tags: Desktops, Groupware, MobileMe, Mossberg

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Childs rigged crazyquilt private network

Childs rigged crazyquilt private networkBut who is monitoring the monitor?Gartner's statement not worth quoting. They are the most worthless thing to hit IT.Was Childs the only IT person on staff that knew anything about computers? That's what it sounds like. But this isn't that hard to believe. Most IT...

Tags: NETWORKING, Most IT department, private network, network, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Qualcomm, Nokia deal ends long legal battle

Qualcomm and Nokia late on Wednesday settled a 3-year, three-continent legal battle over patent licenses and royalties for the next 15 years. NEW YORK--Qualcomm and Nokia late on Wednesday settled a 3-year, three-continent legal battle over patent licenses and royalties for the next 15 years. ...

Tags: Patent, Nokia Corp., Qualcomm Inc., Reuters, Nokia, Qhalcom, patents, legal, cellphones

News items 2008-07-24

Ballmer does Windows; Johnson joins Juniper

Update: Microsoft had its annual management shakeup--these things tend to happen at the end of the fiscal year--and Kevin Johnson is leaving as head of the company's platform and services division. As a result, Johnson's unit is split into two--Windows and online services--and CEO Steve Ballmer becomes the primary advocate...

Tags: Juniper Networks Inc., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-24