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- Active CD protection and spyware
- By now, you've probably tired of hearing about Sony BMG's rootkit-based DRM and may have come to the conclusion that this was one bad actor in a sea of less intrusive and maybe even effective DRM strategies. In his usually clear style, Ed Felton has explained why...
- Tags: technical problem, spyware, CD DRM
- Blog posts 2005-12-09
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- Does DRM guarantee Spore is destined for extinction?
- Will Wright's long awaited sim game Spore seems to have become the focus of a anti-DRM Internet flash mob who seem determined to sink the game on Amazon.com by dishing out poor ratings. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Review, Digital-rights Management, Spore, Games, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Personal Technology, Security, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-09-08
- RealNetworks: Rip those DVDs (with a dash of DRM)
- RealNetworks on Monday launched RealDVD, an application that allows you to rip DVDs to your hard drive with limits set by digital rights management software. The company announced the software along with the opening of DemoFall in San Diego. RealDVD (Techmeme, statement, site) is supposed to make...
- Tags: Digital-rights Management, RealNetworks Inc., Digital Rights Management (DRM), DVD, Consumer Electronics, Digital Media, Security, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-08
- What went wrong with Joost's desktop client?
- What went wrong with Joost's desktop client?That explains it....The client was invisible to the user as a cost-saver, rather the cost savings were apparent to the video distributor. So, how does the client app make itself valuable? Joost had several interesting features besides this P2P media capability, but it also...
- Tags: Joost, desktop client, desktop
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- The Office (2.0): No paper? No problem.
- I think I may have been the only person at this week's Office 2.0 conference using - gasp! - a pen and paper. There was no program "book" when I registered - the agenda was online only. And none of the exhibitors handed out press releases on paper - though...
- Tags: Document, Microsoft PowerPoint, Appirio, SlideRocket, Digital Signatures, Collaboration, Productivity, Groupware, Fax, Microsoft Office, Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Office Suites, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Find cheap printer ink, toner refills
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Find cheap printer ink, toner refillsI simply dont print at all..Very little needs to be printed anymore. hell i am still on my 'starter' toner cartridge in my laser printer and my inkject printer is now just a glorified scanner/fax. I print to XPS (PDF if i...
- Tags: Printers, printer, cheap printer, Weekend Gadget Guidance, toner
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Salling Media Sync (dmg)
- Salling Media Sync couldn't be easier to use. Once the phone is connected to a USB port, simply select the playlists and podcasts you want on the device. Salling Media Sync not only uploads the music tracks and podcast episodes, but also replicates each actual playlist on the device and-on...
- Tags: Device, Media, Salling Software AB, Podcasts, Digital Media, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-09-05
- Super Fdisk Bootable CD (iso)
- Super Fdisk Bootable CD is a FREE driven disk partition manager of DOS version. With Super Fdisk, you can quickly and easily create, delete, format partitions on IDE/ATA/SATA/SCSI hard disk drives without destroying data underDOS system. Super Fdisk can be installed on Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 and Super Fdisk is easy to...
- Tags: Disk, PTDD, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-09-05
- Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA
- Microsoft finally earns a passing grade barely for WGAReal LifeUnless you realy have a bootleg or keygened cd ke. pretty mush any XP sticker from any manufacturer can be "recycled" into any other PC. Just tell the right thing to the automated phone system: Did you change your motherboard: YES...And...
- Tags: deactivation option, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- My first Linux laptop is the Asus EeePC netbook
- My first Linux laptop is the Asus EeePC netbookTotally different machines.A netbook is a full laptop. Yes, the industry is trying to keep the impression that it is only for casual use, etc, but there is little only constrained by ram these netbooks can't do (well, with Linux). ...
- Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, UNIX, Operating systems, laptop computer, keyboard, netbook, Linux, ASUS, Linux laptop
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Family entertainment act
- Family entertainment actGnR"...from aperformance of such work in a motion picture exhibition facility,shall–..."My understanding was that the works in question were not aquired from a "peroformance"Am I wrong?I Didn't say that he wasn't guiltyHey Rich,While I'm glad one of my comments is sufficient to become a blog entry itself, apparently...
- Tags: Sales strategy, marketing, sales, Family Entertainment, lawsuit, entertainment
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Super Tuesday: Nike Pro, iTunes unlimited, Sirius, NFL?
- With Tuesday's iPod event beginning to take shape, a couple of Super Tuesday rumors slipped through the cracks in my fortune teller piece yesterday. 1. TUAW thinks that we may see an updated Nike+ rig (Nike Pro?) for the runners out there. Since the original Nike+ kit...
- Tags: Nike Inc., NFL, Sirius, Apple iTunes, TUAW, Digital Music, Satellite Radio, Digital Media, Digital Rights Management (DRM), GPS, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Security, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Ten key differences between Linux and Windows
- Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Here are the key differences distilled into one list....
- Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Jack Wallen. TechRepublic, Jack Wallen. ZDNet.co.uk, Windows, Microsoft, GNU Public License
- News items 2008-09-04
- TetriCrisis 100% (exe)
- Play free Tetris with amazing graphics, sound, and music on your Windows based computer. Game features: Beautiful full color and high resolution visual graphics, awesome digital sound effects, amazing digitally orchestrated soundtrack featuring over 40+ minutes of CD quality music, Perfect control and amazingly accurate gameplay, 7 different and exciting...
- Tags: Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-09-04
- Phantom Drive (exe)
- Phantom Drive installs a virtual recorder in your system that can record all types of virtual CD, DVD, and HD media. Create virtual CDs, DVDs, HD DVDs, and Blu-ray discs from any application that provides a recording command, whether or not you have an optical recorder in the system. You...
- Tags: Recorder, CD, Media, H+H Software, Phantom Drive, DVD, Hd Dvd, Consumer Electronics, Blu-Ray, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-09-04
- Logitech tries to take network music player mainstream with Squeezebox Boom
- In the press release announcing the new Squeezebox Boom, Robin Selden, vice president and general manager of Logitech's Streaming Media business unit, says that "[t]he network music player will be the CD player of the 21st century." That may be true—eventually—but at $299.99, the Boom probably...
- Tags: Audio, Streaming Audio, Network, Logitech, Music Player, Network Music Player, Media Players, Web Technology, Digital Music, Digital Media, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-09-03
- Anyone bothering with client-side AV anymore?
- Anyone bothering with client-side AV anymore?God help your state’s taxpayers.God help your state’s taxpayers. Anyone who would take your view of client side protection in a school is incompetent.Since I use Linux for servers and clients...I only use ClamAV to scan inbound email.RE: Anyone bothering with client-side AV anymore?Do...
- Tags: Flash memory, client side
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Simple Cover Printer (msi)
- Simple Cover Printer is an application for printing your covers. Can print multiple covers with just a click. Print covers for your DVD, and CD covers. It prints cutlines so you can easy cut your printings. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Cover, Printing, Simple Cover Printer, Document Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- Software downloads 2008-09-03
- Chrome (beta)
- Google has released the beta version of a new browser, Chrome. In its comic-book preannouncement, Google stated correctly that watching videos, chatting, and even playing Web-based games didn't exist when browsers were first invented. Google wants the browser to help users focus on the applications and pages they are...
- Tags: Web browsers, WebKit, Chrome, Google Inc., Web browser, Omnibox
- Product reviews 2008-09-02
- Apple: "Let's Rock" on September 9
- Apple: "Let's Rock" on September 9I guess...I guess they are going to announce that Apple is better that PC,OS X than Windows Vista!, iPhone than Nokia, etc etc.I hope Apple Stocks go UP to $200. Investors please buy!RE: Apple:DRM free music across the board.iPods? Those obsolete things?In keeping with all...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Games, Apple Inc., Apple iPod, Apple iPhone, iPODS
- Discussion threads 2008-09-02
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