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House committee passes 'gluttonous' Pro IP Act

House committee passes 'gluttonous' Pro IP ActMega CapitalismThe snake eating its own tail. Or put another way, living off of itself.The reality though, is more like it survives from eating off the minions within reach. It's like a dragon in a cave full of jewels ....Do our brave adventurers (capitalist...

Tags: Pro IP Act, gluttonou, House Committee

Discussion threads 2008-05-01

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Bush signs online child protection bills

In addition to the Pro-IP Act, President Bush signed two other Internet-related bills, these related to kiddie porn and child predators. The Protect Our Children Act requires Internet companies to report child pornography and forks over $320 million to the Justice Dept. to fight Internet...

Tags: Attorney General, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-14

Copyright czar is born: Prez signs Pro-IP law

Get ready for the Copyright Czar. President Bush just signed the Pro-IP Act (the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008), which provides for a new executive position dedicated to managing copyright protections. The bill also increases penalties for infringement...

Tags: President, U.S. Congress, Intellectual Property, Leadership, Strategy, Research & Development, Business Operations, Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Feel like taunting an identity thief? Don't.

Feel like taunting an identity thief? Don't.SurprisingI am a little surprised they would even bother to do this. But not very surprised.I have never been tempted to 'taunt' them in the first place. What I have been tempted to do is send them false information, preferably from an automated source,...

Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Cyberthreats, Middleware, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, new credit, ActiveX, virus

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

Another net neutrality bill, in a Comcast-charged atmosphere

The latest net neutrality bill, offered by Reps. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), is a second try to treat neutrality as an antitrust issue, Ars Technica says. It's essentially the same bill that failed in 2006. The bill is intended to "promote competition,...

Tags: Bill, Comcast Corp., U.S. Congress, Net Neutrality, Internet, Networking, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-05-09

News to know: Sun; Microhoo; Vista; Linux security; Spigit

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Sun plans layoffs following weak quarter; Blames U.S. economy Nate McFeters: Multiple Linux flaws show that Linux also has kernel issues More bad news for McAfee, HackerSafe certification Steve Ballmer's defining hour Mary...

Tags: Security, Adobe Systems Inc., Larry Dignan, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Linux, Virtualization, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-05-02

House committee passes 'gluttonous' Pro IP Act

So, we have a credit crisis, a foreclosure crisis, a full-blown recession and no plans on how to get out of Iraq or how to create a regional solution. So what do we need? How about an intellectual property czar and stiffer penalties for unauthorized music downloading? ...

Tags: Damage, CD, IP, Piracy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-05-01

Expert praises, criticizes Atlantic v. Howell decision

Expert praises, criticizes Atlantic v. Howell decisionAmen William Patry!It's nice to see an intelligent person speak up in recognition that the RIAA is trying to circumvent long-established laws and practices in their insane persecution and prosecution of thousands of their once-loyal customers.When a private organization can extort fines from many...

Tags: Government, Howell decision, Howell, Atlantic, RIAA

Discussion threads 2008-05-01

D-Link DNS-323 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure

The $200 D-Link DNS-323 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure offers a quick, yet comprehensive solution for network storage. We really liked the device for its flexibility and useful features, and at the same time wished it supported FAT32 or NTFS hard drives like the Iomega StorCenter Pro. The device can house...

Tags: Home networking, network storage, D-Link DNS-323, hard drive, RAID, D-Link Systems, JBOD, storage

Product reviews 2008-04-09

New+majority+loses+nerve+on+net+neutrality

New+majority+loses+nerve+on+net+neutralityI think this should be handled through ICANNThey say.. if you try to impose restriction on websites that you do not host, we terminate your name associations and IP blocks.Problem solved.In its current form.. net neutraility does more harm than good. Any restrictions other than the ones blocking monopolies...

Tags: Web site development, INTERNET, Net Neutrality, Web site, e-mail

Discussion threads 2008-02-13

Microsoft awarded patent for watermarking form of DRM. But can it really work?

Microsoft awarded patent for watermarking form of DRM. But can it really work?watermarking doesn't seem like an incredibly unreasonable compromise...I'm no fan of DRM by any means, but watermarking seems like the closest thing to a compromise we're gonna get. as long as:-the watermarking doesn't involve anything personally identifiable (an...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Nothing, Microsoft Corp., digital-rights management, watermark, media

Discussion threads 2007-09-11

And on the Microsoft legal circuit...

And on the Microsoft legal circuit...Tick, tick, tick[i]California and a handful of other states told the judge overseeing Microsoft's compliance with the terms of its antitrust settlement with the U.S. government that the Consent Decree has done little to curb Microsoft's anticompetitive behavior.[/i]And this matters any more -- how?Come November,...

Tags: Linux, Corporate law, Processors, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-08-30

Thoughts on Web 2.0, etc.

Thoughts on Web 2.0, etc.what are you babbling about?Your incoherent article is the worst PR M$ put forward in a long time.Stick to the hard facts: it's about OSS versus proprietary software!Pitty the "community"?John,Must you always go on with your "Daddy knows best" routine?I find it laughable how you always...

Tags: Government, Web, leadership, Web 2.0

Discussion threads 2007-08-15

Linux-Microsoft Lovefest at LinuxWorld Expo

Linux-Microsoft Lovefest at LinuxWorld ExpoIf you can't beat them, join them....Then knock them in the head with a giant thumping stick.LINUX TAKES TOOO LONG BETWEEN STABLE BUILDS.eom....MS shill?"...and urged attendees to learn from Microsoft's success rather than focus on its failures."John Carroll has been saying this for quite a while,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, BSOD, Microsoft Corp., Linux

Discussion threads 2007-08-09

Court decision poses serious privacy threat

Court decision poses serious privacy threatAny government access is intrusiveWhile there are always "good reasons" to be given open access to private information, it is historically known that governments and authorities will ALWAYS stretch the permission to apply beyond the intended use. We know they already stretch the law as...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, IP address, IP, spyware, phone

Discussion threads 2007-07-19

Microsoft finalizes Windows Home Server code

Microsoft finalizes Windows Home Server codeI cannot waitI have not used any of the Beta versions, but I am excited about this. I know I know LInux can do this for free, and Mac OS is better, but I choose to use Microsoft. I do hope that Windows home server...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Corp., WHS, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Windows Home, server, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-07-16

Politicians press for antispyware law yet again

Politicians press for antispyware law yet againSpy ware bites!I agree , the spyware is out of control and i have every reason to belive that it is linked with spamming as well, if we kill the spyware i think we will get rid of a lot of spam as well."unnecessarily...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, PRODUCTIVITY, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spy-ware, Computer #1, spyware, computer, anti-spyware

Discussion threads 2007-03-15

Behind Wal-Mart's support of Microsoft-Novell's deal

Behind Wal-Mart's support of Microsoft-Novell's dealStop trying to steal other bloggers thunder.It looks sad and pathetic...Interesting detailsSo this IS an "inside deal".So Turner was Wal-Mart's CIO before he went to work for MS. WOW! What coincidence....Sounds like manufactured support for an otherwise bad, unethical deal.Good to see that Wal-Mart will...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Operating systems, UNIX, news story, U.S. Congress, Lexmark International Inc., Microsoft Corp., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-01-23

Senators aim to restrict Net, satellite radio recording

Senators aim to restrict Net, satellite radio recordingGood luck with that :o)And you forgot stationripper, for windows users. Oodles and oodles of free music.:o)Do SomethingHey,These people need to do something of value for the country, like resign.OK, let me understand...I can tape or otherwise record music that plays over the...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, satellite, satellite radio, DMCA, Internet radio, music

Discussion threads 2007-01-12

24U SimpleTalk Plug-In 1.1 (Windows)

This plug-in allows FileMaker Pro to communicate with user, another FileMaker Pro, and other applications via TCP/IP. You can simply trigger scripts or evaluate calculations in remote FileMaker Pro clients, or seamlessly integrate FileMaker Pro with other TCP/IP capable applications, such as those created with Real Basic or Runtime Revolution....

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Filemaker Inc., FileMaker Pro, 24U Software, Tcp/Ip, Telnet, Network Technology, Networking

Software downloads 2006-10-17