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Mac Cleaner Program is a Fake According to Reports
Posted on January 15, 2008Reports indicate that a software program designed to clean Mac computers from spyware and the like is a scam. See the details about MacSweeper at the CNET News blogs.
News From the FCC
Posted on January 15, 2008The FCC announced yesterday that 214 bidders have qualified to participate in the 700 MHz band auction. Among the obvious - AT&T, Verizon, Google - are the not so obvious. Chevron? The press release is here and Attachment A (the...
Patent Suit Hits Sony, Nintendo Over Game Remotes
Posted on January 14, 2008Another patent suit has crawled out of the woodwork. This time it's over how wireless game controllers identify themselves to the game host. Cooper Innovation Group holds a patent on this, issued in 1996. They claim Sony and Nintendo violate...
Microsoft Targeted in Another EU Competition Investigation
Posted on January 14, 2008The EU is following up on complaints by Opera and others that Microsoft is stifling competition by tying Internet Explorer to Windows and not following standards by opening a formal investigation. The investigation merely means that the EU is looking...
Wired Details the iPhone Backstory
Posted on January 10, 2008There's a great story in Wired on the development and impact of the iPhone on the wireless industry. The Untold Story: How the iPhone Blew Up the Wireless Industry is a good read and worth checking out. What's missing, however,...
Spam Comes to Network Printing, Maybe
Posted on January 10, 2008Spam is one thing, and fax spam is another. Now, it seems, that spammers printing directly to network printers is possible. Read the story in Computerworld for more details.
FCC Will Investigate Complaints Against Comcast Network Management Practices
Posted on January 09, 2008Ars Technica is reporting that the FCC will investigate the reasonableness of Comcast's network management practices. Comcast has claimed that it slows down file-sharing traffic, but does not stop it. The Associated Press and other consumer friendly groups have developed...
Apple Promises Uniform Pricing in EU, Ending Antitrust Investigation
Posted on January 09, 2008The European Union is dropping its antitrust investigation against Apple as Apple has announced similar pricing for music tracks in all EU countries. U.K. customers paid approximately 10% more for tracks than did continental subscribers. Left in place are restrictions...
Is the Hi Def DVD Format War Over?
Posted on January 08, 2008It looks as if Blu-Ray may win the format war. Warner Brothers decided to issue movies only in that format after working with both. Now reports are saying that Paramount had a clause in its contract with the HD-Disc people...
MS Issues Patches to Undo File Blocks in Office 2003
Posted on January 07, 2008Microsoft has created four patches to Office 2003 that re-enables a user to open certain file formats it blocked via Service Pack 3. In an article on CNET Microsoft representatives suggest that they were wrong to assume that their heavy-handed...
Wikia Alpha Search Engine Goes Public Today
Posted on January 07, 2008The address is http://alpha.search.wikia.com/. Try it. Initial impression: Various searches show that commercial hits do not get high placement in the result list. Here's a story about it in the New York Times. Interesting that in quotes founder Jimmy Wales...
RIAA Disputes Report on Illegality of Copying Legal CDs to a Computer
Posted on January 04, 2008NPR hosted a debate between Marc Fisher, the Washington Post reporter who claims that the RIAA is making legal arguments that copying MP3s to a computer is essentially piracy ("unauthorized copies") and Cary Sherman, head of the RIAA. Sherman flatly....
Sony Caves in on DRM for Digital Downloads
Posted on January 04, 2008Sony BMG has announced that it, too, will sell it's music without DRM technology, thus joining the other three major labels in offering truly portable music playable on any MP3 player. No one would have thought this possible a year...
Office 2003 SP3 Blocks Older Office Files From Opening
Posted on January 03, 2008Microsoft has added a "feature" to Office 2003 SP3. It blocks files from older versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint from opening or saving. The service pack also blocks files from Lotus, Quattro, and Corel Draw. These formats are a...
More On The RIAA's Efforts
Posted on January 03, 2008This YouTube takes the RIAA efforts to its absurd conclusion. Just for fun, view it here.
Copy Your Own CDs, Face Liability
Posted on January 02, 2008The music industry is in trouble. Nielson Soundscan stated that CD sales fell 21.4% for the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2007 compared to the same stretch of time in 2006. Apparently giving the gift of music means a...
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I was a bookkeeper for a recreation center. The Center Director left and a new director took over. I went to work one day and some of my files were missing. I called our computer tech and her restored the files (I had ma
In order for a crime to be established you need to conclusively prove that the D...
My brother was murdered 25 yr.s ago and the investigation was grossly mishandled by detectives and WSP technician. There was a piece of evidence on the murder weapon that coudn't be attributed to the suspect, which resul
Only personal Legal services adviser can solve your problem. I understand your p...
If a person defames me and threatens me to pay a bill that they made and it is posted to others besides myself, can I sue ?
The documentation of your actions in this case pretty much preclude any legal ac...
Is it libel to write blog posts and/or online reviews about a local business that defames one's reputation?
Libel is the form of defamation expressed in fixed-- usually written form. Sland...
How can I make my blog more popular?
You have to write and submit articles, with backlinks to your blogsite....
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