| 1. |  | CES 2005 Video is Online  - Captured: 20-1-2005 23:12:29
Apparently the CES
2005 video is (finally) online. Watching the show made a couple of thing crystal
clear:
1.) BillG and humor
Formerly I imagined Bill to be the kind of person who could say funny things
about his work, the kind of person who doesn't take himself too seriously in public
and who could answer to a humorous comment equally amusingly. I kind of missed that. If
something breaks on stage (And, thanks to Murphy, thats quite often) it's...
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| 9. | | This XML over HTTP thing was supposed to be easy, he says... - Captured: 9-2-2005 19:15:05
From the Java quarter, a suggestion that those who "are creating a publically available webservice", to "make sure it is available over HTTPS and encourage people to use the HTTPS version":
There are way too many badly behaved firewalls and proxies (from companies that should know better) that munge things in ways that are very hard to debug. ... For instance (just as a totally random example that I swear has caused me no pain what-so-ever over the last few weeks...), Checkpoint's NG55 firewa...
From: The Mountain of Worthless Information |
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| 10. | | MP3tunes Launches Without Label Support, Or Very Much Compelling At All - Captured: 9-2-2005 19:19:14
As expected, Michael Robertson has launched his new music download store that doesn't sue any copy protection at all, and offers straight MP3s at $0.88 a pop. Of course, also as expected, none of the major labels were willing to work with him, so it's all independent bands. That's cool in the sense of supporting indie acts, but might make it more difficult to attract actual users. In fact, it's really not that different from a few other sites, like eMusic. While, to some extent, he's simply ...
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| 11. | | EU Worried About DRMs Privacy Implications - Captured: 9-2-2005 19:19:14
It appears that the EU is taking at least a slightly more thorough look at the deeper issues related to intellectual property protection. After all, they've (for the time being) fought off the issue of software patents, and are now suggesting that digital rights management technology can have implications for an individual's privacy. Of course, they don't necessarily say what should be done about it, but it's an important issue to at least bring up. In the past, when you bought something, tha...
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| 13. | | Not Really Mobile File Sharing - Captured: 11-2-2005 3:25:04
Plenty of people have been trying to warn content providers and mobile operators for ages that they're ignoring the threat of mobile peer-to-peer applications, and have even pointed to examples of prototype software from both SK Telecom and Nokia, but they still insist that they'll be able to charge ridiculously high prices for content on mobile phones. It looks like maybe the industry is trying to prevent this just a little bit with industry-supported file sharing offerings, such as a new one ...
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| 14. | | Norway Wants To Make Most Of Its Citizens Criminals - Captured: 11-2-2005 23:19:14
It looks like Norway is trying to make sure that a large percentage of its citizens are criminals, by passing legislation that would make it illegal to rip a CD to MP3s and move it to an MP3 player. The legislation seems a bit convoluted, because they would let you copy a CD to another CD or let you break copy protection for things they deem is "appropriate." So... why should a government determine how exactly you can listen to your music? What public benefit does this serve? The only real re...
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| 16. | | Apple, Sony In Court Over Copy Protection In France - Captured: 14-2-2005 23:14:11
There have been a large number of odd court rulings in France lately. However, it looks like there's one lawsuit that might be worth following closely. A consumer association there is suing Apple and Sony for using copy protection, claiming that it's limiting consumers' choice. Of course, there's a similar lawsuit in the US that doesn't seem likely to stand much of a chance. While these lawsuits do show that consumers are fed up with being treated like criminals even on products they've alre...
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| 18. | | Should Carriers Accept Social Responsibility For Mobile Phone Misuse? - Captured: 15-2-2005 21:26:36
While lots of people like to complain about how mobile phones are misused, whether just in terms of etiquette, or more seriously for use in scams and criminal activity, it looks like at least one carrier has decided they need to take some responsibility. NTT DoCoMo admits that mobile phones can be misused, and have set up a special group specifically to look for ways to minimize mobile phone misuse. It's good that they're realizing that it's better to confront the problem than to ignore it, bu...
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11/15/04 - Sun Accelerates Storage Innovation
- Captured: 15-2-2005 21:34:29
SANTA CLARA, Calif., November 15, 2004 - At its Network Computing '04Q4 (NC04Q4) launch today, Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) announced new storage offerings designed to help enterprise customers simplify and improve data management, protection and compliance. With today's announcements, the Sun StorEdge family of storage solutions is expanding to reflect the company's unparalleled commitment to providing value through a single, integrated management interface and a robust set of data s...
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10/26/04 - Sun Drives Innovative Data Services Downstream
- Captured: 15-2-2005 21:34:33
ORLANDO, FL - Storage Networking World -- October 26, 2004 - Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) today announced the launch of the Sun StorEdge 6130 array. This newest member of the Sun StorEdge 6000 family of products provides a lower entry point for users seeking to reap value from the more advanced features included in Sun's midrange product family. Maintaining its course to deliver data services to the full spectrum of midrange storage customers, the new Sun StorEdge 6130 array is ideal f...
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| 23. | | Making ToGo Products ToGo For Real... - Captured: 17-2-2005 1:01:59
With the launch of copy protected offerings from both TiVo and Napster bearing the "ToGo" designation, in an attempt to free up (ever so slightly) some content, it didn't take long for many people to realize the universal truth of copy protected material: If it can be accessed, it can be copied. So, it should come as no surprise that explanations for how to unencumber your ToGo products quickly made their way around the internet. Dave Zatz submitted a link to his own site about how to de-DRM ...
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| 24. | | Microsoft Buying Anti-Virus Software Maker - Captured: 17-2-2005 7:42:40
http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/050208/tech_microsoft_3.html Reuters
Microsoft Buying Anti-Virus Software Maker
Tuesday February 8, 2:34 pm ET
By Reed Stevenson
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it would buy anti-virus software maker Sybari Software Inc. in a direct challenge to Symantec Corp. and McAfee Inc., which currently dominate that market.
If Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, bundles anti-virus features into its Windows operating system, security software ...
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