January 2008
28 posts
Michael Geist - My Fair Copyright for Canada... →
Many groups have already responded to this question - librarians, teachers, universities, musicians, artists, consumer interests, and some large businesses opposed to a Canadian DMCA among them. Although the optimal approach would be to launch a public co
Exclusives: The Tom Cruise Indoctrination Video... →
Didn’t get a chance to watch the terrifyingly creepy Tom Cruise video yesterday before Scientologists pulled it off YouTube? Well, we’ve managed to get our hands on a copy and now we’d like to invite you to watch in all its technicolor glory.
Linux.com :: Two tools for enabling wireless cards →
No other hardware nowadays supports GNU/Linux as weakly as wireless network adapters. Between the constant release of new models and major vendors who are uninterested in supporting the operating system, free drivers for wireless cards are next to impossi
Green Car Congress →
Our audience comprises members of every segment of the energy and transportation markets: industry, government, academia and the public. Our hope is to be the source on which our readers depend for useful information, to foster and facilitate the inter
Pirate leader Falkvinge: "Our enemy has no... →
In this special interview Rick Falkvinge, the founder and the leader of Swedish Pirate Party, gives his own views on the wildly heated political filesharing debate in Sweden, evaluates the political and technological prospects of P2P and talks about the d
Swedish Politicians Strike Blows at Copyright... →
Last week, seven Swedish MPs wrote to a prominent Swedish tabloid newspaper âExpressenâ to express their dissatisfaction with proposals for dealing with copyright infringers. Now, that number has increased to 13, and the issue seems to keep growing
Political breakthrough for filesharers in Sweden -... →
n last days and weeks there have been dramatic political developments around filesharing issues taking place in Sweden. Sweden has been known to be the international front line country when it comes to p2p politics, and the leading pirate figure on the po
Decriminalize File Sharing « Karl Sigfrid →
This is an English translation of an article that I, and six other Members of the Swedish Parliament representing the Moderate Party, had published in Expressen on January 3, 2008. The article, calling for decriminalization of all file sharing, has starte
When Insults Had Class →
Problematic extensions - MozillaZine Knowledge... →
This article lists some of the extensions that are known to cause unwanted side effects in Firefox or in other extensions and plugins, along with recommended workarounds. There are hundreds of extensions, and not all problems are listed here. In addition,
Comprehensive Guide on How to reduce the memory... →
Firefox 2.0 since its release had the niggling memory leak and no matter how many updates have been out to address this issue it still has that retard issue. A standard Firefox install without any extensions consumes around 80MB but soon after you add a f
Natural Born Pundits: The rise and fall of the... →
One Laptop Per Child is the great vision, that a small piece of equipment distributed to the children all over the world can change the future for the benefit of all. But the vision has a great flaw: It was conceived in the white halls of wisdom of the we
AJAX Magazine: Howto integrate Google Calendar in... →
One of the features I find it interesting in Google calendar is the possibility to create shared calendars, but also the availability of your calendar as XML or ICAL whatever it’s a private or public one. As soon as we have XML of our calendar available I
Curious Inventor - Guides : Surface Mount... →
This set of guides will demonstrate (relatively) inexpensive tools and methods for soldering and desoldering SMDs. The first page, Surface Mount Soldering 101, contains a 9 min. video overview. The pages that follow contain more pictures and go into more
Freeware Software for Web Designers | TechnoTarget →
The Pirate’s Dilemma | TorrentFreak →
The same way light confuses scientists by existing as particles and waves at the same time, information increasingly seems to confuse us. Information is getting cheaper and more expensive at the same time, and it appears that many of us, especially those
» Exclusive: Windows Mobile 7 To Focus On Touch... →
Microsoft is currently developing Windows Mobile 7, the first revolutionary change to its mobile device operating system. Recently, I was given a document by a source inside Microsoft that details the touch and gesture plans for Mobile 7. This document is
Gates Showcases Tablet PC, Xbox at COMDEX; Says... →
Unveiling prototypes of the new Tablet PC, Gates predicted that the Tablet would become the most popular form of PC within five years. He also announced strong initial sales of Microsoft® Windows® XP, a product he said was crucial to the Digital Decade,
Nikon D3 / D300 Vs. Canon →
In this essay I look at the new Nikon D3 and D300 though the eyes (mine) of someone who has been shooting with Canon cameras for the past 8 years. Prior to 1999 I used Nikons, shoot film, and used them to make a living in photography for some 30 years. I
Operating systems for really, really old computers... →
List of small Linux distros for old hardware
Linux.com :: Why you should care about PulseAudio... →
The sound server PulseAudio is a relative newcomer to the Linux audio arena, but since it has been selected as the default setup in the next releases of at least two major distributions (Fedora and Ubuntu), it’s probably time to start looking into it. The
HDMI Execs Discuss 1.3, DisplayPort, CEC,... →
In an effort to get some pre-CES scoop on HDMI, I spoke recently with two friends at HDM
Neatorama » Blog Archive » Energy Independence:... →
With rising gas cost at the pump, violence in the Middle East and the upcoming Presidential Election, itâs no wonder that politicians are saying they have plans to make the United States independent of foreign oil. But can it be done? Hereâs a country
Transmission →
Transmission has been built from the ground up to be a lightweight, yet powerful BitTorrent client. Its simple, intuitive interface is designed to integrate tightly with whatever computing environment you choose to use. Transmission strikes a balance betw
Journal of squiggleslash (241428) →
The choice is between three evils. All three media formats are laden with DRM, and controlled by consortiums that are myopic and constrictive. Back in the late nineties the war was between DIVX and DVD. Virtually anyone interested in the two took the side
ZSFA -- Rails Is A Ghetto (2007-12-31) →
This is that rant. It is part of my grand exit strategy from the Ruby and Rails community. I donât want to be a âRuby guyâ anymore, and will probably start getting into more Python, Factor, and Lua in the coming months. Iâve got about three or fou
DNA seen through the eyes of a coder →
This is just some rambling by a computer programmer about DNA. I’m not a molecular geneticist.
Sears.com: Join the Community – Get Spyware - CA... →
Sears.com is distributing spyware that tracks all your Internet usage - including banking logins, email, and all other forms of Internet usage - all in the name of “community participation.” Every website visitor that joins the Sears community installs so