Technology and Life
Arstechnica brought it to my attention that Apple has been embedding my account information in the files I download from their iTunes music store. On one hand, that’s understandable given that the encryption key is linked back to my account on iTunes music store. The very same reason you must authenticate when playing a encrypted […]
The Register reports that a Cigarette fire takes out Internet2. A lit cigarette carelessly discarded on a mattress is blamed for starting a conflagration which knocked out services on Internet2 (Abilene Network) between Boston and New York after it burnt cables which run through the Longfellow Bridge, which connects Boston and Cambridge across the Charles […]
Google News feeds are alive with a press release from Dell and Ubuntu. Dell will be making the wildly popular free Linux distribution available on select Dell laptops and workstations. Many folks assume this will drop the price significantly due to the price difference between Windows and Ubuntu, but don’t hedge your bets. Dell will […]
An interesting commentary about the way Microsoft’s contract is given to you after the sale of the product, which is in clear violation of Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999. So do these long winded EULA’s have any real binding? read more | digg story
News Flash: Project Honey Pot Files $1B+ Lawsuit Against Spammers Alexandria, VA April 26, 2007 — Project Honey Pot filed suit in the Eastern District of Virginia seeking damages for spam and email address harvesting targeting the Project’s members. The suit was filed against the entire universe of John Doe defendants using any of the […]