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The DNS settings for the new web host has kicked in.
Internet/Technology
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Done moving! What a relief… Norwegian Freed in Hollywood DVD Piracy Case. Upholding a verdict by a lower court in January, the court said Jon Johansen had broken no law by helping to unlock a code and distribute a computer program on the Internet enabling unauthorized copying of DVD movies.
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Interestingly, I discovered last night that my Cingular prepaid cell phone works also in the California GSM area (Los Angeles specifically). Incoming calls didn’t ring through (not exactly a thorough test though), but I was able to make outgoing calls okay, which in itself is pretty great.
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With Cable TV at M.I.T., Who Needs Napster?. Two students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a system for sharing music within their campus community that they say can avoid the copyright battles that have pitted the music industry against many customers.
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It seems cell phone number portability is just a month away. I probably kept my SPCS phone a bit longer than I should have so I could keep the old number, but that was just silly since I don’t receive nearly enough calls to justify a $40/month bill.
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While I can appreciate the apologetic tone of this letter from Intuit, I think it is equally important to recognize that treating customers as if they were criminals is a sure-fire way to alienate them. I am still debating switching from TurboTax to TaxCut this year, which bodes poorly for Intuit. Music recording industry execs … …
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Finally got the Dead Or Alive DVD yesterday. Booyah. PS2 wouldn’t play it because of the PAL output, but surprisingly Windows Media Player played the disc without complaining about the region code. Noticed that Record Runner is selling the DVD for $34, which is nuts, considering you can get it for $23 shipped from Amazon … …
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4 Terror Suspects Ordered Released Pending Trials. Prosecutors, however, depicted the defendants as dangerous and violent men who practiced military tactics under the ruse of playing paintball war games and were sworn to secrecy in their operations. Looks like the latest version of Yahoo! Messenger (v5.6.0.1339) actually uses the default browser (instead of Internet Explorer) … …
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They Impeach Murderers, Don’t They? Shame of the nation. Finally received my refund check from Intuit. I returned TurboTax two and a half months ago cuz the whole Macrovision SafeCast protection really pissed me off. Just happened to notice this news item from last month. Macrovision Confirms Intuit Won’t Incorporate SafeCast Product. Booyah.
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Noticed by chance that there is a easy way to access premium content without a login on newsday.com. Once you find the desired article via search, simply remove the last two numbers from the URL (the ones preceded by commas). Just use the browser Copy Location/Shortcut menu function.