From Slashdot
Lawyers in California have filed a class-action lawsuit against Sony and a second one may be filed today in New York. The lawsuit was filed Nov. 1 in Superior Court for the County of Los Angeles by Vernon, CA. It asks the court to prevent Sony from selling additional CDs protected by the anti-piracy [...]
Every year “Black Friday” seems worse and worse. Otherwise known as the day after Thanksgiving, “Black Friday” is one of the biggest shopping days of the year. BlackFridayAds.com features all those great deals you wait in line for, only way in advance.
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My parents are scheduled to close on their new house a week from today! One major hassle about moving is telling everyone your new phone number. Enter Vonage. Most VoIP providers allow you to transfer your old land-line number over to VoIP. When you move, simply take your VoIP modem with [...]
One of my favorite websites digg.com, run by Digg, Inc., recently received $2.8 Million in funding! Congratulations to Kevin Rose and the whole Digg community!
From Business Wire:
Digg, Inc. a pioneering Web community that enables the mass Internet audience to prioritize news and content, today announced that it has closed an initial round of funding [...]
I’ve just discovered a great tool for bloggers called w.bloggar. It’s a simple app that allows you to post to your blog. I’m finding it a lot easier to use than the web-based editor in WordPress.
My cousin Tim spent the last 6 months in Bagdad, Iraq. He was stationed at Al Faw Palace, one of Saddam Hussein’s palaces in down-town Bagdad. I just got word that he made it to Kuwait on Thursday, and should be arriving in Dayton, OH Saturday. Welcome home!
Now here’s an idea: merge Google Maps with Yahoo Traffic, and then throw in some weather information. Check it out:
Detroit Area Traffic
DO NOT BUY CDs from Sony/BMG or Universal.
Apparently, any CD labeled “Contents Enhanced and Protected” actually contains malicious software (a rootkit) which can cause considerable harm to your computer. How bad is the problem? Over 24,000 CDs have this. Rootkits are typically used by hackers, viruses, spyware, etc. to hide [...]