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This one's for you, Elton

Posted by John Stansbury · Published: August 1, 2007 · Comments (2)

This is what happens when you get the internet CLOSED DOWN. Sir Elton John, internet idiot.... [Full Story]

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The Internet in 1994

Posted by John Stansbury · Published: July 13, 2007 · Comments (4)

Back when it was still the big 'i' Internet. [via]... [Full Story]

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Firefox changes open dialog behavior yet again

Posted by Jon Marler · Published: February 24, 2007 · Comments (1)

I previously wrote an article regarding Mozilla Firefox no longer allowing one to "Open" files that are clicked on. In that article, I described a small hack that you could use to change the behavior back. Mozilla released version 2.0.0.2 of Firefox, which included several bug fixes, including bug #347230.... [Full Story]

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The Internets Are Under Attack

Posted by · Published: February 7, 2007 · Comments (1)

First a clip of a news article about it then some background: Hackers Attack Key Net Traffic Computers WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hackers briefly overwhelmed at least three of the 13 computers that help manage global computer traffic Tuesday in one of the most significant attacks against the Internet since 2002.... [Full Story]

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Call it the PS3 Effect

Posted by · Published: January 24, 2007 · Comments (1)

This was obvious: EBay Profit Increases 24 Percent SAN FRANCISCO -- EBay Inc. reported Wednesday that fourth-quarter profit increased 24 percent from the same period last year, trouncing Wall Street estimates and prompting executives to raise estimates for the current quarter. Thanks to scorching holiday sales _ particularly in eBay's... [Full Story]

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On Demand Media Coming of Age

Posted by · Published: January 17, 2007

The demand media era is a few steps closer to reality if you read today's news. First up, Netflix started as set up steaming servers, giving their clients the ability to skip the post office and get their content via the net. Of course they are far from alone, many... [Full Story]

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First Four Hours of 24 available on P2P

Posted by Jon Marler · Published: January 12, 2007

I'm not going to tell you how or where to find it, but if you know where to look, you can find full videos of the first four hours Season 6 of Fox's show 24 on the P2P networks. There is even a video out that supposedly has the... [Full Story]

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Man Bites Dog -- Warez Site Bans ISP

Posted by · Published: December 12, 2006

Isn't this backwards? The Pirate Bay Bans ISP In Protest Move ... Swedish website The Pirate Bay (TPB) has decided to block the Swedish ISP Perspektiv Broadband's users from accessing the TPB's website. The move comes in response to ISP Perspektiv's decision to block its users from accessing the Russian... [Full Story]

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James Kim's Body Found

Posted by · Published: December 6, 2006 · Comments (1)

Sad news indeed. James Kim found deceased After 11 days stranded in Oregon wilderness, missing CNET editor is found; wife and two daughters were rescued Monday. just in The body of missing CNET editor James Kim has been located, authorities announced Wednesday. Arrangements are being made to transport Kim to... [Full Story]

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UPDATE: Kati Kim and Kids Found, James still missing

Posted by Jon Marler · Published: December 5, 2006

This is an update to an earlier post about missing CNET Editor James Kim, and his family. Kati and the children have been found! Apparently, their car ran into trouble, and Kati and the children spent nine days by the car, waiting for help. The most interesting part of the... [Full Story]

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CNET Editor James Kim and Family Still Missing

Posted by Jon Marler · Published: December 3, 2006

Tech news site CNET.com Senior Editor James Kim, his wife Kati, and their two daughters have been missing since November 25th after having brunch with family friend Ryan Lee. The Kims had traveled north from California to visit family in Washington. The Kims where last seen at a Denny's in... [Full Story]

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Court Decides Evidence is Evidence; Media Confused

Posted by · Published: December 2, 2006

I think this is the most misunderstood tech story of the month. I've had 3 people mention it to me. It did make me do a double-take at first, the reporting on this was very poor. However, if you look at what I bolded, makes sense. New Rules Make Firms... [Full Story]

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90% of all emails are Spam

Posted by · Published: November 28, 2006 · Comments (1)

Oddly it sometimes feels higher 9 out of 10 e-mails now spam LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Criminal gangs using hijacked computers are behind a surge in unwanted e-mails peddling sex, drugs and stock tips. The number of "spam" messages has tripled since June and now accounts for as many as... [Full Story]

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United States cedes control of the internet - but what now?

Posted by John Stansbury · Published: July 27, 2006

What'd the big problem with the internet? Too much English. From the US-hating The Register: Ultimately, what came out of a gathering of the (English-speaking) great and the good regarding the internet was two things: That the US government recognises it has to transition its role if it wants to... [Full Story]

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Mobi Domain Registration Opens For Trademark Holders

Posted by Kevin · Published: June 12, 2006

Monday June 12, 2006 is the start of the Trademark Sunrise for .mobi domain names. Dotmobi is the new top level domain (TLD) for mobile devices. Trademark holders can register their trademark as dotmobi domain names now, so long as the provide proof of a trademark registration number. The dotmobi... [Full Story]

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McAfee SiteAdvisor Spams Blogs

Posted by Kevin · Published: June 2, 2006

Today the software that runs the Wizbang Network of sites was kind enough to send me a bit of news about our automated spam defenses.A visitor to your weblog Wizbang has automatically been banned by posting more than the allowed number of comments in the last 200 seconds. This has... [Full Story]

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AllYouCanUpload.com

Posted by John Stansbury · Published: May 29, 2006

CNET launched a free image hosting service at AllYouCanUpload.com, and it is a direct competitor to Photobucket.com and ImageShack, plus a pleathora of smaller sites that offer ad-based image hosting. For that, TechCrunch says "CNET's AllYouCanUpload Is Disruptive."... [Full Story]

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OurPrisoner.com

Posted by John Stansbury · Published: May 26, 2006

Our Prisoner sounded like a good idea at the time. You lock some loser in a cage, and you prod him with electrodes to do your bidding. Plus, you get to see it all on video. Here's a little about what this is: Kieran Vogel will make Internet television history... [Full Story]

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