Why Netflix Will Make Online Movie Watching a Reality
If you missed the Netflix news last week, the company announced that it will offer existing subscribers the option of watching movies and TV shows onlRead More…
Month: April 2020
Google Diversifies… Sort of: Ads in Games & Patenting Digital Billboards
The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) has not one but two articles on Google’s latest plans. The first article deals with Google’s possiRead More…
Germany & The Netherlands Consider Banning Video Games: Why This Is Wrong
The Economist (subscription required) has an excellent piece outlining the silliness associated with banning video games. The proponents of banning usRead More…
Resource on data recovery basics, building a quiet PC, etc.
Best Price Computers is a UK based PC manufacturer that runs a stand alone site that revolves around IT related do-it-yourself information. The site iRead More…
The Wikipedia dilemma: What is the ideal reading level?
I’ve long been tickled pink by the success of Wikipedia. A group of amateurs gathering together to craft articles that rival the articles found in ERead More…
eBay: “Use PayPal or else…”
Recently eBay announced that it is increasing purchase protection from $1000 to $2,000 for qualified transactions on eBay.com. But it will no longer oRead More…
Briefile: Protecting Confidential Information
Briefile is a site designed around protecting your confidential data. Basically, you have to install client software on your computer as does the persRead More…
Computers.net Update: Design Changes & Additions
So you may have noticed a few changes around the site, and I thought I’d comment on them here. First on the list, we moved anything navigation orienRead More…
Philanthropy 2.0: Kiva.org Teams Up with Google & PayPal for P2P Microfinancing
Most of us want to be more charitable, though somehow giving to a random charity often leaves us with too many unanswered questions: Where specificallRead More…
This Week in Cyberlaw, 1/14/07
The big news, obviously, is the introduction of the Snowe-Dorgan net neutrality bill. See our coverage here and here. A bill called the Global OnliRead More…