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21. June 2006 @ 10:37 |
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buy a dell it will light ye cigs,
Dell laptop explodes at Japanese conference
INQ reader's amazing snaps
By INQUIRER newsdesk: Wednesday 21 June 2006, 13:22
AN INQUIRER READER attending a conference in Japan was sat just feet away from a laptop computer that suddenly exploded into flames, in what could have been a deadly accident.
Guilhem, our astonished reader reports: "The damn thing was on fire and produced several explosions for more than five minutes".
Should you witness such an event, his advice is, "Don't try anything courageous/stupid, stay away, away, away!"
[One Dell of a bang]
"For the record, this is a Dell machine," notes Guilhem. "It is only a matter of time until such an incident breaks out on a plane," he suggests.
Guilhem managed to catch all the action in these amazing pictures.
"Fire extinguishers leave a mess on your suit and belongings; pack your stuff (if you can) and leave, leave, leave!" he advises.
We don't have any further details of the model of the computer in question. In light of the evidence, however, we'd suggest you avoid actually using a laptop on your lap. Ouch.
[Flaming Dell]
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http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32550
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21. June 2006 @ 11:24 |
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Talk about an overheating problem, to bad I quit smoking.
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Primera® Ships World's First Blu-ray(TM) Disc Duplication System
Posted by Herbert on 21 June 2006 - 23:07 - Source: Primera
The following text is a complete press release, unmodified by CD Freaks. If you don't want to view these kind of news posting you can disable them in your preferences page once logged in. Please send your press releases to news@cdfreaks.com
Primera® Ships World's First Blu-ray(TM) Disc Duplication System
The Bravo XR-Blu(TM) Disc Publisher automatically records and prints Blu-ray(TM) Discs.
PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA, U.S.A. (June 21, 2006) Primera Technology, Inc., the world's leading developer and manufacturer of automated CD/DVD disc publishing equipment, today announced that it has begun shipments of the Bravo XR-Blu Disc Publisher.
Bravo XR-Blu is the world's first automated burn and print device to support new high-capacity Blu-ray Disc recorders and media. Shipping of the unit coincides with announcements this week from other Blu-ray Disc content and equipment providers such as Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Sony Electronics and Samsung Electronics.
Along with its built-in robotics and full-color direct-to-disc inkjet printing, the Bravo XR-Blu incorporates Pioneer Electronics (USA), Inc.'s new BDR-101A Blu-ray Disc/DVD Recorder. Blu-ray enabled recording software based on technology from Sonic Solutions®, the leader in Digital Media Software, is included to provide a complete and professional Blu-ray Disc publishing solution. Recordable BD-R printable-surface media for the XR-Blu is being provided by TDK Electronics Corporation.
As the first automated system to use Blu-ray technology, the Bravo XR-Blu is expected to be used in a wide variety of cutting-edge applications in business, government, military, medical, banking, insurance, back-up and archival, high-definition video, digital movie post production and more.
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the Bravo XR-Blu is expected to be used in a wide variety of cutting-edge applications in business, government, military, medical, banking, insurance, back-up and archival, high-definition video, digital movie post production and more.
The only people who can afford it.
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hi, you can also check you http://netchannels.tv for more than 100 legal high quality tv channels over the 'net
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who loves aol,
AOL Tries New Tactic to Keep Customers
Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 21, @09:36PM
from the it's-like-the-hotel-california dept.
America Online It's funny. Laugh. IT
Jhon writes "AOL customer Vincent Ferrari tried to cancel his account, but a phone rep wouldn't let him do it. What he got when he tried to cancel his account was a lot of frustration. Now that's customer support!"
An incredible video from CNBC shows an AOL customer trying to cancel his account, but a phone rep won't let him do it. What customer Vincent Ferrari got when he tried to cancel his account was a lot of frustration.
It took him 15 minutes waiting on the phone just to reach a real, live person.
And, what happened next was recorded by Ferrari on audio and lasted about four minutes:
CLOCK READOUT - 00:00
AOL REPRESENTATIVE: Hi this is John at AOL... how may I help you today?
VINCENT FERRARI: I wanted to cancel my account.
AOL: : Sorry to hear that. Let's pull your account up here real quick. Can I have your name please?
VINCENT: Vincent Ferrari.
CLOCK READOUT - 00:30
AOL: : You've had this account for a long time.
VINCENT: Yup.
AOL: : Use this quite a bit. What was the cause of wanting to turn this off today?
VINCENT: I just don't use it anymore.
AOL: : Do you have a high speed connection, like the DSL or cable?
VINCENT: Yup.
AOL: : How long have you had that...
VINCENT: Years...
AOL: : ...the high speed?
VINCENT: ...years.
AOL: : Well, actually I'm showing a lot of usage on this account.
VINCENT: Yeah, a long time, a long time ago, not recently...
CLOCK READOUT - 01:47
AOL: : Okay, I mean is there a problem with the software itself?
VINCENT: No. I just don't use it, I don't need it, I don't want it. I just don't need it anymore.
AOL: : Okay. So when you use this... I mean, use the computer, I'm saying, is that for business or for... for school?
VINCENT: Dude, what difference does it make. I don't want the AOL account anymore. Can we please cancel it?
CLOCK READOUT - 02:21
AOL: : Last year was 545, last month was 545 hours of usage...
VINCENT: I don't know how to make this any clearer, so I'm just gonna say it one last time. Cancel the account.
AOL: : Well explain to me what's, why...
VINCENT: I'm not explaining anything to you. Cancel the account.
AOL: Well, what's the matter man? We're just, I'm just trying to help here.
VINCENT: You're not helping me. You're helping me...
AOL: I am trying to help.
VINCENT: Helping... listen, I called to cancel the account. Helping me would be canceling the account. Please help me and cancel the account.
AOL: No, it wouldn't actually...
VINCENT: Cancel my account...
AOL: : Turning off your account...
VINCENT: ...cancel the account...
AOL: : ...would be the worst thing that...
VINCENT: ...cancel the account.
CLOCK READOUT - 03:02
AOL: Okay, cause I'm just trying to figure out...
VINCENT: Cancel the account. I don't know how to make this any clearer for you. Cancel the account. When I say cancel the account, I don't mean help me figure out how to keep it, I mean cancel the account.
AOL: : Well, I'm sorry, I don't know what anybody's done to you Vincent because all I'm...
VINCENT: Will you please cancel the account.
CLOCK READOUT - 03:32
AOL: : Alright, some day when you calmed down you're gonna realize that all I was trying to do was help you... and it was actually in your best interest to listen to me.
VINCENT: Wonderful, Okay.
CLOCK READOUT - 03:39
"I've never ever experienced anything like that," Ferrari told CNBC.
He recounts how the AOL representative - as a last resort even asked if his dad was home.
"I think I could've put up with everything, but at the point when he asked to speak to my father, I came very close to losing it at that point," said the 30-year-old Ferrari.
Ferrari then posted the call online, and the response was tremendous.
AOL sent him an apology and said the customer service rep was no longer with the company.
http://www.nbc10.com/news/9406462/detail.html
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22. June 2006 @ 06:38 |
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I saw this guy on the Today Show yesterday and they played the call, talk about an over-aggressive sales rep. Mr. Ferrari should have just not paid his bill, they would have cancelled his account fast enough that way.
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RIAA going after web karaoke performers
Posted by Torsten on 22 June 2006 - 17:09 - Source: Spiegel Online
The RIAA is already well known for suing individuals using satellite radios or for illegally sharing music. Since this obviously didn't generate enough work for their lawyers they have now targeted web karaoke singers, who publish their videos on sites like YouTube or Google Video.
Performing a show to other people's music in front of a camera is trendy nowadays. The success of YouTube is mainly based on this trend, although different services have similar offers for a few years already. But web karaoke shows like Gary Brolsma's performance of "Dragostea din Tei" were the reason for the giant success of sites like Albinoblacksheep, Vimeo or Googleidol.
But in the beginning of June the RIAA started going after the creators of these web karaoke videos on YouTube. In most cases - probably meaning all cases - authoring and licensing rights were not settled, an agreement of the copyright owner did not exist.
The RIAA although formally probably right, seems to go the wrong way here. They're aiming at a very prosperous part of web culture. The lobbyists are still seeking for ways to make themselves extremely unpopular. But even more it must be highly doubted that their actions will do any good for those they represent with some web videos making unknown songs famous.
It looks like the RIAA always finds new ways to go after anyone, who in their opinion, illegally use the music of those they represent. Sadly, they don't seem to care about the effects this will have for the artists.
http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/13579
Now I gotta stop using my webcam and singing in the shower, those RIAA people are just everywhere :o
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22. June 2006 @ 09:18 |
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A VERY HOT READ
Broadcast flag suddenly reappears in telecom bill
6/22/2006 9:32:04 AM, by Eric Bangeman
The Communications, Consumer's Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006, which has been best known as one of the battlegrounds for network neutrality, is coming up for a vote today in the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation. In addition to granting the phone companies a so-called nationwide franchise to offer TV programming over their networks and a handful of other revisions to the law, an amendment that revives the video and audio broadcast flag has returned in all of its glory (see TITLE IV--VIDEO CONTENT, Subtitle C--Video and Audio Flag).
Broadcast flag
Under the amendment to S.2686, the Federal Communications Commission would be given the authority to reinstate the broadcast flag. Its previous attempts to create a flag for television were smacked down by the courts, which ruled that the FCC was exceeding its authority in attempting to do so. The ruling left open the possibility for Congress to explicitly give the FCC that power, which this legislation does.
The amendment in question covers both digital TV and radio, and would allow for the kind of draconian regulation the content creation industry has championed all along. It does make a few, very narrow provisions under which content could be reused, but in sum, would be bad news for consumers and consumer electronics manufacturers.
There are a couple of bones thrown to proponents of Fair Use. One is a new Digital Audio Review Board, which would be composed of representatives from the consumer electronics, "information technology," software, radio broadcasting, satellite radio broadcasting, cable, audio recording, and music publishing industries, along with public interest organizations. This Board would be responsible for submitting proposed broadcast flag regulations that represent the consensus of the Board. In the (likely) event that the Board cannot come to a consensus, the FCC would have the ability to issue whatever regulations it pleases.
Network neutrality and broadband access
Network neutrality makes a brief cameo appearance towards the end of the bill. An amendment would require the FCC to monitor developments in that area for the next five years and submit annual reports to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation and House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The wording fits with committee chairman Sen. Ted Stevens' (R-AK) view that it's too early to act on the issue of network neutrality.
Beyond the broadcast flag and network neutrality, the legislation would also establish a new "Broadband for Unserved Areas Account" in the Universal Service Fund (USF). Currently, the USF is used to subsidize the costs of providing phone service for some consumers and institutions. The bill would extend its reach to broadband, with an eye towards making high-speed Internet access available in areas it currently is not. Satellite DSL providers would be eligible for support from the USF.
After the broadcast flag was originally proposed in 2003 by the FCC, the battleground moved to the courts. Once a Federal appeals court squashed the flag, the TV and radio industries quickly shifted their attentions to Capitol Hill. Thankfully, some senators remain skeptical of the need for legislation, including Sen. John Sununu (R-NH), who believes that the government should not be involved in what is essentially a private sector matter.
Currently, this legislation is up for discussion at 2:00EDT by the Senate Commerce Committee. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has a helpful list of committee members along with their phone numbers. If you are represented by one of them, pick up the phone and give him or her a call and let your senator know how you feel about the broadcast flag. If anything, the events of the last few months have proven that broadcast TV can thrive if it gives consumers what they want. The broadcast flag is restrictive, would strike a further blow to our Fair Use rights, and is completely unnecessary. Hopefully the Senate will realize that.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060622-7107.html
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http://dvdxcopy.afterdawn.com/forum_view.cfm/74
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In the end it is only the consumer who will get screwed, you cannot have a board comprised of industry people and get any fairness. Bah, on the lot of them :(
Here is a good thread on AnyDVD/Clone and the new Vista, glad to know I was not the only one having problems. But slysoft as ever is on tope of it :)
http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?p=1467331#post1467331
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Bill Gates admits to Internet video piracy
It doesn't count if it is me
By Nick Farrell: Friday 23 June 2006, 09:12
MICROSOFT'S abdicating ruler, Sir William Gates III, has admitted to a nefarious underworld life of watching pirated videos.
In a long interview with the Wall Street Journal, Gates admitted to like watching pirated movies on YouTube.
The interview went thus:
Hack: You watch physics lectures and Harlem Globetrotters [on YouTube]?
Gates: This social-networking thing takes you to crazy places.
Hack: But those were stolen, correct?
Gates: Stolen's a strong word. It's copyrighted content that the owner wasn't paid for. So yes.
Opps. So if you get caught with a copy of a pirated version of Windows XP, Bill seems to be suggesting that 'stolen' would be a strong word for what you have.
Either that, or Bill considers the software and movie industry's stance on pirated material is a bit harsh when it is applied to an individual. µ
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http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32599
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23. June 2006 @ 04:43 |
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Torrentspy names alleged MPAA hacker
By Greg Sandoval
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Published: June 22, 2006, 6:10 PM PDT
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A month after accusing the Motion Picture Association of America of conspiring to commit data theft, the operators of a file search engine presented more details regarding the alleged relationship between the MPAA and a man who admits hacking the small company's network.
Valence Media, the parent company of Torrentspy.com, charges that the MPAA paid the Canadian resident $15,000 for information on Torrentspy and its executives, according to documents filed Thursday with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles.
"I contacted (the MPAA) and offered to provide it information regarding (Torrentspy.com founder) Justin Bunnell and Torrentspy," according to a signed statement by Robert Anderson, the man identified elsewhere in the filing as a "hacker."
Among the claims by Valence Media is that as part of its attempt to gather information on Torrentspy, the MPAA hired private investigators to comb the trash cans of Torrentspy executives. Valence Media obtained this information from Anderson, who for undisclosed reasons has agreed to help the company against the MPAA, according to copy of the suit obtained by CNET News.com. Valence Media has asked a judge to order the MPAA to turn over the information taken by Anderson and to identify anyone that the MPAA may have shared it with.
This is the latest volley in a legal battle that began in February, when the MPAA sued Torrentspy and other directories that it accuses of contributing to the theft of copyright movies. Some file sharers use search engines, such as Torrentspy, to locate downloadable movies. The MPAA has aggressively pursued those accused of distributing copyright material, as well as directories that the MPAA says are abetting piracy.
An MPAA spokeswoman did not immediately return phone calls, but the association issued a broad denial to Torrentspy's initial charges.
Valence Media charged in its suit that on June 10, 2005, MPAA executives met with Anderson, a resident of Vancouver, Canada. Dean Garfield, the MPAA's director of legal affairs, was among the association's representatives who agreed to pay Anderson $15,000 to obtain private e-mails, financial and technology information, according to the court documents. Garfield could not be immediately reached for comment.
An MPAA executive told Anderson: "We don't care how you get it," Valence Media alleges in the court documents.
Anderson, who could not be immediately reached for comment, was successful at breaching Torrentspy's computer system, Valence Media alleges. By rigging Torrentspy's e-mail system, Anderson received copies of company e-mail as soon as they were sent or received, as well as important login information, according to the suit. This allowed him broad access to company data, Valence Media claims.
The company's suit said Anderson managed to pilfer a spreadsheet of company earnings and expenses, indexes of file architecture, screen shots of proprietary search functions and even a utility bill belonging to one Torrentspy executive.
In July 2005, the MPAA reviewed Anderson's work and wired $15,000 to a Toronto-based bank account, according to the court documents.
Sometime after, Anderson had a change of heart, according to a signed statement by Anderson that was included in the court filing. In fact, Anderson was actually acquainted with Bunnell. He had done some marketing work for another company associated with Bunnell, Anderson said in his statement, but his relationship with the Torrentspy founder apparently ended acrimoniously in April 2005.
"After our business relationship ended, I was upset with Justin Bunnell," Anderson said in the statement. He then contacted the MPAA and offered to retrieve information on Torrentspy executives including Bunnell, as well as other Torrent file search engines.
Anderson has provided a written agreement signed by an MPAA executive and other documentation related to Anderson being hired to gather information on Torrentspy and its executives, said Ira Rothken, Valence Media's attorney.
Also included in the filing is a copy of the alleged contract that was signed by Anderson and MPAA executives. Some of the information filed with the court was obscured, including names. Rothken said the names of Anderson and MPAA executives can be found on the original contract.
The purported contract includes a paragraph calling for the gathering of information on other peer-to-peer companies and torrent directories at odds with the MPAA, including The Pirate Bay, eXeem and Mininova.
Importantly, the contract specifies that the MPAA expected information to be obtained through legal means.
Such statements won't save the MPAA from liability in this case, argued Rothken. "There's an irony that they could put a clause into a contact and that would allow them to turn a blind eye to hiring a hacker," Rothken said. "There's no magical term that lets them off the hook."
Valence Media's latest filing, which asks for unspecified damages, comes after the company and the MPAA met over a 10-day period to discuss turning over whatever Anderson had provided the trade association, according to the lawsuit. The talks were unsuccessful, Rothken said.
It's unclear what prompted Anderson to cooperate with Torrentspy and risk possible criminal prosecution. "The only person that would know the precise answer to that is him," Rothken said. "We believe that he broke the law in a serious manner...we're encouraged that after making a big mistake he's now mitigating his wrongdoing by providing information about things he did so we can take remedial action against the MPAA."
http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6087146.html?part=rss&tag=6087146...
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23. June 2006 @ 04:54 |
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rip off time buy a ipood that blinks at you..
If Lights Blink on Your iPod Shuffle, It Could Be Bad News
Some owners search for help after Apple USB music players flash alternating LEDs and then die.
Stuart J. Johnston, PC World
Thursday, June 22, 2006
If you believe the results of one survey this spring, Apple's iPods are now more popular than beer on college campuses.
But for Clayton Hunniford, that beer has gone flat. The Vancouver, British Columbia, college student is working on his fifth iPod Shuffle. The four previous ones all died. Two failed with one very conspicuous symptom--what he calls "the flashing orange and green lights of death." Often when that happens, the Shuffle never plays again.
And Hunniford is not alone. A single topic on Apple's iPod Shuffle support forum has garnered more than 36,000 visits since late October, according to statistics posted on the forum index page. Dubbed "Green and Orange flashing lights," the thread stretches on for more than 550 posts.
Flashing green and amber lights on the popular gum-pack-size music player indicate that a generic "error" has occurred, according to Apple's documentation. But most of the problem-related posts on the Apple forum are from people whose Shuffles have suddenly died with the same symptoms as Hunniford's.
Unexpected
"It just happened out of nowhere," says Hunniford, a physics student at Simon Fraser University. Instead of his favorite songs, he got the alternating green and amber LEDs flashing on the front of his Shuffle when he pressed any button. The unit had worked the moment before, he says.
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http://www.pcworld.com/resource/article/0,aid,126146,pg,1,RSS,RSS...
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23. June 2006 @ 08:24 |
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Phone the RIAA and CRIA,..
p2p news / p2pnet: Today's the day.
For what?
To let some of the Big Four Organized Music-owned 'trade' organization bosses know exactly what you think about DRM and/or their efforts to sue you into buying their formulaic, over-priced 'product'.
It's a Defective by Design campaign and, "We're asking you to proclaim your support for digital freedoms by calling the RIAA and telling them what you think of DRM and what you think of them!"
Sign up here, and meanwhile:
* Brad Buckles RIAA USA (202) 857-9607
* Mitch Bainwol RIAA USA (202) 857-9651
* Cary Sherman RIAA USA (202) 857-9632
* Mitch Glazier (202) 857-9673 USA RIAA
* Neil Turkowitz RIAA USA (202) 857-9647
* Steve Redmond BPI UK +44 (0)20 7803 1324
* Peter Jamieson BPI UK +44 (0) 20 7803 1311
* Matt Phillips BPI UK 44 (0) 77 3951 4963
* Michael Haentjes IFPI Germany +49 (30) 59 00 38-0
* Peter Zombik IFPI Germany +49 (30) 59 00 38-0
* Jean never Foitzik IFPI Germany +49 (30) 59 00 38-23
* Herve Rony SNEP France +33 (1) 44 13 66 66
* Graham Henderson CRIA Canada 1 (416) 967-7272 ext. 102
When you've told them what you think, let Defective by Design know the results.
Here's one such for Henderson:
Called in, got Graham's VM. Left a message explaining
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http://p2pnet.net/story/9157
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GOOD HAPPY SATURDAY MORNING TO YE
1080p high definition: Is your house big enough for it?
Posted by Dan Bell on 23 June 2006 - 18:09 - Source: Various
It seems that more and more these days, people are opting to invest (?) in some sort of home theater arrangement, to watch television shows or DVD movies at least. This way, a family can save quite a bit over movie theater prices, yet still watch content with great quality. Not only that, now you are in control of the show times and what's playing, for busy working families, this convenience is worth so much!
With the array of products available to us these days, including inexpensive surround sound systems, it sure seems the way to go! Right now though, for blue laser technology, if these following prices are any indication, it would appear that only early adopters, or the well heeled, could even toy with the idea of making the leap to a Blu-ray 1080p home theater. But, if you want the bragging rights of the being the first on the block, then you will have to pay the "early adopter fees". Prices will drop quickly of course, once these devices become more mainstream.
Here's an example of one of the first specifically designed blue laser HD HT systems to hit the streets. On June 22, Panasonic announced the availability (Thanks D4rk0n3 for the heads up!) of a next gen home theater setup for Blu-ray discs. The $1299 DMP-BD10 and an accompanying $999.00 SA-XR700 100watt XM satellite ready receiver, plus the $2999.95 SB-TP1000 7.1 speakers. Availability is slated for sometime in September. While sold separately, these products were really designed to work together as a system. Now all you need, if you have any money left, is something to view the HD video upon and Panasonic has that covered as well!
For high definition entertainment optimization, Panasonic will also debut its first 1080P-capable 65-inch Plasma display (TH-65PX600) in fall 2006.
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24. June 2006 @ 07:48 |
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Registry Edits for Windows XP
"Tweaks and Tips"
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go here to see the info
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
To use the Regedits: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.
To use the VBS Files: Download .vbs file and save it to your hard drive (you may want to right click and use Save Target As). Double
click the vbs file. You will be prompted when the script is done.
NOTE: If your anti-virus software warns you of a "malicious" script, this is normal if you have "Script Safe" or similar technology enabled. These scripts are not malicious, but they do make changes to the System Registry.
examples of over 387 "Tweaks and Tips"
1. Add XP TweakUI Icon to the Control Panel Add ControlUserPasswords2 To Control Panel
2. Increase Folder View Size Limit to 8000 Add Folder to Start Menu - Replace MP or MM
3. Restore Missing Toolbars EXE or VBS Disable CD AutoRun for Home or Pro
4. Repairs the Icon View Set Numlock State On or Off at Startup
5. Background Switcher PowerToy Enable/Disable Administrator on Welcome Screen
6. Restore System Default Sounds Fix the Ding.Wav File
7. Increase Balloon Tip Display Time Change Registered Owner and Organization
8. Release/Renew Bat File Remove Internet Explorer Branding
9. Disable the Windows Logo Keys Restore OE to the E-mail List in Internet Options
10. Enable CD AutoPlay for Pro Disable Media Player Update Message
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26. June 2006 @ 06:52 |
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good morning to ye afterdawn members
on me second cup of coffee reading the news..
some tech news is posted below
cheers to ye all.
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27. June 2006 @ 08:23 |
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Critical Microsoft exploit alert
p2p news / p2pnet: Microsoft is gearing up for a disruptive attack, "similar to the Zotob worm that hit several high-provide targets in August 2005," says eWeek.
At the time, F-Secure's Mikko Hyppönen wrote of the worm, "this one was using a brand new exploit against a brand new vulnerability: the MS05-039 PnP hole."
Now, anyone using Microsoft Windows, users, especially businesses running Windows 2000, should pay attention to a special warning about exploit code that zeroes in on a vulnerability Microsoft has labeled "critical".
the article is posted below
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27. June 2006 @ 08:37 |
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Vista volume license keys to be tagged and neutered
6/27/2006 11:29:42 AM, by Jeremy Reimer
"Corporate Edition" versions of Windows have been the blessing of both IT workers and casual pirates since the days of Windows 95, when the operating system first started asking for a license key on installation. Large firms and OEMs who did not want to go through the hassle of typing in a CD key for every install received Volume License Keys (VLKs) that could be used on as many installs as necessary. Microsoft relied on the honor system to ensure that companies did not abuse this privilege, but it looks as if with Vista this system may be ending:
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27. June 2006 @ 13:10 |
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UK 'instant' radio downloads
p2p news / p2pnet: Rich UK consumers, "are set to be the first in the world able to buy songs instantly as they listen to them on digital radio, using a download service announced on Monday by UBC Media," says Reuters.
Cash-endowed punters would, " pre-pay for songs using a similar credit plan as is commonly used for mobile phone calls," says the story.
"Each song is expected to cost about 1.25 pounds (about $2.28), 60 percent more than the 79 pence for tracks bought from Apple Computer's iTunes service, but less than the 3 pounds often charged for ringtones."
London-based radio programming producer Chrysalis Group will start tests on its Heart station, with plans for a full roll-out by December, says Reuters, quoting UBC's Simon Cole as saying,
"We believe there is a premium of some kind in the mobile environment,"
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29. June 2006 @ 14:13 |
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IE 7 Beta 3's Toolbar, with the "Classic" menu bar disabled.
Microsoft releases final IE 7 beta
6/29/2006 4:35:56 PM, by Jeremy Reimer
After letting Internet Explorer 6 go for years without any significant updates, Microsoft has been trying to make up for lost time by releasing a series of previews and betas for IE 7. The first preview was released to the public in January, and Beta 2 followed on its heels in April. Now, Microsoft has unveiled a third and possibly final beta of its new web browser.
There are no significant changes to the rendering engine, as Microsoft promised web developers in March that the layout engine was "feature complete" and that they could start testing their sites with the new browser. However, the new beta does offer many bug fixes, performance enhancements and minor user interface tweaks.
As with Beta 2, the new version requires Windows XP with SP2 installed. Versions are also available for Windows XP Pro x86-64, and
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060629-7168.html
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29. June 2006 @ 17:33 |
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This was incorporated in the Beta Vista, it was the only thing that worked well, lol :)
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29. June 2006 @ 18:05 |
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RIAA shifts lawsuit strategy to focus on a region each week
Posted by Seán Byrne on 30 June 2006 - 00:00 - Source: Slyck News
It has now been three years since the RIAA first started collecting evidence to prepare to start suiting individuals. Three years on with round after round of lawsuits being filed, we hardly hear of any news and to make matters worse, file sharing of copyrighted works has grown much larger than it was when the RIAA first started its lawsuit campaign, despite claiming to have contained it recently. After originally losing a case against StreamCast Networks and Grokster that P2P operators could not be held liable, they decided to start suing the individuals. It was not until two rulings later where the RIAA appealed to the US Supreme Court that they succeeded in getting the previous ruling overturned such that P2P operators can be held liable for its user's activities.
The main problem with each round of lawsuits was that the chances of a lawsuit happening in a given area is quite slim and also the lawsuits were only being carried out on a monthly basis. As a result many consumers started losing their fear of being sued and thus ignore the risks, continuing to use P2P as before. To help bring attention to consumers about the risks and scare them away from P2P, the RIAA has increased its frequency to a weekly basis, focusing each round of lawsuits on a specific geographic region and also get the local media involved to publish about the suits, naming various victims. This means that that people in the area of the RIAA's current target will be hearing about various people very close by being sued.
According to an RIAA spokesperson in the Slyck article, the RIAA plans to keep up its lawsuit campaign and are always looking for ways to make their programme more effective in order to encourage music lovers to stay away from the illegitimate services. The RIAA's new strategy is already in place with news about victims of RIAA lawsuits in local regional papers such as the Palm Beach Post, the Evansville Courier Gazette and so on. Thanks to RTV71 for letting us know about this news:
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http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/13616
RIAA plans to sue hundreds of people using P2P software
Posted by Dennis on 26 June 2003 - 11:56 - Source: CNN
After the RIAA's victory against ISP Verizon Communications, in which the ISP was forced to turn over the names of alleged music pirates, the anti-piracy group is on the hunt again for individuals who illegally download files from peer-to-peer (P2P) networks such as KaZaA.
nuihc and icepax both reported that the RIAA has said Wednesday it plans to sue hundreds of individuals using P2P software. By doing this the group will expand their anti-piracy fight into millions of homes:
"We're going to begin taking names and preparing lawsuits against peer-to-peer network users who are illegally making available a substantial number of music files to millions of other computer users," RIAA President Cary Sherman said in a conference call.
The RIAA believes the popular peer-to-peer services, which allow users to copy music, movies and other files from each others' hard drives, are partly responsible for a decline in CD sales, and has aggressively sought to shut them down. But until now the industry has shied away from directly suing users, opting instead to send them online warnings and clutter up the networks with dummy files.
A recent court ruling makes it easier to track down copyright violators through their Internet providers, and Sherman said investigators would begin to track down hundreds of users who make their digital-music collections available for copying. Lawsuits asking for statutory damages of $ 150,000 per count will likely be filed in six to eight weeks, he said.
The industry will not initially target those who do not allow others to copy their music collections, he said. Music fans who wish to avoid legal action should change the settings on their peer-to-peer software to block access to their hard drives, or uninstall the software completely, he said.
Although the RIAA succeeded in shutting down one of the first P2P networks, Napster, the group suffered a major blow when file-sharing softwares Grokster and Morpheus were declared legal. Read the complete article here.
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