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Getting a new computer is just like Christmas, no matter what day it happens! The excitement of taking it out of the box, drooling over it as you franticly hook everything up, the anticipation of how great it will work are all great emotions. Then you power it up and the aggravation starts. All the [...]

As many of you know, Internet Radio has been under fire due to increases in copyright royalty increases. Through all of this we have remained on the air despite knowing that any day we may go silent.
A search on the topic will provide hours of reading. The recording industry realizes [...]

The great operating system debate goes on. The more tech oriented people (geeks) do a good job of trying out every operating system that comes down the road. We also tend to critique it in all dimensions. While the designers of the software may appreciate and use the feedback we provide them, the [...]

The RAIN Newsletter reports:
From a Seattle Times editorial: “The transformative effect of the Internet on the music industry has opened up new avenues for musicians and listeners. Independent musicians and labels can now reach audiences in their own way. Fans can use the Internet to discover new acts not found on corporate radio, and interact [...]

The Senate passed a bill extending the moratorium on State’s imposing taxes on taxing internet service. Congress has a similar bill and a compromise is expected as the main difference is the amount of time this moratorium is to run. This moratorium, first put in place in 1998 was due to expire Nov1, 2007. Depending [...]

In recent weeks I’ve been reading about this issue. In a number of states and countries, it is in fact against the law. I read about a Michigan man that used a Wi-Fi port belonging to a coffee shop while parked across the street. After seeing the man there at the same time every morning [...]

I love seeing people adding creative touches to their computers. A different desktop or out of the ordinary screen savers are all tools to express individuality.
Expressing yourself in your hardware is even more interesting. I have a friend that has a computer in his work shop built on a piece of plywood hung on the [...]

The e-mail filtering technology has made life better for all of us. We grow accustomed to checking our e-mail and seeing the mail we want. Occasionally an e-mail from a spammer will sneak past the filtering. no big deal, we flag it and send it on its way.
Recently I had a family member remark that [...]

From 2004 until April of this year Verizon terminated the accounts of some 13,000  “unlimited” wireless internet users for excessive usage ie: streaming audio, video etc.
Yesterday Verizon reached a settlement agreement with the New York Attorney Generals Office. Verizon admitted their unlimited plans were actually limited. It cost Verizon one million dollars to reimburse terminated [...]

Should your ISP be allowed to provide content as well as access to the internet? I don’t think so. People that are not so aware of what is going on quite often do self installs for DSL or cable services. The ISP setup software totally configures their computer with everything from tailoring a browser, modifying [...]