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Pub owner in UK being fined about $13K for copyright infringement over open Wifi

0 Comments 30 November 2009

UK pub owner is being fined about $13K for someone using his pub's open wifi network to download some copyrighted material. This may be the first time anything like this has happened in the UK.

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Last 7 days in tech; week of November 23, 2009

1 Comment 29 November 2009

This week has been a little slow due to the US Thanksgiving Holiday, but at least we didn't get sucked into a horrible black hole from Cern! Check out some of the top tech stories of the week!

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Last 7 Days in Tech: Week of November 16, 2009

0 Comments 22 November 2009

This week was filled with some cloud news from Google and the always late-comer Microsoft. Plus, some more news that something may be happening or not with the release date of the Apple tablet that may or may not exist. Rumors Galore!

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How To Be a Tech Superstar: Diversify

4 Comments 10 November 2009

In an article by Mitchell Ashley entitled, "CS Degree? Constant Learners and Self-Sysadmins Required" earlier this year, Ashley states how knowing more than what is required for a CS degree is desirable and one of the only things that can set you apart. It seems that tech learners and even professionals need to diversify.

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Error in last posting on Google Chrome OS

0 Comments 10 November 2009

I have made a rather large mistake with my last post and have since pulled it down. I said that Google was re introducing Google Chrome and because of this I was confused. I linked to this post at the Official Google Blog. Well, no wonder I was confused. The post was from July 7th 2009 not November 7th 2009!

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Last 7 days in tech: Week of November 2, 2009

0 Comments 08 November 2009

This week was DROID week, I got mine and am working on a nice little post about it. But there was more happening in the world of tech, right? Right?

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The EU finally gives some help to the idea of Freedom

0 Comments 06 November 2009

The Times is reporting that EU leaders agreed to give more rights to internet consumers. This agreement will help pad consumers from a kind of global DMCA, at least in the EU.

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Three things that would make Google Voice dominate

2 Comments 06 November 2009

In the middle of the summer I finally received my Google Voice invitation. I have to say that Google Voice is extremely powerful and could change the way that we use our phones as communication devices in the next few years. There are some core features to Google Voice that I would add to truly make it the killer mobile app.

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Windows 7 is great, yet you still need anti-virus

0 Comments 05 November 2009

Windows 7 is a great modern operating system. Most people have been praising it's robustness and that it closes the gap on OS's like Mac OS X while still staying somewhat similar to Vista and XP to not lose any users along the way. Yet according to the Sophos Blog, after a clean install of Windows 7 with the default UAC (User Access Control) settings on, 7 still became infected by 8 our of 10 common bugs/viruses.

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Steve Jobs deemed CEO of the Decade

0 Comments 05 November 2009

With Apple having around $34 billion worth of capital to work with and a worth of over $170 billion it is now wonder that Fortune Magazine would name Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, CEO of the Decade.

Pub owner in UK being fined about $13K for copyright infringement over open Wifi

Last 7 days in tech; week of November 23, 2009

Last 7 Days in Tech: Week of November 16, 2009

How To Be a Tech Superstar: Diversify

Error in last posting on Google Chrome OS

Last 7 days in tech: Week of November 2, 2009

The EU finally gives some help to the idea of Freedom

Three things that would make Google Voice dominate

Windows 7 is great, yet you still need anti-virus

Steve Jobs deemed CEO of the Decade

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