There are a couple of worthwhile reads around the Interwebs today discussing various ways technology is changing the law and politics. The first example is an article covering the first trial to challenge game console mod chips as a violation of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act. Next, Wikileaks is getting a lot of coverage for releasing another batch of US documents; this … [Read more...]
I Called It – Netflix Announces Price Increase and Offers New Streaming-Only Plan
Update July 2011: Netflix has increased the price again and split DVDs from Instant Streaming. Read more. A little over a month ago, I snapped some screenshots of the Netflix website that revealed a price change was coming. An Instant Streaming-only plan would be offered at $7.99 and the cheapest price to get a DVD by mail would be $2 more, or $9.99 per month. Today, Netflix … [Read more...]
Adobe Reader X Now Available For Download and Tips on Deploying
Despite Adobe's confusing claims earlier this week that Adobe Reader X (pronounced '10') and Acrobat X being available, the software just now became available for download. They just barely made their "within 30 days" promise from October 18th. You can download this latest version of Adobe Reader from the usual http://get.adobe.com/reader/ site. Unfortunately, the … [Read more...]
Today is National UnFriend Day
Jimmy Kimmel of late-night talk show fame (Jimmy Kimmel Live!) has been running a bit of a campaign in the past few weeks that culminates today. His plan states that he wants to make today a new holiday titled "National UnFriend Day". He wants people to sign onto Facebook and review their friends and remove anybody that they don't really know. National UnFriend Day might be a … [Read more...]
Google E-mails Gmail Users About Buzz Privacy Settlement
Google sent out an e-mail this evening regarding the settlement of a class action lawsuit regarding the loose privacy from their Google Buzz product when it first launched. The e-mail seemed a bit suspicious and likely to be a phishing e-mail upon first impression but appears to be legit. The e-mail originates from noreply-buzz-classaction@google.com. This is not a class … [Read more...]