At the end of March, I first wrote about Bitcoin, a virtual cryptocurrency with no central management by design. When I wrote about it, you could buy a single bitcoin for about 80 cents. Since then, the value of a bitcoin has skyrocketed to $30USD and stabilized around $16USD as more services and merchants are starting to accept the currency and speculation puts the currency in … [Read more...]
State of Illinois Sued For Unconstitutional “Amazon Tax” Law
I have covered the State of Illinois passing HB3659, commonly referred to as the "Amazon Tax", before the governor signed it and after it was signed into law because it affected me and my income once Amazon disconnected all Illinois-based Amazon Associates. Since then, I've had moderate success regaining that lost revenue stream through other affiliate programs and Skimlinks … [Read more...]
WebGL In The News For Security Concerns in Firefox 4 and IE9
The Mozilla Security Blog announced yesterday that there is a security concern with WebGL in Mozilla Firefox 4. It could allow attackers to capture screenshots of a visitors browser, including private information. The problem is specific to Firefox's implementation of WebGL, not a vulnerability in WebGL itself. A fix will be included in the next update to Firefox, which is … [Read more...]
Microsoft Launches The Xbox Kinect SDK Beta
Microsoft is holding a special event today to announce the availability of the Xbox Kinect SDK beta. The live streaming event is put on by the Channel 9 MSDN group. It includes the announcement, technical information, demos, and plenty of Q&As for the next 4 hours. … [Read more...]
eBooks Get A Push To Go DRM-Free From OverDrive and Libraries
OverDrive, a leading eBook supplier to libraries, made an announcement yesterday that seems like finally a step in the right direction for ebooks. Despite setbacks to the growth of ebook usage (such as HarperCollins forcing libraries to repurchase books after 26 checkouts), OverDrive made an announcement yesterday that it is moving toward open ebooks, free of DRM that will work … [Read more...]