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Is it real?

  These photos have been circulating around the Internet. It’s a neat idea, but does this tombstone exist only because it was run through Photoshop first? You decide.

October 26, 2007 · Leave a comment

Comcast: Hand in the cookie jar

The Associated Press is running a story abut Comcast interfering with file sharing, amounting to a kind of “data discrimination,” which places a low priority for file-sharing platforms. It isn’t … Continue reading

October 19, 2007 · Leave a comment

China: We don’t care what you think

On Thursday a senior Chinese intellectual property enforcement official made a statement essentially indicating that China’s intellectual property (IP) enforcement problems aren’t really anyone else’s business, and that other countries … Continue reading

October 19, 2007 · Leave a comment

Taken to the ‘cleaners’

Amway’s sister is getting her socks in a bunch. You remember Amway — the company known for nutrition, beauty and, oh yeah, cleaning products. Seems like the company, which goes … Continue reading

October 14, 2007 · Leave a comment

Does China care about what the world thinks?

It is probably more like a voice crying in a wilderness, but an international media rights group is condeming China’s closure of tens of thousands of Web sites. It’s likely … Continue reading

October 10, 2007 · Leave a comment

SimplePie promises new WordPress plug-in

SimplePie has announced on its official blog that a new plug-in is coming for WordPress. New features include a configuration pane, multifeeds support, control over all output, elimination for the … Continue reading

October 7, 2007 · Leave a comment

The Great Firewall of China

According to ABC News Oct. 5, China has shut down tens of thousands of Chinese Internet Web sites, including RSS feeds. forums and blogs. ABC puts the number of sites … Continue reading

October 6, 2007 · Leave a comment

Windows “Vista” — a view of what?

When I installed and started using Windows Vista the other day, I felt like I had been handcuffed. The TV commercial, where the Mac guy is talking with the Windows … Continue reading

October 3, 2007 · Leave a comment