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Monthly Archives: February 2007
Showusthecode!
This post goes beyond even my usual amount of geekiness. “Show Us The Code” is pushing for Steve Ballmer to show the open source world exactly what part of Microsoft’s source code is being used in Linux: Your repeated claims … Continue reading
How to: Utterly destroy a game franchise
For those old enough to remember it, Wing Commander was one of the most revered PC gaming franchise ever. It was a “space combat simulation” (which is an oxymoron on itself, since there are no combat in space yet to … Continue reading
Apple vs PC!
This is a really old ad from MacAddict way back when (btw, the magazine was recently renamed as well). Time is quite unkind… The Original Apple Vs. PC Guy Ad
So.. this is what Viacom had up their sleeves
This will raise an interesting “war” of sorts on very different competing platforms. Youtube is all about ease of use and wide-spread adoption, while Joost is pushing the technology envelope to deliver HD-quality content over P2P. If Viacom’s experiment pays … Continue reading
DRM just doesn’t work
Not long after my last post.. literally seconds, I saw this cute little news item: Hackers discover HD DVD and Blu-ray “processing key” — all HD titles now exposed Enjoy!
More on Vista content protection
A bit after my last massive, wall-of-text post about Vista content protection, Wired’s Monkey Bites blog had a few things to say about it as well: Vista Month: Welcome To The DRM? It’s a good, short & concise post that … Continue reading
CES 2007 W00table Awards!
OMG.. I have no idea how I missed this post. Mainstream publications should publish more of the bizarre & useless gadgets (or malfunctioning demos) that happens at these events. I’m tired of the same ol’ oh-my-god-can-you-see-how-big-that-screen-is. Anyway, here’s the very … Continue reading
Windows Vista content protection
A few weeks ago, A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection was published by a software researcher from New Zealand. The paper went into deep discussion on what was, up to that point, completely uncovered topic related to the … Continue reading
Pirated software key to IT growth in Romania
This is just too funny to ignore: Piracy worked for us, Romania president tells Gates Although this response could be universally applied to all software, it is hilariously funny that the president of Romania would say this right in front … Continue reading