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An update to SOPA/PIPA

An update to SOPA/PIPA

What is next for SOPA/PIPA? A nice infographic plus a preview of what may come…

Your Web Service, WordPress and SOPA

Your Web Service, WordPress and SOPA

There has been a lot of talk around the interwebs about SOPA, the new Stop Online Piracy Act that was sponsored by R-TX Lamar Smith. But how does this affect you? Well, if you happen to use GoDaddy as either your Domain Registrar or Hosting provider, you may be in for a surprise! GoDaddy is a stout supporter of SOPA and SOPA is not a good thing!

ROFLcon II

ROFLcon II

It is official!  I am now attending ROFLcon II.  What is ROFLcon?  Remember my post about internet memes?  Well if not, give it a click and read up… because this is a 2 day event based on internet fads and culture.  How videos go viral, how terms become incorporated into everyday lives and how the [...]

Firefox 3.6.0 Release

Firefox 3.6.0 Release

I’m hoping that the new Firefox 3.6.0 release fixes the constant crashing of the said internet browser over the past couple of days. So after a couple of crashes this morning, I decided it was enough, restarted my computer only to find more crashing… so I found the 3.6.0 update and proceeded to download the [...]

Weekend Recap: May 4th 2009

Here are some stories from the weekend: Verizon and Boingo may be  partnering giving customers free Wi-Fi [gizmodo] A look at SolidLogic GS-L10 Mini-ITX motherboard [engadget] Century’s all-in-one dock for a netbook [engadget] Portable 3G/Wi-Fi hotspot with the Proxicast’s Cell-PAK [engadget] Unscrambled light for a sharper picture [ engadget] “World’s first SSD-based CD ripping NAS [...]

Weekend Recap: April 20th 2009

Just a few stories from the weekend: YouTube the new Hulu? Maybe…[Tom's Hardware] Windows 7 Release Candidate to be released by May 5th. Not sure about this, but we’ll see. [Gizmodo] A review on bring technology and music together [Gizmodo] Mini-PCIe SSD [Engadget] Sony’s larger-screen OLED TV unveiled [Engadget] Need a new DSLR camera? Nikon [...]

Facebook reaching new heights

Facebook reaching new heights

Behold, the great and powerful nation of Facebook. We have more citizens than any other social service in the history of mankind. We can solve mysteries, save lives, and dispense personal information about any of our citizens with the click of a mouse. We have ballooned into a social organization the likes of which have [...]

Technology in the news

There are a couple of interesting news stories floating around the web the past few days that I wanted to touch on. Both involve well publicized events and the effect technology has had on them.

Google Adds Video/Voice To GMail, Reinforces Friendly Corporate Overlord Persona

Google, for me, has grown into the teddy bear of global powers.  It’s this large, fluffy, plushy thing with shiny button eyes and the liquidity to build a giant laser in space capable of splitting the planet in half.  So I thought it was adorable when I heard that the teddy bear is releasing voice [...]