Discounts
Recurring Donations
ISP Privacy
Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte
An overview of next-generation behavioral tracking and profiling systems.
For 16kpbs versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve’s site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.
get yours here.
iron wil
Yesterday, I went online to download Firefox 3 so that I could get all the latest and greatest version of my favorite browser . . . and wouldn’t you know I couldn’t get that page to load. This morning, I finally got to the webpage and was able to update all 3 computers with the latest version of Firefox. I did notice on SpreadFirefox that the count this morning was at 6.6 million downloads and this afternoon it is near 8.3 million downloads!
That is crazy awesome! I know it doesn’t even crack the forced IE hold on all those office computers or the anti-tech savvy groups that are moving online everyday. I have to say that I am impressed by the numbers.
I like the look for XP and OS X. I will have to install it on Vista later, when I am back on that system. My only real complaint is that a few of my plug-ins are now busted. I look forward to having Morning Coffee, Tab Mix Plus, Adblock, and Download in Tabs working again.
get it here, and enjoy the new browser.
iron wil
proof I got mine on Download Day.
The Mr. Whipple Effect
Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Wil Harris, and Andrew Horowitz
Yahoo-Google, iPhone’s second coming, Comcast limitations, Firefox 3 and more.
Links to all our stories are at http://del.icio.us/twit/147.
get yours here.
iron wil
Don’t Touch That Button
Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte
iPhone, Home Server, Yahoo vs. Icahn, Firefox 3, Olympic video with Silverlight, and more.
Topics:
Vista tip of the week: Change the behavior of the Start menu power button
Software of the week: Orb
Audible.com pick of the week: iRobot by Isaac Asimov
Check out Paul’s blog at http://www.internet-nexus.com and the SuperSite for Windows http://winsupersite.com for more information.
get yours here.
iron wil
In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened that day by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777.
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day; in August 1949, National Flag Day was established by an Act of Congress.
Flag Day is not an official federal holiday, though on June 14, 1937, Michigan became the first (and only) U.S. state to celebrate Flag Day as a state holiday.
is the official statute on Flag Day, however it is at the President’s discretion to proclaim officially the observance.
read more at Wikipedia.com. . .
and may patriotism live on.
iron wil
I find this to be an interesting issue. The original AllofMP3 has been offline for some time & MP3Sparks is the new website. The RIAA has really put the thumb screws on and enlisted Visa & Mastercard to help put the kibosh on those trying to spend money on the music being sold there. Personally, I like the site & service. It is one of hte few places that I think the price is fair.
Yeah, I just said that.
I have to be honest, I buy from iTunes and I have purchased music from both sites. I understand that the RIAA is having a hard time dealing with the transition to New Media Distribution. That is fine, but they have to realize that ‘their’ customers don’t want music to exist the same way it has in the past 100 years or so. The internet is here and the sneaker-net has always been around. They need to embrace and lead the movement into the digital frontier.
Forget DRM it is dead.
The sooner they understand that the better off we all will be. The ‘people’ or the ‘masses’ will always find a way to beat the systems they put in place. There will always be someone working on a way to crack, hack, rip, burn, and get that content into a DRM-free medium.
Personally, I think Apple’s FairPlay is pretty reasonable. I can burn the music & then if I want it in MP3 format I will have to rip it & that can be a lot of work. Especially since I have 2 Macs and an iPod; with more Macs & iPhones on the list for the next few years.
MP3 is the way music should be delivered and in the highest quality possible. It will never be as good as live; but recorded music has never been that good.
I expect that in 10 to 15 years it will be history and the world & the recoding industry will have moved on. For now the war wages on.
If you want the whole story see the Ars Technica article and make the hop to Bloomberg for more.
iron wil
Good morning y’all,
The latest version of OpenOffice fixes a security vulnerability. InfoWorld has a neat little article about it. Download the latest version here.
Peace out!
