http://www.xcb999.com Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:35:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Add Japan to the ranks of countries cracking down on illegal file sharing over the Internet. The Yomiuri Shimbun is reporting that the country's four Internet providers agreed to disconnect Internet connections "of users found to repeatedly use Winny and other file-sharing programs to illegally copy gaming software and music." ... http://www.xcb999.com/index.php/2010/09/global-smackdown-against-cyber-piracy-now-includes/ CNET's Stephen Shankland has already covered the story in detail, so I won't belabor it here, but this promises to be an impressive breakthrough for browser performance--and especially for Firefox. As Mike Shaver, Mozilla's interim vice president of engineering and former chief evangelist, declares: What will you do with such ... http://www.xcb999.com/index.php/2010/08/after-speed-boost-firefox-a-developer-default/ Create your pad in 3D with MyDeco's floor plan tool. Whether or not you can afford the ritzy additions is another thing. Related: Floor Planner helps to plan your pad Best4c does quick and slick charts Gliffy, the online Visio killer (Credit: CNET Networks) I don't think it's really a perfect way to simulate the effects ... http://www.xcb999.com/index.php/2010/08/re-arrange-your-house-in-3d-with-mydeco/ Yahoo Music is the only major commercial download site that offers lyrics. Yahoo Music's going to join Amazon.com in offering DRM-free MP3s, either for free as part of an advertising-supported service, or for sale on a per-download basis, according to anonymous record company executives cited in this AP story. I'll ... http://www.xcb999.com/index.php/2010/08/yahoo-music-reportedly-going-drm-free/ (Credit: INgrooves) I can access that music for more devices and more places and so it's becoming more convenient. I think that Spotify is hitting the market at the right time. I don't know it's that novel of an idea but I think it's got great timing and great user functionality. But ... http://www.xcb999.com/index.php/2010/08/qa-ingrooves-ceo-on-digital-distribution-and-dol/ These included going uphill fast, braking without and then with antilock brakes, accelerating (up to 65 miles an hour) on a straight-away, going over some rough road and going slowly through both a very hot and a very cold room. For me, the trick was both to enjoy the ride and ... http://www.xcb999.com/index.php/2010/08/touring-disney-world-the-unconventional-way/ Together, the pair said, they intend by year's end to create a unique system of integrated tests for determining the effectiveness of commercial antivirus software. The Anti-Malware Test Lab and AV-Comparatives.org announced on Tuesday an alliance designed to create one of the most respected sources of objective, independent information about antivirus ... http://www.xcb999.com/index.php/2010/08/independent-antivirus-test-labs-join-forces/ So it's been April 1st for almost 18 hours now in New Zealand and it's the early hours of April 1st on the east coast of the United States. So what's going on? So far -- nothing. Infected computers are generating the list of 50,000 domains and are attempting ... http://www.xcb999.com/index.php/2010/08/countdown-to-conficker-a-bust-so-far/ As for Albany, Capossela said the main idea is to try and have a product that can be pitched by the Geek Squads of the world when people buy a new PC at retail. Tech benches, as these services are known generically, have become an important avenue for consumer software ... http://www.xcb999.com/index.php/2010/08/microsoft-quietly-offering-ad-funded-works/ As proven by our somewhat more rigorous power consumption test, the Eco TV deserves a place next to your Prius, your low-flow toilet valve, and your almost-watched copy of An Inconvenient Truth. The display set new records among all of the HDTVs whose power use we've tracked, scoring an ... http://www.xcb999.com/index.php/2010/08/philips-eco-tv-the-prius-of-televisions/