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Submission + - Small router reliability

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 01, 2007 @12:52PM

An anonymous reader writes: I've been having bad luck with small routers for home/small business use. My old Belkin was requiring a reset multiple time a day. I was given a Netgear wireless four port, the same model as I had at work. The Netgear at work kept freezing until I put it on top of a fan, which worked for about a year. The one at home never made it on a fan and is now starting to lock up. Googling hasn't been particularly helpful, and most of the review sites don't/can't look at long term reliability (at least a couple years, please?). I just need an 8 port router for normal home/office use that doesn't cost $500. I don't really need wireless. Recommendations for/against? Should I just roll the dice? Thanks

Submission + - Linux guitar - get your groove on

Submitted by Dolores Parker on Thursday February 01, 2007 @12:48PM

Dolores Parker writes: Capturing the imagination of music geeks and guitar geeks, the Linux guitar project is an "open source" electric guitar — designed from the ground up by community consensus and tricked out with Linux technology. This guitar has what every musician would dream about: it self records, never needs tuning, and has righteous audio effects. Imagine playing a wailing riff, then yanking out the flash drive and having your groove nicely recorded. The project is actively soliciting ideas to make a most excellent guitar.

Submission + - Maxwell's demon now reality?

Submitted by DMiax on Thursday February 01, 2007 @12:48PM

DMiax writes: Reuter has claimed that a group of scientists from University of Edimburgh realized a nanomachine acting as a Maxwell's Demon. Namely the device selects and traps other molecules based on their direction of motion. The existence of such a device would violate the second law of thermodnamics. It is worth noting that the researcher himself did not make such claim, simply crediting Maxwell for his work on electrodynamics and thermodynamics.

Submission + - Sony commits Blu-Ray suicide by restricting Porn

Submitted by rwven on Tuesday January 23, 2007 @05:47PM

rwven writes: Prominent adult movie producer Digital Playground says it is forced to use HD DVD instead of Blu-ray, because Sony will not allow XXX-rated movies to be released on Blu-ray. It appears as though Sony hasn't learned anything since the days of Betamax. While plenty of people may agree (or disagree) with Sony's decision on a personal level, it's almost undeniable that the format which is adopted by the pornography industry is the format which will survive, regardless of technical superiority.

Submission + - MS Security Patch loads surprise -- labeled viral

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 23, 2007 @05:02PM

An anonymous reader writes: Microsoft apparently decided to sneak the entire IE7 application into the regular monthly security patch. This has led at least the Fox News Technology Editor to declare MS actions to be virus-like.

Submission + - Harvard Study: Nicotine Is Increasing

Submitted by freshmoon7 on Tuesday January 23, 2007 @01:12PM

freshmoon7 writes: Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health say they have confirmed a study by the state that found nicotine levels in cigarettes increased from 1997 until 2005 The analysis, based on data submitted to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health by cigarette manufacturers, found that increases in smoke nicotine yield per cigarette averaged 1.6 percent each year, for a total of about 11 percent over a seven-year period

Submission + - UK ISP devotes profits to foster OSS development

Submitted by

Dolores Parker

on Tuesday January 23, 2007 @01:06PM

Dolores Parker writes: "In 2003, Jason Clifford started an Internet service provider (ISP) in Hertfordshire, England, called UK Free Software Network. What sets UKFSN apart from other ISPs is the fact that it gives away its profits to fund students working on free and open source software (FOSS) projects. Read more at Linux.com"

Submission + - Microsoft sells Linux to Wal-Mart

Submitted by Rob on Tuesday January 23, 2007 @12:48PM

Rob writes: Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, has become the latest big name to buy SUSE Linux vouchers from Microsoft Corp, following the software firm's landmark deal with Novell Inc last November. The retailer will take an undisclosed number of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server subscription certificates — the support vouchers that Microsoft has to distribute to hold its end of its bargain with Novell.

Submission + - RIAA expert's identity revealed

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 23, 2007 @12:45PM

An anonymous reader writes: In UMG v. Lindor, probably the most interesting case going on in the RIAA's litigation for profit business, the RIAA has finally submitted a resume for their so-called expert witness.

So here he is, the RIAA's little eichmann: http://www.iac.iastate.edu/Faculty/imgs/jacobson.j pg

What a ponce! It seems to have gone unnoticed so far, but I consider it an embarrassment to the IT Security profession.

Submission + - 16-year-old girl convicted for child porn

Submitted by

Skiing

on Tuesday January 23, 2007 @11:35AM

Skiing writes: "From Internet Cases: A state appellate court in Florida has affirmed the decision of a trial court that adjudicated a 16-year-old girl a delinquent based on her violation of the state's anti-child pornography statute. The case complicates the analysis as to what kind of privacy rights minors have, and it also raises a fundamental question as to how laws should be enforced to effectuate their purposes. If anti-child pornography statutes are intended to protect minors from exploitation, doesn't it seem at least a bit anomalous to prosecute the very persons who are being exploited?"

Submission + - Millions of Voters Private Data Given Away

Submitted by

WebHostingGuy

on Tuesday January 23, 2007 @11:33AM

WebHostingGuy writes: "As reported by MSNBC, voters in Chicago have had their private information (date of birth, SSN, address, etc.) given away by the Chicago Board of Elections. Apparently, the Chicago Board of Elections gave out over 100 CDs with private voter information in 2003 to campaigns. Moreover, at least six other discs have been released since 2003 containing more SSNs and it is believed that this private information is stored all over computers around the city."

Submission + - IE7 on Vista blocks www.mozilla.com

Submitted by gropix on Tuesday January 23, 2007 @09:52AM

gropix writes: Just try going to www.mozilla.com in Vista and it hangs. Shows the title, fetches the info but just hangs. Haven't found anyother website that is similarly blocked and changing the sub-domain gets round the problem. Interesting way of steming the tide of new firefox users, most consumers have no way of getting Firefox except via IE.

The Grassroots Blogging Provision's Real Purpose 227

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday January 23, 2007 @09:44AM from the been-had dept.

ICantFindADecentNick writes "The Register carries a report on the defeat of Section 220 of the reform bill (the grassroots provision). In an all-too-familiar scene, bloggers, Slashdot readers and several news outlets were taken in by the hype surrounding a provision in the Senate ethics reform bill that would have required grassroots lobbying firms to register with the US Congress. To be fair, some commenters did see through the deception but the campaign, organized by Richard Viguerie, still succeeded. From the article: 'Viguerie, for those not familiar with the tarnished panoply of backroom players in American politics, pioneered the use of direct mail techniques for conservative causes, and has been called the "funding father" of the modern conservative movement. His ad agency currently handles direct mail campaigns for non-profits seeking to stimulate grassroots activity or raise funds from the general public.'" This is, of course, The Register. Still interesting to look back at the news from another point of view.

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