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Archive for December 20th, 2004

The Screen Savers Schedule // 12/20 – 12/26

Posted by Alan Henry on December 20th, 2004

Mon. 12/20/04 Giant Robot, Gen Con, Dishwalla, Freaks and Geeks — 12/9/2004 Show Tues. 12/21/04 TigerDirect.com Charity PC Race, The Sun — 12/10/2004 Show Wed. 12/22/04 Giant Robot, Gen Con, Dishwalla, Freaks and Geeks — 12/9/2004 Show Thurs. 12/23/04 TigerDirect.com Charity PC Race, The Sun — 12/10/2004 Show Fri. 12/24/04 Joe Bauer, SeaScooter. Free Voicemail [...]

Hollywood Wants BitTorrent Dead

Posted by Alan Henry on December 20th, 2004

But it obviously won’t be that easy. BitTorrent, the all-the-rage peer-to-peer file sharing technology is completely decentralized, and even harder to crack down on than more popularly targeted networks like KaZaA and Grokster. Hollywood is tired of people sharing movies, both new and old, and is following the music industry’s example by crying that such [...]

Apple Locks Out RealNetworks and Real Fires Back

Posted by Alan Henry on December 20th, 2004

Looks like they’re at it again. A couple of months ago, Real and Apple traded blows when Harmony, RealNetworks’ digital rights management technology essentially allowed their music to be protected as well as played on iPods, a tactic that Apple took offense to. Well, “take offense” is putting it lightly, Apple accused Real of “hacking” [...]

Cool Download: Wallpaper Master

Posted by Alan Henry on December 20th, 2004

If you’re like me, you have way too many images that you’d love to make your wallpaper, but only one (or in my case, a few) screens to decorate with them. There are lots of wallpaper management applications out there, but Wallpaper Master seems to encompass the features of several of them. Wallpaper master will [...]

PC World Test Drives Sony’s new PlayStation Portable (PSP)

Posted by Alan Henry on December 20th, 2004

Some first thoughts from PCWorld on the PSP and how it does for Sony’s first take on the portable gaming market. While I for one have heard bad stories about the battery life on the devices, the stunning screen and wide array of features make it more than a contender for Nintendo’s holiday-debuted new portable [...]