All Posts Tagged With: "P2P Usenet"
More Cool Firefox Extensions
I’m a big fan of Firefox. More and more cool extensions just keep coming out for it and I’m finding that I’m funnelling more and more stuff through Firefox.:
The latest cool extension I’ve found is TorrentBar which lets me search for Torrents directly from within Firefox
Recently I’d installed fireFTP which I use [...]
Skype vs. Gizmo?
I have to admit that I haven’t tried using Gizmo but if it does avoid Skype’s bandwidth consumption then I’ll be a fan. Gizmo is a new Skype-like VoIP client from Michael Robertson, of SipPhone, MP3.com and Linspire fame.
Gizmo is SIP compatible which is a big advantage over Skype which means Gizmo users can [...]
Newsgroups Safe From The RIAA?
Institutions like the RIAA never seem to go after newsgroup users, even though these users tend to be the biggest downloaders of content.
For instance, one newsgroup user at my ISP downloaded nearly 1TB in one month.
Maybe the RIAA are ignoring Usenet users because prosecuting them won’t act as a deterrent as the average user will [...]
Modded my Xbox - wow!
I successfully managed to mod my Xbox over the weekend. This was my secound attempt after frying my first Xbox.
I have to say that it has been definitely worth the effort and I’ve been very impressed with Xbox Media Centre. This media player allows me to play films, music, and to view photos located [...]
When Will The Studios Embrace Rather Than Fight Downloading?
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith is already available online only hours after the film was released. Downloading of videos is increasing on the net as more and more people get broadband connections. Is it time for the studios to start embracing and promoting legal download services rather than fighting the inevitable?
I for [...]
BBC announces iMP content trial
BBC New Media has today (16 May 2005) announced the next phase in the development of the BBC’s interactive Media Player (iMP): an extensive three month content trial that will begin in September 2005.
iMP offers UK viewers the chance to catch up on TV and radio programmes they may have missed for up to seven [...]
P2P fuels bandwidth demand, MPAA tactics backfiring
Despite the best efforts of the MPAA (and what their PR machine is telling us), P2P usage is continuing to grow.
15Apr2005 | Everton | 0 comments | Continued
UK Top 40 Singles: Should it include ringtones as well?
I noticed two interesting stories today. The first one on the BBC stated that from Sunday the UK singles chart will include online downloads for the first time, which will have a major impact on the top 10. In the first three months of 2005, 4.5 million songs were downloaded legally in the [...]
12Apr2005 | Everton | 1 comment | ContinuedSubscribe Now!
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