Advertisements There’s been a lot of buzz lately around something called Hulu. Until recently, I had no idea what it was. I saw a couple of articles here and there on the Internet, but nothing really told me what it was…and I wasn’t sure why…just that it would be really cool. Then I decided …
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The Latest RIAA-sco
Advertisements I saw this on Thoughts the other day, and I just needed to rant a bit. Before I get into it though, there are a couple of things I need to say so that **I** don’t get targeted: I: Do NOT share music or movies Always buy legal copies of all music and movies …
MPAA Accused of Copyright Violations
Advertisements Oops. MPAA isn’t as pristine as they touted themselves to be. I saw this and just about wet my pants, I laughed so hard. The MPAA has been accused of violating the copyright of a student who wrote a P2P sniffer. Excuse me while I laugh a bit again… Back in October, the …
myvu Personal Media Viewer Review
Advertisements With all the hub-bub around the new iPods and Zunes, I had been searching for something to make my older 60GB 5G iPod Video new and exciting again. I wanted something that would be fun, and bring some zip back to the device, and be way cool, especially since I wasn’t going to be …
Personal Radios May Infringe on Copyright
Advertisements Straight from the WTF Department, comes the latest from the music industry: Personal radios may infringe on copyright… I saw this at Geek.com while I was at the office the other day, and came close to really saying it: WTF! This one really takes the cake. Listening to the radio at work may be …
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Schedule Direct for all Your TV Guide Needs
Advertisements Many, MANY moons ago, having TVGuide listings on your device was all the rage. Then TVGuide got their undies in a bunch, and finally locked everyone out of their listings. That sparked the creation of Zap2It Labs. Zap2It was great; but the problem there was that the wrong sorts of apps and people were …
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NBC Universal Leaves iTunes
Advertisements Big names coming and going out of the iTunes Music Store…Should I stay or should I go now? There has been a lot of press recently around the new Apple Nanos, the iPod Touch, and the iPhone. Apple, as always is out to out innovate and out design everyone. They pretty much do it …
RIAA Sends Out More Letters
Advertisements You crazy kids… If you don’t stop, you’re really gonna get it! Over the past few years, many people have read about the RIAA and their mad cap movement to curb P2P networks and the illegal sharing of music and movies. In fact, there has been a lot of news over the …
Zap2it Labs Shutting Down
Advertisements A few years ago, TV listings on your handheld made a huge stink. Companies like TV Guide were up in arms because people were scraping their site, taking their published data and using it outside of their interface. One program, Pocket TV Listings (or PTVL), originally made use of TV Guide’s data until the …
New Music: Avril Lavinge – Under My Skin
Advertisements Avril is amazing! I’ve been playing music for almost 25 years. I’m going to start teaching myself how to play the mandolin, too because I love Blue Grass; but Avril is amazing. I picked up her latest album, Under My Skin at the iTunes Music Store, and I have to tell you, the girl …