Category: Internet

  • 5$ a month legal P2P in Canada and USA

    Nothing is for sure, but Wired has an article about this issue: paying a monthly fee to have fully legal access to unlimited music download on P2P. Wired seems to believe that it would be a piracy levy on ISPs, but I think it would be a real license paid on a monthly basis.

  • Copyright basics

    Long ago, I had already published the old Copyright FAQ (“10 Big Myths about copyright explained” by Brad Templeton; You find a copy below, since it appears to no longer be available elsewhere), but here is a good post from PlagiarismToday: “10 Basics About Copyright Everyone Needs to Know“.

  • AVG free AntiVirus up to v8

    The very good anti-virus software got a little better with version 8. But the free version (which made it so popular) is not yet available. For now, you’ll have to stick to the excellent v7.5.

  • User rights in WordPress 2.3

    User rights in WordPress 2.3

    Pour ceux qui souhaitent le savoir, chaque utilisateur sur le site Rouamzeilles.net peut avoir des droits différents selon le rôle qui lui est attribué (par mes soins). Les droits attachés ne sont pas toujours évidents, même pour un habitué de WordPress. C’est pourquoi j’ai produit le tableau ci-dessous pour expliquer. Cliquer sur le tableau pour…

  • Replace BitTorrent with more discreet software

    If you want to do discreet (if not completely anonymous) P2P, Bittorrent and Gnutella or Kazaa are not your friends. With the advent of more attention from authorities, it is difficult to consider them as good opportunities. I have been looking quickly at some of the possible solutions to protect your privacy while exchanging files…

  • Boeing 787 Dreamliner – network vulnerability risk

    Boeing 787 Dreamliner – network vulnerability risk

    everybody told you about it, Boeing is preparing a new medium range jet airplane that will do everything but coffee: It is nice, it is light, it eats 25% less fuel, it is less noisy. But it has two problems: Boeing was forced to announce a dealy for the first deliveries (EADS-Airbus is not the…