Technology opinions and digital photography
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AllOfMp3.com has trouble with online payments
AllOfMp3.com, the MP3 music web site publishing from the territory of Russia is in real trouble. Probably really pissed of by the very low prices found there and because AllOfMp3 does not include Digital Rights Management (DRM) in the downloaded MP3 files (some of the copyright holders even tell that the sale is completely illegal…
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YouTube wipes 30000 out
Even if it may not really be linked to the Google buyout, YouTube announced that it had removed nearly 30000 videos from its web site after the request of Japan Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC) who detected infractions about the copyrights they manage. You had to admit that a significant part…
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Hunter William Associates – Another scam?
After my previous posts about another supposedly Zurich-based financial company, I received another call from a company claiming to be Zurich-based and ready to offer financial services on the New York Stock Exchange: Hunter William Associates. They want me to consider investing in some companies. The first tip they provided is relating to a respected…
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A photo blog down under
Our friends from Australia also have their digital photo blog. It is not often updated, but the reviews are quite documented.
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Security bug in Opera 9.0
A quick security information newsbit about my prefered web browser (Opera): Security outfit iDefense just found a bug, that would have significant security implications, in the recent Opera versions 9.0 and 9.01. Version 9.02 is immediately available on the site and corrects this.
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DNS service: Pingability
A web service for those of you willing to check their DNS declaration: Pingability quick DNS check.
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Half Life 2 dominos
Getting a kill the hard way in Half Life 2: Using dominos. In Windows Media video format.
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Space audio
These are the sounds of space collected by University of Iowa instruments on various spacecraft and observation instruments.
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