- Tue Nov 17 1:28 PM PST 2009 O'Reilly: The Web is at war, and it's making me sad
In his keynote at the Web 2.0 Expo, Tim O'Reilly sets off the punditocracy by insisting that the "war of the Web" is heating up again. Did it ever cool off?
- Fri Nov 13 3:13 PM PST 2009 Hackers bypass Windows 7 activation
Coders have found a way to disable the normal activation requirements of Microsoft's latest operating system, although Redmond says it is working to shore up its antipiracy protections.
- Fri Nov 13 11:21 AM PST 2009 Windows 7: If it were my idea
CNET's Dong Ngo muses on how Windows 7 should be.
- Fri Nov 13 10:26 AM PST 2009 The 404 Podcast 467: Where we double our termination fee
Cancellation fees, banned Xbox gamertags, and special iPhone app giveaway!
- Wed Nov 11 9:56 AM PST 2009 Report: Microsoft bans 1 million Xbox Live players
Players who were caught modifying their consoles to play pirated games have been booted from the popular service, InformationWeek says.
- Thu Oct 29 12:05 PM PDT 2009 BOL 1095: The Phrase that Pays from Amazon
Amazon's trying to compete with PayPal with a new service that brings one-click shopping into the rest of the non-Amazon world. We also kick around a rumor of Netflix coming to the Wii and discuss Google and Yahoo music searches. Oh and then Cooley and I
- Fri Oct 23 12:33 PM PDT 2009 BOL 1091: The French disconnection
So the French have passed a three strikes law that will disconnect your Internet if accused three times of piracy. At least there's some judicial review. Also John McCain moves against Net Neutrality and Windows 7 seems to truly be good news for Microsof
- Fri Oct 16 10:28 AM PDT 2009 Oracle and Novell Linux: Caught between a Red Hat and a CentOS
Red Hat's best friend may also be its biggest enemy: the free CentOS clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
- Wed Sep 2 2:37 PM PDT 2009 YouTube wants to offer film rentals
This would be a natural progression for YouTube, a company that has for the past year attempted to become a hub for feature films, but no deals are done yet.
- Tue Aug 25 11:00 PM PDT 2009 Michael Robertson: Digital music's bad boy was right
Robertson pegged the problems with ad-supported music sites two years ago, and today the sector is struggling. He now says iTunes will fall. Is he right about that as well?




