Joel fought back…. with Styrofoam?
dan tynan on Jul 31 2009 | Filed under: Copyrights and wrongs, Cringley, DMCA Madness, Infoworld
File swapper Joel Tenenbaum fought the law, and the law won. Now a jury must decide how much he owes the RIAA.
Archive for July, 2009
Microsoft to Yahoo: Last night was great. I’ll call you, promise.
dan tynan on Jul 29 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Google, Infoworld, Microsoft, yahoo
What’s left to say about the Microsoft-Yahoo ad deal? How about, So long Yahoo, it was nice knowin’ ya.
When pranksters rule the InterWebs
dan tynan on Jul 27 2009 | Filed under: (anti) social media, Cringley, Infoworld
When a multibillion-dollar telecom giant and the Internet’s most notorious pranksters square off, who will win? Cringe handicaps the battle between AT&T and 4chan.
Write and wrong: Amazon’s Orwellian nightmare
dan tynan on Jul 24 2009 | Filed under: amazon, Cringley, Infoworld
Netizens were none too pleased when Amazon ‘unsold’ copies of 1984. But it seems Amazon finally got the message.
Does anyone still Yahoo?
dan tynan on Jul 22 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Google, Infoworld, Microsoft, yahoo
The number 2 seach portal has a new(ish) CEO and a new look. But is that enough to keep Yahoo from being steamrolled by Google or manhandled by Microsoft?
Careful what you read, Big Bezos is watching
dan tynan on Jul 20 2009 | Filed under: amazon, Apple, censorship, Cringley, Da Web, Infoworld
In a creepy demonstration of digital rights management, Amazon deleted two books from its customers’ Kindles. Cringely asks, what happened to our digital rights?
Microsoft vs. Apple: The battle rages on
dan tynan on Jul 17 2009 | Filed under: Apple, Cringley, Infoworld, Microsoft
One of geekdom’s oldest cold wars has suddenly turned hot, as Redmond and Cupertino duke it out in public. Cringe has an idea who’ll win.
Charged with battery (or, why battery technology blows)
dan tynan on Jul 13 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Gadgets, Infoworld
Exagerrated claims for laptop battery life are nothing new. But now they’re hitting the courts thanks to a new class action suit.
Reader Rabid: Steve Jobs, the RIAA, and IT bridges to nowhere
dan tynan on Jul 13 2009 | Filed under: Apple, Cringley, Infoworld, Microsoft
The residents of Cringeville have a lot to say about forced upgrades, file swapping, and how the feds spend our money. Here’s a quick sampler of some of the best.
IE8: My name is Hurl
dan tynan on Jul 02 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Infoworld, Microsoft
Apparently Microsoft will stop at nothing to foist IE8 upon us. Cringely dissects Redmond’s latest gag-inducing ads.
