by Joseph Forbes | Mar 28, 2013 | Cloud Apps, DATA, INTERNET, NERD NEWS
Yes, Google Reader is going away, and yes, there are great alternatives. However, if you’re tired of web services shutting down on you, why not take matters into your own hands? Tiny Tiny RSS is a free, open-source syncing RSS platform with more features than...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 28, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, HARDWARE, MONEY, NERD NEWS, TECHNOLOGY
from the reducing-complexity dept. In what I see as a refreshing change, T-Mobile, the fourth largest carrier in the U.S., has made sweeping changes to its service, ending both phone subsidies and service contracts. Its CEO said, ‘Here’s the deal: If we...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 27, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, MONEY, PIRACY, PRIVACY, SECURITY, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
The MPAA, RIAA and the Internet providers participating in the “six strikes” anti-piracy scheme have informed the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee about their plans. The MPAA’s Marianne Grant gave a detailed overview explaining how they gather evidence...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 27, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, HARDWARE, INTERNET, TECHNOLOGY
from the meanwhile-my-att-dsl-crawls-along-poorly dept. The TCP protocol is closely coupled with the underlying IP protocol. Once a TCP connection has been established through one IP address, the other packets of the connection must be sent from this address. This...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 26, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, NERD NEWS, TECHNOLOGY
from the trying-a-different-flavor dept. This should make VMware nervous. PayPal and eBay are yanking VMware software from some 80,000 servers and replacing it with OpenStack. Initially, PayPal is replacing VMware on about 10,000 computer servers. Those servers will...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 26, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, INTERNET, LAW, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, SECURITY, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
from the boy-this-slope-sure-feels-slippery dept. “The U.S. government is expanding a cybersecurity program that scans Internet traffic headed into and out of defense contractors to include far more of the country’s private, civilian-run infrastructure. As...
