FrostWire 4.10 beta
by zzillezz on December 29, 2005
FrostWire is a free and open source Gnutella P2P application, based on the LimeWire source. There’s no “pro” version of FrostWire, you get all the goodies for free. FrostWire can run on Windows XP, MacOSX, Linux … * Added: Intelligent (…)
France set to legalize P2P
by zzillezz on December 26, 2005
A measure to legalize P2P file sharing has passed through France’s lower house amidst a storm of protest from the country’s film, music, and audiovisual industries. If the measure passes through the government’s upper house, France would become the first (…)
Seagate buys Maxtor
by zzillezz on December 22, 2005
” Computer disk drive supplier Seagate Technology has agreed to buy rival Maxtor Corp. for $1.9 billion in stock, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The paper said the deal is expected to (…)
Overhyped IT Top-10 2005
by zzillezz on December 18, 2005
“I am not a cynic by nature, but years of experience in the IT world have compelled me to make sure that everything passes the smell test. As a result, I can often tell beforehand whether I am hearing marketspeak (…)
Europe 1984
by zzillezz on December 15, 2005
The European parliament accepted a proposal ‘… on the retention of data processed in connection with the provision of public electronic communication services … ‘. Summarized: any data (internet connections, traffic, email, file sharing, SMS, phone calls) of 450 billion (…)
Sober worm code cracked
by zzillezz on December 9, 2005
“The algorithm used by the Sober worm to ‘communicate’ with its author has been cracked. According to F-Secure, it can now calculate the exact URLs the worm would check on a particular day. Mikko Hyppönen, chief research officer at F-Secure, (…)
Winamp 5.12
by zzillezz on December 9, 2005
* New: [in_wm] Windows Media Video support (with DRM) * New: [in_mp4] Support for HE-AAC MP4/M4A files * Improved: lots of minor plugin improvements * Improved: Visualization data calculations * Improved: Significantly less playlist memory usage * Improved: more multi-user (…)
Vero on the DreamTeam (StuBru)
by zzillezz on December 8, 2005
My wife Véronique was on Studio Brussel (national radio) this morning with three of her favourite music tracks of all time. She picked these: LUC VAN ACKER – Zanna BLACK CROWES – Remedy EURYTHMICS – Love is a stranger >> (…)
IE7 beta not until January / February 2006
by zzillezz on December 7, 2005
Microsoft today publicly announced that the availability of an updated Internet Explorer 7 beta will not be until Q1 2006. In real terms this means that the next IE7 beta for Windows XP isn’t likely to ship until January/Feb. An (…)
7-Zip 4.31
by zzillezz on December 5, 2005
7-Zip is a free file compression / archive tool. Changes in 7-Zip 4.31: * Speed optimizations * 64-bit Windows support * LZH support * CHM support * Multivolume CAB support * Drag and Drop improvements >> Download 7-Zip 4.31