Adobe Creative Suite 2 was released in 2005, but despite what Adobe says, unfettered downloads of some of its most popular and expensive software is growing.
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New DMCA Rule Limits What You Can Do and Mystifies Too
New DMCA ruling limits what is allowed regarding mobile devices and tablets and media purchased. No JailBreak for you! Well at least not in two months!
Look! In the Sky! 16 Dancing Robots! Really.
Tonight I saw 16 lights in the sky, dancing in perfect choreography, beaming lights at the earth below, and serenading everyone in earshot with eerie but joyous music. No, I wasn’t drunk or stoned.
World Browser Use Makes for a Pretty Picture
It’s not that we think the pattern of browser use around the world has any significant part in the grand scheme of things. So why are we showing your this animated map?
Don’t Know What the Heck the Higgs Boson Is? Watch More Cartoons.
Despite all the learned explanations that followed the announcement, I was getting a headache trying to understate the Higg boson–until I stumbled across an animated cartoon produced by PhD Comics.
Game Maker Hands Over Tools to Create Your Own Games
Having noticed that many gamers get as much enjoyment out of modifying games as they do playing them, Valve has decided to give them all the same resources the company uses so anyone can create original games and…
What If There Were No Internet?
The folks at http://www.onlineeducation.net/ have done all the research and in what is destined to become a classic inforgraphic, they’ve told us exactly how our world would be without the Net. It’s not a pretty picture, but all the same, we’re happy to pass the graphic along to you.
Microsoft Apologizes for Dancing Girls, Obscene Lyrics
Clad in shorts and baggy shirts, a half dozen female dancers—since dubbed the Azure Dancing Girls—jumped around the stage as a male voice on a loudspeaker rapped lyrics promoting the fact that Norwegian developers were ….
The Story Behind Microsoft’s Norwegian Boner
Usually, when a major corporation such as Microsoft makes a public relations gaff of this caliber, most run for the hills. Not this time
How To Enable Do Not Track Settings for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Chrome
Recently Twitter agreed to stop tracking its users if they enable the proper settings in their browsers called “Do Not Track”. Here’s how to enable them for the most common browsers.
Twitter Jumps on Do Not Track Bandwagon
Twitter Twitter recently announced it will support the Do Not Track (DNT) initiative by honoring requests from Twitter users who do not want their online behavior recorded. Here’s how to enable the new feature.
Outlook for a Long Life Depends on How Many Cups of Coffee You Drink
When Juan Ponce de León was traipsing through Florida looking for a fountain of youth, he didn’t know how far off he was. While he was battling swamps, quicksand, mosquitoes, and alligators, all Ponce really needed was a Starbucks.
Maxthon Wants to Give You 6GB of Free Cloud Storage Even if You Don’t Use Maxthon’s Browsers
Maxthon, often referred to as the best Internet browser you never heard of, is preparing to announce it is making 6GB of free cloud storage available to…
8 Top Tips to Writing Tweets that Really Get Read. Really.
Every day half a billion twitters create 175 million tweets. In one day!
But are they–and you–twittering anything anyone wants to read? Chances are the answer ….