I’m no DRM expert, but as a consumer I think today’s DRM standards are intolerable. And that’s what I wrote about in today’s MediaPost Spin column here. The full text is below.
… Read the restSteve Jobs Is Right: DRM Upsets Consumers
February 9th, 2007 by Max Kalehoff
Steve Jobs’ open letter to the music industry regarding digital rights management for music files this week has escalated the debate tremendously.
I received four emails from folks this week who were unable to leave comments on AttentionMax. I tell you…I’ve had it with this MoveableType/Yahoo Hosting combo! I have help on the way from a friend, who is helping me to get on a new platform within the next few weeks.… Read the rest
The New Scientist offers its patent sleuth’s most interesting, surprising and sometimes alarming, discoveries of 2006. My favorite is:
… Read the restAn even less lethal alternative might be to coat an adversary with slippery slime. US researchers developed a super-slippery material that could be sprayed from the back of a truck or tank.
The quality of Skype’s PC-to-traditional-phone-line calling service is not stellar, but often handy and good enough for me when traveling out of mobile-phone range, when an Internet connection is available (and that does happen in some coffee shops and offices in New York City, not just the boonies).… Read the rest
The New Scientist is one of my favorite publications, delivering a daily stream of interesting and clever stories about technology, science and life. I haven’t called out any stories since the week before Julian’s birth. So today, I went through my accumulation of 169 New Scientist story feeds and am pleased to provide you the top headlines I thought were most interesting over the past three weeks:
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