Jul 29, 2010

So what gives? Why would a software developer be OK with users stealing his software? It turns our Jeff has discovered there are some benefits to people pirating his software.

Jul 29, 2010

Creativity is awesome. Creativity is what makes people unique and different. But creativity isn’t always a good thing. Social engineering is the use of a little bad creativity...

Jul 29, 2010

Today the US government announced new rules relating to how the DMCA is applied.  This now officially makes it legal to jailbreak a device, such as an iPhone and use it with unauthorized software, or to run it on another carrier’s network. Also check out the EFF’s press release which gives a little more insight. Share this on your favorite social...

Jul 22, 2010

Matt Mullenweg, the creator of the open source software WordPress is waging a war against entrepreneurs who are creating for profit plugins, themes, or add-ons for his software. Matt is adamant that these add-ons should be distributed under the GPL and not sold.  He says “WordPress is GPL” and therefore “plugins and themes created for...

Jul 22, 2010

You read that right!  Thirty-seven states have now joined the Google Street View investigation into whether Google’s data collection of private information was legal. For those not in the know, Google is being investigated because its Google Street View cars were also collecting Wireless LAN information, including the MAC address[slashdot.org] of devices...