Nov 10, 2005 | audio, DRM
The Sony DRM debacle will continue to be in the news. Sony was hit with a class action lawsuit in California yesterday, and new information has emerged about the software that Sony has made available to uninstall its malware – namely, that Sony has made it...
Nov 2, 2005 | audio, DRM, video
There’s a lot of talk online today about the malicious software installed when you play a protected Sony CD. Here’s my first reaction to it a few days ago, and here’s an article in the Washington Post and one from PCPro, for example.Watching...
Oct 31, 2005 | audio, DRM, hardware
The “Autorun” feature on your CD and DVD drives is starting to be abused and now creates another opportunity for bad people to damage your computer. I recommend disabling it. Here are instructions about how to disable Autorun in different versions of...
Oct 24, 2005 | audio, network, video
When XBox 360 is released in a few weeks, Microsoft will be doing two different promotions.The gamers will be told that the XBox 360 is the best gaming console yet, combining raw power and a huge video card with high definition output. Some new game will be promoted...