MPAA Says They Don’t Need Proof

June 23rd, 2008 ad4m Posted in News | No Comments »

On Friday June, 20th 2008 the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) said that copyright holders should have the right to sue in amounts as high as $150,000 without proving any infringement. This comes because the MPAA and RIAA say that it is too difficult if not impossible in some cases to prove that actual [...]



Why Piracy Will Always Be a Problem

June 22nd, 2008 ad4m Posted in News | 5 Comments »

Software piracy is a huge problem all over the world. It’s not just a problem on the Internet but also in the real world. Piracy stretches from people like you and me but also to the corporate level. During this article we will take a look at where piracy started and where it is today, [...]



Web: Webmaster Articles and Tutorials

June 17th, 2008 ad4m Posted in Web | No Comments »

I wrote a post a few weeks ago about how to find a good web host. I found a site, Web Hosting Tutorials that takes my post a little more in depth with articles and tutorials. You can find explanations of services and features that are offered and guides on how to use them. They [...]



Ubuntu: Converting MP3’s to Wav’s

June 17th, 2008 ad4m Posted in Software | No Comments »

I was trying to figure out an easy way to to convert mp3’s to wav’s the other day on my Ubuntu install and I would like to share what I done. First off I have to give credit to Thund3rstruck on the Ubuntu Forums for creating the script.
Step 1:
Open up your favorite text editor and [...]



Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron

June 16th, 2008 ad4m Posted in Me | No Comments »

I installed the new version of Ubuntu the other day and have been playing around with it, mostly why I haven’t posted to my blog in a while. I have been using linux since about 1999 off and on, I have to say, things are getting much better in the linux community. There are still [...]



Web App Development

June 16th, 2008 ad4m Posted in Me | No Comments »

Ok, I have been thinking about doing this for a long time now and finally I think I have decided to pursue this. I have been wanting to design and code my own PHP Forum and Blogging software. The reason for this post is because I would like to put together a team of experienced [...]



10 Computer Movies You Must See!

June 4th, 2008 ad4m Posted in Top 10 | 4 Comments »

Here is a list of computer and technology films that you may or may not have seen or heard of. Some of the movies on this list are a bit dated but still very interesting films. Please note that these are not listed in any kind of order like a top ten list. If you [...]



Top 10: Most Pirated Software

June 3rd, 2008 ad4m Posted in Contests, Software | 21 Comments »

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This is a list of the most commonly pirated software according to the most recent report from The Software & Information Industry Association or SIIA.

Symantec Norton Anti-Virus
Adobe Acrobat
Symantec PC Anywhere
Adobe PhotoShop
Autodesk AutoCAD
Adobe DreamWeaver
Roxio Easy CD/DVD Creator
Roxio Toast Titanium
Ipswitch WS_FTP
Nero Ultra Edition

Honestly I thought that Photoshop would be number one and Nero not far [...]



Top 10: Websites - Something is Wrong

June 3rd, 2008 ad4m Posted in Top 10 | No Comments »

I was playing around on Alexa earlier and was looking at the top sites and stuff. I noticed some odd things while checking this out. Take a look at the two lists below and see what you think. Leave a comment and let us know if you see some problems with this list as I [...]



High Gas Prices: Save With Card Rewards

June 3rd, 2008 ad4m Posted in Web | No Comments »

I was surfing around the internet the other day and ran across a website that had credit cards organized by what rewards they give and interest rates etc. I never realized that so many cards gave rewards on gas. With today’s high gas prices, most people can use all the help they can get. As [...]



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