Archive for the ‘Tech’ Category

Twitter

Friday, March 23rd, 2007

I've signed up to twitter, mostly because I'm a shameless follower. But hey, maybe there'll be a prize... http://twitter.com/melevittfl

Kaleidescape DVD Copying Case Goes to Trial

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

I've been following [this case](http://www.kaleidescape.com/company/legal.html) for a while, ever since I saw the Kaleidescape system at a home theater dealer. *PC Magazine* is reporting that the case is now moving to trail. Kaleidescape is, according to the article, arguing that the copying done by their system falls under the "Fair ...

Report DVD Ripping Questions as TOS Violations on Apple Forums

Friday, March 16th, 2007

Apple is about to release a new product, the AppleTV, that lets you watch movies and TV shows purchased from the iTunes Store on your television. Just like the iPod and CDs, most people already have a number of movies on DVD that they won't want to buy again through ...

OS X 10.4.9 Update Adds Slight Delay to Eject Key

Thursday, March 15th, 2007

Strange. After installing the 10.4.9 update to OS X, the eject key didn't seem to work on my G5. I also usually put the Mac to sleep by using the ^Eject key combination. That was when I first noticed the problem. It seems, on [further investigation](http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=890008&tstart=0), that Apple added a slight ...

Will the Viacom vs. Google Lawsuit Revisit the Grokster Decision?

Wednesday, March 14th, 2007

The lawsuit filled by Viacom is going to be an interesting one to watch. I think it might end up revisiting, and hopefully clarifying the Grokster decision. It's basically the same set of facts; Google operates a service that has a significant amount of non-infringing uses. However, it also has ...