February 22, 2005

The Return Of The Pop-Up Ad

The Return Of The Pop-Up Ad: "In essence, if one can block any request for the server of the obfuscated pop.js, or pop.cgi or whatever code, one will be in peace for a while. This can be done via adding the following lines to the hosts file on Windows (C:Windows(or WinNT)\System32\drivers\etc\HOSTS) or on Linux or MacOSX (/etc/hosts) or simply via your firewall software, which I'm sure we all use, don't we? 127.0.0.1 www.fastclick.net 127.0.0.1 media.fastclick.net"

New Jersey sues Blockbuster over "no more late fees"

New Jersey sues Blockbuster over "no more late fees": "But for Blockbuster, 'no more late fees' actually means 'wanna buy a movie?'"

February 10, 2005

TweakXP.com - Disable Search from looking in zip (compressed) files

TweakXP.com - Disable Search from looking in zip (compressed) files: "Disable Search from looking in zip (compressed) files Views: 35,510 | 9/7/2002 | Written by: Tweak Import | Print Windows XP Search� can get slow if you have a lot of compressed files on your hard drive. Speed up your searches by disabling this. Open the Run command and type the following: regsvr32 c:\winnt\\system32\zipfldr.dll /u or regsvr32 c:\windows\\system32\zipfldr.dll /u if installed in the windows directory To turn this feature back on: regsvr32 c:\winnt\\system32\zipfldr.dll or regsvr32 c:\windows\\system32\zipfldr.dll if installed in the windows directory"

Off The Shelf -- Website by Now Interactive Solutions

Off The Shelf -- Website by Now Interactive Solutions: "But from what I can tell, the penalties laid out for downloading one season of a TV show with BitTorrent are much harsher than if you"

Google Page Rank Technology

Google Page Rank Demisified Google Page Rank Technology The technology behind Google's great results As a Google user, you're familiar with the speed and accuracy of a Google search. How exactly does Google manage to find the right results for every query as quickly as it does? The heart of Google's search technology is PigeonRank™, a system for ranking web pages developed by Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford University

February 08, 2005

Fortune.com

Slashdot | Apple's Focus is Still Software: "If you want to read the full article [fortune.com], you need a subscription to FORTUNE magazine. Specifically, you need to enter the mailing address where your subscription is delivered. By the way, I have it on good authority that NYU's Bobst Library [nyu.edu], at 70 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012, subscribes to a whole bunch of periodicals."