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Do Not Call Registry Gets Glowing Reviews

coondoggie writes to tell us that in a recent report to Congress by the FTC, the National Do Not Call Registry got glowing reviews. They seem to be well established now with $21 million in fees in the bank, 22 successful court cases, and an almost 70% approval rating. "In 2007, a total of 6,242 entities paid fees totaling $21,602,003 for access to the National Registry. According to the FTC, telemarketers and sellers can access registered telephone numbers and pay the appropriate fee for that access, if any, through an Internet website dedicated to that purpose. The only information about consumers that companies receive from the National Registry is the registered telephone number. Since the Registry's inception, a total of 18,197 unique entities have paid fees for access to the National Registry.

How Do I Prevent Lan Party Theft?

DragonTHC writes "I'm thinking about hosting a lan party open to the public. I'm aiming for approximately 60 people to attend. I can handle all the logistics of operation. The only thing I can't wrap my head around is: how do I prevent theft at the lan party? Do I hire security guards? Do I need security cameras? I don't know the people who will attend, and I don't know if they're trustworthy enough to not steal other people's equipment. What do I do?"

Do All MP3 Players Sound Alike?

"Recently I read a review of an mp3 player where the author purposely chose not to discuss sound quality because, in the author’s words, 'The chosen player has a great deal to do with how you access your music, but very little to do with how it sounds…' That got me thinking. Do all mp3 players sound alike? They are all digital, so it’s the same 1’s and 0’s playing the music, so how can there be a difference in sound quality? I have tested some mp3 players myself and have noticed drastic differences. I have trouble believing that mp3 players don’t influence sound quality that much. They have different components, circuitry, software and build tolerances, so how can there not be a difference?"

Why Linux is Not on the Desktop

"Reason #14 - "Do Something for the Environment" - I agree with most of the arguments made here. Yes, with Linux you don't have the boxes and the CDs that traditional software has. My only problem here is: Would this convince one of my non-technical acquaintances to switch? Not really. If they can help the environment, they do, but they are not going to go out of the way to switch to a whole new operating system because it's good for the planet. In other words, they are not hippies."

Photographer Images Satellites That Do Not Exist

Trevor Paglen is an astrophotographer with a difference… he takes photos of satellites that are not there. Officially "not there", anyway. He spends many nights surveying the skies, waiting for classified spy satellites to pass overhead. When one appears, after researching what is actually out there (which is a hard task, these things are not meant to be discovered!) he captures it with his hi-tech astronomical spy satellite-catching equipment. His work makes for captivating (if unnerving) reading. Apart from capturing 189 "ghost" satellites in orbit, he's turned his stargazing lenses to Earth and taken a peek into the top secret world of "black ops"…

ICANN Struggles With Transparency

ICANN has made major strides towards increasing its transparency, but the point about openness and transparency is that you do it all the time, not just when its convenient or when the results won't challenge you. In that regard we find it interesting that ICM Registry's precedent-setting call for an Independent Review Panel has not seen the light anywhere on ICANN's website. ICM Registry, you will recall, was the applicant for the .xxx TLD, and due to interference by governments and some spinelessness by ICANN management ICANN's approval was reversed. ICM has chosen to become the first entity in history to attempt to use ICANN's Independent Review Process, something that ICANN touts as being a safeguard of its accountability but which some independent experts see as somewhat biased against the challenger.

Linus on Kernel Version Numbering

walshy007 writes "In a recent thread it was asked what it would take for an 'unstable' 2.7 development tree to be created, to which Linus replied: 'Nothing. I'm not going back to the old model. The new model is so much better that it's not even worth entertaining as a theory to go back. That said, I _am_ considering changing just the numbering. Not to go back to the old model, but because a constantly increasing minor number leads to big numbers. I'm not all that thrilled with "26" as a number: it's hard to remember. I think the time-based releases (ie the "2 weeks of merge window until -rc1, followed by roughly two months of stabilization") has been so successful that I'd prefer to skip the version numbering model too. We don't do releases based on "features" any more, so why should we do version _numbering_ based on "features"?'"

Call of Duty 5 first pics, trailer incoming

Call of Duty 4 has just been voted the greatest game of all time in the Game retail group’s poll of around 100,000 happy customers – and we’re not about to argue with any of ‘em. With that in mind we thought you might be interested to see the first pics of the next chapter in the series, Call of Duty: World at War. Were we wrong to make such an assumption on your behalf? ‘Course not...

Do All MP3 Players Sound Alike?

http://mobilitysite.com/2008/07/do-...ers-sound-alike "Recently I read a review of an mp3 player where the author purposely chose not to discuss sound quality because, in the author’s words, 'The chosen player has a great deal to do with how you access your music, but very little to do with how it sounds…' That got me thinking.

Call of Duty: World at War Coming to PS3, 360, PC and Wii

Activision and Treyarch announced today that they will be taking Call of Duty players deep into the South Pacific and European theaters this fall for Call of Duty: World at War, a gritty fight that will pit players against enemies that know no surrender and show no mercy. Utilizing the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare engine, Call of Duty: World at War throws out the rulebook of war to transform WWII combat through a new enemy, new tactics and an uncensored experience of the climatic battles that gripped a generation. As U.S. Marines and Russian soldiers, players will employ new features like cooperative gameplay, and weapons such as the flamethrower in the most chaotic and cinematically intense experience to date.

Using Traps on Japanese Beetles Not Effective Way to Control Pest

A: Japanese beetles have definitely made themselves known this past week. But do not put out beetle traps. Research has shown that, despite the number of beetles the traps catch, they actually bring more of them into the area where they are placed. If you do want to use traps, place them away from any plants you want to protect. If the trees are not too big, hand picking them and putting them into soapy water is an option.

Enable Holdings, Inc. (Formerly uBid.com Holdings, Inc.) Announces Q2 Earnings Conference Call

Asset Recovery Leader To Hold Q2 Conference Call August 18th CHICAGO, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Enable Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ENAB), the leading asset recovery solutions company for the world's most trusted brands, today announced it will hold it's Q2 Conference Call on Monday, August 18, 2008 at 4pm ET. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080814/AQTH536LOGO) To participate in the conference call, please dial (866) 831-5605 (passcode 42422068) or follow the link for the webcast of the call at: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/playerlink.zhtml?c=73804&s=wm&e=1923207 For more information please visit http://www.enableholdings.com. About Enable Holdings, Inc. Enable Holdings, Inc. is the world's leading excess inventory solutions company that links brand name sellers with customers around the globe.

iPhone 3G cost could be as low as $100, but not likely

Does the iPhone 3G only cost $100 to make? Not on your life. Several sites have cited an article from EETimes, which in turn cites Portelligent, an Austin-based "teardown" analysis company that believes the iPhone 3G has a bill of materials around $100. Portelligent arrives at this conclusion based on a teardown of the original iPhone plus some speculation of what chips and components are included in the latest iPhone hardware, not on an actual teardown of the iPhone 3G. However, the mere cost of the materials used, even when accurate, is still not a good indicator of the cost to produce any manufactured device—especially not one as complex as an iPhone.

Do not attempt to upgrade to iPhone/iPod touch 2.0 Software yet

If you have an original iPhone or iPod touch, do not try to upgrade to the new 2.0 Software yet. Apple’s iTunes servers are experiencing major problems with people trying to activate the new 3G models.

Techies do not panic

Bangalore: "Please do not panic, office transport is available for those wishing to leave early" -- that was the message sent through e-mail to employees in IT companies on Friday afternoon.

Car loan chains woman to freeloading ex

Do I have any option to get my name off of this car since I have not had it for almost three years? The loan was signed as "AND," not "OR." Is there anything I can do now, or do I have to wait until the car is found by the loan company?

45% of techies do not believe IT industry has adap...

45% of techies do not believe IT industry has adapted to flexible working finds www.theitjobboard.co.uk

Web Host Reviews - 10 New Reviews

Here are the most recent Web hosting service reviews submitted by other Web Design / HTML readers. I got 10 new reviews this month. If you love or hate your Web hosting provider, or just feel ambivalent about them, let me know - write a review of your Web hosting provider. It only takes a few minutes to write a review, and you'll be helping lots of people.

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45% of techies do not believe IT industry has adapted to flexible working

Research conducted by online recruitment specialist www.theitjobboard.co.uk reveals that although 61.1 percent of IT professionals work flexible hours, almost half (45.2 percent) of these do not believe the IT industry has adapted itself to a flexible working culture. Flexible working was classified as working from home, working less hours/part time, flexi-time and working a four and half day week.

Senate Looks at Internet Privacy Options; 'Do Not Track' List Considered

Jul. 10--Internet users may one day be able to sign up for a "do not track" list to prevent Internet advertising companies from mining for personal information, a senator suggested Wednesday.

Bikers Want To Do It on Holiday--Bikesure Gets Adrian Flux to Launch Personal Travel Insurance that

(PRWEB) July 24, 2008 -- For lots of people, holidays are all about exploring - getting out and about and seeing new places. It's easy to hire a car but to really get off the beaten track you can't beat getting astride a motorbike and taking advantage of lesser known routes. There is a problem though; most holiday insurances class motorcycling along with other 'dangerous sports' and so do not cover the rider for medical or personal accident expenses - ouch!

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