Sort by: Most Relevant Publish Date

USENET  

LottaNZB (a HellaNZB frontend), is a fantastic new Usenet binary downloader for Linux. It's fast, easy to use, and has some great features.

GrabIt is a nice, free solution for people wanting to browse Usenet discussion groups or download binaries. It also supports NZB, which is a huge plus for power downloaders, and has a simple interface for those new to Usenet.

Unison is a fantastic Usenet client for Mac. It is released by Panic Software, and not only is a great news reader, but also an excellent binaries downloader with automatic grouping of binaries from the same set.

Usenet, in spite of its age (Usenet was around even before the first web browser!), is still quite popular, both for sharing files and for messaging. Nemo is a new client for Mac that I think has real potential.

Pan is a great Usenet client in the same vein as Agent for Windows. It is fast, easy to use, and stable as any Internet client I've used on either Mac or Linux. If you're looking for a Usenet client, Pan may be just the thing for you!

Thoughts on the abandonment of Usenet.

Use Secure Shell to establish safe, encrypted internet connections through a firewall. You don't have to open additional ports through your firewall in order to access external email accounts, access usenet newsgroup servers, and multimedia streams.

NZB Drop is a small application for Mac that allows a user to take advantage of NZB (a file format for downloading binaries from Usenet servers), without having to actually deal with a full-fledged Usenet client.

When someone hears the word Spam, they generally think of the ominous lunch meat. However, there is another type of spam, this spam is on the Internet that millions of people frequent every day.

A blog is a website where entries are posted in chronological order and displayed in reverse chronological order. Blogs combine news and opinions on current matters and most often offer a commentary section for readers.

Microsoft recently released (in beta form), a version of its new email client, called Windows Live Mail. I decided to take it for a spin.

What is a fanedit? What does it represent for the average movie fan? And what questions does it raise about the MPAA's member studios and their productions?

Your woes of waiting for seeders on your torrent downloader or gnutella-based downloader may be over once you try out UseNeXT's hybrid hi-speed downloads.

The internet is a massive world wide collection of computers, connected together in a huge network. Any type of computer can be connected to the network, as long as it speaks the universal internet language, TCP/IP.

If you get tired of running to the video store or waiting for your rentals from Netflix than Online movie rentals is what you want. A few places have classic and B movies for free. This article examines some of the most popular sources.

A Ron Paul spammer tells all. What was done, how it was done. Why the slippery slope of hope led to actions of moral turpitude. A stark warning to all those who fall victim to the insidious promise of a return to Constitutional Government.

Google fue fundado en septiembre de 1998 por dos estudiantes de doctorado de Stanford, su objetivo era conseguir información relevante a partir de una importante cantidad de datos.

I've been inundated with requests lately on advice to making it as a freelance writer. Here is my advice. And be sure to check out the advice offered by others on Associated Content as well.

The Fairness Doctrine sounds like a good thing. But this "fair" legislation may ultimately force you to post links you don't want on your blog, and cost all of us a mint.

In July of 1982, 25 years ago, Rich Skrenta, released the first computer virus at the young age of 15. Elk Cloner was the name of the virus, which used floppy disks to infect Apple II computers.

Spicebird is a new project based on Thunderbird and Lightning (from Mozilla), but with cool features and really tight integration that make it a joy to use.

Net Neutrality's been fighting in Congress since about 2006 and a new bill called Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, known as H.R. 5994, seems to be a better fit for everyone who enjoys Internet freedom.

Every day, we seem to be drawing closer to something approaching the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, as described by Douglas Adams in the book series of the same name...

Read about James Berardinelli, the movie reviewer who Roger Ebert describes as the "best of the web-based critics."

Gene Upshaw, Executive Director of the NFLPA, died yesterday at the age of 63 of pancreatic cancer. His passing comes at a time of great uncertainty in the NFL and the NFLPA relationship after the owners opted out of the current collective bargaining agreement.

This article talks about fifteen software programs that was what is known as freeware. Freeware is free for the using and a lot of it is as good or better than commercial software. Give some of these a try, you will love them

The kinkculture is under fire once again. Modern social networks on the Internet are often discriminative. But there is an answer. A new secret code is on the rise.

A history of MUD's.

Austin Cline has been the guide for About.com's atheist/agnostic section for a decade now. This interview examines his work, motives, and personal perspectives on the state of atheism today.

Husband and wife lawyers Laurence Canter and Martha Siegel created the first commercial spam campaign and opened a Pandora's Box.

Can a rock band make music exclusively through cyberspace? Meet Project 43, a remarkable 'cyber' union of talented musicians that are doing that, and doing it very well. Come and explore their wonderous journey.

Online forums are a virtual playground for unstable personalities. The sociology and psychology of online forums is unique compared to real life, where people are expected to behave themselves. No forum is safe.

In this day and age you can never do enough to ensure your child's safety. This article helps cover what you can do at least online to help protect them.

Be careful what you post on the Internet. It can come back to byte you.

In the world of portable computing, Tablet PCs aren't as widely used as they could be. All types of people can get plenty of use out of a tablet PC besides the obvious business professionals.

new strain of crime has developed through the invention of the computer and Internet: cybercrime. Cybercrime is when criminals use computers or networks as a tool, place, or target for criminal activity and behavior.

Spamhaus Project blocks millions of innocent email accounts

The Pirate Bay has long made fun of all legal threats sent by US based media companies. Because it was based on Sweden, it was able to avoid copyright suits until recently. The recent setback in Sweden did not set back TPB and it is again up and running.

Genealogy is a fun and rewarding hobby, and can be a wonderful way to get to know the stories of your past. This is a primer on getting started.

Genealogy used to be an expensive and time-consuming hobby, but the Internet has dramatically reduced those barriers. If you know the names of several ancestors and know how to use a search engine, you already have everything you need to get started.

What is this annoying thing called spam, where does it come from and how does it know where I live? Why do I get so much of it while asking for none? Why can't this happen to me with money? These and other searing questions will be addressed in the follow

IBS is a non-life threatening, non-progressing, functional bowel disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. Having IBS does not increase your chances of developing cancer or inflammatory bowel disease

The history of Judiac & Hermetic Kabbalah, and the rights of gentile women to study them. Written for "Women, Religion and Social Change" (December 23, 2002) from the personal prospective of a Gentile woman who is beginning to study Hermetic Kabbalah.

Creating an online newsletter can be a bit of a hassle. Here is a helpful guide for pointing you in the right direction.

Arming yourself with knowledge of your rights as a writer against publishers can help you avoid getting ripped off by small publishign houses and agents.

If you want to improve your clout level, which gets you higher offers from AC, try the following:

The Internet was started in 1962 as a project for the Department of Defense. It was started as a network of computers that were spread throughout the country to allow remote control access to nuclear weapons in case the city they were located in was destroyed.

Tips on where to find free resources for locating people on the web.

Today more and more people are making money blogging, and you can discover how they're doing it in this revealing article. Learn the simple tips and tricks the pros use, and make money blogging today.

Perhaps this term is not so famous amongst people. This is a 'technical' word not so used, you might ask, what is this? Simple, it is formed from the terms Network Etiquette, an etiquette over the network. It is a way of 'manners' on how to 'behave' online.

Formerly a commercial product, Opera is now a free (but not open-source) alternative to Internet Explorer, Safari, or Firefox. It has tons of features built in, but is it right for you?

From the same company that brought us the Firefox web browser comes Thunderbird, a free, open-source, multi-platform solution for emails and more. See how it stacks up against the competition inside.

If you are a regular writer, you know that coming up with articles is not necessarily the easiest thing in the world. Consider one of these many great ways to come up with new thoughts and ideas for articles.

Move over Netflix. Amazon.com's Unbox and Apple's iTunes Stores now offer immediate tv show and movie downloads on a pay-per-selection basis.

Werewolves are best known in popular culture as the monstrous villains of movies such as Lon Chaney Jr.'s The Wolfman. But there is a growing subculture which believes that they really are werewolves, or animals in the body of a human.

Evolution (from Novell), is a free, open-source alternative to Microsoft Outlook. Evolution does email, calendars, contacts, notes and tasks, and also can interface with Microsoft Exchange servers.

A proposal to use the medium of the blog as a writing too to assist graduate students in completing their theses or dissertations.