arstechnica.com — Internet filtering suffers from a fatal flaw: it can't filter what it can't understand. If P2P protocols adopt encryption, filtering will lose much of its effectiveness, and the RIAA boss knows it. His solution? Move the filter onto your PC.
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rudeturnipFeb 8, 2008
You can use a program like DVDFab Platinum ($50, but soooooooooooooooooooooo worth it, so I hear) to rip Bluray and HDDVD to any format you want, with a variety of compression and resolution options....h.264, WMV, etc.
philluminatiFeb 8, 2008
A real I.T. professional would keep abreast of new technologies in the field and Linux is pretty hot for a lot of server side. Logical Volume Management, Apache Web Services, Tom Cat, VPN technologies, Virtualisation and so forth. If you stick to Windows solidly then you might find everybody else in the market suddenly has a skill set you don't and then your forced to play catch up. But if your not interested in computers it's probably nice the operating system shields you from everything.
kurtwinterFeb 8, 2008
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craftycornerFeb 14, 2008
And DRM infested chips can't be lied to?
craftycornerFeb 14, 2008
Don't forget the DVD's! (Not that they're not being ripped big-time!)
craftycornerFeb 14, 2008
And aren't there programs (DVD Decryptor) to lie to software/hardware? What's the best way to get Fido-Chip to ignore a bone? Tell him it's a carrot.
craftycornerFeb 14, 2008
Dapper Drake!
thunder7Feb 14, 2008
Yep when the RIAA does that, I will gladly jump ship (Leave Windows) for good and move to Linux.Then they can scan all they want.