Microsoft Bringing DRM Back
I just ran across an article on PC Pro news that shows Microsoft taking a giant step backwards on the issue of music downloads and DRM .
Archive for January, 2009
Never Pay For Freeware
I ran across a slashdot story about a person who, after being told about how OpenOffice was a great alternative for Microsoft Office and similar commercial packages, went to Google looking for it
WP Remix, Flexibility Is The Heart Of It
WP Remix is the first WordPress theme that I would actually consider paying for. Those that know me can tell you that a statement like that coming from me means a lot. I’m a tried and true cheapskate from way back with no intention to change. I’ve always preferred to do something for free anytime I have the chance. The only way I ever consider spending money on something is if it gives me more value, flexibility and / or function than the free versions.
RIAA Surrenders In Atlantic Recording v. Brennan
In the “About bloody time” department, I ran into a piece on slashdot that gave the good news. The RIAA has finally backed down and dismissed the case in Atlantic Recording v. Brennan.
How To Find Good Hosting
Whether you’re just putting up a “this is my world” personal page, hosting a blog, or anything from a simple single product sales page to a full out online store with the shopping cart, product information and reviews, newsletters and everything else, the one thing you’re going to need is a web hosting service to provide space for it to all live on.
How Do I Redirect If The Visitor Didn't Come From Paypal?
This seems to me like it *should* be a fairly simple thing but I’ve been fighting with it all freaking day and still haven’t found anything that works. I’ve got a page that sells a product with Paypal as the payment processor. Making the “Buy Now” button at Paypal merchant services is easy enough, I even remembered to input the success url that the customer needs to go to after payment is taken care of.
Jumping The OS Gun
Not long ago I posted about how I’d had it with Windows and the way it’s buggyness cost me a mountain of files and ended up inspiring me to go Microsoft free in a move to Ubuntu linux. I discovered that making a move like that mostly out of anger and frustration, with almost no advance preparation, was not the way I should have migrated from one OS to another.
