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Canadians who share music files on the Internet can now be sued by the record industry, but it will not be an easy process, according to legal experts. A Canadian Federal Court of Appeal's decision, released Thursday afternoon, upheld a ruling last year denying the recording industry's demand that Internet Service Providers be forced to reveal the identities of 29 people that the Canadian Recording Industry Association had identified as major downloaders. But the appeals decision is being interpreted as a win by both sides in the music download debate, since it left the door open to future suits when the judge indicated copyright law must still be respected.

Earlier this week, the federal government Task Force on how to combat spam issued its report. The Task Force was made up of industry, government and consumer representatives, and studied the problem for one year. It found that while Canada has laws that prohibit specific aspects of spam, these laws are insufficient to achieve the overall goal of deterring spammers in Canada. The group concluded that a specific anti-spam law is needed, prohibiting e-mail marketers from sending messages to consumers without consent. In addition, it recommended new powers for consumers to sue spammers, more resources for government agencies responsible for fighting spam, and greater international cooperation to track down and stop spammers.

Rogers Desktop TXT is a fun, real-time way to send instant text messages from your computer directly to wireless mobile users. And you receive replies in the same pop-up chat window. Its "Always on" function means live chats can stay that way - moving with you from your desktop to your phone, or saving replies when you're away from your computer. It only takes a few minutes to install the Desktop TXT application on your computer, and you'll be ready to communicate with friends, family and anyone on the go.

Norman Coleman -- not quite a genius, from the Guardian. VIdeo-Real Audio Audio-Mp3 Video-WMP

British MP George Galloway has told US senators who accused him of profiting from Iraq oil dealings their claims were the "mother of all smokescreens".

Canada's National Task Force on Spam released its final report today. Despite prior spam actions on privacy grounds in Canada, the task force is calling for a tough new anti-spam law including penalties for failure to obtain appropriate opt-in consents before sending commercial email as well as private right of action to encourage Canadian lawsuits against spammers.

XinePlayer is a multimedia player for Mac OS X. It is based upon the stable and mature xine multimedia playback engine. It is designed to be a free replacement for QuickTime Player and DVD Player.

theodp writes "Microsoft is calling all UK kids aged 14-17 to enter its Thought Thieves Competition. Remember kids, finalists must agree to formally license all intellectual property rights in their film on terms acceptable to Microsoft. And don't forget to download your free Thought Thieves Poster!"

author of many MacOS X Apache articles

RCDefaultApp is a Mac OS X 10.2 or higher preference pane that allows a user to set the default application used for various URL schemes, file extensions, file types, and MIME types. MacOS X uses the extension and file type settings to choose the application when opening a file in Finder, while Safari and other applications use the URL and MIME type settings at other times for content not related to a file (such as an unknown URL protocol, or a media stream).

The "Swiss Army Knife" for Mac OS X. Xupport is a graphical user interface to configure many hidden Mac OS X and Unix options. It provides many functions to maintain, optimize, backup, clean, hack, enhance and secure Mac OS X.

PROCEDURES FOR SECURING SYSTEMS Macintosh Security * Newest Notes * Overview of Mac Security * Viruses, Trojans, and Worms * PC Emulators * Network Issues * Security at Home * Firewalls for the Mac o OS X Firewall at Startup o Firewall Resources * OS X Issues o How to Share More Than Public Folders o Security Guidelines for Mac OS X Workstations o Security Guidelines for Mac OS X Servers o How to Make a Login Banner in OS X o Ian Kaufman's March 22, 2005 presentation on MacOSX security * Lab Computer Security Notice * Mac Resources and Software Links

Security Guidelines for Mac OS X Workstations 1. Physical Security 2. Protecting against Viruses and Worms 3. Securing Accounts and Account Access 4. Protecting against Unauthorized Privilege Use 5. File System and Sharing Security 6. Securing Services 7. Deleting Unnecessary Accounts 8. Patching Your System 9. Other Mac OS X Workstation Security Tips 10. Conclusion 11. Online Resources

File Sharing and Security in OS X

Version 3.1.2, February 4, 2002

copy of NSA guide for MacOS X 10.3 security

1. Introduction 2. Using this Guide 3. Summary of Security Hardening 4. Security Hardening Guidelines 5. References 6. Acknowledgement

Basic system security for MacOS (mainly v. 9.x) and Mac OS X, including: • File Sharing (from both client and server perspectives) • Network/Internet client security (“safe surfing”) • Firewalls, viruses, email • OS X basics, bonuses, and pitfalls We’ll start with MacOS 9, since OS X inherits from 9. 2

updated for OS X 10.3 Panther, March 2005

I ventured out to Eurolite and asked about LED lights, white LEDs had only recently come onto the market and I was hoping to find a simple fixture that used very very little power. They didn't have anything in the showroom. There was virtually nothing in their catalogues. Most of the LED fixtures they did have or could get used many LEDs, dozens or even hundreds of them together in one fixture. This didn't help me, but in conversation with Charles Lyall, the president of Eurolite, he showed me some of the parts that they had available. I left with a bunch of LEDs and some power supplies.

Having eviscerated the 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th amendments, the administration has moved on to the cornerstone of American life and culture; the 1st amendment.