Users' groups must go to bat for their users

The traditional users' group has largely been a semi-informal, unstructured gathering of users of some particular technological or electronic development, particularly those developments which are computer-based or oriented. The earliest users' groups, and many current users'...

Olympics Proliferate on P2P Networks

Even though you can get it on TV, viewers are getting the Olympics via alternative networks."Millions have turned to peer-to-peer (P2P) networks for high-definition (HD) video from the Beijing Olympic games, despite the fact that much of the content is widely available for...

MusicBlob » Hey, there’s pirate music in my Qtrax…! A Musicblob exclusive

"The last find about that improbable digital distributor called Qtrax happened here at Musicblob this morning: there’s apparently pirate music in Qtrax (!)."

FCC To Probe Comcast's Alleged Blocking Of File Sharing

"THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WILL probe complaints that Comcast Corp. interferes with traffic to file-sharing sites as well as allegations that wireless companies prevent some groups from sending text messages to consumers, Chairman Kevin Martin said Tuesday. "Sure,...

End-User Abuse Of IT Systems Worse Than Attacks From Hackers

"IT managers are more concerned about end-user abuse of IT systems than attacks from hackers and other threats, according to new research. The 2007 State of "