A quick way to open a URL in QuickTime Player
I regularly listen to the Internet broadcast of a local radio station. To get it, I have to go their website, and then click on a button to open the online broadcast. It is in a Windows Media Player format. QuickTime Player opens and starts streaming.
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Considering iCloud’s potential against existing cloud services
There have been any number of rumors floating around in the last day or so about Apple's Time Capsule integrating with the new iCloud service. Ars Technica reports that the updated Capsules might mirror Apple TV's CPU strength with capable A4 or A5 ...
Digital Archaeology: Browse Websites from the Past at Internet Week NY
Content on the Internet changes daily, or more frequently than that, usually with scant concern for preservation or future studies. For a look back at the past Digital Archaeology, an upcoming exhibit during Internet Week NY June 6-13, will endeavor to bring some...AT&T’s LTE coming to 5 cities this summer, 10 more on the way
AT&T has finally begun rolling out its 4G/LTE network starting in five US cities: Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta, and San Antonio. The company says the "next network revolution" will begin in those markets this summer, wi...
More Chromebooks from Google; Chrome OS, Web Store updates too
Google has decided to beef up the Chrome Web Store in hopes of making it more competitive against "traditional" app stores like Apple's. Google will now only take a flat five percent of sales through the Chrome Web Store—no......
Parents, need to throttle Timmy’s Xbox while you work from home?
Understanding Internet slowdowns remains a mystery to many mainstream 'Net users. If YouTube starts buffering, is it because Little Timmy is wasting people on Xbox Live? Is it because the teenagers are pulling down video clips ...
How Your ISP’s Data Caps Will Kill The Cloud [Opinion]
Credit: David Sedlmayer, used under a Creative Commons license. Today is the day that will bring us one step closer to the death of the cloud. That crucial new part of the internet that is gaining popularity due to the likes of Hulu, Netflix,...Bandwidth Diet? 10 Tips for Managing Your Capped Bandwidth
Starting on May 2, AT&T DSL customers have a cap of 150 GB, and U-verse customers have 250 GB of bandwidth (combined upload and download) per month. Here are 10 tips to economize your bandwidth usage and prevent unexpected overages both for the newly oppressed.
Facebook shoots first, ignores questions later; account lock-out attack works (Update X)
Got enemies on Facebook? Facebook is so eager to protect copyright that the mere accusation of copyright infringement is enough to get an account locked. Ars found this out the hard way Thursday morning when our own Facebook page......
FBI child porn raid a strong argument for locking down WiFi networks
Will it take being accused of downloading child pornography to get people to lock down their WiFi networks once and for all? Although that's not the only reason to keep your network secure, perhaps some users will be scared...
Mobile phone users wary about privacy, says Nielsen
The majority of mobile app users—those who use mobile devices and have used an app in the last 30 days—are cautious about sharing their locations via mobile phone, with the youngest and oldest users showing...
