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Microsoft To Clamp Down On Xbox Live Cheats (Gamasutra)
Xbox Live director of programming Larry Hryb, better known via his popular weblog as Major Nelson, has indicated that Microsoft will be making new moves to stop Xbox 360 users from sharing account information, with the threat of permanent bans. Hryb made reference to the increasingly common practice of users offering to increase Gamerscores if given Xbox Live ID and password information from ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Mac Software Bug Can Lead To Massive Data Loss (InformationWeek)
The blog TomKarpik.com reports that you can experience "horrendous data loss" if you move data from one volume to another, and the destination volume disappears midway. Karpik says he first encountered it in Samba, but it also occurs no matter the type of destination -- local USB, Firewire, network, etc. -- and that the bug dates back all the way to Panther and affects Leopard. us.rd.yahoo.com
What is a blog? Blogs Explained In Simple Words - Video Tutorial (MasterNewMedia.org)
A great new short video tutorial from the CommonCraft Show introduces "blogs", as well as their characterizing traits and unique online publishing advantages to non-technical people. Photo credit: Blogs in Pain English by Lee and Sachi Lefever - CommonCraft Show You\'ve almost certainly heard the word "blog" before and you might have a rough idea of what a blog is , but as you ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Popularity wanes for Facebook, MySpace users
THE constant pokes, friend requests and incessant invitations to play poker or write on each other's "Fun Wall" have taken the cyber-shine off Facebook. australianit.news.com.au