Monthly Archives: February 2010

Beach bound with a Dragon Boat Tweam!I-Newswire.com (press release)… about the tweam and how to sign up, visit www.battleinthebay.org and www.keysweekly.com, or contact Karen at 305-766-1053 or lunarchik@earthlink.net. … Original story here.

A Tumwater man accused of hijacking the Comcast Web site alongside two other hackers appears poised to enter a guilty plea. Original story here.

They’ve always been an odd match: An international industrial conglomerate that makes locomotives and light bulbs, and a theme park that manufactures thrills. Original story here.

Accused hacker poised to plead in Comcast attackSeattle Post IntelligencerA Tumwater man accused of hijacking the Comcast Web site alongside two other hackers appears poised to enter a guilty plea. …and more » Original story here.

AP – A new Web sensation called Chatroulette feels like a throwback to the early 1990s, when online chat rooms brimmed with lonely strangers looking for meaningful connections, meaningless sex, or something in between. Original story here.

Reuters – How much should a copyright owner pay for improperly telling a web site to remove content? Original story here.

Comcast customers with non-digital expanded basic cable service will soon need a digital box, as the company is switching analog signals to digital in order to free space on its bandwidth. Original story here.

PC World – Want to correct Windows problems, make your PC or mobile phone more capable, and get things done faster online–all without opening your wallet? Check out these 112 incredibly useful, incredibly free downloads, sites, and services. Original story … Continue reading →

Washington Post Bring on the DookiesBaltimore SunPlaying Wednesday at Comcast Center: "Maryland-Duke II: Revenge of the Red-Hot Turtles." I see Harrison Ford as the explosive Gary Williams. …And then there's DukeBaltimore Sun (blog)ACC Basketball Rankings March 1 – March 8; … Continue reading →

AFP – US national security leaders and top cyber warriors from around the world are gathering here to plot defenses against criminals and spies that increasingly plague the Internet. Original story here.

Jeff Zucker Testifies About NBC, Comcast Merger, Has To Defend ProgrammingTV Squad (blog)I wonder if Jeff Zucker knew that when he testified before Congress this past week about the merger between NBC and Comcast he would be talking about Tyler … Continue reading →

AFP – A Cold War-era nuclear bunker in Britain has been put up for sale on online auction site eBay, and by Sunday bidders had pushed the price up to more than 27,000 pounds (30,000 euros, 40,000 dollars). Original story … Continue reading →

Verizon trumps Comcast with latest triple-play packageWicked Local (blog)The deal is aimed at Comcast's introductory “triple play” deal, which has long been advertised as a voice-TV-Internet plan that costs $99 a month for the … Original story here.

Washington, D.C. (February 28, 2010) — I just received a promotional flier in the mail from Comcast for its new Xfinity Triple Play service. The flier says that Xfinity will deliver the “fastest” Internet speeds and “triple the HD channels.” … Continue reading →

TVPredictions.com (press release) Comcast: Still Lying, Lying, Lying About HDTVTVPredictions.com (press release)Washington, DC (February 28, 2010) — I just received a promotional flier in the mail from Comcast for its new Xfinity Triple Play service. … Original story here.