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YouTube Rollout New Anti-Piracy Filter

Published October 17, 2007 in Tech News. 0 Comments

YouTube faced a US$1bil lawsuit when Viacom Inc sued the video sharing portal for having copyrighted music videos in its archives. Previously, YouTube removed all copyrighted videos only upon request by the copyright owner of the media. However, this may not be the most effective way because other users could upload the video again right after the first copy was removed.

The Star ran an article yesterday stating that YouTube has successfully rolled out a tool that automatically removes copyrighted clips. Owners of the copyrighted clips can either choose to block their clips from appearing on YouTube or to allow them. If they chose the latter, ads can be sold around the clips to generate income for the owner. It is a win-win situation that the owner of the copyrighted clips needs to decide upon.

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Nuffnang Vs. Advertlets: Masked Attacks In Singapore?

Published October 17, 2007 in Nuffnang and Advertlets. 6 Comments

The duel between Nuffnang and Advertlets turned from bad to ugly a few months back in Malaysia. There were the evil Nuffnang Quadruplets, the three course meals and who can forget the ugly battle finale.

Just when you think that both of them will be concentrating on building their own network and strength, another masked attack seemed to have occurred in Singapore. This time, a commentator, Josh the Immature claimed that another commentator, HK Tan could very well be our notorious devil in disguise. How true is it? It could all be just a misunderstanding.

Things started when Nuffnang charged its publishers RM1 / SG$1 for every check that is requested. Josh Lim took this opportunity to give Nuffnang a little whack in the head. I didn’t like the idea of charging the publishers to cover the operational costs too. However, since it is just RM1, I really couldn’t care less.

What surprised me was that some people who earned hundreds of dollars from them were complaining for being charged SG$1. I share the same thoughts as Lilian on this matter. Anyway, that is totally a different topic.

I hope that Nuffnang and Advertlets can co-exist and compete fairly. Any “under-the-belt” jabs are just unethical. Since I am only displaying a banner from one of the two companies, my views may or may not be biased. Think for yourself. You can search through my archives for more information on the two.

Advertlets publishers take note

Do not use the same username and password combination for all of your accounts. This is the second time I am giving out this warning. The first time saw me being threatened with a possible lawsuit.

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You can search through my archives for my reviews on Advertlets. I managed to spot a few bugs in their system back then. I take it that they were new and rushed to get the system live. However, it has been a few months now and for them to still have bugs with their login function is simply unacceptable.

I wonder when they will start hiring real software testers instead of using their publishers as testers. I think I should even ask for a pay for my past “work” for them.

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Groin Airbag May Cause More Harm Than Good

Published October 16, 2007 in Gadget. 0 Comments

Bike airbag may hit groin causing massive painI found this prototype model of an advanced safety scooter, the ASV-3, which was made by Yamaha Motors. The article is already a year old. The difference in this scooter compared to the normal scooters we have on the road is that the ASV-3 has a multi-chambered airbag which opens from under the seat.

I am not sure what the airbag was meant to do. I would guess that it is to prevent the rider from sliding forward in a collision thus hitting the handle bars and causing the rider injury. However, Geekologie feels that it could be used as a crotch guard.

I do not know how the crotch airbag works but it looks dangerously close to the rider’s groin area. I’d imagine the airbag causing more harm than good to the rider instead. Can you imagine what will happen if the rider were to sit an inch or two closer to the front and the airbag were to expand in such a fast rate thus hitting him in the groin?

Ouch!

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Image Backup Of Entire Hard Disk Using CloneGenius (Free!)

Published October 16, 2007 in Web Tools. 2 Comments

For some people, their hard disk means everything to them. Their collection of movies, songs, games and personal files are all stored in their hard disk. Therefore, a serious hard disk failure that may result in total or any data lost could be as bad as having the whole world crashing down on them.

I am one of these people. I store everything I have in my hard disk. My collection of photos taken ever since I bought my first Lumix digital camera is stored in my hard disk. Losing my hard disk means losing a part of my life. Knowing how important these photos are to me, I still fail to make an effort to properly backup of my hard disk.

I stumbled upon CloneGenius. It allows you to make an exact copy (image) of your hard disk for back up purposes. Some of the key features highlighted include:

  • Backup the operation system and restore it in the event of a fatal system crash or virus attack
  • Automatically scan the selected hard drive for recoverable files within minutes
  • Works with a wide range of hard drives and removable media, including USB drives
  • Clone Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista

For such a great tool, I am quite surprised that it is offered for FREE. There aren’t any advertisements on the website at all. I wonder how the owner plans to maintain the website which I am sure isn’t free.

I haven’t personally tried this software and I couldn’t find anything that may indicate CloneGenius with any spyware or spam. It is a nice backup tool so use it at your own risk.

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Online .htaccess File Editor

Published October 16, 2007 in Web Tools. 2 Comments

.htaccess file generator

The .htaccess file is a very useful file. You can use it to control how your website works. Some of the functions include customizing error page displayed, restrict search engine bot access, setting restrictions to folders and rewriting URLs for SEO purposes.

I stumbled upon htaccessEditor, a web tool that allows you to easily generate a basic .htaccess file for your website. Just select the options that you need from the menu and the .htaccess file will be automatically generated for you. Copy the text into your .htaccess file and save it.

Another .htaccess generator with more features is the htaccess file Generator by cooletips.de. This web tool doesn’t look as attractive as the previous one but it offers more options for you to tweak.

Have fun.

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