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IBM betas click-recording Firefox add-on
Scripted web surfing IBM Labs has squeezed out a beta version of a Firefox add-on that records a user’s online activities so they can be repeated automatically or be printed out for others as step-by-step instructions.…
Continue reading »PWN Last.fm Makes it Easier to Download Free Music
Greasemonkey script for Firefox adds “Torrents from IsoHunt” section to artist pages. Many people use free music streaming sites like Pandora and Last.fm as quick, convenient, and free alternatives to downloading music either legally or illegally. Not many are aware however, that there’s a handy Greasemonkey script called PWN Last.fm that adds a “Torrents from IsoHunt” section to artist pages on Last.fm, making it easier than ever to download your favorite music.
Continue reading »DOJ Pays $4M a Year to Read Public Court Documents
The federal court system charged the Department of Justice more than $4 million in 2009 for access to its electronic court filing system, which is composed entirely of documents in the public domain. That’s according to government documents made public through a Freedom of Information Act request by open government advocate Carl Malamud (pictured right) . Malamud sought the information to prove that an open source repository of U.S.
Continue reading »Download Torrentless Torrents From Torrentz with Firefox
Most popular BitTorrent clients including uTorrent and Vuze support magnet links, although only a handful of people are actually using them. With magnet links BitTorrent can fire up a download without even having to download a .torrent file. The link uses the torrent hash and DHT to download content and allows for additional trackers to be added.
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