Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Netflix Makes Some Big Changes

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

JRC

Netflix offers $8 streaming-only option

The video rental company will now offer customers a plan that includes the ability to view movies through its streaming service for $7.99 per month. It was quick to point out that its cheapest plan includes no DVD rentals.

Cybersecurity bill gives DHS power to punish tech firms

Democratic politicians are proposing a novel approach to cybersecurity: fine technology companies $100,000 a day unless they comply with directives imposed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. I think this is way over the top!

Best Products of 2010

Just in time for your holiday shopping, here are the 80 top products our analysts picked from hundreds of reviews done this year that rise above the rest.

Microsoft TechNet for the rest of us

Microsoft's TechNet site, dubbed "Resources for IT Professionals," is a rich repository of high-level geek talk plus tips for enterprise-class IT personnel. But don't let that reputation put you off — TechNet is also a gold mine of excellent tips and tricks for individual Windows users as well.

This Has To Be The Easiest Photo-Sharing Site Ever

Assuming you have a supported browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or IE9), just fire up the site, drag some photos onto the empty page, and you're done. Yes, really. It takes just seconds, there's no need to sign up, and the results are superb. Some very clever Javascript code takes care of the uploading, and if you resize your browser then all the images get dynamically resized in real time too.

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