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Link : BitTorrent Built Into a TV for the First Time...
posted by KaNisa
Earlier this year, BitTorrent Inc. released an all-in-one ecosystem for BitTorrent products called Chrysalis, which allows users to — by way of using a certified application — find files using BitTorrent, then play them on a media-playing device of their choice, such as TVs, computers or mobile devices. What really makes the product convenient is that users don’t have to pay attention to the Big Three of things that prevent media from running on devices — codecs, file formats, and conversion — which anyone from the early days of modern media devices will tell you make getting that episode of Pushing Daises to properly display on your flip phone a big pain. BitTorrent Built Into a TV for the First Time | Geekosystem. This very well may be the future of media distribution. No more days of cable (digital or otherwise) or satellite providers, now we have subscriptions to various packages online. Piracy is the vanguard of technology after all…look at how Napster was iTune’s...
Browse Like a Boss : Adblocking Plug-ins...
posted by KaNisa
One of the perks of being an “old head” when it comes to the internet is that we know the common swindles of internet advertising. We’re so used to seeing them, our brain doesn’t even recognize them anymore. We ignore what’s on the far right side or top of the screen! We automatically start clicking the “Skip this add” button before it even appears! We mute any automatically playing videos or music (and shake our fists in the air when that happens)! Not everyone is equipped with this special talent, however there is a way to significantly cut back on the web advertising that is presented to you. Introducing : Ad blocking software! Ad blocking software works by stripping out common ad scripts from the web page you’re viewing. Instead of seeing this : You’ll see this : Depending on your browser, there are several solutions that can work for you. Adblock Plus – For Firefox and Chrome Block all ads automatically, no distractions Browse faster and safer Works in the background Free! Simple Adblock – For Internet Explorer Works with IE7, IE8, IE9 Select a country and go Free! An ad free experience is certainly a preference, but if you don’t like being bombarded by companies trying to sell you things, it’s certainly a good way to...
Link : Facebook is Trying to Sneak Disguised Ads Into Your Feed...
posted by KaNisa
You may have noticed that Facebook recently introduced a feature called the ticker. You may have wondered, considering it’s often sitting right next to your newsfeed, exactly what it is for. Well, we have a pretty good guess, it’s for Facebook to experiment with sneaking sponsored content into your update stream with the hopes that you’ll click on it before noticing it’s an ad. Facebook is Trying to Sneak Disguised Ads Into Your Feed | Geekosystem Can’t say that I have noticed this yet. Not sure if it’s because I’m and avid user of of AdBlock or not. Still though, it’s interesting how no one really notices when Facebook makes changes anymore. Could it be that we’ve all resigned ourselves to accepting them as they...
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