What’s great about it? BANDWIDTH, baby, lots of it. What sucks? All the vids are encoded using Google’s own .gvp codec, which requires users to download and install the “Google Video Player.” What happened to standards-based computing? Must’ve been buried under a Detroit expressway next to Jimmy Hoffa? Still, video is coming! Exciting! Hurry I2!!!…

VLC is just thee best damn media player on the planet. it’ll play most anything you point it at, on ANY platform and without having to install any codecs or futzing around with it. It also has a solid server built right into it, so it’s great for neophytes and geeks alike! Try it! –…

For those of us who are born geeks, Linux is a blessing. For others, a curse given the lackluster GUIs which require users to delve deep within its various levels of complexity via the command line. Surely, some like to know how the car works, others just like to ride. Not only that, but some…

Condoleezza Rice’s missive to the EU By Kieren McCarthy Published Friday 2nd December 2005 09:07 GMT The World Summit in Tunis last month was overshadowed by the global argument over internet governance. Its biggest controversy came with the proposition put forward by the EU a month earlier that there be a new inter-governmental body that…