Instant Fame for All the Wrong Reasons Drew Wilson | December 28, 2011 It all started with a question over a simple game accessory. Now, the story has propelled one PR firm into a spotlight so fast, it has been extremely hard to keep track of all the updates. It should be a PR firms dream come true, but it has become exactly the opposite.
Opinion – What SOPA Means for a Non-US Citizen Drew Wilson | December 14, 2011 SOPA heads for a vote tomorrow. There’s no question what kind of damage it could do to internet companies, users of the internet, jobs and the economy within the United States. Drew Wilson offers a perspective on what SOPA means as a citizen of a country outside the United States.
ZeroPaid Reviews LibreOffice – An Open Source Office Suite Drew Wilson | December 11, 2011 A few months ago, there was some fanfare about an alternative to the OpenSource personal productivity suite OpenOffice.org. This split project is known as LibreOffice. ZeroPaid decided to take a look at this software and gather some first impressions.
ZeroPaid Speaks to Executive Director of Tor Project About PROTECT-IP Act Drew Wilson | September 7, 2011 We’ve discussed the PROTECT-IP Act at length here at ZeroPaid. While we have plenty of ways of examining the PROTECT-IP Act, we’ve decided to talk to Andrew Lewman, the Executive Director of Tor Project, about Tor, and the PROTECT-IP Act.
7 Emulators That Can Play Classic Video Games Drew Wilson | August 31, 2011 We’ve been testing, prodding and, well, having a perfectly good excuse to play some video games for the last two weeks. If you wondered how to play some of those oldschool video games on a computer, you’ve come to the right article. We’ve compiled a list of 6 emulators that can allow you to play …
French Report – Legal Punishment for Filesharing as Severe as Manslaughter Drew Wilson | August 29, 2011 One of the criticisms of copyright laws has, for some time, been that the punishment is far too severe for the crime being committed. This debate is nothing new and it seems to be heating up in Europe right now. One French news site decided to compare the penalties of file-sharing to the penalties of …
Guide: How to Enhance Your Web Privacy with NoScript Drew Wilson | August 27, 2011 Privacy while surfing can be serious business for a number of web surfers. Some use a number of tools like NoScript to block unwanted scripts on websites they visit. This can help stop websites from tracking who that user is that visit that webpage, thus enhancing their privacy. This guide will show you how to …
Man Sued for Linking to Freeware Drew Wilson | August 26, 2011 A man from the Netherlands is being sued by RealNetworks for linking to a freeware application. The application, RealAlternative, is considered by some to be a competitive product to software from RealNetworks. RealNetworks alleges that the software in question is infringing on its trademarks and is demanding the accused hand over all computer equipment in …
A Response to Don Henley on the PROTECT IP Act Drew Wilson | August 24, 2011 It almost sounds silly that someone could possibly salvage the PROTECT IP Act at this point in time. Still, that doesn’t stop some people from trying to pass off the PROTECT IP act as something that would actually do anything at all to stop piracy. We’d like to respond to this opinion with some counter-arguments …
Censoring Civil Unrest in Social Media Exacerbates Rioting – Study Drew Wilson | August 20, 2011 We’ve been covering the technological side of the UK riots for some time now. After all that has happened to date, it seems a new study has surfaced in France that might serve against Prime Minister David Cameron should he try to go through and censor social media.
