iTunes 8 store arrow links sucks, how to disable them

Posted by kain Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:43:00 GMT

In iTunes 7 there was an option to hide them, in iTunes 8 there isn’t. This sucks. Close iTunes, open a terminal and write:

defaults write com.apple.iTunes show-store-arrow-links -bool FALSE

Concerned about your privacy?

Posted by kain Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:41:00 GMT

From a slashdot’s article:

Google owns any content you create using its Chrome browser and can filter your Gmail messages if it likes.

Facebook says it can sell its users’ uploaded images as stock photography.

YouTube can keep footage of your kids forever, even after you’ve deleted it from the site.

AOL can ban you for using vulgar language on AIM.

Of course nobody forces you to use those services, you have just to know that’s happening :)

Google Chrome EULA excerpt

Posted by kain Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:10:00 GMT

11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling Google to display, distribute and promote the Services and may be revoked for certain Services as defined in the Additional Terms of those Services.

11.2 You agree that this license includes a right for Google to make such Content available to other companies, organizations or individuals with whom Google has relationships for the provision of syndicated services, and to use such Content in connection with the provision of those services.

11.3 You understand that Google, in performing the required technical steps to provide the Services to our users, may (a) transmit or distribute your Content over various public networks and in various media; and (b) make such changes to your Content as are necessary to conform and adapt that Content to the technical requirements of connecting networks, devices, services or media. You agree that this license shall permit Google to take these actions.

11.4 You confirm and warrant to Google that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the above license.

Holidays

Posted by kain Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:43:00 GMT

Hi everyone,

sorry for not updating those pages during these days but I’m having a little holiday in Malta, I’ll be back blogging around 16/17 August.