Are we getting are privacy back?

Internet Companies Embrace Human Rights Guidelines

http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/INTERNET_HUMAN_RIGHTS

In this podcast I discussed the Human Rights that are being violated by many of the major internet companies out there.  The yelling sound that you hear was found at Find Sounds.  In order to make the yell fit in better and not be awkward or cut off my words I faded it in and out.  Another thing I did to make the yell fit in better was that I split the track where the yell is so that there is a little bit of pause before and after the yell.  

In order to open this podcast, click on the link above and then choose the Human Rights audio to listen. 

What If You Could Sleep Under The Stars...

The Designer Bringing Space Down to Earth.

This is a new podcast about the new technologies about bringing nature back to the industrialized population.  If you just click on the link and then on the pop up page follow the next link that is called Designer Bringing Space Down to Earth.

My First Web Site

This is my new web page about my travels.

The Places You Go

First Blog Post

Here is the first blog, we got the background sound from find sounds.com and we added a fade out effect and a wawa effect.  

First Podcast

Are Your Convorsations Being Listened In On?

Questions Arise on Skype Snooping

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/10/02/skype.eavesdropping.ap/index.html

The internet communication tool, Skype, has been a valuable resource for many people around the world. It allows its users to communicate for free and in a secure network, or so people thought. There have been rumors going around that Skype is not as secure as they promised they were. In many different places around the world it has been tapped and blocked for words like “democracy”. Not only abroad but there are rumors that they are working with the US government to give them eavesdropping rights as well. This is absolutely wrong, the main reason that I believe this is much worse that tapping our regular phone lines, is that Skype says that it is a secure network. They say that the messages, text and verbal, are encrypted on each end and cannot be tapped. Even the idea that there are rumors that this might not be true makes me nervous. I believe if they say it is secured than it should be secured. If it is not secured then just do not add that in the description. I believe this is going to affect their business a lot, I think people are going to start switching to another subscriber, especially in the times of web 2.0 it could be very easy to create another one by someone that is computer savvy. Skype should get on this rumor and squash it or change something as soon as possible.

The Music Industry Must Change

Rocking or Reeling? Record Labels Adapt to a World of Online Music

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/09/22/music.future/index.html

As everyone is aware the music industry is stuck in a place where they are being forced to change, even though many record labels refuse to do so. Music is starting to go more and more into the digital world, and in turn CD sales are dropping like crazy. iTunes was thought to be the solution to this problem, but still many record labels are apprehensive. Now MySpace is coming out with something call MySpace Music, this will create a place for big record labels to gain a bigger face in the online music industry but also will give them a chance to gain online advertising income. This is not going to solve the problems that the music industry is facing but it is definitely a step in the right direction. Some big people in the major record labels say that this file sharing music idea is a phase and will fissile out; I believe that they need to open their eyes and see that everything is going digital. If they do not accept this they are going to be left behind. Once this starts to take hold and gets under way people are going to be able to download music anytime anywhere. Music is already a big staple in our society, it can define who we are and can holding feelings that will never disappear. Once the music industry has become truly digital this will be even truer and even more prevalent in our society.