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Monthly Archives: August 2009

Marvel And Disney Merger Creates Debate On Animation Newsgroups

31-Aug-09

Today, Walt Disney unveiled a surprise four billion US dollar bid for Marvel Entertainment, and paving the way for Iron Man, Spider-Man and Captain America to be united with Mickey Mouse and The Jonas Brothers.
Animation newsgroups were woken up to news that under this new deal, Disney will acquire more than 5,000 Marvel characters as [...]

Newsgroup Spotlight: Apple and Mac Newsgroups

27-Aug-09

With recent news of the new operating system from Apple, Snow Leopard, many on newsgroups are pinning it against the awaited Windows 7.

64-Bit USENET Newsgroup Newsreaders Now Possible With Snow Leopard

24-Aug-09

After taking down the site for a few minutes, Apple brought it back up today  and announced that Mac OS X version 10.6, known as Snow Leopard, will go on sale this Friday, August 28 at Apple’s retail stores.
Apple has stated that Snow Leopard would predominantly be about streamlining both the size and speed of [...]

Want Faster Download Speeds? Try Easyboost!

24-Aug-09

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“This message is no longer available” via NNTP 8-23-09

24-Aug-09

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Newsgroup Spotlight: Creating Big-8 Newsgroups

19-Aug-09

Over the past few months, we’ve covered a number of USENET newsgroups that cover a variety of different topics. But what if you wanted to create a newsgroup on your own?
The first thing you would need to do is check and see if the newsgroup already exists. Most newsreaders allow a search function that can [...]

Microsoft Newsgroups: IE8 Safest Browser According To Lab Results

17-Aug-09

Those who made the upgrade to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 will be pleased to learn that the browser has proven to be the most effective at blocking malware, following a recent study by NSS Labs. However, some experts question the validity of the results.
Internet Explorer 8 blocked about four out of every five sites that [...]

URD 1.0.0 : HyperURD

16-Aug-09

Owwww Yeah!This is the day people will talk about in the future…. Where were you when URD 1.0.0 was…

Backlog is Recovering

15-Aug-09

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Newsgroup Spotlight: Real Estate and Housing Newsgroups

12-Aug-09

For those in the Real Estate industry, USENET newsgroups have long been an indispensable resource. Real Estate and Housing newsgroups are places where like-minded individuals gather to swap information and advice.
USENET newsgroups are broken into sub topics related to the different aspects associated with the Real Estate and the Housing markets covering much of the [...]