What are Personal Broadcast Networks (PBNs)? Perhaps it is better to define what they aren’t. They are not a set of publishing tools. Tools interface with PBNs and vice versa. PBNs enable the distribution and measurement of all content created by individual content creators. The major components of PBNs are distributed static web content caching, large file distribution and synchronization, a command and control dashboard, and detailed reporting facilities. Individual content creators should be able to turn PBNs on and off at will. The bandwidth on a PBN should cost less than what you are paying today. These are just some ideas. What do you think? What else should a PBN be?
The TeraTelly sports 1.2TB of storage for storing and recording your music, photos, and video. It run a custom Linux OS and applications for video recording. Here's a full review. Unless this thing has a portable media player companion, like the Creative Zen Portable Media Center, I'll have to stick with my desires to purchase a Medica Center PC, preferablly the Alienware DHS 5
Not via Firewire or USB, thanks. I-O Data’s HDZ-UE1.6TS puts 1.6 terabytes on your desk. Put it on the network and it might be interesting. I'd be interested in seeing the specs on this device. Unfortunately, the web site is only available in Japanese. [via Engadget]
I wouldn't use it, but I'm sure a ton of people will find it useful. What I don't like most about it is that MSN is keeping their branding on the personal sites. I guess that's the price you pay for a free -- for now -- blog. It will be interesting to watch Spaces take on Live Journal, AOL Journal, Blogger, and TypePad. I get the feel from cruising through Spaces that it is more focused on the Live Journal and the AOL Journals audience than the people who would use Blogger and TypePad. I'll take software over a service any day, but I know a lot of people who wouldn't. It will be interesting to see if the Spaces product team will leverage the knowledge and experience of Microsoft bloggers like Scoble to hone the product.
Well, it was only a matter of time. How do you prevent your torrents from being disrupted by an attack like this? Host them on multiple trackers. I hope the guys over at LokiTorrent publish their findings from the analysis of the DDoS attack. One thing that CNET poked at in their article was decentralized technologies. Decentralization isn't the end all, by all. It does offer a certain amount of insurance against a massive centralized failure. When you have a distributed/decentralized denial of service attack against a decentralized service, it's a pretty fair match up. DDoS attacks can be prevented, mitigated, and planned for. Security, vulnerabilities, and exploits always come back to operations. The technology to secure and protect you may be available but how you plan to implement and operate it will determine your survival when faced with an attack.
