Mojo - iTunes Sharing on the Web

Mojo makes it simple to view, play and download music from other Mojo users. You control a buddy list, allowing only certain people to access your music. And the great part is that the standard version of Mojo is free. There’s a PRO version - starting at $10.95 for 3 licenses - that adds playlist subscription, but the functionality of the free version is otherwise unlimited.Mojo is fairly adept at automatically navigating many network configurations and multiple protocols, automatically detecting other Mojo users. A helper app runs in the background (optional) and provides a constant connection to your authorized friends. Your available Mojo friends appear in your buddy list, and you just select a connected buddy to browse the music they’ve made available using Mojo’s (not bad-looking) interface. DRM songs display in red, and actions taken on them will offer to let you jump into iTunes to authorize your machine. It also detects songs that already exist in your iTunes collection and greys them out. They’re still playable, but the option keeps you from downloading duplicates. Songs downloaded through the interface can be automatically added to iTunes, with several options for automatic organization.

I set Mojo up on a remote server and made two users, just for fun. I uploaded a few songs and then streamed them back over the Mojo connection. It worked smoothly and I found myself considering relocating my collection to a server with enough storage and automatic backups. That would free up about half of my hard drive and make my songs accessible to any computer with Mojo installed. It might never happen, but I like the possibility … and the idea of doing it for free.

[http://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/25/music-sharing-near-and-far/]

BigDog - Boston Dynamics (2008)

Freeze!

Dario

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Ciao Mamma, sono su Digg!! ;)
Dario

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Pakistan vs YouTube

Ciao, avete sentito del problemino di youtube? No?!? Ma dove vivete… ah giusto! :P
Riassumo:
il Pakistan decide di oscurare youtube con la scusa che questo contenga materiale osceno (in effetti ci sono filmati contro il regime di Musharaf).
Fatta la legge un ISP, goffamente (???), redirige tutto il traffico di youtube in Pakistan verso un sito non esistente di fatto oscurandolo.
Qui sorge il problemino: su internet il traffico e’ gestito tramite regole di instradamento, due nodi vicini chiaccherano e si raccontano queste regoline prima di addormentarsi.
Tutti i nodi adiacenti al Pakistan hanno quindi imparato la lezioncina ridirigendo il traffico di youtube verso un bel buco… nero!

“Eccheccenefregaannoi?!?! direte voi…
cosa succederebbe se domani il papa decidesse di sostituire Flickr con lo slideshow del presepe o se la Francia tagliasse fuori il vostro provider di posta elettronica preferito?!?
Ancora peggio, questo tipo di potere nn e’ nelle mani dei governi, ma nelle mani degli ISP (internet service providers).
Quindi la prossima volta che qualcuno vi chiede di firmare una petizione per la “net neutrality” informatevi e firmate! ;)

Dario

PS: per chi volesse approfondire http://www.renesys.com/blog/2008/02/pakistan_hijacks_youtube_1.shtml