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Paying by the Gigabyte and Getting Locked In

The greatest fraud ever perpetrated against consumers may exist at the old offices of Enron, or maybe some Federal Reserve banks. But here in the United States, it has not been uncommon to see cellphone companies gouge customers under the excuse that they are investing massively in new cellphone towers and infrastructure. Customers have dealt with that for decades. But the latest changes should get anyone fuming. The major cellphone companies, ...

Understanding Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Abuse

Addressing the issue of DMCA violations in forum postings and other online areas.

• Establishing a positive relationship between forum users and forum team members regarding this issue.
• Explaining the purpose and general rationale of DMCA law.
• Exposing the failures and benefits in DMCA law.
• Rejecting the notion of removing or banning content based on false claims.
• Accepting the notion of adhering to legitimate

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The following message was written for our administrative team, but when analyzed, I believe it can be applied to forum members as a whole. I hope that you will agree, as in many cases, there can be no room for error:

I have spoken to whoosh and we are ready to go. As long as we don't get under each others toenails, so to speak, I think everything will be fine. If we can all remain calm, and not argue over silly business, I think everything will be fine. It is important that if we feel ...

The key to successful system deployment, management, and usability will always be the responsibility of the system owner. With an estimated 90% or more computer problems resulting almost entirely from user error, this is an inconvenient truth. When things go wrong in life, we often find it easier to blame others. But what's even more convenient, when playing the blame game, is going after objects like computers, especially since they can't argue back at you, unless it is in the form of an error ...

Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Review
"Don't wait for your hard drive to crash. The disaster already happened."

What starts out as a demonstration and review turns into a massive waste of time and disaster when it comes to the Acronis line of products. Avoid disaster altogether and skip the Acronis Backup & Recovery product line.
When it comes to Acronis products, they are often seen as the world

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