3D prints

3D printed examples, including guitar bodies, a geared ring ("perfect for fiddling with in boring meetings", & who doesn't need one of those) & a robot.

Downloadable files for your 3D printer.

http://www.odd.org.nz/index.html

Unstoppable file-sharing network spells trouble for copyright holders

http://www.bgr.com/2012/02/10/unstoppable-file-sharing-network-tribler-spells-trouble-for-copyright-holders/

/ Tribler /

3D printing may explode at rate incomparable to its 2D predecessor

http://www.slashgear.com/3d-printing-may-explode-at-rate-incomparable-to-its-2d-predecessor-31211409/

/ printing rapid /

Audiobook cutter segments lengthy audio files

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/01/audiobook-cutter-segments-lengthy-audio-files/#more-414081

Pirate Bay dropping torrents after magnetic attraction

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/13/pirate_bay_dropping_torrents/

What are magnet links, & how do I use them?

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/01/what-are-magnet-links-and-how-do-i-use-them/#more-413324

How to become a search ninja: harnessing the true power of Google

Update: Corrected links & new material added in new a posting on Tuesday 26 February 2013.

Broken links: Content linked below is no longer available in those locations.

Part 1
http://m.zdnet.com/blog/seo/how-to-become-a-search-ninja-harnessing-the-true-power-of-google-part-1/1881

Part 2
http://m.zdnet.com/blog/seo/search-ninja-part-2-how-to-find-older-versions-of-software-and-much-more/3496

Now the U.S. is trying to force dumb Internet laws on other countries too

http://www.businessinsider.com/now-the-us-is-trying-to-cram-sopa-laws-down-other-countries-throats-2012-1

iCloud vs Wi-Fi sync: which does what?

http://www.macworld.com.au/features/icloud-vs-wi-fi-sync-which-does-what-39818/

Swiss-based Balesio takes the knife to PDF files

50% file file size reduction for PDFs.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/16/balesio_pdf/

Torrific: Helping you to avoid the Internet BitTorrent spies

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/seo/torrific-helping-you-to-avoid-the-internet-bittorrent-spies/4402

iTwin secure & private Internet file access device review

Interesting approach to remote file access:

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/11/07/itwin-secure-and-private-internet-file-access-device-review/

SMS To Text for Android backs up your messages as a text file

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/09/sms-to-text-for-android-backs-up-your-messages-as-a-text-file/#more-400816

Google Docs increases maximum file size to 10GB

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/07/google-docs-increases-maximum-file-size-to-10gb/

/ 10GB 10 GB /

UN says taking file sharers offline violates their human rights

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/06/the-un-says-taking-file-sharers-offline-violates-their-human-rights/#more-455248

Why you should care about the iPhone location-tracking issue

"Bottom line, this data shouldn't stick around on your iOS device, because it does nothing but put you at risk.  And you should care about that, because this problem can be and should be fixed by Apple, and you should demand that." – Wired,  22 April 2011

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/04/iphone-location/

The iPhone tracking fiasco and what you can do about it

This was previously mentioned in these pages.  More at: 

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/21/the-iphone-tracking-fiasco-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/&category=classic&subCategory=featured&icid=eng_featured_art&type=&postPage=

One more reason to jailbreak.

The item below, while excusing Apple at length, ignores two important points:

1.  In many jurisdictions, clicking on an "Agree" button when installing software does not constitute agreement.  This recognises the fact that no one stops to read long legalese documents in the middle of a software installation.
2. Most commentators, including HHG2Tech, are less concerned about what Apple might do with this data, but what a thief might do with it.

http://www.loopinsight.com/2011/04/21/iphone-data-collection-explained/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+loopinsight/KqJb+(The+Loop)#dsq-add-new-comment