Tech



OU blocks illegal downloads using a little ‘Magic’

In May 2007, Ohio University cracked down on illegal downloading of copyrighted materials by filtering all peer-to-peer (P2P) activities through their networks. Today, there are almost no lawsuits carried out against students for illegal downloading. The question remains: is the software doing an effective job or have students just gotten sneakier?



Virtual vanity: let the beautiful reign

A national dating website recently discharged 5,000 of its members as a result of excessive holiday binge eating. After hearing this, I set out to experience the trials and tribulations of being rejected or accepted firsthand.



Qwerty: How to professionalize your online presence

Fixing an online “paper trail” is more than setting a Facebook profile to “private.”



Ohio University to see technological upgrades in 2009

New technological upgrades are being introduced in multiple platforms at Ohio University for the 2009-2010 school year.



Pixel Fix: OnLive and its possible implications

Announced during this year’s Game Developer’s Conference, OnLive has the possibility to change the gaming industry.



Qwerty: Tweet-peeved

I’ve said before that people should use Twitter how they please. There are some uses, though, that are universally annoying to most of the Twitter world.



Qwerty: America, what is your problem with Twitter?

Now that Oprah Winfrey has joined Twitter, we know the “micro-blogging” service really has hit the mainstream. However, the explosion of Twitter familiarity is fueling America’s widespread, confused perception of the 140-character craze.



Qwerty: Facebook for babies and dead people? Not quite.

These days, you don’t need fully developed motor skills to be a part of an online social network. In fact, you don’t even need to be alive.



Meeting fellow Potter fans becomes easier with launch of Mugglespace

Many have lamented the loss of reading time to activities like video games and Web surfing. Now with the launch of Harry Potter social networking site MuggleSpace, literature lovers and MySpace maniacs alike will have something to agree on.