Play .MKV’s in Windows Media Center (WMC)

For a long time I had resisted converting my DVD and Blu-Ray disks into any other format because I didn’t want to lose any quality.  I had lived by this rule for a long time, and thankfully companies like QNAP and Thecus came to my storage rescue.  However, the day has come where the cost of storing all the extra garbage that comes along with these movies has opened my eyes to benefits conversions.  With that, I have began converting my movie collection to a format that allows me to lose all the excess fat, but keep my movie loss-less. Read More…


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Sprint Gives LightSquared Six More Weeks for FCC Approval
PCWorld
By Stephen Lawson, IDG News Sprint Nextel has given LightSquared about six more weeks to win regulatory approval for its proposed cellular data network, extending a US$9 billion deal under which LightSquared would operate on Sprint infrastructure.
Sprint Gives LightSquared Extension For FCC ClearanceWall Street Journal
Sprint gives LightSquared six more weeks to gain FCC approvalBGR
Sprint gives LightSquared until March to get FCC approvalCNET
BusinessWeek
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Globe and Mail

Facebook to file $5 billion IPO: IFR |
Reuters
By Anthony Hughes and Stephen Lacey | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook is expected to submit paperwork to regulators on Wednesday morning for a $5 billion initial public offering and has selected Morgan Stanley and four other bookrunners to handle the ...
Facebook Said to Be Planning for IPO Filing on WednesdayNew York Times
Report: Facebook to file for $5 billion IPOWashington Post
Facebook IPO may be downsized to $5 billionCNET
BusinessWeek -VentureBeat -msnbc.com
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ITProPortal

Petition calls for “ethical” iPhone 5
Washington Post
With Apple's labor practices in the spotlight, an online group has started a petition asking the company to make its next iPhone model “ethical.” Nearly 40000 people have signed the petition to Apple on the online petition site called SumofUs.org, ...
Petition tells Apple: We want an 'ethical' iPhone 5CNET
Ethical iPhone 5 - Group Calls For Apple To Be GoodITProPortal
Watchdog Group Forms Petition for 'Ethical' iPhone 5PC Magazine
CBS News -Straight.com -Complex.com (blog)
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Sky News

Amazon's Profit Drops 57% as Heavy Spending Continues
Wall Street Journal
By JOAN E. SOLSMAN Amazon.com Inc.'s fourth-quarter earnings fell 57%, and the Internet retailer again warned it could post an operating loss in the current quarter. Shares were down 8.5% at $178 in after-hours trading Tuesday.
Kindle sales boom, though Amazon sales and outlook disappointCNET
Despite strong Kindle sales, Amazon's fourth-quarter disappointsLos Angeles Times
Amazon's Sales Miss Estimates, Profit Drops as Costs SurgeSan Francisco Chronicle
New York Times -CNN
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ExtremeTech

Firefox 10 relieves add-on updating pain
Computerworld
By Gregg Keizer Computerworld - Mozilla today patched eight vulnerabilities in Firefox as it shipped the latest iteration in its rapid release schedule. Firefox 10, sixth in the line of updates that have been rolling off the development line every six ...
Firefox 10 hits with new dev tools, full-screen appsSlashGear
2012: The Year The Old Browser DiedConceivablyTech
Firefox 10 Now Available for DownloadPC Magazine
Ars Technica -BetaNews -CNET (blog)
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ComputerWeekly.com

Microsoft, Please Don't 'Touch' Office 15
InformationWeek
A new version of Windows isn't the only thing in the offing from Microsoft. There's also a new version of Office--and if Microsoft is planning a revamp of Office to match its revamp of Windows, it needs to remember something: Windows 8 might be for ...
Microsoft's Office 15 Now in Technical PrevieweWeek
13 Windows 8 features worth knowing aboutComputerworld
Microsoft outlines changes to Explorer in Windows 8 betaTechSpot
The Verge -CNET -PCWorld
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Siliconrepublic.com

Apple Final Cut Pro X Update Adds Enhanced XML
eWeek
Final Cut Pro X v10.0.3 also includes a collection of new tools for editing multicam projects. Computer maker Apple released Final Cut Pro X v10.0.3, the latest update to its professional video editing application, which introduces multicam editing ...
First Look: Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3 restores professional features; adds ...Macworld
Hey, broadcasters, filmmakers, is Final Cut Pro X finally good enough?BetaNews
Final Cut Pro X Update Adds Multicam, Broadcast MonitoringPC Magazine
CNET -Ars Technica -Mashable
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SlashGear

Twitter CEO: Tweet censoring is a good thing
SlashGear
Twitter has renewed its denials that recent policy changes allowing the social network to censor tweets are a sign that the company is proactively looking to manage shared content, arguing that it was merely a more transparent way of handling different ...
Twitter CEO Talks Censoring Tweets, Politics, and IPOsPC Magazine
Sorry Dick, but Twitter is definitely a media entityGigaOm
Twitter CEO gets politicalCNN
VentureBeat -Wired News -Wall Street Journal
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TechEye

Oracle Loses One To HP In Itanium Saga
InformationWeek
HP wins on one ruling, but a judge denies both companies' requests to seal documents tied to the ongoing HP-Oracle Itanium case. By Doug Henschen InformationWeek A judge for the Superior Court of the State of California, Santa Clara County, ...
Oracle Fraud Claim vs. HP in Itanium Case Rejected by JudgeeWeek
US judge rejects Oracle's fraud claim against HPRegister
Hewlett-Packard Wins Dismissal of Oracle Fraud Claim Over Hurd's HiringBloomberg
CRN -Wall Street Journal -PCWorld
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USA TODAY

Scams target anti-Timeline Facebook users
USA TODAY
By Jessica Citizen, Tecca What do you think about the new Facebook Timeline? Many of us are big fans, but a significant number of change-fearing consumers simply want the service back the way it was. Paul Sakuma, AP Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shows ...
Poll: Facebook Timeline Worries Most UsersPC Magazine
Facebook's Timeline Soon Will Be MandatoryInformationWeek
Facebook Timeline Privacy Tips: Lock Down Your ProfilePCWorld
Washington Post -Fox News -Telegraph.co.uk
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