I first heard of this of couple of months ago (~November 2001). Morpheus 2.0 will include REBOL’s “X Internet” OS – so its basically joining a peer-to-peer distribution system with REBOL’s application platform. The aim is to make Morpheus and its content network accessible across all devices and also provide shared Internet applications. X Internet [...]

A new version of Bearshare (a Windows Gnutella client) has been released. BearShare 2.4.0 claims to have this new features: – Multi-Source Downloading – Multiple File Search – Faster Connection to the Network – Customizable window settings saved across launches Actually ‘multi source downloading’ is only marketing, not what you expect. It means Bearshare does [...]

Vinnie Falco just launched version 2.4.0 of Bearshare. After 15 beta versions, finally we get to see an official version again. The new version contains multisource downloading, a somewhat misleading term, because it used to be the old term for swarmed downloading. In Bearshare, it only removes the download from one host if another hosts [...]

Ok imagin that somebody (like me and my team) had the hypothesis in mind to do something like combine ultrapeer (like limewire) supernodes (like morpheus) file swarming…add a url search (like URLblazer) plus add all open nap servers (like winmx) into one search engine (application).. all into this network, with an auto connection to port [...]

Slashdot.com reports that Phillips is fighting back against RIAA’s attempt to copy-protect CD’s. They say that since it doesn’t conform to the CD-DA Standard, they will deny use of the patent. Story (in German) found here.

Here are some thoughts/questions on Morpheus 2.0. If this new client were to integrate the gnutella network, how would it be implemented? Would gnutella clients be able to download files off of Morpheus clients or would it be one way only? (One way meaning gnutella clients cannot download from Morpheus clients). And if it was [...]

The beta version of LimeWire 2.1.0 is now available. The primary goal of this release is to increase the number of search results for leaf nodes. Towards this end, leaves now maintain multiple ultrapeer connections. Leaves do not forward messages between ultrapeers, so there is no significant bandwidth overhead. Leaves are also able to recover [...]

As you may know Napimx (not napimx) is a program to add servers to Winmx. Napmx 1.00 is a new program that does the same, with a better interface, solving many bugs in Napimx 2.00, being probably faster and ADDING SERVERS to HIGH CAPACITY NETWORKS, thus you can use Connect All button. The only drawback [...]

Just a tip, but I happened across NapShare for Linux and downloaded the CVS development version, it has automated downloads! You put in a few keywords and let it run all day, filtering out stuff you don’t want. It looks like they are close to a new release, the CVS version seems to be very [...]

Vinnie Falco,developer of Bearshare is considering blocking Xolox from downloading off Bearshare users,while at the same time allowing Bearshare users to still be able to download off Xolox users.A little quote “I am considering blocking Xolox users from downloading off BearShare 2.4.0 users. I figure, since Xolox is not in active development, we should discourage [...]

Songspy, next generation file sharing application, has recently become more reliable. Thanks to the support of its user base, it has been able to move locations and become more stable. Now with 30,000 users, this application should be considered as a major player in the future of file sharing. I can now log on in [...]

Phex has released version 0.6.1, fixing multiple bugs and improving the user interface. Phex is a multi plattform, open source, spyware free gnutella client written completely in Java. Get Java 1.3 Runtime Environment * Improved bandwidth throttle for download, upload and network connections. * Minimum file size filter for searchs to reduce unwanted search results. [...]

Taken directly from the Clean Limewire Site. With this distribution of LimeWire, you won’t have any annoying advertisements or spyware programs to worry about! * No spyware, trojans, or viruses * No advertisements * Bleeding edge core LimeWire components * LimeWire setup window during first launch for optimum performance * Small installer size (Clean LimeWire=2.1 [...]

New features: ultrapeers don’t decrement TTL of queries from leaf nodes. Hence connected leaves should see more results. ultrapeers have enforced KEEP_ALIVE of at least six. User is informed if he tries to set it too low. Also, user informed if he’s a leaf node and tries to set the KEEP_ALIVE higher than 1. horizon [...]

In a Reuters article hosted on Yahoo they had an article regarding the mail. Apparently microwave radiation being used to kill Anthrax spores in the mail may also be harming other things being sent. Microwave radiation is thought to possibly damage goods like pharmaceuticals, contact lenses, photographic paper, and electronic devices. Tests are now being [...]

After seeing this Washington post story posted on Slashdot. The story talks about why the United States has been slower than other countries in switching to Broadband. One of the main reasons mention is the Content Holders hesitating to bring more content to the net under the fear of piracy. Also that content holders are [...]

Welcome to nekkidAudio.com, home of audioGnome live techinical support and the home of the audioGnome IRC crew! On IRC server irc.audiognome.com:6667 in the #audioGnome channel, you will meet the people this site raves about. It is a growing community of music lovers, good friends, and just all out great people. You can meet many of [...]

A News.com report says “Napster Chief Executive Konrad Hilbers told musicians, lawyers and music-industry officials at a music conference that Congress should consider establishing a mandatory per-song rate that Web sites such as Napster could pay recording companies if they cannot forge deals on their own.” F%$# that, the people have already set the price. [...]

In an Associated Press article hosted on Yahoo they talked about Microsoft’s new Xbox video game console. Although the Xbox is running up against the Gamecube and Playstation 2 there is a place where the Xbox is becoming very popular, the complaint department. It seems that over the 2001 holiday season hundreds of people spent [...]

In a Reuters article hosted on Yahoo they talked about the consumer preference of DVD machines over VHS. They described how DVD players were some of the top selling electronic devices of the 2001 holiday season. Now in 2002 the question is if VHS tapes will soon fade away like its predecessor BETA. Maybe the [...]