Monday, December 14, 2009

Podcast - Netiquette

Hey everyone!

Long time no see! I guess TEAM PWN just decided that blogging wasn't on our pwn agenda and making an awesome magazine was. However, we have recently decided to make our own podcast - or, in our case, a pwncast - and in it, we appropriately discussed the hotly debated topic of NETIQUETTE. Don't know what NETIQUETTE is? GOOD! That's what this nifty embeddable player is for. Sit back and enjoy.



BONECRUSHER (that's me) also worked tirelessly to incorporate pretty much the best video on the Internet into our podcast. However, despite his extensive and all-consuming knowledge of T3H H4X, he couldn't get the codes for this video to download it in time for production, so we have simply decided to embed it here for your entertainment. Consider it a side dish.



Awesome, huh?

Since this is also the second to last class period that TEAM PWN will be spending in E-Zine, I will also take this time to say GOODBYE to all of our faithful readers. We have enjoyed pwning your eyes with pwn script over the last fifteen or so weeks. When we get the link to the first (and last) edition of CACHE MAGAZINE sometimes in the next week, maybe one of the members of our group will take a break from pwning t3h winter holidays to copy the URL for you guys to read - IF you are so lucky. If not, then just know this - it is one beastly magazine.

It's been good!


BONECRUSHER
Pwnz0r-in-chief
Team Pwn

Monday, October 12, 2009

SEXTING TEASER


Can you get in trouble for sending a nude or partial nude pics to your boyfriend? Or, even just posting them on the web? There are a lot of things that can happen by doing any of those things but the question is how bad can it be?


STARSCREAM
TEAM PWN

Netflix vs. Blockbuster Teaser

The rival between Netflix and Blockbuster ventures on between which one of their rental services is better overall. By breaking down each rental service can we tell which company is better?


Scorponok
TEAM PWN

Teaser for Music Piracy

Isn't it interesting that the FBI and everyone is so uptight about theft, and thievery? Yet no one anywhere has respect for the (C) All Right Reserved labeled music? 
Blackout
TEAM PWN 

Digital Music Teaser

As CD sales are falling and digital music purchases are on the rise, many nostalgic vinyl-and-compact-disc fans pine for the return to the days when you actually got to sit back and enjoy the liner notes while your music selection played. However, the increased environmental benefits, greater profit returns for studios and artists, and greater accessibility and mobility of MP3s give them a much brighter, user-friendly face.


Bonecrusher
TEAM PWN

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Is Music Piracy Unethical?

Ever since iPods, mp3 players, Zunes, etc. were created, mp3s ( music files ) have also been there. Mp3s are available everywhere. iTunes, Rhapsody, Yahoo! Music all sell legal music, but, places like Limewire, Pirate Bay, Frostwire, etc. are examples of  places where people go to get the illegal pirated version of music. Due to the creation of these P2P files sharing websites/programs, the RIAA have been telling us, warning us, and threatening us that illegal downloaded music will cost you, but is downloading music truly unethical?

There is a very big difference between illegal, and unethical. By dictionary, Illegal is defined as prohibited by law or statue, and Unethical, is defined as pertaining to morals, or the principles of morality. So, in summary, illegal acts are not allowed, but unethical acts should not be allowed. So, should we download music from illegal file sharing websites?

Once, online I had illegally obtained a single track from my friend, and although that was unethical, the track, then led me to purchasing 3 albums from that author, and I had ended up shelling out for this particular artist's performances.
"The legit market feeds off the black market." says Mr.Grossman (author of TIMES magazine)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18644781/ii

Blackout
TEAM PWN

Netflix vs. Blockbuster : Which one is better?

I'm sure you know of the two movie rental companies, Blockbuster and Netflix and their competition between the different services they provide. This article, by John P. Falcone of CNET reviews, is about those two companies, their different movie rental plans, and how you can decide for yourself, which one is in fact better than the other. The article is complete with a short paragraph about the two companies, a quick overview and side-by-side comparison.

Because our magazine is in fact about online entertainment, online movie renting obviously falls into this category and I felt it was pretty important for our readers, you guys, to know about this particular competition. I recommend you read it, it is very interesting and a good way to decide whether you'd want to venture into the world of online movie renting and what service you would prefer to use.

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-11445_7-6325775-1.html

Scorponok
TEAM PWN