Streamripper: Forget The Past

Some of you may remember the days of the cassette tape. Relatively simple in design and quality, but still useful if you wanted to record music from your favorite radio station or create that famous mix tape. However, due to the nature of the tapes, it was very difficult to record specific songs and even more difficult to split those songs up. Luckily, things are much simpler now.

Free, Legal, Music for College Students

Admit it, no one likes paying for music anymore. If theres a way to get it for free, we tend to do it—even when there are consequences. Some might call it a crime, but the Internet just makes it too easy. Plus, you know you won’t get caught…

Well, the fact is, most of the time it is a crime and it is very possible to get caught. So what can you do?

Firefox: Security Flaw or User Error?

I first started using Mozilla’s Firefox about three years ago. I was tired of all the problems I ran into using Microsoft’s Internet Explorer(IE) and was ready for something that worked. I didn’t know it at the time, but after exploring all that Firefox has to offer, I know I will never go back.

If by some chance you have been living under a rock for the past four years and don’t know what Firefox is you can check it out here. I can guarantee you won’t regret making the switch. However, the point of this article is not just to praise Firefox—there’s already too many people who have taken care of that. No, this article was created to shed light on what a colleague of mine considers to be a security flaw. In my opinion it is more a matter of user error, but unless the user is made aware of the risk—who is at fault?