WEEKEND EDITION

NEILSEN TO RATE DVR USE
(hat tip slashdot)
Nielsen has plans to measure TV ratings Among DVR Users. Since over 7 million Americans are now "tivo-ing" now and watching later, the primetime business model is getting out of wack. So Nielsen plans to ask DVR users to rate the programming in order to have a more accurate picture of what Americans are watching.

How are they going to measure those who get their TV via bit-torrent?

LEXMARK IS SPYING ON YOU
(hat tip techdirt)
If you've bought a Lexmark printer lately, you may wish to think twice before you install it. It appears that Lexmark is installing SPYWARE with it's printer drivers which reports back customer usage via the printer interface. That's NOT cool.

When will they ever learn?

HAS AOL LOST IT'S MIND?
(hat tip techdirt)
With broadband companies like SBC Yahoo and DSL Extreme making broadband cheaper than dial-up, what's AOLs response? Telling it's own broadband customers to shop elsewhere.

Yet another reason why AOL sucks.


HACK A DAY: Converting an etch-a-sketch into a mouse for your PC.
(hat tip linkfilter)
Man, some people have WAY too much time on their hands.

Bonus hack: Controlling your RC car via Bluetooth