09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 Posting this set of hexadecimal numbers may very well get Shift+Backspace in trouble. For those of you who do not know what this number represents it is a key that can be used to break the DRM (digital rights…read more
Dell + Ubuntu
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It’s official! Dell has picked Ubuntu 7.04 as their Linux distribution of choice for offering an alternative to Windows with select computers. It appears as though Ubuntu will be offered and supported by Dell on a few offerings including both desktops and laptops. A Dell spokesman told CRNtech: “We are finalizing some final details and…read more
Net Neutrality
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Many of you have likely heard this term on the news or read about it somewhere online. There are many websites discussing Net Neutrality and what it means to internet users. Generally, Net Neutrality pushes for an “open” network with no discrimination. The leading advocate is savetheinternet.com and I urge you to visit this site…read more
I apologize for the lack of activity on the site the last few days. As some of you may know, the latest installment of Ubuntu was released today (April 19th). However, on the 16th the release candidate version was released and I jumped on this opportunity to get Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn installed on my…read more
VLC media player
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Here we go! The first open-source program recommendation. Have you ever had the problem where you open a media file in Windows Media Player and you see it looking for something called a codec but then it either fails to find one and the video does not play or the audio begins to play with…read more
Mid-April Update
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April is generally a very busy time for students and the reason why I have not been updating Shift+Backspace as often as I had hoped. I have received suggestions regarding site design and what readers would like to see. All of these comments are considered and I am hoping to follow through with every one…read more
Apple Keynote @ NAB07
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The Apple keynote at the National Association of Broadcasters is starting at 2pm EST. Apple recently launched their 8-core MacPro’s as well as announcing that the updated operated system, Leopard, will be delayed until the fall, everyone seems to be unsure what they will be announcing today. Speculation has it that it will be an…read more
An Introduction to RSS
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I have a sneaky suspicion most of you have noticed a little orange logo in the address bar when you visit certain websites. Go ahead, look. Not sure where to look? Here you go: Have you ever clicked on the logo? Go ahead, click. Whoa, eh? Takes all of the articles from a website and…read more
This is the title of an email that I received early this morning. At first I thought “This is strange, I do not have an account at First United Bank & Trust!”. However I then realized that there may have been a time when I was in the United States and decided to open an…read more
Who am I?
Hi, my name is Margaret Wilson and I am an engineering student.
ShiftBackspace is my personal blog and I try to solve different problems regarding mobile phones and PCs. Stay tuned!