Tag: Netflix

  • Global Geek News Podcast #95: The Return!

    Here are the shownotes for episode #95 for the Global Geek News Podcast.   Download the MP3 Subscribe on iTunes Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! Girls are not into the Pirate Bay or Bittorrent New PS3 Terms of Service ban class action suits Lawyer wants to wipe out anonymous speech online if it…

  • Why piracy is better than renting [pic]

    I’ve never been one to hide the fact that I am a pirate.  While I have Netflix and watch a lot of movies and tv shows on it, I have a major hatred for DRM, extra long trailers that I can’t skip, annoying FBI warnings and numerous other things that come along with watching something…

  • Global Geek News Podcast #91

    Here are the shownotes for episode #91 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Subscribe on iTunes Download the MP3 Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! Stories: Anonymous aims cyberattacks at PayPal for cutting off Wikileaks Fed up with ICANN, Pirate Bay co-founder floats P2P DNS system Congress passes CALM Act, loud commercials to die…

  • Netflix raises DVD prices and announces streaming only plan

    We have good news and we have bad news.  Lets start with the good news.  After months of anticipation, Netflix has finally announced an all streaming plan for $8/mo.  Considering what you can stream on Netflix and the devices you can stream it on compared to Hulu, it makes paying $8/mo for Hulu plus seem…

  • Global Geek News Podcast #62

    Here are the shownotes for episode #62 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Subscribe on iTunes Download the MP3 Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! Stories: No linking to Japanese newspaper without permission eBook piracy surges after iPad launch iPhone OS 4.0 brings multitasking, ads Study:  Your kids will use touchscreens by 2015 Silverlight…

  • Global Geek News Podcast #52

    Here are the shownotes for episode #52 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Subscribe on iTunes Download the MP3 Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! Stories: Judge:  RealNetworks caused its own legal problems Politicians worldwide start asking questions about ACTA Prove piracy losses says digital economy bill BREIN shuts down 393 torrent sites, nobody…