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Happy 11th Annual SysAdmin Day!

As some Usenet newsgroups are stating, July 30 is the 11th Annual Systems Administrator Appreciation Day, which occurs on the last Friday of July. Ted Kekatos, newsgroup subscriber and IT manager with a small start-up, created this holiday in the...

July 30, 2010

General Newsgroups Technology

New Online “Kill Switch” Passes In The US

This year’s version of the Cybersecurity Act was approved by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs after amending it to limit the president’s authority in the event of a cyber emergency, The bill, introduced earlier this month...

June 25, 2010

General Newsgroups Technology Usenet

Duke University Shuts Down Usenet Server

A sad day for some as today Duke University, home of Usenet, has shut down their Usenet servers.

May 24, 2010

General Newsgroups Specials Technology Usenet

Cox Communications and Atlantic Broadband Discontinue Usenet Access

ccess, both Internet Service Providers have made a June cutoff date announcements. ThunderNews welcomes all customers of both Altantic Broadband and Cox Communications. Details and coupon code of the special are available on our website. The current special is applicable...

April 27, 2010

Newsgroups Technology Usenet

Coalition Targets Online And USENET Privacy Laws

A broad coalition of privacy groups and technology companies, calling itself Digital Due Process, sent a set of principles to Capitol Hill Tuesday to try and convince Congress to update digital communications privacy laws. The companies have teamed with more...

March 30, 2010

General Newsgroups Technology Usenet

FCC Releases Mobile Usenet Access Speed Tester

The mobile version of the Consumer Broadband Test is available in the Apple iPhone App Store and the Android App Market. Using this tool alongside your portable newsreader can help determine and tweak Usenet access speeds.

March 12, 2010

General Newsgroups Usenet

Survey Says: Online Newsgroups Popular Platform For News

If you’re like us, you catch up on news in multiple ways – thru TV, mobile, web and of course, Usenet newsgroups. If you are, then you are also one of today’s archetypal news consumers, according to a new study...

March 1, 2010

General Newsgroups Technology

Microsoft, AT&T And Tivo Learning To Place Nicely

Microsoft is one of the most active topics on newsgroups at the moment. For a number of stories, but the latest is that they've filed a suit late Tuesday against TiVo in a San Francisco federal court, claiming that the...

January 20, 2010

General Newsgroups People

Music Newsgroups Report On Labels Price-Fixing Case

The court case accused the music label defendants of conspiring to fix prices and limit the availability of downloaded music in violation of the Sherman Act; a federal antitrust law.

January 13, 2010

General Newsgroups

ThunderNews Happy New Year

A Happy New Year from all of us at ThunderNews.com. We wish you a safe, happy and healthy 2010! We look forward to you continuing to visit ThunderNews.com for all USENET and Newsgroup news and information.

December 31, 2009