I found this map of the Internet on Wikipedia. It is based on early 2005 data. It is stated in the Wikipedia description:
This graph represents less than 30% of the Class C networks reachable by the data collection program in early 2005.

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I stumble upon ReadtheWords.com service this week. And it’s really a cool service to create podcast as summarized below:

Read The Words via kwout

I tested the service submitting a ReadWriteWeb blog post via an URL. The result is quite good. Once created the podcast can be downloaded, embedded in a web page or listened directly from [...]

Lifehacker blog published a very useful post, that lists the options available to protect privacy when using Bittorrent:

Use PeerGuardian IP-Blocking application: This is not a bullet proof solution, as people or organizations monitoring the network could use any IP address. Anyway it’s a first level of protection.
Use Tor or [...]

This Techdirt post points out the faith some people put in computer. As if computer outcomes were always right. But after all computers are made by human beings and they do mistakes. This post remind me this funny Windows error message that I saw this week:

The error message is: “A system [...]

Clickpass is a new service that offer the ability to use OpenID to log into websites. So far there are just a few web sites available like Plaxo. But the service looks promising and the number of sites available should increase fast as the service is very convenient.

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File Dropper is a new file hosting service that offers 5 GB of free storage. This service looks simple: It’s 2 steps process, first upload your file, and second share your personal link. And the service is supposed to be less annoying than Rapidshare , as their about page states:
FileDropper.com was created as [...]