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<img alt="Any_key_3" title="Any_key_3" src="http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/any_key_2.jpg" border="0" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" />Bringing you the freshest nuggets to start your day right, the morning reboot:
* Yesterday a Microsoft patent [surfaced that reveals][1] the company has filed for a patent for "DVR-based targeted advertising." According the the document Microsoft wants to create a database of ads on DVR players to serve up "fresh" advertisements on your DVR recordings. And here we thought DVR's main feature was to skip ads.
[1]: http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/10/microsoft-patents-dvr-application-to-provide-targeted-advertisin/ "Engadget on Microsoft DVR patent"
* Yahoo [opened its "Panama" advertising system][2] up to new users yesterday. The service was previously only available to existing customers, but yesterday marked the beginning of Yahoo's plan to phase out the old system by the end of Q1 2007.
[2]: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=internetNews&storyid=2006-12-12T135537Z_01_N11163848_RTRUKOC_0_US-YAHOO-ADVERTISING.xml&src=rss "Yahoo to switch to Panama Advertising system"
* Yet another [flaw in Microsoft Word ][3]has been discovered. This one allows attackers to gain remote access to user's system. There's currently no patch, but the Microsoft advisory claims "the vulnerability is being exploited on a very, very limited and targeted basis." The flaw affects Word 2000, 2002 and 2003, but does not affect the upcoming Word 2007.
[3]: http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/12/10/new-report-of-a-word-zero-day.aspx
* The Dutch are official the first nation to [pull the plug on analog television][4]. According the AP report, hardly anyone noticed the change which should be music to many a government ear. Similar plans are in place for the US as governments around the world try to free up much needed bandwidth in the broadcast spectrum.
[4]: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=2716983&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
* The Pirate Bay is [fighting back][6] against a Swedish ISP that blocked Swedish comsumers from visiting the controversial Russian site allofmp3.com. According the press release, The Pirate Bay will block all traffic from the Swedish ISP, Perspektiv Bredband. Could this be the start of a new trend -- a roundabout way for site owners to get back at draconian ISP regulation?
[5]: http://piratbyran.org/perspektiv/english.php "Pirate Bay blocks Swedish ISP"
* And finally, as a blast from the past, Wired's Christopher Null has a great look back at the [10 gadgets That Changed The World][6].
[6]: http://blog.wired.com/wiredphotos6/2006/12/1_rca_model_630.html
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