TurboWire: Search for the Children of Some Publishing Executives
February 22, 2009
A bit of irony: at a recent dinner party, a publishing executive explained that his kids had wireless, Macbooks, and mobile phones. He opined that his kids knew the rules for downloading. I was standing behind the chair in which his son was texting and downloading a torrent. The publishing executive stood facing his son and talking to me about his ability to manage digital information. I asked the son what he was downloading. He said, “Mall Cop”. From Netflix I asked? He said, “Nope, a torrent like always.”
If you want to take a look at some of the functionality for search and retrieval of copyrighted materials, check out TurboWire. You can download a copy here. Click here for the publisher’s Web site. The features include search (obviously) and:
- Auto-connect, browse host, multiple search.
- Connection quality control.
- Library management and efficient filtering.
- Upload throttling.
- Direct connection to known IP addresses.
- Full-page connection monitor.
- Built-in media player.
Oh, talking about piracy is different from preventing one’s progeny from ripping and shipping in my opinion. And, no, I did not tell my host that he was clueless. I just smiled and emitted a gentle honk.
Stephen Arnold, February 22, 2009
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