Napster Released in 1999, the oft-replicated, never-duplicated download program served as the template for all the peer-to-peer file-sharing services to follow. After signing into a centralized network, Nap-heads could download […]
Peer-to-peer file sharing programs – Since Napster, a slew of different file sharing clients have emerged. Some have followed in Napster’s footsteps and shut down, but below are some popular […]
Dear Ace: It’s hot and I don’t have a pool. Can I bathe in public fountains?—Steve Freefontaine Steve: Nothing beats the heat quite like wallowing in filthy water. Just ask […]
At Buford Middle School, optimism was up this year even before parents found out that the school, for the first time in four years, met the performance goals imposed by […]
The Charlottesville area is smack in the middle of what Public Works Director Judith Mueller called the worst drought since 2002. With scant rainfall in August, typically the area’s driest […]
Local residents looking for an environmentally friendly way to dispose of their household hazardous waste must wait until October 6 to get rid of potentially harmful adhesives, pesticides and cleaners.
Even Mayor David Brown admits that bringing up the idea during a drought warning may not have been the best move, marketing-wise. But Brown says it’s an idea that he […]
It’s easy to miss the graffiti on the side of the Lewis, Clark and Sacagawea statue. You have to be pretty close to even see it—a jagged black box with […]
UVA students, faculty and staff, excluding the health system, are beginning the academic year with new ID cards, and a conundrum. Brad Sayler is concerned that UVA is now taking […]
Like a child leaving the nest, negotiating with her parents for more autonomy, UVA is seeing that increased independence also means a stingier Daddy State-bucks. The Commonwealth fell short in […]