The Playstation Network is a Dangerous Place to Be

I only have a Playstation 2 and I have tons of games for it, ranging from Spyro The Dragon to Crash Bandicoot to Sonic and all that stuff. But today, I read an article on Playstation Network hacking from a GameLife writer Jason Schreier.

Apparently, an "unauthorized person" hacked into the network and stole all the credit card numbers, addresses, and passwords. Although it wasn't confirmed, Sony could not rule out that possibility, so people who are on the Playstation Network could possibly be at risk. The network has been down since last Wednesday, hoping that they can track and find the person before it's too late.
Hackers, hackers, hackers. Always trying to find some way to gain control of the system. Well, in this case, it's very bad for people who are using the Playstation 3, Playstation Portable, and the Playstation Network. With all this kind of information, the unauthorized person can very easily hack into the system and download tons of information just by using other people's credit cards.



I hope that the person is found and arrested because hacking is a very serious crime. In some cases, it can cost people their identity and in other cases, they can become a target. Let's hope this hacker is caught, because if I was playing the Playstation 3 (which I don't), I would want this guy found sooner rather than later.

Katie Couric Stepping Down at CBS

It was finally the end after a five year trip with the CBS Evening News. Katie Couric, the former anchor of NBC's "Today Show", announced today that she is stepping down from her position as anchor of the CBS Evening News. There are reports that she might be ending up in another show, but so far, none has been confirmed to our knowledge.

I never really enjoyed watching Katie Couric, but then again, her anchorship skills are something to be amazed at. Her straightforward news and answers sometimes just gives the entire show away. I've heard her several times while listening to KNX 1070 news radio in Los Angeles and she is really good.

I hope that Katie Couric finds another job because she is actually pretty good on television and she has a high rating as a news anchor. Then again, she could be an actor on a television show or in some other area of expertise.

YouTube Expanding Movies

Is it just enough that YouTube is already having people upload videos of general things to the Internet? Or is there something more to what's happening?

Well, guess what, YouTube is expanding beyond Users uploading videos to the Internet. It is going towards the idea of downloading movies right off the YouTube site itself. What do I think?

The YouTube site is enough with all of uploading videos and such, but I would have some problem with downloading movies right off the YouTube site, instead of downloading it off of places like NetFlix and iTunes.

For most of my movies, I would download it right off of iTunes, instead of going to some other site and downloading it off right of there. It's just in my nature. But my other question is: Why would YouTube and Google try to download movies when iTunes already does it?

The answer is: competition. YouTube and Google are one and they want to create competition with people like Apple and NetFlix so that they can offer the lowest prices to people that they can. Competition also provides for employees who want to hire them so that the other companies can not. YouTube wants competition and they believe that having Users uploading videos is not enough.

I don't know if this is a good idea, but if YouTube wants people to start buying and downloading movies from their site, then it is all fine. It's all about competition and being like other sites, like iTunes. That's what this is all about.

Welcome to Take on the World

Hello, everyone, and welcome to my newest blog in my entire collection. The half-success of my other blog, Reid's Hockey Insight, has made me decided to start something new, called Reid's Take on the World.
Unlike Reid's Hockey Insight, which is just limited to the world of hockey, Reid's Take on the World, covers all areas of the world, from politics to sports (not all hockey) to school to much, much more.
For all those who want to join along in my take on the world, the comment section is all below my posts. Follow along if you have a certain topic you wish to follow or if you want to see what I think about this stuff. If anybody has any concerns or criticism, please let me know so that I can take care of it immediately.
Thanks and I hope you enjoy the newest blog on the line, Reid's Take on the World.