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Re: Del.icio.us Link Stroll: Getting Buried is OK, Harry Chooses HD-DVD…

teachtw — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:33:39 -0000

Interesting post. I have just bookmarked this at stumbleupon. Others no doubt will like it like I did.

Re: Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope Shows Great Potential, Haters Say Meh

teachtw — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:14:36 -0000

Interesting post. I have stumbled and twittered this for my friends. Hope others find it as interesting as I did.

Re: Mint Review: Managing Your Money with Web 2.0

hannahshaven — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:40:49 -0000

This is really interesting but how about the security of your account being hacked...but overall its interesting.

Re: 1080p Xbox Movie Streaming Works as Advertised

devindra — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:11:13 -0000

Sorry for the late reply, thought I responded to you already :P I'm sure 1080p will happen eventually for Netflix, though I'd rather they focus on getting surround sound working first--

Re: Finally, Netflix Streaming is Coming to the PS3

theburningor — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:29:43 -0000

Oh. I know. I'm just ranting. The amazing and obnoxious thing about Nintendo is that they manage to be successful while continuing to ignore the most obvious potential in their services. They focus on the casual, social gamer and yet offer a joke in lieu of something like XBox Live and they offer ways to view your photos, but no way to view movies. Still, the potential is there. If you think about it, they probably are the largest presence in the 'living room internet connection.'

Re: Finally, Netflix Streaming is Coming to the PS3

devindra — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:51:21 -0000

Looking at the massive success the Wii has had by not dealing with media at all, I don't think the big-N is in too much of a rush to start adding it in. The next console will prob have DVD support, but I don't expect much in the way of downloadable media or Blu-ray.

Re: Finally, Netflix Streaming is Coming to the PS3

theburningor — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:19:35 -0000

You'd think that Nintendo would realize the potential of its near ubiquitous presence in the living room and at least roll out an update to play DVDs on the Wii. Here's to hoping that the Wii2 actually can do some of this too.

Re: Why We Owe Al Gore for the Internet

mikeytimons — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:55:41 -0000

Interesting post. I have stumbled and twittered this for my friends. Hope others find it as interesting as I did.

Re: Apple’s New Anti-Windows 7 Ads Hurt My Brain

theburningor — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:45:41 -0000

You make a good point Aristos, and I wonder how long Apple is going to stick
with the OSX branding. I mean, what happens after 10.9? 11? I think
Microsoft realized in Win7 that iterations of 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP and Vista
were simply confusing. Why not just a simple number?

I will agree that it is quite obnoxious how much Microsoft prices its
products. While I do not deny that MS Office is superior to OpenOffice or
KOffice, it seems insane that Microsoft can charge several hundred dollars
for an office platform or an operating system when the competition offers
its most recent update for $30 (or free if you favor Linux). Dollar for
dollar its clear that Apple creates a far better deal on your OS. However,
Apple's true profit comes in the whole package seen as a whole. This is why
they are so vehemently against companies like PsyStar
<http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/psystar-rele...
seek to create alternative platforms to run their software. Apple's real
profit is in the hardware they sell. Keeping the OS upgrades cheap is just a
way to keep people in the Apple sphere. Meanwhile, Microsoft does most of
its business with manufacturers and IT departments and already has market
dominance so it can afford to price its updates high.

I tested Vista for a year before it was released and then used it as my main
windows OS for about a year before upgrading to the Win7 release candidate.
I must say that it *feels* like much more of a step forward than Vista did.
Honestly, to me, Vista felt like XP with a new skin and an annoying UAC
prompt every 5 minutes. Win7 *feels* like a real honest to goodness
upgrade. Microsoft has focused not on big updates, but smart updates, which
IMHO is far more important.

Re: Apple’s New Anti-Windows 7 Ads Hurt My Brain

aristos_achaion — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:07:26 -0000

Most of the Verizon thing I saw was a backlash from the Linux community. MS has a history of offputting attack tactics (think the Halloween documents or "Get the Facts", which was just blatant propoganda), and Verizon is attacking over something that doesn't really belong to them, on behalf of people who don't really want them to attack anybody.

Re: Apple’s New Anti-Windows 7 Ads Hurt My Brain

aristos_achaion — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:03:31 -0000

Well, mind you that every iteration of OSX has been numbered 10.x, and priced accordingly. Win7 is, well, Windows 7, a full version number, and priced like a full version (well, priced like a box of platinum, but that's another story). When you're looking at comments like Mark Shuttleworth's "nice service pack" line, it's based on the expectation that a new version number = significant change. Not sure if Win7 is quite up to that.

Re: 1080p Xbox Movie Streaming Works as Advertised

ezgoo — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:40:55 -0000

do you know if Netflix plans to start streaming their Intsant titles 1080p on the xbox360, roku, or netcast tvs?

Re: Apple’s New Anti-Windows 7 Ads Hurt My Brain

devindra — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:58:18 -0000

Your logic has no place here! You are correct, but of course the truth would mess with Apple's marketing mojo. I do find it funny how Apple can release ads like these, but the minute Verizon or MS tries to compete people get on their case--

Re: Apple’s New Anti-Windows 7 Ads Hurt My Brain

theburningor — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:32:45 -0000

Oh, there is far more wrong with this add than just the history of Apple. I mean, this is essentially the same thing that happens every time Apple updates its OS as well. I mean, isn't the presupposition of an updated system that it fixes those problems in the old system and adds new features?

Also, I'd like to point out that Vista did in fact fix most of the problems of previous versions of Windows. Previous versions of Windows, were hit hard by security holes and Microsoft spent much of the early 2000s working on fixing this. XP Service Pack 2 is a notable example. Now, that is not to say that Vista did not add its own slew of problems, but at least in relation to the most egregious problems in XP and 2000, Vista was pretty much a success.

Also, in relation to the charge that Win7 is just Vista +.1, I mean, isn't every iteration of OSX just OS 10.x+.1?

Re: Sony’s Idea of Corporate Synergy: Smashing PS3s into Bravia TVs at 50mph

theburningor — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:02:21 -0000

I think this commercial is a substitute for what they really want to do: smash blurays into the mouths of every world citizen.

Re: Cheap Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Coming to a Backpack Near You

devindra — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:37:01 -0000

You have free power in your cave! Now get back to work!

Re: Cheap Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Coming to a Backpack Near You

theburningor — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:23:52 -0000

Maybe this could be the impetus for IT departments around the world to finally allow their poor IT workers to have some windows and sunlight...you know, for the professional purpose of recharging the portable electronics that they need to do their jobs: network testers, portable Wikipedia/Google terminals (iPhone) and so on.

Re: Why The Magic Mouse is the Most Important Apple Announcement Today

twitter-48271192 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:31:01 -0000

I feel the same way about the history of mac mice. We had to endure it for this...worth the wait!! Great right-up. Can't wait to get mine.

Re: The Forgotten Format War: Toshiba’s "DVD-Audio" vs Sony’s "Super Audio CD"

frank — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:21:07 -0000

Hm,that sounds interesting,are You sure they
play both layers?Could You please give us a few
examples as to which pc's play SACD's?

Re: Dear Digsby, Where’s the Group Chat and In Line Text Formatting?!

Name — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:55:04 -0000

I agree with you completely, it's stupid that they still haven't added the group chat feature

Re: Quad Core Macbook Pros, Seriously? Why Quad Core Laptops Are a Joke Today

brendan559 — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:17:47 -0000

One of the primary uses for a Mac is multimedia, with HD and other CPU intensive codecs taking off the quad core would be taken up very fast. Apple have allready release snow-leopard in anticipation.

Re: Why It’s A Perfect Time to Upgrade Your RAM If You Have DDR2

computermemoryoutlet — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:51:06 -0000

I totally agree that people should be upgrading their memory right now. Its a VERY low cost way of making your computer run just as good as a new one would. Not enough people know how much memory prices have dropped over the last few years. Great post!

Re: ABC First to Launch HD Video Streaming Online

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Re: The Android T-Mobile G1 is the Real Successor to the Helio Ocean

mesothelioma_lawyer_ohio — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:29:07 -0000

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Re: An Example of Apple Going Green?

takeshi4 — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:33:22 -0000

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