User: donkeygut

Re:best windows evar?

On: Mossberg - Vista Is Worthy, Largely Unexciting

you have also been able to use robocopy.exe from one of the tools kits for a long time. retries failed downloads etc. robocopy.exe is built into vista now.

Re:windows only

On: Netflix Now Offers Instant Online Movie Streaming

Very definetly a Windows Media Streaming service. The player is included in the desktop operating system. The streaming server is available in the server operating system.

I have used the free encoder: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forp ros/encoder/default.mspx to transcode various content to various bit rates and run them over various wireless networks. The network requires good throughput and (low) jitter.

It works very well. I have watched it on giant plasmas, large lcds and even once a digtial cinematic projector (via dvi) to a very large screen.

Going forward, dumb TVs will go dodo bird, eventually. Why wouldn't you want an Internet connected TV? Of course, this will be years and years. If the text or pictures are too small in IE 7 just hit Ctrl + a few times, I personally have used a Windows Media Center as my only TV for two years or so. Standard and over the air HD tuners. Good times.

Re:8) WiMax ...

On: Cringely's 2006 Results, 2007 Predictions

WiMAX 802.16e is ratified as of 12/2005: http://standards.ieee.org/announcements/pr_p80216. html

Of course WiMAX (8026.16e) hardware is not really available yet, but it is too early still. There was a plugfest in 9/2006: http://www.wimaxforum.org/news/downloads/Mobile_Wi MAX_Plugfest_WhitePaper.pdf

Sprint announced they would have trial markets in 2007 and deployments in 2008. Not 2006: http://www2.sprint.com/mr/news_dtl.do?id=12960