Not a chance. As a seasoned Graffiti user, you simply can't beat it. The biggest advantage is that you can write "heads-up" ie: you don't have to look at the screen while writing. The stylus only moves the distance of the strokes, and it's easy to keep the stylus in the Graffiti writing area without having to constantly watch where you are tapping. It makes writing during a face-to-face conversation less obtrusive.
Yes, they are currently selling TiVo now, but were selling ReplayTV boxes several years back. Earlier this year, I purchased a replacement ReplayTV remote that is AT&T OEM branded--identical to the ReplayTV 2000/3000 series remote but with an AT&T silkscreen label. The boxes were ReplayTV boxes with AT&T branding on the box, the remote, and on the menu screens. They were discontinued a while ago, but they still sold 'em.
I love the two-faced approach of the cable industry. A while back AT&T partnered with ReplayTV to provide OEM'd ReplayTV boxes to some their cable customers.
I purchased the new Sony Clie NX70V after owning a Pilot 1000, a Palm iii, and a Palm Vx. This puppy is my new "Information and Entertainment Storehouse"!
It has 11MB usable internal RAM and I hav a 128MB Memory Stick. Among other things, I keep: -2 versions of the Bible for study -addresses & phone numbers -schedule -several work-related technical documents -several games -several MP3 files (playable with the Clie's Audio player) That leaves me with just enough space to keep one of several 1/2 hour Simpsons episodes downloaded from ClieFlix (a 1/2 hour episode with no commercials is about 50MB)
It's very useful for both entertainment and work too.
Not necessarily. Imagine a web site that you log into and set up the transfer. You might have to have some agent installed on your PC, or maybe the agent could be tied to a web page (kinda like what DNS2GO.com does) or a small Java app. "Agent doesn't necessarily imply Windows. Now's a great time to come up with a workable, cross-platform solution!
A friend of mine in college who majored in "Classical Studies" told me that "Semper ubi sub ubi" while literal, is gramatically incorrect. He told me that according to Latin grammar rules, it requires a verb, so it should be "Semper ubi est sub ubi."
If you consider the audience at which the platform is targeted, Click-N-Run makes a lot of sense. Do you really think Grandma is going to go searching through archives and mirror sites to find all the latest upgrades and new software? There are pleanty of new users and users that simply don't care about the technical side of things. Give them a truely point and click install/upgrade process, and they will gladly come back for more (and pay for it.)
Hell, I would pay for a service like this for my not-so-computer-literate parents just to let them pick and choose what they want. It might eliminate a ton of support calls to me!
just encapsulating the digital content in a "computer program" (viewer, etc.) and claiming that it is excluded? Or is the bill stating that if it is any of the other forms, that it is not a computer program and included?
"(c) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: A 'digital work' is any literary (except a computer program), sound recording or musical work, or dramatic, motion picture or other audiovisual work, in whole or in part in a digital or other non-analog format. A 'digital media device' is any hardware or software that converts copyrighted works in digital form into a form whereby the images and sounds are visible or audible, or retrieves or accesses copyrighted works in digital form and transfers or makes available for transfer such works to such hardware or software.
One big problem with the current laws is that there is no specific requirement for companies to provide keys or hacks to unlock their DRM-protected content after the copyright expires.
What happens when the copyright runs out on some eBook that I purchase? Will it suddenly become unencrypted? I doubt it. I doubt the company that published it will even be in business.
The mantle has been passed in the Palm front. Sony has one hell of a product right now
And that's the key. It's time for other companies who do hardware well to shine.
Right now, Palm may suck in the hardware market, but the PalmOS is still strong. v5.0 is in the hands of developers, and can run an many platforms. Palm has definatly not been sitting on its hands. They have provided a top-notch OS with excellent support. No, the current off-the-shelf versions (3.x & 4.x) don't have all the bells and whistles, but it is solid, stable, and fast.
I really wouldn't necessarily characterize it as "chatter". After all, isn't the point of P2P to allow multiple hosts to "share the load"? Though you may not be downloading anything, many might be downloading from you. (This is, of course, assuming you have your client configured to share.) KaZaA, by default, puts its installable executable in your shared directory making it available for anyone to grab.
If you have ever "expanded" the downloding sources, it often shows the download being done from multiple sources. It could just be that your client is uploading part or all of some shared file.
...the cutter mechanism on the end of it's boom. That is REALLY cool. I saw a show on TLC (I think it was Modern Marvels or something) that showed how this cutting head works. It grabs onto a tree trunk, cuts it off, rolls the length of the trunk stripping off the branches, and then rolls back over the trunk cutting it into pre-determined lengths. It estimates these lengths by determinig the tree's length by using the tree's diameter and stored "tree data" based on tree type. Seeing this thing in action leaves your eyes glued to the TV and your jaw glued to the floor!!!
...that sometimes they will get caught and will have to pay the consequences for their actions?
I am very comfortable knowing that the cable companies are being proactive about nailing those who are stealing service. I pay for my all my services. Why should someone else get a free ride?
I have nothing against classical hacking, but when it comes to service theft, it's what it is: theft.
...I'll wait for the Dancer or maybe the Prancer project. Of course these will be followed up by the launch of the Vixen, Comet, and Cupid projects. Though the Donnor project was nothing more than a party, the Blitzen should prove to be innovative. Of course, the Rudolph project will help shed more light on the issue.
Not as popular but still important!
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I got into Ham Radio back in 1993, not because of the desire to talk with people globally, but to use Packet Radio. Back then, 1200 baud simplex WIRELESS was REALLY cool! I remember actually connecting to a packet station in Hawaii while sitting in my room in Chicago. Oh, the memories! Unfortunatly, the Internet far overshadowed my Packet Radio pursuits, so the gear sits in the closet.
That said, if you have local Hams in your area that are conducting Field Day activities, by all means check it out. While it's not as popular as it once was, they do serve a vital emergency communications link that we of the cell phone generation take for granted.
Oh, BTW, some of the advances in Amateur Packet Radio have been pretty cool!! Maybe someday, I'll set up my Packet BBS again and cross-connect it to my cable modem-enabled PC to provide a Packet to Internet gateway. If there were only a few more hours in each day...!
I don't think it's the "precious intellectual property" that people are worried about. It is the stuff that we don't want to remember that worries us!!;-)
I think this is a great decision, because the simple fact is that even if a company copy-protects their content, some people are still going to circumvent it. If a company creates good content and sells it at a reasonable price, preople will buy it. Yes, there will always be those trying to make money in the pirate business, but most people like owning "the real thing." Personally, I have paid for dozens of DVDs to own because they are inexpensive and full of great content. Those that aren't, I don't buy.
Besides, all this is doing is creating a greater demand for new movies.
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Yes, I could expect more, but I am greatful that I am employed!
Uh - that's ReplayTV, not TiVo.
Yes, they are currently selling TiVo now, but were selling ReplayTV boxes several years back. Earlier this year, I purchased a replacement ReplayTV remote that is AT&T OEM branded--identical to the ReplayTV 2000/3000 series remote but with an AT&T silkscreen label. The boxes were ReplayTV boxes with AT&T branding on the box, the remote, and on the menu screens. They were discontinued a while ago, but they still sold 'em.
I love the two-faced approach of the cable industry. A while back AT&T partnered with ReplayTV to provide OEM'd ReplayTV boxes to some their cable customers.
You mean that the goverment can see us from above?
I purchased the new Sony Clie NX70V after owning a Pilot 1000, a Palm iii, and a Palm Vx. This puppy is my new "Information and Entertainment Storehouse"!
It has 11MB usable internal RAM and I hav a 128MB Memory Stick. Among other things, I keep:
-2 versions of the Bible for study
-addresses & phone numbers
-schedule
-several work-related technical documents
-several games
-several MP3 files (playable with the Clie's Audio player)
That leaves me with just enough space to keep one of several 1/2 hour Simpsons episodes downloaded from ClieFlix (a 1/2 hour episode with no commercials is about 50MB)
It's very useful for both entertainment and work too.
Not necessarily. Imagine a web site that you log into and set up the transfer. You might have to have some agent installed on your PC, or maybe the agent could be tied to a web page (kinda like what DNS2GO.com does) or a small Java app. "Agent doesn't necessarily imply Windows. Now's a great time to come up with a workable, cross-platform solution!
A friend of mine in college who majored in "Classical Studies" told me that "Semper ubi sub ubi" while literal, is gramatically incorrect. He told me that according to Latin grammar rules, it requires a verb, so it should be "Semper ubi est sub ubi."
Amazing the stuff I remember from college!
If you consider the audience at which the platform is targeted, Click-N-Run makes a lot of sense. Do you really think Grandma is going to go searching through archives and mirror sites to find all the latest upgrades and new software? There are pleanty of new users and users that simply don't care about the technical side of things. Give them a truely point and click install/upgrade process, and they will gladly come back for more (and pay for it.)
Hell, I would pay for a service like this for my not-so-computer-literate parents just to let them pick and choose what they want. It might eliminate a ton of support calls to me!
One big problem with the current laws is that there is no specific requirement for companies to provide keys or hacks to unlock their DRM-protected content after the copyright expires.
What happens when the copyright runs out on some eBook that I purchase? Will it suddenly become unencrypted? I doubt it. I doubt the company that published it will even be in business.
Right now, Palm may suck in the hardware market, but the PalmOS is still strong. v5.0 is in the hands of developers, and can run an many platforms. Palm has definatly not been sitting on its hands. They have provided a top-notch OS with excellent support. No, the current off-the-shelf versions (3.x & 4.x) don't have all the bells and whistles, but it is solid, stable, and fast.
Porthos is a kennel. ;-)
I really wouldn't necessarily characterize it as "chatter". After all, isn't the point of P2P to allow multiple hosts to "share the load"? Though you may not be downloading anything, many might be downloading from you. (This is, of course, assuming you have your client configured to share.) KaZaA, by default, puts its installable executable in your shared directory making it available for anyone to grab.
If you have ever "expanded" the downloding sources, it often shows the download being done from multiple sources. It could just be that your client is uploading part or all of some shared file.
Not that there aren't inefficiencies, though.
...the cutter mechanism on the end of it's boom. That is REALLY cool. I saw a show on TLC (I think it was Modern Marvels or something) that showed how this cutting head works. It grabs onto a tree trunk, cuts it off, rolls the length of the trunk stripping off the branches, and then rolls back over the trunk cutting it into pre-determined lengths. It estimates these lengths by determinig the tree's length by using the tree's diameter and stored "tree data" based on tree type. Seeing this thing in action leaves your eyes glued to the TV and your jaw glued to the floor!!!
...that sometimes they will get caught and will have to pay the consequences for their actions?
I am very comfortable knowing that the cable companies are being proactive about nailing those who are stealing service. I pay for my all my services. Why should someone else get a free ride?
I have nothing against classical hacking, but when it comes to service theft, it's what it is: theft.
If this is true, this could be overturned.
Flying cars. They promised me flying cars. Where are the flying cars?!?
...I'll wait for the Dancer or maybe the Prancer project. Of course these will be followed up by the launch of the Vixen, Comet, and Cupid projects. Though the Donnor project was nothing more than a party, the Blitzen should prove to be innovative. Of course, the Rudolph project will help shed more light on the issue.
I got into Ham Radio back in 1993, not because of the desire to talk with people globally, but to use Packet Radio. Back then, 1200 baud simplex WIRELESS was REALLY cool! I remember actually connecting to a packet station in Hawaii while sitting in my room in Chicago. Oh, the memories! Unfortunatly, the Internet far overshadowed my Packet Radio pursuits, so the gear sits in the closet.
That said, if you have local Hams in your area that are conducting Field Day activities, by all means check it out. While it's not as popular as it once was, they do serve a vital emergency communications link that we of the cell phone generation take for granted.
Oh, BTW, some of the advances in Amateur Packet Radio have been pretty cool!! Maybe someday, I'll set up my Packet BBS again and cross-connect it to my cable modem-enabled PC to provide a Packet to Internet gateway. If there were only a few more hours in each day...!
Craig Silverstein's picture is here and a number of other google employees are pictured here.
Craig Silverstein's picture is
here and pictures of a number of other employees are here.
I don't think it's the "precious intellectual property" that people are worried about. It is the stuff that we don't want to remember that worries us!! ;-)
I think this is a great decision, because the simple fact is that even if a company copy-protects their content, some people are still going to circumvent it. If a company creates good content and sells it at a reasonable price, preople will buy it. Yes, there will always be those trying to make money in the pirate business, but most people like owning "the real thing." Personally, I have paid for dozens of DVDs to own because they are inexpensive and full of great content. Those that aren't, I don't buy.
Besides, all this is doing is creating a greater demand for new movies.
...what would happen if there was some global disaster that took out electricity, and batteries were scarce.
I guess I've been watching too many Jeremiah episodes.