If somebody can't tell by the colored box around the sponsored links, or hey, the text that reads "Sponsored Links", then what exactly could Google do to make it more obvious that these results are paid for?
That's exactly right, and it relates directly to another factor that technology brings to the equation of the oligopoloy's diminishing returns: the cost of producing commercial quality material has dropped to a point that artists can and do self-produce, and the internet is now ubiquitous enough that they can also now effectively self-promote. New technology making old business models obsolete is nothing new. Nor is using established clout to try to hold back the inevitable.
Ok which of these is Al Gore? It's really not that hard to check their investor relations site.
And while yes, a person can be a board member of more than one company, it would be a gross conflict of interest if those two companies were direct competitors.
Which is why RAID 0 (striped) is exactly wrong for this type of use. It's not like you need 90 MB/s to load your thesis. A document this important should be stored on either a RAID 1 (mirrored) or RAID 5 (parity) drive, besides being frequently backed up to something else like CD, DVD or tape.
And it appears you didn't learn your lesson, replacing your drive with another striped set.
Striped disk sets should be used when you actually need absolute speed, like working on large video/multimedia files, but even then, it should be archived on something less volatile when you're not actually working on it, since, as you now know, if one drive bites the dust, you lose.
Part of the problem with the battery life is the amount of buffering the thing does. It tries to read entire songs into memory and shut off the HD, FOR EVERY SONG YOU PLAY. Which is wasteful if you skip from one song to the next to find the perfect one for the time being....
This is mostly false. The iPod fills it's buffer with the next songs in the playlist, not one song at a time. Even if it's on shuffle play, it reads ahead the next songs it has cued up. Twenty minutes of buffering is usually five or six songs, depending on song length.
You are correct that choosing a new song or playlist that wasn't cued will force the harddrive to spin up again, but that's what playlists are for, specifically the on-the-go playlists. In actual usage, when I do skip around a bit, I haven't noticed a significant shortening of battery life, but I don't find myself switching around after every single song, either.
Although the nature of the patent doesn't portend this, a WiFi enabled iPod would dovetail nicely with the forthcoming iTV. You would now be able to play music and videos stored on the iPod over your stereo (and TV) with no cables attached. You could keep it close by, and the iPod becomes the remote, as well as the storage medium.
Gee, I don't know... maybe you would have to enter a password to make a purchase using your stored credit card info? Kind of like how iTunes already works? Yes, I know you can opt to save your password in iTunes, but if this was a really a valid concern, they could remove that option from the iPod.
Just think of the stolen iPod recovery potential, too. "Mr. Smith, the iPod you reported stolen yesterday just logged onto the network in the Starbucks at Central Ave. and Main St. The device has been disabled, and we are dispatching the iPolice now."
Unless your laptop fits in a jacket pocket, I'm afraid I'll have to respectfully disagree. Being able to purchase music and video content from iTMS while unchained from any desktop or laptop would be a HUGE leap. This would also open the door to owning (and populating) an iPod without needing a computer in the first place.
Not to mention, if they get somebody all hot and bothered for an expensive console, and that person gets to the store and they only have competitors products in stock, they would basically be paying for advertising for said competitors. Once somebody has committed to another next-gen console, they aren't likely to migrate to the Sony platform anytime in the near future, if ever.
I think they'd like to keep the casual buyers out of the stores until their product is likely to be there for purchase.
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Now, if only they could turn wine snobs into mice...
(Apple pretends to, but then insists you install a music player to manage a phone).
That's funny, I don't think any of these would be considered a music player.
Actually, it was 47.87% the first time around, to Gore's 48.38%. 50.7% the second time. Note that both these figures are below 51%.
Here's your answer. Note the large number labeled Mkt Cap.
If somebody can't tell by the colored box around the sponsored links, or hey, the text that reads "Sponsored Links", then what exactly could Google do to make it more obvious that these results are paid for?
Hey, could you post that one more time? I think I missed it the first ten times.
If that's true, wouldn't puting it in "I'm on a plane" mode before updating prevent that from happening?
Only if you define 'excellent' as 'uses flawed methodology' or perhaps 'gives wrong results'.
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http://www.google.com/search?q=excel+formula+flaw
Here's one off the top of my head here in Phoenix. They were committed to going all linux (SuSE, at the time) at least 3-4 years ago.
http://www.redsevenlinux.com/
That's exactly right, and it relates directly to another factor that technology brings to the equation of the oligopoloy's diminishing returns: the cost of producing commercial quality material has dropped to a point that artists can and do self-produce, and the internet is now ubiquitous enough that they can also now effectively self-promote. New technology making old business models obsolete is nothing new. Nor is using established clout to try to hold back the inevitable.
And while yes, a person can be a board member of more than one company, it would be a gross conflict of interest if those two companies were direct competitors.
You misspelled Apple.
I'd like to hear more about diving the Fitzy, if you care to expound...
Aha- your use of lowercase letters exposes your fraud. Mixed case wasn't available (without add-ons like the 80-column cards) until the IIe. Imposter!
Which is why RAID 0 (striped) is exactly wrong for this type of use. It's not like you need 90 MB/s to load your thesis. A document this important should be stored on either a RAID 1 (mirrored) or RAID 5 (parity) drive, besides being frequently backed up to something else like CD, DVD or tape.
And it appears you didn't learn your lesson, replacing your drive with another striped set.
Striped disk sets should be used when you actually need absolute speed, like working on large video/multimedia files, but even then, it should be archived on something less volatile when you're not actually working on it, since, as you now know, if one drive bites the dust, you lose.
Bathed in radon, no doubt.
This is mostly false. The iPod fills it's buffer with the next songs in the playlist, not one song at a time. Even if it's on shuffle play, it reads ahead the next songs it has cued up. Twenty minutes of buffering is usually five or six songs, depending on song length.
You are correct that choosing a new song or playlist that wasn't cued will force the harddrive to spin up again, but that's what playlists are for, specifically the on-the-go playlists. In actual usage, when I do skip around a bit, I haven't noticed a significant shortening of battery life, but I don't find myself switching around after every single song, either.
Although the nature of the patent doesn't portend this, a WiFi enabled iPod would dovetail nicely with the forthcoming iTV. You would now be able to play music and videos stored on the iPod over your stereo (and TV) with no cables attached. You could keep it close by, and the iPod becomes the remote, as well as the storage medium.
Gee, I don't know... maybe you would have to enter a password to make a purchase using your stored credit card info? Kind of like how iTunes already works? Yes, I know you can opt to save your password in iTunes, but if this was a really a valid concern, they could remove that option from the iPod.
Just think of the stolen iPod recovery potential, too. "Mr. Smith, the iPod you reported stolen yesterday just logged onto the network in the Starbucks at Central Ave. and Main St. The device has been disabled, and we are dispatching the iPolice now."
Unless your laptop fits in a jacket pocket, I'm afraid I'll have to respectfully disagree. Being able to purchase music and video content from iTMS while unchained from any desktop or laptop would be a HUGE leap. This would also open the door to owning (and populating) an iPod without needing a computer in the first place.
Not to mention, if they get somebody all hot and bothered for an expensive console, and that person gets to the store and they only have competitors products in stock, they would basically be paying for advertising for said competitors. Once somebody has committed to another next-gen console, they aren't likely to migrate to the Sony platform anytime in the near future, if ever.
I think they'd like to keep the casual buyers out of the stores until their product is likely to be there for purchase.
I think you can see some in the background of this picture.
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Bobby Hill, is that you?
You mean something like this?
I once worked with a web designer who was also a poet, by the name of Brian Flatgard.
One day while pondering this delicate balance on our coffee break, he quoted this poem that he had written some time earlier:
Beer kills coffee.
Coffee kills beer.
These battles keep me alive.
When I heard about this study, I immediately thought of him and his insightful little poem.
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Apple computers are designed to be interoperable and work seamlessly with your Windows-based systems. With Mac OS X, Mac and Windows computers can easily share the same network, files, and peripherals. In managed networks, Mac and Windows systems can connect to the same file, print, mail, web, and directory servers, and Macintosh computers can be used with Active Directory, Exchange mail servers, and Microsoft's VPN server. In addition, Apple computers support wireless connectivity based on industry-standard 802.11g Wi-Fi, giving you instant connectivity on the road. Your business has never been more compatible.