Though since PR is the whole point of this idea, it'd be neat for an artist/label to take it a step further and use a multi GB portable USB HDD to hold a box-set (or two or three) worth of compressed audio.
What really ticks me off is that here in the UK we pay the most IN THE WORLD for songs on itunes (79p = US$1.39), and now we're being asked to fork out £1.89 (or US$3.33) for what you guys in the US can get for $1.99.
Could be worse. You could be in Australia where we still don't have an iTunes Music Store yet....
Windows is not easier to use than various linux windowmanagers. It's just the switch which is tough.
Which is one of the points that the article is making.
"Linux is going to need a serious migration plan"
"When Regular People fire up the Linux desktop for the first time, the browser, office suite, email client, IM client, file manager, etc, each need to carry over as much as possible of the Windows application settings and all or very nearly all of the user data. Without this, the hill is just too steep to climb and Regular People will not make the climb."
Anything that makes the switch less painful is a good thing.
It's a standard, alright. Whether it gets into widespread use is another question (anyone remember OSI?) and that depends on having products quickly.
Well, given that the companies in the alliance include Motorola, Honeywell, Samsung, Philips, NEC and Mitsubishi Electric, I wouldn't be too quick to dismiss them.
According to an article I read in New Scientist (can't find it online atm), chips in a Zigbee networks are programmed to synchronise their transmissions, so that they are all either switched on or in sleep mode at the same time. Since Bluetooth is always listening out for transmissions, it means that they can drain the batteries of whatever item in a short period of time. This is fine for a laptop or a cell phone, that is recharged often, but can lead to disaster if you're not near a charger.
Zigbee devices can have a maximum battery life of hundreds of days, compared to about 7 days for a bluetooth device.
The preview button is your friend. Oh, and "look at the post I made seconds after it, I accidently forgot to format it, and I apologize; so lay off; alright?" is a little more than one word.:-)
When is the last time anyone ever used a public telephone, with its disease-smeared receivers, for anything other than illicit activities?
I used one about a week ago to call the RACV (Royal Automobile Club of Victoria) to open up my car after I'd locked my keys inside. I had no idea how long I'd be on hold for, so I chose to use a payphone for 40 cents instead of wasting all my mobile phone credit.
I think it would be totally awesome if some kind of imaginary god did try and punish it's creation through the use of a cruel, life destroying virus - only to have his divine will deflected by something so simple as a tiny thicknesses of latex, education, testing and screening, as well as the hard work of doctors and scientists around the globe.
Would me wonder who should be quaking in fear from who.
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There's Foxtel's new offering, the iQ. You could also have a look at http://www.peter.com.au/pvrs.html
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"Linux is going to need a serious migration plan"
"When Regular People fire up the Linux desktop for the first time, the browser, office suite, email client, IM client, file manager, etc, each need to carry over as much as possible of the Windows application settings and all or very nearly all of the user data. Without this, the hill is just too steep to climb and Regular People will not make the climb."
Anything that makes the switch less painful is a good thing.
According to an article I read in New Scientist (can't find it online atm), chips in a Zigbee networks are programmed to synchronise their transmissions, so that they are all either switched on or in sleep mode at the same time. Since Bluetooth is always listening out for transmissions, it means that they can drain the batteries of whatever item in a short period of time. This is fine for a laptop or a cell phone, that is recharged often, but can lead to disaster if you're not near a charger.
Zigbee devices can have a maximum battery life of hundreds of days, compared to about 7 days for a bluetooth device.
"Nothing beats a woman who's both smart and hot..."
Except rock.
I think that the closest you'll get to that at the moment is Animal Crossing.... :-(
The preview button is your friend. Oh, and "look at the post I made seconds after it, I accidently forgot to format it, and I apologize; so lay off; alright?" is a little more than one word. :-)
They've just put up another article now.