true, for most average uses grid computing isnt reasonable. there is a big group of average users that will benefit from it: GAMERS. 3D games can completely use it. it would take the normal hardware cycle and totally obliterate it. once you implement grid computing into console form you will see the benefit for average users.
Gemstars GUIDEPLUS+ doesnt get its listings through the transmission medium like other devices. actually the Guide+ used on other things like VCRs are just a coding system which makes it easier to record programs by entering a number that is listed in a TV guide rather than manually programming it. (instead of programming the date, time and lenght you just punch in a series of 6 to 9 digits that are listed in the tv guide listings)
the GUIDEPLUS+ that comes with AIW cards is a program that downloads the TV listings from a database on Gemstars server and displays it on your screen.
You may be talking about a system that displays what you are currently watching, the catagory/genre, length, time left, station ID on the screen. Thats called XDS and unfortunately not all tv or cable stations take advantage of it.
The problem is that you are still losing and the ones that made the DVD intentionally unplayable are gaining your hard earned money. On top of that you had to go buy the DVD and now you have to go sell it and you didnt even get to watch it.
And why would the recording industry (or DVD) care about what a handful of people want? At this point in time they can get away with producing crippled discs and nobody will care. So Sony makes a crippled Shakira CD. Who is going to buy it? Most of the sales are going to people who will be playing it in thier car or home CD players, not to few people who want to rip it to thier iPods. Those people represent a small fraction of thier sales, and once they have opened it they can't return it so that small fraction has been cut even smaller.
Even with all my knowledge of whats going on, I am the only one I know is going to watch out for this kind of thing when I am shopping for media. I try to educate everyone I know, but the next time they go out to buy a CD they arent going to check to make sure that there is a CD logo on the package. Just like the same way that they all continue to use Kazaa instead of the spyware-less Kazaa lite and need help turning on thier computer every single time they use it no matter how many times i show them how to do it.
The majority of consumers don't have the time nor or the intrest in the subject to really know whats going on. There are still so many people who listen to music just fine without knowing about MP3's or other smaller and more portable formats. Because if they did know about them who would choose to carry thier music around with them in 15 songs per disc when they can carry thier whole music collection and a media player in thier pocket? Once the consumer realizes that there are better ways there will be a bigger demand for user friendly formats. At that time either the producers will have to sell thier music in multiple formats (i.e. music will be sold as CDA, MP3, ogg, DVD-A, etc.), media producers and manufacturers of media players will have to come to an agreement of a more portable format, or they will simply have to stop using extrememly restrictive DRMs and give way to fair use laws.
Basically the producers or DRM protected media will have a field day until consumers are educated. And they have no reason not to other than ethical ones. And why would they care about those when they can sell millions of intentionally crippled products without anyone to answer to?
I had to download the file 4 times from rockstars server to get it right. the first 3 times it was corrupted and i dont even rmember the number of times that it wouldnt even go through.
MD5 Hash: 4f9a85123002a5f34833b6ff2ff0de90
eMule Link: ed2k://|file|GTAINSTALLER.ZIP|344378270|cb0feda0e2 39041889b462cf3a566d0e|/
for some reason there is a space in the ed2k link when i preview between a 2 and 3. if you see that just remove it and it should work. have fun blowin stuff up old skool style
I used a program called Sensiva (www.sensiva.com) for windows a while ago. it was great in windows 98 but i remember it caused problems in NT based systems so i stopped using it. but you could program it fairly easily for most applications. if you drew a symbol on the desktop it could launch an app. i loved using it in a browser because it could do all sorts of commands right in the browser window. great for full screen browsing with no taskbars.
it looks like sensiva has stopped thier free application and is now selling a new version called Symbol Commander.
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why settle for a first gen copy when you can have a digital copy with a Dolby Digital or DTS track?
true, for most average uses grid computing isnt reasonable. there is a big group of average users that will benefit from it: GAMERS. 3D games can completely use it. it would take the normal hardware cycle and totally obliterate it. once you implement grid computing into console form you will see the benefit for average users.
Gemstars GUIDEPLUS+ doesnt get its listings through the transmission medium like other devices. actually the Guide+ used on other things like VCRs are just a coding system which makes it easier to record programs by entering a number that is listed in a TV guide rather than manually programming it. (instead of programming the date, time and lenght you just punch in a series of 6 to 9 digits that are listed in the tv guide listings)
the GUIDEPLUS+ that comes with AIW cards is a program that downloads the TV listings from a database on Gemstars server and displays it on your screen.
You may be talking about a system that displays what you are currently watching, the catagory/genre, length, time left, station ID on the screen. Thats called XDS and unfortunately not all tv or cable stations take advantage of it.
The problem is that you are still losing and the ones that made the DVD intentionally unplayable are gaining your hard earned money. On top of that you had to go buy the DVD and now you have to go sell it and you didnt even get to watch it.
And why would the recording industry (or DVD) care about what a handful of people want? At this point in time they can get away with producing crippled discs and nobody will care. So Sony makes a crippled Shakira CD. Who is going to buy it? Most of the sales are going to people who will be playing it in thier car or home CD players, not to few people who want to rip it to thier iPods. Those people represent a small fraction of thier sales, and once they have opened it they can't return it so that small fraction has been cut even smaller.
Even with all my knowledge of whats going on, I am the only one I know is going to watch out for this kind of thing when I am shopping for media. I try to educate everyone I know, but the next time they go out to buy a CD they arent going to check to make sure that there is a CD logo on the package. Just like the same way that they all continue to use Kazaa instead of the spyware-less Kazaa lite and need help turning on thier computer every single time they use it no matter how many times i show them how to do it.
The majority of consumers don't have the time nor or the intrest in the subject to really know whats going on. There are still so many people who listen to music just fine without knowing about MP3's or other smaller and more portable formats. Because if they did know about them who would choose to carry thier music around with them in 15 songs per disc when they can carry thier whole music collection and a media player in thier pocket? Once the consumer realizes that there are better ways there will be a bigger demand for user friendly formats. At that time either the producers will have to sell thier music in multiple formats (i.e. music will be sold as CDA, MP3, ogg, DVD-A, etc.), media producers and manufacturers of media players will have to come to an agreement of a more portable format, or they will simply have to stop using extrememly restrictive DRMs and give way to fair use laws.
Basically the producers or DRM protected media will have a field day until consumers are educated. And they have no reason not to other than ethical ones. And why would they care about those when they can sell millions of intentionally crippled products without anyone to answer to?
I had to download the file 4 times from rockstars server to get it right. the first 3 times it was corrupted and i dont even rmember the number of times that it wouldnt even go through.
2 39041889b462cf3a566d0e|/
MD5 Hash: 4f9a85123002a5f34833b6ff2ff0de90
eMule Link: ed2k://|file|GTAINSTALLER.ZIP|344378270|cb0feda0e
for some reason there is a space in the ed2k link when i preview between a 2 and 3. if you see that just remove it and it should work. have fun blowin stuff up old skool style
I used a program called Sensiva (www.sensiva.com) for windows a while ago. it was great in windows 98 but i remember it caused problems in NT based systems so i stopped using it. but you could program it fairly easily for most applications. if you drew a symbol on the desktop it could launch an app. i loved using it in a browser because it could do all sorts of commands right in the browser window. great for full screen browsing with no taskbars.
it looks like sensiva has stopped thier free application and is now selling a new version called Symbol Commander.
~Tommy Boomfiger