I for one am against the usage of individual cell phones on flights. There aren't many areas now that you can't hear some idiot talking entirely too loudly about some worthless subject, but at least you can usually walk away from them. What if now that jerk is suddenly ten or twenty jerks yapping all around you in a confined space for several hours?
When do we reach that point when the public is too wired? It's one thing to be a techie and enjoy technology for the pure love of the game. You might pay top dollar to be bleeding edge and capitalize on the next-great-thing, but you have to work at that. There are no free lunches on the edge. But when Joe Consumer has that same power of connectedness, at his simple beck and call without having to "work" for it, don't you think it will get really annoying?
Broadband on a flight would be pretty cool, though.
What about mini-ITX? You can put them in about any size case (that looks like a home stereo component, retro tape deck, or the like,) utilize analog buttons and LCD screens, and build one that WILL server your files, rip music, and play DVD's for less than $1K. There's no way I would pay more for a music "streamer" than what I paid for my first car!!
I did the same thing for about 200 bucks.... 802.11 for the PC's and router (ebay) and moodlogic for the playlists and ID3 tag fixing. With the right permissions, on my LAN, you can browse all of my MP3's and multiple playlists. Why buy a device when you can slap 120GB to the file server for 90 bucks??
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I for one am against the usage of individual cell phones on flights. There aren't many areas now that you can't hear some idiot talking entirely too loudly about some worthless subject, but at least you can usually walk away from them. What if now that jerk is suddenly ten or twenty jerks yapping all around you in a confined space for several hours?
When do we reach that point when the public is too wired? It's one thing to be a techie and enjoy technology for the pure love of the game. You might pay top dollar to be bleeding edge and capitalize on the next-great-thing, but you have to work at that. There are no free lunches on the edge. But when Joe Consumer has that same power of connectedness, at his simple beck and call without having to "work" for it, don't you think it will get really annoying?
Broadband on a flight would be pretty cool, though.
So your university connection will average $915,000.00 over the next five years....
What about mini-ITX? You can put them in about any size case (that looks like a home stereo component, retro tape deck, or the like,) utilize analog buttons and LCD screens, and build one that WILL server your files, rip music, and play DVD's for less than $1K. There's no way I would pay more for a music "streamer" than what I paid for my first car!!
I did the same thing for about 200 bucks.... 802.11 for the PC's and router (ebay) and moodlogic for the playlists and ID3 tag fixing. With the right permissions, on my LAN, you can browse all of my MP3's and multiple playlists. Why buy a device when you can slap 120GB to the file server for 90 bucks??