Napster To Go has this same feature (or something similar) and everyone is turning a blind eye to it all because of the darn rental model. GIVE IT A CHANCE FELLAS!!
That's why they're giving you the ability to burn your stuff to CD if you so decide to. The problem there is that they make you use their own software to do it (which is Nero based) instead of eliminating the middle-man alltogether and using the CD burner built into WinXP if you so wish to.
If you have a choice of devices to listen to your tunes on, you should also have a choice of CD burners to use as well.
MSN's 'Maps & Directions' site is more my speed but this is an excellent attempt on Google's part. 'Maps & Directions' is basically an online version of Microsoft's 'Streets & Trips' app. That and Google's offering both make MapQuest suck.
The newsgroup (Usenet) facilities in Thunderbird could use some work. Thunderbird still doesn't sort group names in the directory when you add new ones.
RSS is also an issue. If you access a feed that requires you to log in, you end up having to open it using Firefox anyway. Sorta' kills off the idea of having an RSS reader in Thunderbird to start off with.
...and for that matter you're better off getting the Googlebar for Firefox if you really wan't to get serious about using Google. It pretty much has all the features that the IE version of the Google Toolbar does. Just select Tools|Extensions from the menu bar and then click on Get More Extensions.
Why bother. Exeem itself does BitTorrent a complete disservice (at least in its beta form). It's slow as heck and many of my searches conducted via Exeem have come up nada. As a matter of fact, I've only been using the new files tab to see what's out there to grab, and most of it is crap IMHO. I like being able to post files sans-tracker though. Can't do that with a conventional BT client.
"Yes, the Mac is more expensive in terms of raw computing power. But, a lot of people consider Mac OS X to be worth a significant premium over Windows XP."
Especially when you consider that OS X is Unix-based and is the next best thing to Linux IMHO.
...and while he's at it - Viacom, GE/Universal or TimeWarner will most likely get the TechTV spoils in the US. A TimeWarner takeover of TechTV could put TechTV's late-night anime programming on Cartoon Network for example.
No kidding! A talk show host on WHAS Radio in Louisville, KY http://www.whas.com/ devoted a whole half-hour to talking about "e-trash" - two days in a row.
Well, what if you were able to plug your phone into a PSP (PlayStation Portable), Gmini AV400 or other such device and watch your stuff on that? That'd be tre cool, especially if Sony and/or Archos gave you the hardware to make the connection to your phone.
If Sony-Ericsson were to put TV tuners on their phones, PSP output would be a no-brainer. Such a hookup could also allow the PSP to be used for web-surfing using a cellular internet connection. Heck, you'd at least have a bigger display for web surfing than what the phone offers.
Sprint PCS also has PTT functionality on its network, but it's nothing like Nextel's though. This merger is the perfect opportunity to at least get that particular aspect of the tech disparity between the two companies worked out.
You also have to wonder which 'pay as you go' service will win out in this merger. I think it'll be Sprint's Virgin Mobile since it has 'star power' so to speak and it's been around longer than Nextel's Boost. Hey, when was the last time you saw Boost's phone cards in stores? Virgin Mobile also gets alot of action from Target stores which carry the full Virgin product line in the electronics department.
Sunbird as a stand-alone app was definitely a stupid move on Mozilla's behalf. It definitely needs to be incorporated into Thunderbird sometime in the near future. For the time being however, why not somebody come up with an extension that can link the two apps together. That'd be swwweeet!
Hitting F5 (which of course reloads the page) fixes the text problem on my particular machine. Not sure if it'll work for everybody but it's much easier than the two-button salutes you mentioned.
I haven't had any lock-ups, crashes or other major problems with the official release of 1.0 yet.
Not to mention their attempt to reincarnate the Netscape web browser with Firefox innards this time around. All they're doing here is taking Mozilla's good work and slapping the Netscape name on it in this case. AOL wouldn't have stooped to this level hadn't the merger with TimeWarner gone down the toilet. Geez!
Hate to break it to y'all, but it sure as heck looks as if Mr. Softie has claimed a victory in this particular multimedia software battle. Windows Media Player has and always will kick some major butt (llama's butt in this case LOL).
I don't think it would've made much of a difference here since MyFi apparently can't download files off a PC like iPods can. MyFi's HD is only intended for time-shifting. We be talking apples and oranges here, no pun intended.
With HDTVoIP, there would proably be no need for the broadcast flag, DRM would supersede such technology in an IP situation. The same DRM that's applied to downloaded music/video would be applied here.
I'm sure there would have to be a text-to-speech app built into this phone. Heck, if there were, that'd be an Audible http://www.audible.com/ killer for sure.
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Too many steps to be efficient, but it might work.
Napster To Go has this same feature (or something similar) and everyone is turning a blind eye to it all because of the darn rental model. GIVE IT A CHANCE FELLAS!!
If you have a choice of devices to listen to your tunes on, you should also have a choice of CD burners to use as well.
MSN's 'Maps & Directions' site is more my speed but this is an excellent attempt on Google's part. 'Maps & Directions' is basically an online version of Microsoft's 'Streets & Trips' app. That and Google's offering both make MapQuest suck.
RSS is also an issue. If you access a feed that requires you to log in, you end up having to open it using Firefox anyway. Sorta' kills off the idea of having an RSS reader in Thunderbird to start off with.
...and for that matter you're better off getting the Googlebar for Firefox if you really wan't to get serious about using Google. It pretty much has all the features that the IE version of the Google Toolbar does. Just select Tools|Extensions from the menu bar and then click on Get More Extensions.
Why bother. Exeem itself does BitTorrent a complete disservice (at least in its beta form). It's slow as heck and many of my searches conducted via Exeem have come up nada. As a matter of fact, I've only been using the new files tab to see what's out there to grab, and most of it is crap IMHO. I like being able to post files sans-tracker though. Can't do that with a conventional BT client.
2.0?? Why haven't I heard about this, is this something we're going to have to wait a year for?
You said a mouthful. CARY IN '08, DONKEYS RULE!!!
Nah, Azureus is more my speed, and when I think of a multi-network client that supports BitTorrent, Shareaza comes to mind.
Especially when you consider that OS X is Unix-based and is the next best thing to Linux IMHO.
...and while he's at it - Viacom, GE/Universal or TimeWarner will most likely get the TechTV spoils in the US. A TimeWarner takeover of TechTV could put TechTV's late-night anime programming on Cartoon Network for example.
No kidding! A talk show host on WHAS Radio in Louisville, KY http://www.whas.com/ devoted a whole half-hour to talking about "e-trash" - two days in a row.
If Sony-Ericsson were to put TV tuners on their phones, PSP output would be a no-brainer. Such a hookup could also allow the PSP to be used for web-surfing using a cellular internet connection. Heck, you'd at least have a bigger display for web surfing than what the phone offers.
You also have to wonder which 'pay as you go' service will win out in this merger. I think it'll be Sprint's Virgin Mobile since it has 'star power' so to speak and it's been around longer than Nextel's Boost. Hey, when was the last time you saw Boost's phone cards in stores? Virgin Mobile also gets alot of action from Target stores which carry the full Virgin product line in the electronics department.
Sunbird as a stand-alone app was definitely a stupid move on Mozilla's behalf. It definitely needs to be incorporated into Thunderbird sometime in the near future. For the time being however, why not somebody come up with an extension that can link the two apps together. That'd be swwweeet!
I haven't had any lock-ups, crashes or other major problems with the official release of 1.0 yet.
Not to mention their attempt to reincarnate the Netscape web browser with Firefox innards this time around. All they're doing here is taking Mozilla's good work and slapping the Netscape name on it in this case. AOL wouldn't have stooped to this level hadn't the merger with TimeWarner gone down the toilet. Geez!
Hate to break it to y'all, but it sure as heck looks as if Mr. Softie has claimed a victory in this particular multimedia software battle. Windows Media Player has and always will kick some major butt (llama's butt in this case LOL).
If you're going to do that kinda' thing, get a RadioShark. It's like a Tivo for your radio and wll record both FM and AM broadcasts.
I don't think it would've made much of a difference here since MyFi apparently can't download files off a PC like iPods can. MyFi's HD is only intended for time-shifting. We be talking apples and oranges here, no pun intended.
With HDTVoIP, there would proably be no need for the broadcast flag, DRM would supersede such technology in an IP situation. The same DRM that's applied to downloaded music/video would be applied here.
I saw some of Dell's TVs there too.
You still have that? Geez! That's practically a collector's item now.
I'm sure there would have to be a text-to-speech app built into this phone. Heck, if there were, that'd be an Audible http://www.audible.com/ killer for sure.