Where did you get this "new information" that it even WILL share non "Zune Marketplace" songs? The whole point of the sharing is to drive song sales, and random MP3s with incorrect names and no meta info do not drive sales.
Limiting the share feature to Zune-purchased songs is easy and foolproof, and doesn't risk crybaby lawsuits from Creative Commons artists about "viral drm" or whatever. It also meshes with what we've heard so far about Zune only sharing "some" songs, not anything in the HD.
Switching my mom to Firefox was, so far, the most painless computer-related incident ever. EVER.
The second most painless computer switch was when I bought her a used G3 iBook;)
Usually, it's the lusers^H^H^H^H^H^Hpeople who "think" they are power users that require any kind of convincing. The happily clueless noobs are usually interested because you told them it's easier, it's newer, and it works "real good." Plus, I leave 'em with a fallback to the old stuff, which comforts them "just in case." They usually don't need it.
Yawn, this has been discussed. The resolution (especially now, since they upped it to 640x480) has always been comparable to NTSC broadcast. I bought the pilot for "Knight Rider" just to check it out, and put it on a 35" TV (component video from my iBook using a cheap adapter). It was about what I expected for a twenty five year old pilot, and looked fine. That was at 320x240, I'm sure the latest videos are much better. And what's with the "shitty window" comment? You've never heard of fullscreen mode?
I'm not saying you "have to" buy it; I haven't bought a video since the Knight Rider test. I'm just saying if you're gonna dismiss it, at least give some valid criticism.
Cheers! I have played WoW on my G4/800 iBook, and it's not only playable (outside big raids/battles--just like the modem folks) but it still looks good. (I was "hard core" enough--read: addicted--that I tried it, when I knew I was gonna be away from my real homebrewed gaming PC for a while). I skipped the PS2/GC/XBox generation for financial reasons, but I'm looking forward to getting my hands on a Wii when the demo systems hit Frys... I think I just might be impressed enough to blow my gaming budget on it.
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and a Game Gear (with its whopping 14-second battery life)
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Now I have to clean the soda out of my keyboard!
Seriously, does anybody else remember burning through a case of AA batteries before they even got the hang of NBA Jam or Mortal Kombat? I do, and I didn't even own one--just borrowed it for a long trip!
I remember my Game Boy (the original 1989 fatty model) would go for what seemed like months on a set of batteries, and at the end you could still coax it along by turning off the sound and cranking the display contrast!
What is the close substitute for a given band's performance?
A different band or a different venue. When bands try to get gigs, they tell the venue how many people they can draw; their pay (if any) depends on it. If they're bringing in 100 teenagers, they're gonna get gigs. When they want to get on a radio show, they've got to get exposure. Teenagers = buzz, and bands are aware of this. If they're not getting any exposure by catering to the wrong crowd, they're either comfortable with just playing for themselves and their friends or they'll change.
there was a comment about bands that do not respond to myspace messages
One comment doesn't make a rule. Bands I know respond to messages, and routinely post bulletins about their shows, to drum up support. I'm sure it depends on the band--I wouldn't expect a national act to respond, but a band that draws in the 10s or 50s of listeners definitely should.
But is this the case throughout the United States? And how would one generally go about learning about these concerts?
Yes. Any high school with more than a couple hundred kids will have at least one band kicking around, and even a pissant tumbleweed town will usually have a group of old guys playing country dances. You go about finding them the same way you go about learning about bar shows; word of mouth, flyers in local stores/libraries/etc., myspace, community calendars.
Ever heard of voting with your money? Voting with your feet? Or how about myspace messaging that band you like? There's more ways to exact change than to vote, and most of them are not only more effective, but quicker.
Or did you mean "leave the state"?
I was at a bar the other day that let 13-17 year old into the underage section in the late afternoon, so that their friends' band (looked like 15 yr olds) could play. I bet more than one state allows this. For the states that don't, local bands routinely play skate parks, ice rinks, parks, parties, school events, town festivals, community centers, etc. etc. etc. I grew up in a town of 3,000 and guess what? I was able to hear my friends' bands play, and not in a bar, either.
I would suggest that they "cry more, n00bs," or else work for change. Tell the band they're missing out on viewers. Tell the bars they're missing out on cover charges. Find the over/under bar and patronize the crap out of it, so that the other bars will follow suit. The better local venues around Phoenix are all over/under, with the bar taped or fenced off from the kiddies. On top of that, the 21's all get their hands marked with big sharpie X's anyways--which they love, because it's a status symbol at school the next day.
IIRC, it was also a notorious bitch to program for. RARE was one of the "rare" companies that put masochistic time into optimizing their games for the N64's strengths, and it shows--Conker, Goldeneye, and Perfect Dark are friggin' gorgeous N64 games, and Perfect Dark definitely pushes the N64 as far as it'll go. Nintendo, of course, did a good job too (Zelda and Mario64 are sweet) but a lot of 3rd party games just weren't as hot.
I did say functionally equivalent EXCEPT for the wifi, which I think is no more of a deal-maker than the FM tuner.
Only time will tell if the wifi is a real deal-maker or a lame non-starter. It's kinda like the FM tuner; not enough people want, need, or use it to make it a deal-maker in a fight between iPod and knockoffs. And, if the wifi is unusably lame or unnecessary, then yes, Zune WILL be functionally equivalent to your Nano, at least for the average buyer. It's the average buyer that makes a company top dog, not a fraction of a niche market.
I've got $20 that says only protected, purchased WMV's (or w/e they're called) will share. It's just a brazen way to drive people to purchase from the Zune store; they have no interest in sharing everything. Of course, they'll tell you that they only allow that kind of sharing to keep from "confusing" customers with shared files that can't be purchased. Thanks for the assistance, MS.
They've already hinted at it, saying that only "certain" files can be shared.
How can something that is functionally equivalent to an iPod be, in any way, the "next big thing?"
And no, I don't consider zune's wireless sharing to be even the "next little thing." It's like trying to take on Kimberly Clark (maker of Kleenax) by selling your own brand of facial tissue. Sure, you can make money, you might even take some of their market share, but you will never be Kleenax. You have to find a new niche if you want to be the next big thing.
Brown? Microsoft's design director for the project, Chris Stephenson, explained the shape and scheme is "to make it less cool and sleek, but actually warm and silky."
"Who in their right mind would... create a brown technology product? Artists will. Musicians would. And Zune will," Stephenson said.
Emphasis mine, but I think he hit it on the head.
/actually, I could see getting a brown & wood grain iPod, maybe done to look like some classy vintage audio equipment... but not a Zune, sorry.
Shows how much you know! Solitaire isn't even part of the OS X default software... you have to go find some shareware or something!/Mac user: miffed, but the kool-aide helps dull the pain.
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Now how about this: Cancel your yahoo account. Now which song still plays?
Where did you get this "new information" that it even WILL share non "Zune Marketplace" songs? The whole point of the sharing is to drive song sales, and random MP3s with incorrect names and no meta info do not drive sales.
Limiting the share feature to Zune-purchased songs is easy and foolproof, and doesn't risk crybaby lawsuits from Creative Commons artists about "viral drm" or whatever. It also meshes with what we've heard so far about Zune only sharing "some" songs, not anything in the HD.
Anybody remember the last time intel came up with a sexy new desktop design
Switching my mom to Firefox was, so far, the most painless computer-related incident ever. EVER.
;)
The second most painless computer switch was when I bought her a used G3 iBook
Usually, it's the lusers^H^H^H^H^H^Hpeople who "think" they are power users that require any kind of convincing. The happily clueless noobs are usually interested because you told them it's easier, it's newer, and it works "real good." Plus, I leave 'em with a fallback to the old stuff, which comforts them "just in case." They usually don't need it.
Good thing we live in the age of cloning!
:)
Only way they could (currently) close that loophole is by selling only aged and decrepit cats. Young'uns would clone nicely
(sigh...You know you're a nerd when thinking about selling clones reminds you of Compaq.)
Yawn, this has been discussed. The resolution (especially now, since they upped it to 640x480) has always been comparable to NTSC broadcast. I bought the pilot for "Knight Rider" just to check it out, and put it on a 35" TV (component video from my iBook using a cheap adapter). It was about what I expected for a twenty five year old pilot, and looked fine. That was at 320x240, I'm sure the latest videos are much better. And what's with the "shitty window" comment? You've never heard of fullscreen mode?
I'm not saying you "have to" buy it; I haven't bought a video since the Knight Rider test. I'm just saying if you're gonna dismiss it, at least give some valid criticism.
Yeah, no. Try again.
You can't sue somebody for their product's internal code name; Apple isn't marketting it as "ITV."
4 hours out of rechargeables? Haha! I think that's pretty good; I don't remember getting any more out of Duracells!
Cheers! I have played WoW on my G4/800 iBook, and it's not only playable (outside big raids/battles--just like the modem folks) but it still looks good. (I was "hard core" enough--read: addicted--that I tried it, when I knew I was gonna be away from my real homebrewed gaming PC for a while). I skipped the PS2/GC/XBox generation for financial reasons, but I'm looking forward to getting my hands on a Wii when the demo systems hit Frys... I think I just might be impressed enough to blow my gaming budget on it.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Now I have to clean the soda out of my keyboard!
Seriously, does anybody else remember burning through a case of AA batteries before they even got the hang of NBA Jam or Mortal Kombat? I do, and I didn't even own one--just borrowed it for a long trip!
I remember my Game Boy (the original 1989 fatty model) would go for what seemed like months on a set of batteries, and at the end you could still coax it along by turning off the sound and cranking the display contrast!
A different band or a different venue. When bands try to get gigs, they tell the venue how many people they can draw; their pay (if any) depends on it. If they're bringing in 100 teenagers, they're gonna get gigs. When they want to get on a radio show, they've got to get exposure. Teenagers = buzz, and bands are aware of this. If they're not getting any exposure by catering to the wrong crowd, they're either comfortable with just playing for themselves and their friends or they'll change.
One comment doesn't make a rule. Bands I know respond to messages, and routinely post bulletins about their shows, to drum up support. I'm sure it depends on the band--I wouldn't expect a national act to respond, but a band that draws in the 10s or 50s of listeners definitely should.
Yes. Any high school with more than a couple hundred kids will have at least one band kicking around, and even a pissant tumbleweed town will usually have a group of old guys playing country dances. You go about finding them the same way you go about learning about bar shows; word of mouth, flyers in local stores/libraries/etc., myspace, community calendars.
Ever heard of voting with your money? Voting with your feet? Or how about myspace messaging that band you like? There's more ways to exact change than to vote, and most of them are not only more effective, but quicker.
I was at a bar the other day that let 13-17 year old into the underage section in the late afternoon, so that their friends' band (looked like 15 yr olds) could play. I bet more than one state allows this. For the states that don't, local bands routinely play skate parks, ice rinks, parks, parties, school events, town festivals, community centers, etc. etc. etc. I grew up in a town of 3,000 and guess what? I was able to hear my friends' bands play, and not in a bar, either.
I repeat: Cry more, or look for a solution.
that was supposed to say "Under 21s" but slash erased my "less than sign" and I didn't notice it. Woops.
I would suggest that they "cry more, n00bs," or else work for change. Tell the band they're missing out on viewers. Tell the bars they're missing out on cover charges. Find the over/under bar and patronize the crap out of it, so that the other bars will follow suit. The better local venues around Phoenix are all over/under, with the bar taped or fenced off from the kiddies. On top of that, the 21's all get their hands marked with big sharpie X's anyways--which they love, because it's a status symbol at school the next day.
IIRC, it was also a notorious bitch to program for. RARE was one of the "rare" companies that put masochistic time into optimizing their games for the N64's strengths, and it shows--Conker, Goldeneye, and Perfect Dark are friggin' gorgeous N64 games, and Perfect Dark definitely pushes the N64 as far as it'll go. Nintendo, of course, did a good job too (Zelda and Mario64 are sweet) but a lot of 3rd party games just weren't as hot.
I did say functionally equivalent EXCEPT for the wifi, which I think is no more of a deal-maker than the FM tuner.
Only time will tell if the wifi is a real deal-maker or a lame non-starter. It's kinda like the FM tuner; not enough people want, need, or use it to make it a deal-maker in a fight between iPod and knockoffs. And, if the wifi is unusably lame or unnecessary, then yes, Zune WILL be functionally equivalent to your Nano, at least for the average buyer. It's the average buyer that makes a company top dog, not a fraction of a niche market.
Damn my west-coast accent and phonetic spelling.
I've got $20 that says only protected, purchased WMV's (or w/e they're called) will share. It's just a brazen way to drive people to purchase from the Zune store; they have no interest in sharing everything. Of course, they'll tell you that they only allow that kind of sharing to keep from "confusing" customers with shared files that can't be purchased. Thanks for the assistance, MS.
They've already hinted at it, saying that only "certain" files can be shared.
How can something that is functionally equivalent to an iPod be, in any way, the "next big thing?"
And no, I don't consider zune's wireless sharing to be even the "next little thing." It's like trying to take on Kimberly Clark (maker of Kleenax) by selling your own brand of facial tissue. Sure, you can make money, you might even take some of their market share, but you will never be Kleenax. You have to find a new niche if you want to be the next big thing.
From this CBS article:
... create a brown technology product? Artists will. Musicians would. And Zune will," Stephenson said.
/actually, I could see getting a brown & wood grain iPod, maybe done to look like some classy vintage audio equipment... but not a Zune, sorry.
Brown? Microsoft's design director for the project, Chris Stephenson, explained the shape and scheme is "to make it less cool and sleek, but actually warm and silky."
"Who in their right mind would
Emphasis mine, but I think he hit it on the head.
Won't that make it Sony's TurboGrafix?
Because I don't remember Dreamcast being outrageously priced, like the TurboGrafix 16 was.
Shows how much you know! Solitaire isn't even part of the OS X default software... you have to go find some shareware or something! /Mac user: miffed, but the kool-aide helps dull the pain.
Funny, my iBook never makes a sound when I wake it up.
/seriously, I don't.
Who turns off a Mac?
Command & Conquer? Please. Try Dune II: (Something Something) of Arrakis. THAT game defined RTS.
Don't forget schools. That's a lot of butts in seats; what, better than 10% of the population at least?