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  1. Re:Bandwidth on Undisclosed Markets to Participate in IPTV Trial · · Score: 1

    It's not going over the internet. It's all on their local network over VDSL. VDSL provides enough bandwidth for the TV.

  2. Re:That's great and all ... on College Students Turn Away From Landlines · · Score: 1

    I like it when the Proffs say, turn your cell phones off, and then THEIR cellphones go off. That's happend before when I was writing a few exams.

  3. Re:Mac Mini Frontend on MythTV 0.17 Released · · Score: 1

    You could still use it for regular tv which >90% of people have and for which the Mini will work good enough.

  4. Re:why do I have to download every update TWICE? on Mac OS X 10.3.8 Out, Security Update Released · · Score: 1

    I don't know why it shows both, but turning on Postfix isn't the problem. The 27.7MB one is the combo updater for earlier systems than 10.3.7 and the other one is for 10.3.7

  5. Re:Blew my vnc away on Mac OS X 10.3.8 Out, Security Update Released · · Score: 2, Informative

    No problems here. Using OSXVNC server.

  6. Re:Nice... on Google Launches Mapping Service · · Score: 1

    It doesn't seem live to me using Firefox. If I zoom in, it loads new images.

  7. Re:US Only at the moment. on Google Launches Mapping Service · · Score: 1

    It does already include Canada.

  8. Re:Forget IE/Firefox etc... on Google Launches Mapping Service · · Score: 1

    Well, it's not exactly US only cause I can zoom in to my street in Ontario.

  9. Re:Duh on UPN Officially Cancels 'Star Trek: Enterprise' · · Score: 1

    Here, Ontario, they put it at Friday at 9PM. I think they did it on purpose so that they could cancel it due to no one watching it.

  10. Re:Somebody's getting the idea on It's Not TV, It's MythTV · · Score: 1

    But what about all the shows that are on Discovery like all their documentaries & stuff. No one is going to watch any of those based on word of mouth.

  11. Re:Somebody's getting the idea on It's Not TV, It's MythTV · · Score: 1

    I don't know about that. If you had to pay for every show you watched it could have the potential to start costing you more than it does now. You could no longer just check out a show to see if it's any good, and if you decide it sucks, change the channel. You'd be stuck watching it to get your money's worth, or paying a buck for something you'll never watch.

  12. Re:Story Flamebait on Intuit Disables Features in Quicken To Force Upgrades · · Score: 1

    Maybe the poster should do all his work for free. After all, that is what he's asking everyone else to do.

  13. Re:Torrent on Steve Jobs Demos NeXTSTEP 3.0 · · Score: 1

    Hmmm, OK, if you click save as in Firefox it says link can not be saved, where as if you click on the link it works.

  14. Re:Torrent on Steve Jobs Demos NeXTSTEP 3.0 · · Score: 1

    Links don't work.

  15. Re:can't wait on Verizon and Microsoft Partner for IPTV · · Score: 1

    BWAHAHA, keep dreaming. You will need a WM9 capable set top box to decode it. They have shown a demo already at the CES keynote.

  16. Re:Television and Cable TV are DYING ! on Verizon and Microsoft Partner for IPTV · · Score: 1

    So how many people have more than one HDTV in their house? How many people even have ONE HDTV in their house? Plus, they can always upgrade the bandwidth in the future. This tech. is sufficient for *most* homes.

  17. Re:I was the IPTV demo at CES on Verizon and Microsoft Partner for IPTV · · Score: 1

    Yes, it was a real demo and it worked.

  18. Re:I was the IPTV demo at CES on Verizon and Microsoft Partner for IPTV · · Score: 1

    I don't think they use the full bandwidth for the small picture in picture. Plus, this is just the start of it. They can always upgrade the bandwidth in the future.

  19. Re:Television and Cable TV are DYING ! on Verizon and Microsoft Partner for IPTV · · Score: 1

    And erect poles where there are none? There aren't poles on every street, like my street.

  20. Re:Because regular TV on Verizon and Microsoft Partner for IPTV · · Score: 1

    This has nothing to do with watching TV on your computer. You will require a set top box like with digital TV or satellite. I watched the CES keynote by Gates and you actually only need one main box with remote boxes for the other TVs.

  21. Re:What benefits does IPTV offer on Verizon and Microsoft Partner for IPTV · · Score: 1

    For one thing, instant channel switching from one digital channel to another. Most satellite and digital TV takes a second to switch channels but the MS IPTV is instant.

    They also have live previews of the shows in the guide which is pretty cool. So you are watching one channel and you have the small picture in picture at the bottom of the show you are previewing with the guide.

    You should watch the CES keynote to see more of it. I hate to say it, but some of the stuff with the IPTV and Windows Media Center looked pretty cool.

  22. Re:How about neither? on Is iPod the Razor or the Blade? · · Score: 1

    The HD is enough to store a few movies, which is sort of like if you went to the store to rent a few movies. You will have them for a day or 2 then they are gone.

    Of course, now that people have it on a HD they will think that they should be allowed to keep the whole movie forever for the few dollars they paid for it.

    The reason it doesn't play smoothly is because it's doing all the decoding in software. That's like running a game with no 3D acceleration. If Apple were to do this, the would no doube leverage the hardware better.

  23. Re:careful! on Apple Website Points to PowerBook G5 · · Score: 1

    The difference is between soliciting for trade secrets and looking at HTML source.

  24. Re:11K? on New Climate Change Warning · · Score: 1

    Yep, I meant that the 11K increase they were talking about was the same as 11 C increase.

  25. Re:11K? on New Climate Change Warning · · Score: 2, Informative

    There is no degrees Kelvin. It's just 11 Kelvin. And it sounds more sciencey. Even though 11K = 11 degrees C.