Wait until Apple designs its own iPod phone, instead of that Motorola ROKR crap. I'm sure that they've got plans for it down the line.
Personally, I'd rather have phone that actually makes good phone calls and an mp3 player that plays mp3s instead of depending on one device to do both, but that's just me.
Even though Apple is about image, this particular case is about Motorola trying to associate itself with Apple via iTunes. The Motorola phone is not good looking at all, and the only advantage to it is that it is iTunes enabled. I, for one, won't be getting it anytime soon. Hopefully, the less discerning iPod/iTunes junkies will realize this as well (but don't bet on it).
The power LED connector is a three pin while my MB, and all I've used to now, require a 2 pin connector. I had to remove the individual pins from the connector to plug into the board.
Many motherboards have a separate set of pins for the three-pin power LED connector to plug into (at least every board I've owned does). It's usually near the power/reset/power & HDD LED header. Should be a non-issue for most people.
Yeah, I know you can name them, and I know you can download rosters (for PS2 & XBox at least). I have two of the NCAA games for GCN (I bought the second one because I'm in the LSU marching band and they took videos for the game's intros at the 2004 Sugar Bowl, but it turned out that they're on the PS2 version). I live in Baton Rouge, and even though Louisiana has a pro football team, well... it's almost like not having one since the Saints are so crappy.
I got that NES set way back when for Christmas one year (it was my first console). The Deluxe Set, as it was called, came with the console, two controllers, the Zapper light gun, and R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy) as well as two games: Duck Hunt and Gyromite (played with R.O.B.). R.O.B. never took off, though, and mine broke eventually. I still have the game and everything else that came with the system in good working order though.
Yes, for the professional sports games I can somewhat understand that someone would pay $50 for the new rosters with names, likenesses, etc. But what about the college games, where the companies are _not allowed_ to put the players' names into the game? Do people still buy them because the players' jersey numbers have changed, and that is good enough of a reflection for them? Or do those games actually sell based on the features added each year?
Yeah, there's also the NFL Street series of games, though it doesn't come out every year (there's only been two so far, and both were made before the exclusive agreement, but I'd suspect another soon). I also remember reading that EA had other games lined up to use the NFL license with (team management games or something?) but right now it's just Madden and Street.
The problem is that many people view Wikipedia, but when you see Emperor Palpatine in the spot where Pope Benedict's picture is supposed to be, Wikipedia loses credibility. Wikipedia wants to be a credible source of information that is open for people to add and contribute to, but since its popularity has risen, more and more people are going to abuse the power to contribute in less than meaningful ways.
I like Wikipedia because I can look up almost anything and find an entry. They're trying to curb the problem of malicious users before it gets out of hand, which is good, IMO.
No, this serves to find out how people are using Google to attempt to take control of your stuff (site, servers, etc). By learning more about the methods of attack, we can figure out how to prevent these attacks.
It's the usual hacking cycle brought to the search engine scene. Malicious hackers find ways to penetrate, and this will try to find a way to stop it. When it's stopped, the hackers will just move on to another way. Later, rinse, repeat.
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They will force bundles on us. Toys R Us, EBGames, GameStop, etc. will all be bundling the new systems with tons of stuff, and that will be the only way you can buy one. Hell, you can't buy a used PS2 online from EBGames now without buying a bundle.
Downloaders don't damage music. Record companies who spew out mindless crap damage music.
I can't listen to the radio anymore, except to listen to the morning comedy show (Walton & Johnson) and the "classic rock" that the same station puts on during the rest of the day (Led Zeppelin, Beatles, etc.) The "new rock" station spews out the same whiny songs over and over again (Simple Plan and its 300 clone bands) or songs that aren't even rock at all (Gorillaz, I'm looking at you) that make me want to throw up over and over again until I die of dehydration. Every once in a while this station plays something good, but not often enough to keep my interest.
So I'll just keep downloading the good stuff and ignoring the record companies until they start promoting good music.
Retailers uniformly agree that the concurrent distribution of more than one format is likely unsustainable, and that the launch of a single format is preferable to a format war which could confuse the public and lead to reluctance to embrace either format.
However, the concerts are where the artists make their money, not the record companies. Artists don't make much on each album sold. The money artists make comes through incentives, concert tickets, and concert merchandise.
The music industry doesn't necessarily want you to download more music. They would rather you purchase the most popular albums (as deemed by them) because those are the ones they mass produce and therefore are cheaper to make. These are sold for the same price as the rest of the albums on the shelf, but make more money for the companies. Unfortunately, record companies do not promote acts just because they play good music. They promote the acts they believe are "marketable."
Weird Al should then be known as the creator of the subgenre. I bet MC Plus+ and others can relate to these lines from "It's All About the Pentiums."
Hey fella
I bet you're still livin in your parents' cellar
Downloading pictures of Sarah Michelle Gellar
And posting "me too!" like some brain-dead AOLer
I should do the world a favor and cap you like Old Yeller
You can sync your iPod photo and automatically store the original pictures on it. That way, if you're showing your pictures to someone and they want a copy, you can hook up your iPod and get the picture off it. Now yes, it would be nice to have a nice and simple interface to do this in (maybe as an add-on to iTunes).
Someone else mentioned the PSP, which would work, but isn't ideal because of the memory stick costs (unless of course you're already using a camera that uses Memory Stick Pro Duo).
And if you think that the PSP is really good for anything other than playing games, you are indeed mistaken. Unless of course you want to pay for a huge memory card and then, the biggest one is 1 GB, and costs over $100. So unless you have a bunch of memory sticks, then you can only hold a relatively small amount of video at a time. So that's $350 - $400 for a PSP and 1 gig of storage space. The 20 GB iPod color is currently $300. I could reasonably see a 30 - 40 gig iPod video for $400.
And yes, I do own a PSP. And I only play games on it.
Your prints were never on record. The system uses finger geometry to make sure you are the person using your pass. It compares numbers in the database to the numbers scanned. When it matches, it lets you through.
Who says I want all the crap software that comes with a Dell anyway? The first thing I did when I bought my laptop from them (couldn't find a barebones unit to meet my specifications) was remove all the crap they installed.
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Wait until Apple designs its own iPod phone, instead of that Motorola ROKR crap. I'm sure that they've got plans for it down the line.
Personally, I'd rather have phone that actually makes good phone calls and an mp3 player that plays mp3s instead of depending on one device to do both, but that's just me.
Apple is so about image.
Even though Apple is about image, this particular case is about Motorola trying to associate itself with Apple via iTunes. The Motorola phone is not good looking at all, and the only advantage to it is that it is iTunes enabled. I, for one, won't be getting it anytime soon. Hopefully, the less discerning iPod/iTunes junkies will realize this as well (but don't bet on it).
No... Motorola did. It's only iTunes enabled (hence the ROKR name).
Don't believe me? See for yourself.
When it does come out in Europe, you won't have a choice. All European PSPs will have firmware 2.0 loaded from the factory.
The power LED connector is a three pin while my MB, and all I've used to now, require a 2 pin connector. I had to remove the individual pins from the connector to plug into the board.
Many motherboards have a separate set of pins for the three-pin power LED connector to plug into (at least every board I've owned does). It's usually near the power/reset/power & HDD LED header. Should be a non-issue for most people.
Yeah, I know you can name them, and I know you can download rosters (for PS2 & XBox at least). I have two of the NCAA games for GCN (I bought the second one because I'm in the LSU marching band and they took videos for the game's intros at the 2004 Sugar Bowl, but it turned out that they're on the PS2 version). I live in Baton Rouge, and even though Louisiana has a pro football team, well... it's almost like not having one since the Saints are so crappy.
I got that NES set way back when for Christmas one year (it was my first console). The Deluxe Set, as it was called, came with the console, two controllers, the Zapper light gun, and R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy) as well as two games: Duck Hunt and Gyromite (played with R.O.B.). R.O.B. never took off, though, and mine broke eventually. I still have the game and everything else that came with the system in good working order though.
Yes, for the professional sports games I can somewhat understand that someone would pay $50 for the new rosters with names, likenesses, etc. But what about the college games, where the companies are _not allowed_ to put the players' names into the game? Do people still buy them because the players' jersey numbers have changed, and that is good enough of a reflection for them? Or do those games actually sell based on the features added each year?
Yeah, there's also the NFL Street series of games, though it doesn't come out every year (there's only been two so far, and both were made before the exclusive agreement, but I'd suspect another soon). I also remember reading that EA had other games lined up to use the NFL license with (team management games or something?) but right now it's just Madden and Street.
The problem is that many people view Wikipedia, but when you see Emperor Palpatine in the spot where Pope Benedict's picture is supposed to be, Wikipedia loses credibility. Wikipedia wants to be a credible source of information that is open for people to add and contribute to, but since its popularity has risen, more and more people are going to abuse the power to contribute in less than meaningful ways.
I like Wikipedia because I can look up almost anything and find an entry. They're trying to curb the problem of malicious users before it gets out of hand, which is good, IMO.
No, this serves to find out how people are using Google to attempt to take control of your stuff (site, servers, etc). By learning more about the methods of attack, we can figure out how to prevent these attacks.
It's the usual hacking cycle brought to the search engine scene. Malicious hackers find ways to penetrate, and this will try to find a way to stop it. When it's stopped, the hackers will just move on to another way. Later, rinse, repeat.
They will force bundles on us. Toys R Us, EBGames, GameStop, etc. will all be bundling the new systems with tons of stuff, and that will be the only way you can buy one. Hell, you can't buy a used PS2 online from EBGames now without buying a bundle.
Agreed.
Downloaders don't damage music. Record companies who spew out mindless crap damage music.
I can't listen to the radio anymore, except to listen to the morning comedy show (Walton & Johnson) and the "classic rock" that the same station puts on during the rest of the day (Led Zeppelin, Beatles, etc.) The "new rock" station spews out the same whiny songs over and over again (Simple Plan and its 300 clone bands) or songs that aren't even rock at all (Gorillaz, I'm looking at you) that make me want to throw up over and over again until I die of dehydration. Every once in a while this station plays something good, but not often enough to keep my interest.
So I'll just keep downloading the good stuff and ignoring the record companies until they start promoting good music.
Retailers uniformly agree that the concurrent distribution of more than one format is likely unsustainable, and that the launch of a single format is preferable to a format war which could confuse the public and lead to reluctance to embrace either format.
Thank you Captain Obvious.
However, the concerts are where the artists make their money, not the record companies. Artists don't make much on each album sold. The money artists make comes through incentives, concert tickets, and concert merchandise.
The music industry doesn't necessarily want you to download more music. They would rather you purchase the most popular albums (as deemed by them) because those are the ones they mass produce and therefore are cheaper to make. These are sold for the same price as the rest of the albums on the shelf, but make more money for the companies. Unfortunately, record companies do not promote acts just because they play good music. They promote the acts they believe are "marketable."
Too bad it's not stuff that matters.
Weird Al should then be known as the creator of the subgenre. I bet MC Plus+ and others can relate to these lines from "It's All About the Pentiums."
Hey fella I bet you're still livin in your parents' cellar Downloading pictures of Sarah Michelle Gellar And posting "me too!" like some brain-dead AOLer I should do the world a favor and cap you like Old Yeller
You can sync your iPod photo and automatically store the original pictures on it. That way, if you're showing your pictures to someone and they want a copy, you can hook up your iPod and get the picture off it. Now yes, it would be nice to have a nice and simple interface to do this in (maybe as an add-on to iTunes).
Someone else mentioned the PSP, which would work, but isn't ideal because of the memory stick costs (unless of course you're already using a camera that uses Memory Stick Pro Duo).
And if you think that the PSP is really good for anything other than playing games, you are indeed mistaken. Unless of course you want to pay for a huge memory card and then, the biggest one is 1 GB, and costs over $100. So unless you have a bunch of memory sticks, then you can only hold a relatively small amount of video at a time. So that's $350 - $400 for a PSP and 1 gig of storage space. The 20 GB iPod color is currently $300. I could reasonably see a 30 - 40 gig iPod video for $400. And yes, I do own a PSP. And I only play games on it.
Actually, Disney and Pixar are planning to negotiate a new deal. Jobs hated Eisner, but is willing to work with Iger.
Sell what? Numbers that correspond to your finger geometry?
There are no prints on file. Unless they're going to sell data about trends in finger size, there's nothing worth selling here.
Your prints were never on record. The system uses finger geometry to make sure you are the person using your pass. It compares numbers in the database to the numbers scanned. When it matches, it lets you through.
Who says I want all the crap software that comes with a Dell anyway? The first thing I did when I bought my laptop from them (couldn't find a barebones unit to meet my specifications) was remove all the crap they installed.
What about The Ataris' song about Contra? The song is called "Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start."