true, but as has been proved time and again making something 'difficult' only lasts so long.
some cable modems are rate limited with a config file. someone worked out how to trick the modem into loading a config file from their pc rather than the cable company's server. voila! full speed, same price. at first it was 'difficult' then someone put up a nice lil' windows app, one double-click and voila!
it's simply Security Through Obscurity by a different name. all the media leviathans are doing is stalling the inevitable.
I'm not saying everything should be pirated and we should all live in grass huts with free mp3s. it's just that the music industry has been changed forever. there's no way back to how things were and all this DRM and copy protection milarkey is an attempt put the cat back in the bag.
I honestly don't know what the answer will be. The way people listen/enjoy music has changed many times throughout history. The difference this time is that an enormous institution has grown fat off of this era's musicians and has the influence to try and enforce their ideals.
so you want a Handera 330 then
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http://www.handera.com/products/330feat.asp
not as thin as a Visor Edge but it has both Compact Flash and SD, takes 4AAA or a single Li-Ion rechargable battery pack.
Go forth and purchase
NB: not an employee, just a TRGPro owner who can't afford to upgrade
Re: PalmOS on the iPaq? Would it make M$ wince
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I'd almost consider getting an iPaq if I could run PalmOS on it....well except for the appalling battery life.
What I'm waiting to see is what Handera are going to do. Now that will be interesting
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I'd be interested to hear how you approached this.
Last time I looked at Dia it was pretty rudimentary
true, but as has been proved time and again making something 'difficult' only lasts so long.
some cable modems are rate limited with a config file. someone worked out how to trick the modem into loading a config file from their pc rather than the cable company's server. voila! full speed, same price. at first it was 'difficult' then someone put up a nice lil' windows app, one double-click and voila!
it's simply Security Through Obscurity by a different name. all the media leviathans are doing is stalling the inevitable.
I'm not saying everything should be pirated and we should all live in grass huts with free mp3s.
it's just that the music industry has been changed forever. there's no way back to how things were and all this DRM and copy protection milarkey is an attempt put the cat back in the bag.
I honestly don't know what the answer will be. The way people listen/enjoy music has changed many times throughout history. The difference this time is that an enormous institution has grown fat off of this era's musicians and has the influence to try and enforce their ideals.
http://www.handera.com/products/330feat.asp
not as thin as a Visor Edge but it has both Compact Flash and SD, takes 4AAA or a single Li-Ion rechargable battery pack.
Go forth and purchase
NB: not an employee, just a TRGPro owner who can't afford to upgrade
I'd almost consider getting an iPaq if I could run PalmOS on it....well except for the appalling battery life. What I'm waiting to see is what Handera are going to do. Now that will be interesting
what makes you think English is their first language?
I bet their English is better than your ability to speak/write their native language.
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