Otter, you can edit your station and the songs that you've chosen to like or dislike (take a look at the dropdown menu.) You could also start from scratch and separate out your genres into different stations.
However, what I've found to be excellent about Pandora, apart from its uncanny ability to play relevant music based on the few clues I've given it, is that the service tells you *why* it's chosen a particular track if you click that button. It's a great insight into some features of the music you may not have consciously picked up on before.
It is true that if your taste is for a niche genre then it won't be too useful, but if you're in that position then you probably know better than any software what you ought to listen to next!
I don't think it's Firefox in particular - the study was carried out over '20 million Internet sites' and any executable files present. Sure, your typical exploit won't have an effect on computers running Firefox, but what's being tracked here is the presence of software rather than its consequences and effects.
I think SiteAdvisor is also a valuable tool in this context.
It would be great if submitters of content actually read it, and made it as 'brilliant' as their attempted irony.
The news release even says that it could have help engineers predict 'exactly how much pressure the levees protecting New Orleans could withstand before giving way.'
No, it doesn't. That's a rhetorical question in the first paragraph.
I think we'll eventually see the integration of camera functionality with other devices to the extent that there'll be more of these products than there will be just plain cameras.
I personally carry my phone around far more than I do my camera, and consequently I find myself taking photos where I'd normally be wishing I had my camera with me. Integration can be disastrous if the usability of any of the devices is affected, but if done properly, it can be excellent. Bring on the iPod Camcorder Phone!
I've found it slightly puzzling that my wifi dongle's drivers don't make channels 12 and 13 accessible in 'US' mode, something I found out after my devices kept randomly switching from channel 13 to 11 every so often, despite the fact that I'd specified the channel my Wifi network is on.
I realise there is an FCC restriction on those last two channels (in the UK 1-13 are perfectly legal) but it's always seemed totally arbitrary to me. Why has this decision been made?
Yes, I'd agree there. Surely consumers would just migrate to services that don't impose arbitrary limits, especially given the level of downloading freedom they enjoy now? Now that (theoretically) unmetered internet access is so common, I don't see a positive reaction to moving to a less favourable pricing system.
I can think of a few reasons. Firstly, any Mac OS is going to be locked-down to their hardware, so if someone wants to experience that famed GUI, buying Apple hardware is the only option.
The second main reason would be gaming, and simply so one could run popular Windows applications.
I love the language of this article, like geeks are pets or something: In general, Schmidt speaks of his geeks in complimentary terms, while acknowledging their vulnerabilities and shortcomings.
Anyway, I'd have said Doritos, Lightsaber fights and Anime...
I doubt this idea will go through as planned. It seems to me that many people that cite things haven't actually read the relevant work in its entirety and have just skimmed through snippets. (A general point about academia, here, feel free to enlighten me.) I'm sure this would affect sales.
Also, who'd want to pay by the page when you can read extracts on-line free with Google Print?
I think the point is how/any/ technology available worldwide and based on principles of freedom and equality would fare nowadays. I suppose these do have the potential to become disruptive, but I think the article's point is wider than you suggest.
Yeah, I felt compelled to check this too.
From ID's official site:
We are pleased to announce that QUAKE 4 for the PC is done, and will begin shipping on Tuesday, October 18th! The game will be arriving at retailers beginning Wednesday, October 19th.
I'm assuming this must relate in some way to the people who have registered gmail.co.uk, which is now a placeholder page, but wasn't always (I've mistyped it a few times...) According to archive.org, they've had nothing but login pages for a year.
From one of the links in parent's post:
An independent valuation report commissioned last year by IIIR put a value of between £25m and £34m on the Gmail trademark.
Ironically, this is probably a price augmentation in reverse. It's only really valuable because of Google's cachet and advertising power, which makes it a bit strange that they're using such an absurd value to justify their need for compensation!
Yeah, but presumably the issue rests with the specific choice of words. If Apple's programme succeeds, then eventually the 'Made for iPod' seal will come to be associated with reliability and all the other positive attributes of the brand.
So if manufacturers want to use some kind of non-official message I doubt there's much Apple could actually do, but that wouldn't engender as much consumer trust, and therefore would defeat the purpose of the 'made for iPod' idea.
I don't see why......accessory manufacturers are complaining.
As so many companies (viz Griffin, iSkin, Belkin) seem to have made a killing out of this secondary market, I don't see why this is an issue at all - if they'd like to reassure the consumer about compatibility and tie themselves into the brand name, it's a fair requirement. I'd be tempted to agree with the parent poster.
It's not like the iPod was the first MP3 player out there, it was simply the best-marketed.
I'd be tempted to disagree. It (arguably) has the best design of any available player and it's definitely the easiest to use. The marketing buzz and the entire iPod 'image' have spawned from those qualities, not the other way around.
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Otter, you can edit your station and the songs that you've chosen to like or dislike (take a look at the dropdown menu.) You could also start from scratch and separate out your genres into different stations.
It is true that if your taste is for a niche genre then it won't be too useful, but if you're in that position then you probably know better than any software what you ought to listen to next!
I don't see the humour here - it's a damn good song.
Feature-wise, what does this offer that's superior to iTunes?
I think SiteAdvisor is also a valuable tool in this context.
The news release even says that it could have help engineers predict 'exactly how much pressure the levees protecting New Orleans could withstand before giving way.'
No, it doesn't. That's a rhetorical question in the first paragraph.
I personally carry my phone around far more than I do my camera, and consequently I find myself taking photos where I'd normally be wishing I had my camera with me. Integration can be disastrous if the usability of any of the devices is affected, but if done properly, it can be excellent. Bring on the iPod Camcorder Phone!
I've found it slightly puzzling that my wifi dongle's drivers don't make channels 12 and 13 accessible in 'US' mode, something I found out after my devices kept randomly switching from channel 13 to 11 every so often, despite the fact that I'd specified the channel my Wifi network is on. I realise there is an FCC restriction on those last two channels (in the UK 1-13 are perfectly legal) but it's always seemed totally arbitrary to me. Why has this decision been made?
Yes, I'd agree there. Surely consumers would just migrate to services that don't impose arbitrary limits, especially given the level of downloading freedom they enjoy now? Now that (theoretically) unmetered internet access is so common, I don't see a positive reaction to moving to a less favourable pricing system.
Yeah, but you're stil on the...oh, wait. Too much information!
The second main reason would be gaming, and simply so one could run popular Windows applications.
Many of our users who previously submitted their email address to us will be receiving an invite shortly.
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We will continue to send out additional invites as we add more capacity.
Does it help that the summary itself contains a male-point-of-view sterotype?
In general, Schmidt speaks of his geeks in complimentary terms, while acknowledging their vulnerabilities and shortcomings.
Anyway, I'd have said Doritos, Lightsaber fights and Anime...
Also, who'd want to pay by the page when you can read extracts on-line free with Google Print?
I think the point is how /any/ technology available worldwide and based on principles of freedom and equality would fare nowadays. I suppose these do have the potential to become disruptive, but I think the article's point is wider than you suggest.
We are pleased to announce that QUAKE 4 for the PC is done, and will begin shipping on Tuesday, October 18th! The game will be arriving at retailers beginning Wednesday, October 19th.
A veritable skulk of Firefoxen? *Ducks*
First line of TFA:
Sony Korea announced two new VAIO TX series notebooks...
From one of the links in parent's post:
An independent valuation report commissioned last year by IIIR put a value of between £25m and £34m on the Gmail trademark.
Ironically, this is probably a price augmentation in reverse. It's only really valuable because of Google's cachet and advertising power, which makes it a bit strange that they're using such an absurd value to justify their need for compensation!
So if manufacturers want to use some kind of non-official message I doubt there's much Apple could actually do, but that wouldn't engender as much consumer trust, and therefore would defeat the purpose of the 'made for iPod' idea.
As so many companies (viz Griffin, iSkin, Belkin) seem to have made a killing out of this secondary market, I don't see why this is an issue at all - if they'd like to reassure the consumer about compatibility and tie themselves into the brand name, it's a fair requirement. I'd be tempted to agree with the parent poster.
Only to be expected I suppose!
I'd be tempted to disagree. It (arguably) has the best design of any available player and it's definitely the easiest to use. The marketing buzz and the entire iPod 'image' have spawned from those qualities, not the other way around.
Notice it's 'buy' rather than 'use'! No wonder they can state it so definitely.