it took 100% of my CPU time and the little the higher level OS took was too much. Likewise transferring them was really not feasible.
Fun times to be sure, I remember in '96 getting my hands on Telos's AudioActive software which ripped and encoded from a GUI. It was so streamlined that after seeing how productive it was, I ran out and got a brand-new P1 with 16 megs of RAM just to encode my library for months. Yeah it took a long time but no one else I knew even bothered with audio. Prior to that you were really limited doing WAVE files but on 4Gb drives what was the point? I would then archive all the files from the tiny 4Gb drive onto ZIP disks and thought that was cool.
I'll never forget going to get a new Maxtor 7200 RPM 20Gb hard-drive for over $300.00. Which naturally was filled up and ZIP drives were garbage. LaCie had a SCSI CD writer for like 500.00 and I blew through two of those in like 6 months. I stated running a website that had recorded shortwave radio shows encoded as mp3's with which I had an ISDN line(s) to support the upload (128kb up/down)... I look back and think about all the ca$h I spent just to be on the cutting edge, woulda made a great retirement account. I still have my early CD's from that period.
How lame was all that interactivity where viewers would chat about the show in real-time? What a crappy experience that was. It's not surprising that it went away after a few choice trials (I seem to remember it was a geeky show on FOX). Now it seems some shows (Dexter?) are using their website or dedicated app to do those things now. Think of it as opting-in for the interactivity, those who want that can still have it. My point is why step on the product with crap that takes away from from all that passivity...
Too bad my mod points went away or you'd get an insightful from me. I think where even old-timers like me get confused with the big warning that said:
"Not to be used for identification purposes"
it's uncertain how much support and development HP will dedicate to webOS in the future.
Who says they're even supporting them now?
The web browser is seriously broken and I don't expect them to fix it. Last I looked there aren't any viable replacements either. You can't save a login and visited links do not work. When you hit the back-button instead of going back to your place from memory, it renavigates back to the server.
Another thing with that web browser, is it has no real back button. Every page is fresh load and it does not change visited links to red. No home page either, seriously.
Well they must've fixed it then because what was funny were all the reviews how the stream was broken. Just a sample:
08/16/11 This movie won't even load, when it comes up - it's already 5 mins in and just stalls out. I have 5mps service and never have connectivity speed issues, so something is definitely wrong with this file.
4 out of 11 members found this review helpful
I like having a one-stop place to look for all the rarer discs
Indeed, that is my feeling as well. They do have a lot of DVD's available which will never be on streaming AFAICT. To get around that I have DirectTV with a bunch of DVR's and use their DirecTV2PC software to stream to any computer in the house. If you spend like 20 minutes a week looking for things to watch/record it works well and I don't have to even deal with netflix's streaming.
I usually first go to Watch Instantly to see if the movie I want is there. If not I can easily add it to my DVD queue.
I rarely waste my time looking for streamed movies as they are so few in number anyway. Just try to watch "The Andromeda Strain" as a stream. It's been broken for 6 months.
Why of all things QWIKSTER? Why not MailFlix/NetFlix. Much more in line with the service capabilities.
Dear Reed: I don't know you and this morning you send me an email telling me you messed up but yet I have never heard of you. I have a feeling you messed up again and didn't think this through. So now I'll need to have TWO accounts? Please reply when you know what you really want to do.
Wow so close to history TWICE that day. Since I was only ten years old at the time I remember the the shootings but not this bit o' history. I did live around that area, I do know that hotel did turn really sleazy just a few years after that symposium.
Thanks for sticking with me. However, I always thought that painting them all up (especially like Southwest) is a real waste anyway. Between the extra weight of the paint to the solvents they use to remove the paint, just seems foolish for brandings sake.
Is it not true that they need to strip all that paint to test & inspect properly?
I am not an airframe engineer (obviously), According to Douglas Feith on NBC news (allegedly a former NTSB investigator), the paint does get in the way of their testing.
You know, I'd seriously question their (Southwest Airlines) paint-scheme. That blue is quite dark and probably really heats up on those southwest American airport tarmacs.
I'd definitely feel safer in a non-painted airliner, knowing that they have to totally strip the plane to test for cracking.
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Duh, 5 players on a team (X2) and 3 officials do add up to 13.
Stalk much?
Bravo!
As if they weren't dull and stupid before that second week of OT.
Fun times to be sure, I remember in '96 getting my hands on Telos's AudioActive software which ripped and encoded from a GUI. It was so streamlined that after seeing how productive it was, I ran out and got a brand-new P1 with 16 megs of RAM just to encode my library for months. Yeah it took a long time but no one else I knew even bothered with audio. Prior to that you were really limited doing WAVE files but on 4Gb drives what was the point? I would then archive all the files from the tiny 4Gb drive onto ZIP disks and thought that was cool.
I'll never forget going to get a new Maxtor 7200 RPM 20Gb hard-drive for over $300.00. Which naturally was filled up and ZIP drives were garbage. LaCie had a SCSI CD writer for like 500.00 and I blew through two of those in like 6 months. I stated running a website that had recorded shortwave radio shows encoded as mp3's with which I had an ISDN line(s) to support the upload (128kb up/down)... I look back and think about all the ca$h I spent just to be on the cutting edge, woulda made a great retirement account. I still have my early CD's from that period.
I've seen how those people vote, my is it ever revolting...
How lame was all that interactivity where viewers would chat about the show in real-time?
What a crappy experience that was.
It's not surprising that it went away after a few choice trials (I seem to remember it was a geeky show on FOX). Now it seems some shows (Dexter?) are using their website or dedicated app to do those things now. Think of it as opting-in for the interactivity, those who want that can still have it.
My point is why step on the product with crap that takes away from from all that passivity...
Too bad my mod points went away or you'd get an insightful from me.
I think where even old-timers like me get confused with the big warning that said:
"Not to be used for identification purposes"
Who says they're even supporting them now?
The web browser is seriously broken and I don't expect them to fix it.
Last I looked there aren't any viable replacements either.
You can't save a login and visited links do not work.
When you hit the back-button instead of going back to your place from memory, it renavigates back to the server.
Hey, for 149.00 that was what it was worth.
Another thing with that web browser, is it has no real back button. Every page is fresh load and it does not change visited links to red. No home page either, seriously.
Talk about sloppy...
Indeed, that is my feeling as well. They do have a lot of DVD's available which will never be on streaming AFAICT.
To get around that I have DirectTV with a bunch of DVR's and use their DirecTV2PC software to stream to any computer in the house.
If you spend like 20 minutes a week looking for things to watch/record it works well and I don't have to even deal with netflix's streaming.
Maybe it's not too late for Blockbuster" to be popular again by buying "Qwikster"
I rarely waste my time looking for streamed movies as they are so few in number anyway.
Just try to watch "The Andromeda Strain" as a stream. It's been broken for 6 months.
Why of all things QWIKSTER? Why not MailFlix/NetFlix. Much more in line with the service capabilities.
Dear Reed:
I don't know you and this morning you send me an email telling me you messed up but yet I have never heard of you. I have a feeling you messed up again and didn't think this through. So now I'll need to have TWO accounts? Please reply when you know what you really want to do.
Signed
A new disgruntled customer.
Nothing like killing off your brand in a hasty fashion. Although I'll be curious to see how they do this I doubt I'll be sticking around much longer.
You get a gold star for your observation.
Thank You for your Thank You...
Very astute, wish I had points.
Wow so close to history TWICE that day.
Since I was only ten years old at the time I remember the the shootings but not this bit o' history. I did live around that area, I do know that hotel did turn really sleazy just a few years after that symposium.
Coincidence?...
Thanks for sticking with me. However, I always thought that painting them all up (especially like Southwest) is a real waste anyway. Between the extra weight of the paint to the solvents they use to remove the paint, just seems foolish for brandings sake.
Is it not true that they need to strip all that paint to test & inspect properly?
I am not an airframe engineer (obviously), According to Douglas Feith on NBC news (allegedly a former NTSB investigator), the paint does get in the way of their testing.
You don't give any reason why it's so stupid. Enlighten me and don't just slander me.
You know, I'd seriously question their (Southwest Airlines) paint-scheme.
That blue is quite dark and probably really heats up on those southwest American airport tarmacs.
I'd definitely feel safer in a non-painted airliner, knowing that they have to totally strip the plane to test for cracking.
My Windows Phone 7 doesn't have it, why should I care?
Yeah and then they'll call DHS and say they're being followed by a pirate...