My physician told me that doing work in bed, eating in bed, watching TV in bed, etc is very bad for sleep patterns. Not only does it start to "teach" your body that the bed is not always used for sleeping, but it would eventually start to convince your spouse/significant other of that same thing. Just my experience with what not to do in bed.
If they revise the privacy policy to allow for that, I'm cancelling service. I refuse to be spied on -- TiVo was all about ME controlling my own TV experience. Now it looks as if TiVo will control what I watch.
There's practically no content encoded in 6.1 or 7.1. And the stuff that is...well, most people probably can't tell a big difference. Example: Castaway is encoded as a DTS-ES disc, which is VERY rare. I'll tell you, I've watched the movie twice now: once in regular DTS and the other in DTS-ES, and I was hard-pressed to tell a difference. The latest DVD release of Top Gun actually has DTS Discrete encoding. Again, I really had to concentrate to hear that extra channel versus my older 5.1-encoded copy.
I did like one point: why would you want more rear speakers than front? The center speaker produces the majority of dialogue in a movie, not the rear channels.
I have a 6.1 system, yes. I didn't intentionally do this. I watch non-digital TV with PLIIx decoding, and watch my movies with Dolby Digital EX. Frankly, I can't tell the difference. That "center surround" speaker is more for bragging rights than anything else.
So just to reiterate, I won't call 6.1 and 7.1 totally worthless, but yes, it is overkill. Movie experiences at home won't suddenly be way better. And the complete lack of 6.1 & 7.1 content makes the format rather pointless.
The hidden unlock feature on the Samsung allows for 720p/1080i over component, a feature you otherwise had to use a DVI cable for. This is great since my TV came out just before DVI.
If MS Antispyware wipes out your Norton install, the fastest and easiest way to clean out Norton to prepare for a reinstall is with Symantec's Norton Removal Tool, aka SymNRT. It's available for free from their website and is designed for situations like this where the install gets corrupted and you can't remove it.
The tool removes every trace of Norton from your system. It does a better job than the normal uninstaller.
The connotation of the red cross symbol is positive! It's not like people are defaming them by using this logo. They're seen as a good thing. People just sue to sue.
Most of the stuff is handled via.BAT files. Spybot & Ad-aware are installed, updated, and then opened by a script. It certainly cuts down on my input and lets me work on a few machines at once.
Regardless, spyware is worse than ever. Retail anti-spyware products are a joke. There are dozens of clients who have Norton Internet Security Anti-Spyware edition who are infected up the wazoo. I'll go out on a limb and say that people think they're invincible with these kinds of programs installed, when they're really not.
iTreo? There have been rumors of Apple wanting to enter the mobile phone market with a REAL iTunes phone (ROKR/SLVR/RAZR V3i with the crippled iTunes were a joke).
Frankly, I don't know what the hype about iPod-phones is...the ability to play MP3s from your phone has been around for several years. My Cingular 2125 (HTC Tornado, rebranded), much like other smartphones/PDA phones, has a MiniSD slot and I can watch videos and listen to music with it.
I work in the tech support department at my university and EVERY machine that comes in here has spyware. I see about 15 students a week and everyone is infected. My removal method is so methodical that I'm bored to tears sometimes.
Everyone and their brother has a friggin' Linksys wireless router (never configured with default SSID). Why do we need MORE Cisco exposure? I always have and always will see Cisco as non-consumer products.
And frankly, I think the average person will say, "Who the heck is Cisco?"
BTW I love my TiVo as is, I don't want Cisco changing it.
Space exploration is international. Humans all over the planet have always been intrigued by the stars; astronomers and scientists are found on every continent. So when there is a huge setback, people all over the world will definitely be affected by it.
While the US may dominate space exploration, human nature dictates that we're all fascinated by space.
Many of today's games lack replay value. That is, once you beat it, you're bored by it. Doom 3 is like this. Sure, you can go back and try it on a harder difficultly level, but there's not a unique experience to be had again. The first time you play, it's amazing. The second time, you say, "already seen that."
Games like Counter Strike, UT2004, and Quake 3 bring replay value because the experience is never the same each time. This is why I prefer racing games and multiplayer games.
A modern game with infinite replay value is SimCity 4 (and really any other SimX game). You can build a city different each and every time. I NEVER get sick of that game, whereas I'm already bored wtih Doom 3. Same goes for Civilization 4 and its previous versions.
I sincerely hope you're kidding about squashing the less intelligent people. Nothing makes me feel worse than when someone I work with calls me an idiot in front of everyone else. When intellectuals start making everyone inferior, personal relations just go down the toilet. Surprised? No, because many so-called "geniuses" lack basic communications and interpersonal skills.
That although the quality has gone down in recent years, their customer service is usually willing to replace a part(s). Granted, it can be frustrating to be without your computer for a few days, but at least they're overnighting stuff and being quick about it.
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My physician told me that doing work in bed, eating in bed, watching TV in bed, etc is very bad for sleep patterns. Not only does it start to "teach" your body that the bed is not always used for sleeping, but it would eventually start to convince your spouse/significant other of that same thing. Just my experience with what not to do in bed.
If they revise the privacy policy to allow for that, I'm cancelling service. I refuse to be spied on -- TiVo was all about ME controlling my own TV experience. Now it looks as if TiVo will control what I watch.
What's wrong with Boot & Nuke? http://dban.sourceforge.net/
The question is, how will this probe tie into the upcoming iPod announcement?
Will ATI GPUs perhaps get some advanced optimizations? What if I want to use an NVIDIA GPU with an AMD/ATI CPU?
Won't someone please think of the children!!
Didn't Google have problems with people circumventing their policies a while back? I know that Google is very strict about their ads now.
I did like one point: why would you want more rear speakers than front? The center speaker produces the majority of dialogue in a movie, not the rear channels.
I have a 6.1 system, yes. I didn't intentionally do this. I watch non-digital TV with PLIIx decoding, and watch my movies with Dolby Digital EX. Frankly, I can't tell the difference. That "center surround" speaker is more for bragging rights than anything else.
So just to reiterate, I won't call 6.1 and 7.1 totally worthless, but yes, it is overkill. Movie experiences at home won't suddenly be way better. And the complete lack of 6.1 & 7.1 content makes the format rather pointless.
Early adopters always get screwed. This is why you WAIT to buy new technology until it hits the 2nd generation.
The hidden unlock feature on the Samsung allows for 720p/1080i over component, a feature you otherwise had to use a DVI cable for. This is great since my TV came out just before DVI.
Mavis Beacon is actually an obscure model they composited for the image.
The tool removes every trace of Norton from your system. It does a better job than the normal uninstaller.
Why did Apple choose multiples of 20? Isn't 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 a lot easier to work with? It certainly makes the most sense.
The connotation of the red cross symbol is positive! It's not like people are defaming them by using this logo. They're seen as a good thing. People just sue to sue.
Regardless, spyware is worse than ever. Retail anti-spyware products are a joke. There are dozens of clients who have Norton Internet Security Anti-Spyware edition who are infected up the wazoo. I'll go out on a limb and say that people think they're invincible with these kinds of programs installed, when they're really not.
Frankly, I don't know what the hype about iPod-phones is...the ability to play MP3s from your phone has been around for several years. My Cingular 2125 (HTC Tornado, rebranded), much like other smartphones/PDA phones, has a MiniSD slot and I can watch videos and listen to music with it.
I work in the tech support department at my university and EVERY machine that comes in here has spyware. I see about 15 students a week and everyone is infected. My removal method is so methodical that I'm bored to tears sometimes.
And frankly, I think the average person will say, "Who the heck is Cisco?"
BTW I love my TiVo as is, I don't want Cisco changing it.
While the US may dominate space exploration, human nature dictates that we're all fascinated by space.
As long as P Diddy doesn't come after me with his entourage singing, "Upgrade or die mothafucka."
Games like Counter Strike, UT2004, and Quake 3 bring replay value because the experience is never the same each time. This is why I prefer racing games and multiplayer games.
A modern game with infinite replay value is SimCity 4 (and really any other SimX game). You can build a city different each and every time. I NEVER get sick of that game, whereas I'm already bored wtih Doom 3. Same goes for Civilization 4 and its previous versions.
I sincerely hope you're kidding about squashing the less intelligent people. Nothing makes me feel worse than when someone I work with calls me an idiot in front of everyone else. When intellectuals start making everyone inferior, personal relations just go down the toilet. Surprised? No, because many so-called "geniuses" lack basic communications and interpersonal skills.
Frankly, that doesn't bother me since it isn't in my face and doesn't hose the computer.
That although the quality has gone down in recent years, their customer service is usually willing to replace a part(s). Granted, it can be frustrating to be without your computer for a few days, but at least they're overnighting stuff and being quick about it.
Just as long as they don't start analyzing crap like the stuff at http://www.bumwine.com./ How are they honestly picking which wines to analyze?