I realize this, I actually have that cable. It's just a pain in the ass to download it, transfer it to my iPod, hook it up to my TV, and hope the battery doesn't die. It's fine for a temporary solution, but iTV is going to be a much more refined approach.
Plus, iTV helps to open up the iTunes video market to the non-video iPod owners.
Personally, I'm not buying any movies from iTunes. I rarely buy movies as it is, and when I do, I usually just watch them once or twice, then to the shelf to collect dust they go. Anyway, when Apple announced movie downloads they also announced iTV. The fact is that I'm not buying movies from iTunes because I'm waiting for iTV. I have no desire to squint at a 2.5" screen to watch a movie.
It's strange they chose this tactic, since it drove Osbourne into the ground. When you promise something great, people stop buying because they want to wait and get the better version. I guess it doesn't hurt Apple to provide movie downloads now, even if sales are low. When the rest of the solution comes out, sales may pick up, but right now it's too early to tell.
THATS WHAT THEYRE DOING. It's my whole point. Besides, this argument is moot because Microsoft already opened up Vista enough to let the security companies in. It's easy to say your software is secure when you don't have millions of hackers gunning for it every day. I'm not saying Windows couldn't have been a lot better, because it could have, but you just can't expect ANY software to be completely secure.
"so basically your saying that microsoft's Defender product is superior at fixing/patching the flaws that exists in their OWN product then 3rd party?"
Defender is not a patch, it is an Anti-spyware program. Spyware is installed by the user 99% of the time, and Defender cleans up the problem that was caused by the USER, not the OS. And as far as spyware removal software goes, yes, I am saying that Defender does a far better job than most commercially-available alternatives. It's lightweight, doesn't slow down the system, is very effective, and NEVER bothers you. You don't even see an icon in the tray. I feel much better having Defender installed than the utter shit that is Spy Sweeper.
Keep in mind I'm not under the delusion that Microsoft's stuff is great. I'm a mac/linux person forced to use windows. But not EVERYTHING Microsoft puts out is a bloated hole-y POS. Some of it is darn good, like IE 7, WMP 11, and Defender. When someone puts out a quality product against their track record, I don't knee-jerk into deriding it as bloated and unstable. If it's good, I can admit it's good.
The value of Symnatec and McAffee's software is questionable at best. They leech performance and destabalize systems all in the name of security. It's a cure that's worse than the disease. This is not like the browser market. Norton and Mcaffee exist because of flaws in Windows. How can you fault Microsoft for fixing something they ought to have fixed a long time ago?
Plus with Symnatec's behavior this past year (releasing "studies" that made dubious claims about the lack of security in Mac OS X and Firefox, a transparent attempt to convince the general public that they're still relevant), I can't say I'll miss them one bit when they bite the dust.
Microsoft's security products (like Defender) are just plain superior to Norton/McAfee.
When you're listening to portable music, is sound quality really that much of an issue? I'm happy as long as it's listenable and sounds enough like a CD that I don't even think about the difference.
"Kind of like Intel was slow until Apple was using it."
Intel WAS slow until Apple started using them. Apple got in on the ground floor of Intel's Core line which provided an excellent speed to power consumption ratio. It would be stupid for any business to rule out a supplier because their products *used* to be "slow." Companies improve their products. I'm sure Apple would have picked AMD if AMD would have been able to provide as quality a chip as the Core Duo.
On switching to Linux or Mac. Thank you Microsoft, for screwing with fair use rights enough to convince me to cease being your customer. I see Edgy Eft or Leopard in my future, and it feels good.
That does seem awfully low, considering I just got a 2 GB flash drive for 40 bucks. If I'm paying $600 for anything, skimping on memory is not a good way to attract me as a customer, especially since they could likely fit chips that hold 100 times the capacity in the same space.
That is what cell phones really cost. The free phone you get when you sign up for a two year plan is not the same thing. This phone may be expensive, but the firmware is unlocked and you can use it with any carrier you please. Also, it's not crippled by the provider. For example, Verizon flashes all of their phones with their own software, limiting it's capabilities. Created a ringtone and want to transfer it to your phone? Sorry, that feature, even though part of the original firmware, is not part of the Verizon version, but you can purchase that ringtone for $2.99 from the wonderful Get-It-Now service! Want to buy an accessory from the manufacturer? Sorry! Nothing but Verizon accessories work with their phones. You catch my drift...
Buying a locked phone often means you also have to sign a contract, locking you into that provider for 1-2 years. You may pay more for unlocked equipment, but to me, it's completely worth the free-as-in-freedom-ness.
There is a definite attitude I see in a lot of workplaces. The attitude is predominantly "I may not do your job, but I know it better than you" among managers.
I am a CAD Drafter and at my old job our IT manager had it in his head that we would be faster with AutoCAD LT than regular AutoCAD. For those of you not familiar with Autocad, LT is an extremely crippled version of the software. There's no command line, no expandability with LISP routines, and no 3D. We kept telling him that switching to LT was going to increase lead time from engineering due to the cut in productivity (we literally had hundreds of LISP routines we relied on). He arrogantly refused to listen, as if we didn't know sh*t about the tasks and software that we used every single day.
Analysts and CEOs sit in an Ivory Tower, practicing what I like to call "theoretical business." They are so far removed from "the trenches" (i.e. the real world) that they actually think they have a clue what it's like to do your job. We have the John Stossels of the world telling us "outsourcing is GOOD thing!"
It reminds me of 1984: War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength
Back in the 80's, when the capitol hill wives' club was blaming music for all the ills of society, the complaint was that music needed a rating system like the movies. That way, parents could be informed about what their kids were listening to.
I'm sure the same rationale was made about video games. Parents need to be informed. They led us to believe that if these had ratings, the world would be a better place. No more kids killing themselves, no more violence, sex or drugs.
I guess it's apparent now how wrong they were. So what's the solution now? Ban the games altogether! Parental responsibility is sooooo passe! Ratings and restrictions aren't the solution because they won't change bad parenting. If the parents are going to ignore warnings, ratings, and just sit there while their child is obsessing over a game he's obviously not mature enough to understand, then they deserve the blame.
My parents are boomers, and it's apparent to me that theirs was the last generation with any parenting skills. Subsequent generations never really grew up for the most part, and they now raise their children as a child would. They selfishly refuse to change their life to raise a child and think they can still go on partying/being absorbed in work as if they were single.
Symnatec has come out with vulnerability "studies" before that lambasted Firefox, which they ended up retracting. So now they come out and do it all over again. Sorry Symnatec, I'm not buying it. You're trying to sell me security software, so it's not in your best interest to tell me that my browser is secure, because then I won't need YOU to make it that way.
This is coming from the makers of Norton, the number ONE Windows resource hog on the market today. Of course they're not going to tell you you're safe.
Hmmm. I didn't think about that. The problem is though, we're still using fossil fuels. The whole point of using alternative fuels like hydrogen is to be free of them.
Making a fossil fuel "alternative" with fossil fuels.
Hydrogen and fuel cell technology as it stands today is a white elephant of epic proportions. When you convert one form of energy to another, there is always a loss of efficiency. Instead of just converting the fossil fuel to energy in the vehicle, it's converted into another form of fuel, losing efficiency.
You actually use MORE petroleum running a hydrogen car than an equivalent gasoline-powered vehicle.
I scratch my head every time I think about how WMA because a relevant format. It was a solution for a problem that didn't exist, as hard drive are so large an extra 500k of space savings per song really doesn't matter.
This is why I stay away from any and all microsoft media formats.
GAAAHHHHH!!!
Textured Backgrounds!!!!
Frames!!! FRAAAMES!!!!
1995 has reared it's ugly head and has come to destroy us all. This site is the Medusa of websites, so ugly you will turn to stone.
I wish they would have done a comparison with IE. Of course IE being closed-source they can't, but now all the IE fanboys are going to come out of the woodwork.
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"But if they're going to do it, then why not make it photovoltaic and get some energy out of it."
They would either have to invent a way to transmit power wirelessly, or make the world's longest extension cord.
I realize this, I actually have that cable. It's just a pain in the ass to download it, transfer it to my iPod, hook it up to my TV, and hope the battery doesn't die. It's fine for a temporary solution, but iTV is going to be a much more refined approach.
Plus, iTV helps to open up the iTunes video market to the non-video iPod owners.
Personally, I'm not buying any movies from iTunes. I rarely buy movies as it is, and when I do, I usually just watch them once or twice, then to the shelf to collect dust they go. Anyway, when Apple announced movie downloads they also announced iTV. The fact is that I'm not buying movies from iTunes because I'm waiting for iTV. I have no desire to squint at a 2.5" screen to watch a movie.
It's strange they chose this tactic, since it drove Osbourne into the ground. When you promise something great, people stop buying because they want to wait and get the better version. I guess it doesn't hurt Apple to provide movie downloads now, even if sales are low. When the rest of the solution comes out, sales may pick up, but right now it's too early to tell.
"FIX THE FREAKING HOLES IN THEIR SOFTWARE..."
THATS WHAT THEYRE DOING. It's my whole point. Besides, this argument is moot because Microsoft already opened up Vista enough to let the security companies in. It's easy to say your software is secure when you don't have millions of hackers gunning for it every day. I'm not saying Windows couldn't have been a lot better, because it could have, but you just can't expect ANY software to be completely secure.
"so basically your saying that microsoft's Defender product is superior at fixing/patching the flaws that exists in their OWN product then 3rd party?"
Defender is not a patch, it is an Anti-spyware program. Spyware is installed by the user 99% of the time, and Defender cleans up the problem that was caused by the USER, not the OS. And as far as spyware removal software goes, yes, I am saying that Defender does a far better job than most commercially-available alternatives. It's lightweight, doesn't slow down the system, is very effective, and NEVER bothers you. You don't even see an icon in the tray. I feel much better having Defender installed than the utter shit that is Spy Sweeper.
Keep in mind I'm not under the delusion that Microsoft's stuff is great. I'm a mac/linux person forced to use windows. But not EVERYTHING Microsoft puts out is a bloated hole-y POS. Some of it is darn good, like IE 7, WMP 11, and Defender. When someone puts out a quality product against their track record, I don't knee-jerk into deriding it as bloated and unstable. If it's good, I can admit it's good.
"where the US cited fears of a loss of freedom of speech as the reason for retaining power."
Because we're doing such a bang-up job protecting speech in the US now!
The value of Symnatec and McAffee's software is questionable at best. They leech performance and destabalize systems all in the name of security. It's a cure that's worse than the disease. This is not like the browser market. Norton and Mcaffee exist because of flaws in Windows. How can you fault Microsoft for fixing something they ought to have fixed a long time ago?
Plus with Symnatec's behavior this past year (releasing "studies" that made dubious claims about the lack of security in Mac OS X and Firefox, a transparent attempt to convince the general public that they're still relevant), I can't say I'll miss them one bit when they bite the dust.
Microsoft's security products (like Defender) are just plain superior to Norton/McAfee.
When you're listening to portable music, is sound quality really that much of an issue? I'm happy as long as it's listenable and sounds enough like a CD that I don't even think about the difference.
Is it just me, or are processors with cores going to become like gilette razors with razorblades?
Hope this clears up the sound syncing issues with YouTube and Linux
"Kind of like Intel was slow until Apple was using it."
Intel WAS slow until Apple started using them. Apple got in on the ground floor of Intel's Core line which provided an excellent speed to power consumption ratio. It would be stupid for any business to rule out a supplier because their products *used* to be "slow." Companies improve their products. I'm sure Apple would have picked AMD if AMD would have been able to provide as quality a chip as the Core Duo.
I don't know if anyone pointed this out, but "Zuma" is a casual game by Pop Cap in which a frog fires colored marbles and similarly colored marbles.
I had no idea Howard Stern was still relevant.
The Republican party has determined that sex is immoral, but violence is not only perfectly acceptable, it's ESSENTIAL for morality.
On switching to Linux or Mac. Thank you Microsoft, for screwing with fair use rights enough to convince me to cease being your customer. I see Edgy Eft or Leopard in my future, and it feels good.
That does seem awfully low, considering I just got a 2 GB flash drive for 40 bucks. If I'm paying $600 for anything, skimping on memory is not a good way to attract me as a customer, especially since they could likely fit chips that hold 100 times the capacity in the same space.
That is what cell phones really cost. The free phone you get when you sign up for a two year plan is not the same thing. This phone may be expensive, but the firmware is unlocked and you can use it with any carrier you please. Also, it's not crippled by the provider. For example, Verizon flashes all of their phones with their own software, limiting it's capabilities. Created a ringtone and want to transfer it to your phone? Sorry, that feature, even though part of the original firmware, is not part of the Verizon version, but you can purchase that ringtone for $2.99 from the wonderful Get-It-Now service! Want to buy an accessory from the manufacturer? Sorry! Nothing but Verizon accessories work with their phones. You catch my drift...
Buying a locked phone often means you also have to sign a contract, locking you into that provider for 1-2 years. You may pay more for unlocked equipment, but to me, it's completely worth the free-as-in-freedom-ness.
There is a definite attitude I see in a lot of workplaces. The attitude is predominantly "I may not do your job, but I know it better than you" among managers.
I am a CAD Drafter and at my old job our IT manager had it in his head that we would be faster with AutoCAD LT than regular AutoCAD. For those of you not familiar with Autocad, LT is an extremely crippled version of the software. There's no command line, no expandability with LISP routines, and no 3D. We kept telling him that switching to LT was going to increase lead time from engineering due to the cut in productivity (we literally had hundreds of LISP routines we relied on). He arrogantly refused to listen, as if we didn't know sh*t about the tasks and software that we used every single day.
Analysts and CEOs sit in an Ivory Tower, practicing what I like to call "theoretical business." They are so far removed from "the trenches" (i.e. the real world) that they actually think they have a clue what it's like to do your job. We have the John Stossels of the world telling us "outsourcing is GOOD thing!"
It reminds me of 1984: War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength
Back in the 80's, when the capitol hill wives' club was blaming music for all the ills of society, the complaint was that music needed a rating system like the movies. That way, parents could be informed about what their kids were listening to.
I'm sure the same rationale was made about video games. Parents need to be informed. They led us to believe that if these had ratings, the world would be a better place. No more kids killing themselves, no more violence, sex or drugs.
I guess it's apparent now how wrong they were. So what's the solution now? Ban the games altogether! Parental responsibility is sooooo passe! Ratings and restrictions aren't the solution because they won't change bad parenting. If the parents are going to ignore warnings, ratings, and just sit there while their child is obsessing over a game he's obviously not mature enough to understand, then they deserve the blame.
My parents are boomers, and it's apparent to me that theirs was the last generation with any parenting skills. Subsequent generations never really grew up for the most part, and they now raise their children as a child would. They selfishly refuse to change their life to raise a child and think they can still go on partying/being absorbed in work as if they were single.
Symnatec has come out with vulnerability "studies" before that lambasted Firefox, which they ended up retracting. So now they come out and do it all over again. Sorry Symnatec, I'm not buying it. You're trying to sell me security software, so it's not in your best interest to tell me that my browser is secure, because then I won't need YOU to make it that way.
This is coming from the makers of Norton, the number ONE Windows resource hog on the market today. Of course they're not going to tell you you're safe.
Hmmm. I didn't think about that. The problem is though, we're still using fossil fuels. The whole point of using alternative fuels like hydrogen is to be free of them.
Making a fossil fuel "alternative" with fossil fuels.
Hydrogen and fuel cell technology as it stands today is a white elephant of epic proportions. When you convert one form of energy to another, there is always a loss of efficiency. Instead of just converting the fossil fuel to energy in the vehicle, it's converted into another form of fuel, losing efficiency.
You actually use MORE petroleum running a hydrogen car than an equivalent gasoline-powered vehicle.
I scratch my head every time I think about how WMA because a relevant format. It was a solution for a problem that didn't exist, as hard drive are so large an extra 500k of space savings per song really doesn't matter.
This is why I stay away from any and all microsoft media formats.
Someone should write an article about the 25 worst HTML tags
GAAAHHHHH!!! Textured Backgrounds!!!! Frames!!! FRAAAMES!!!! 1995 has reared it's ugly head and has come to destroy us all. This site is the Medusa of websites, so ugly you will turn to stone.
I wish they would have done a comparison with IE. Of course IE being closed-source they can't, but now all the IE fanboys are going to come out of the woodwork.