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- High drama and low points in RIAA trial
- High drama and low points in RIAA trialRichard, can you shed some light on a couple things.I don't know all the details of this trial so I'll talk in general terms about downloading files from a P2P or other source.Ask anyone in this forum and they will tell you I...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-17
- National Geographic Walkabout Rucksack (small)
- Photo gallery:National Geographic Small Walkabout RucksackAfter two-plus years, switching camera backpacks has become somewhat of a traumatic experience for me. Not only have I been quite happy with my Kata Ergo-Tech Sensitivity V Backpack because of its combination of slim profile and infinite-seeming capacity--though it frustratingly doesn't have a bottom...
- Product reviews 2009-06-10
- Billboard for WWDC is torn down; startup smells rotten Apple
- updated: The co-founders of a small startup suspect something more than a dark subway stairwell prompted a billboard to be pulled from a downtown San Francisco wall before the crowd attending Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference could see it Monday morning. That billboard, which was leased by a...
- Blog posts 2009-06-09
- BusinessWeek: Apple is most innovative company
- BusinessWeek: Apple is most innovative companyCongrats Apple! Question for the Apple zealots though...Yay Apple! Wow, #1 most innovative company. That's fantastic. A reason for celebration.However, this news isn't entirely good for the Apple zealot who consistently maintains that MS [b]never[/b] innovates and only ever copies from Apple. Yet here we...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-28
- Living with a netbook: The performance penalty
- No one claims that netbooks can match the performance of laptops that cost hundreds or even thousands more. The real question is whether the performance of a netbook is good enough. Over the past few weeks, I've been doing some testing on five netbooks with 10-inch displays:...
- Blog posts 2009-05-19
- Can Cool-er e-reader undercut Amazon Kindle sales?
- Can Cool-er e-reader undercut Amazon Kindle sales?OMG! You ran over my iPod with a steam roller...OMG! You ran over my iPod with a steam roller! It's ruined! I... I... hey, wait a minute. That'd make a cool looking eBook reader.The ease of buying books will make or...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-14
- Can Cool-er e-reader undercut Amazon Kindle sales?
- Interead's CEO and founder Neil Jones has been moving and shaking the past few months, preparing his upstart U.K.-based company to launch a new lightweight e-book reader, the woefully-hyphenated Cool-er, that would sharply undercut the $359 price of Amazon's Kindle 2 with a $250 price tag....
- Blog posts 2009-05-14
- Microsoft finally shows why the Zune stands out against the iPod
- Microsoft finally shows why the Zune stands out against the iPodZunekillerNow, that's funny! :DI do like the sound of their subscription model with the 10 songs you get to keep a month. I always thought that sounded cool, but it would depend on their catalog, though. I have a feeling...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- Apple's iPod touch, iPhone as education tool: Should universities dictate whether you're a Mac or PC?
- Apple's iPod touch, iPhone as education tool: Should universities dictate whether you're a Mac or PC?I do understand a need to narrow the support costsbut at the same time I agree that the school or university should not dictate what I purchase for what ever reason.Part of the problem is...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-11
- Is Psystar planning a netbook?
- Is Psystar planning a netbook?P-pod MP3 playerWhatever happened to the P-pod MP3 player that Psystar was going to come out with? :-)RE: Is Psystar planning a netbook?If Apple blocks this attempt, they'd better hurry to fill this gap in the tiny-and-less-than-$600 space in the market themselves. My kids both have...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-07
- Moyea FLV Editor Ultimate 1.1.1 (Windows)
- Moyea FLV Editor Ultimate is one of the most useful FLV editors in the world. It imports MP3, F4V and FLV encoded with H.264, H.263, Flash 8, Flash 8 with alpha, Sorenson Spark, or Nellymoser. You can take it as an FLV/F4V/MP3 editor, FLV/F4V/MP3 splitter, FLV/F4V/MP3 joiner, FLV/F4V/MP3 cutter, MP3...
- Software downloads 2009-04-28
- Zune's purchase history (Hands on with 6 online music services)
- Zune's purchase history (Hands on with 6 online music services)about the zune marketplaceArent's the Zune downloads only compatible with Zune players and also DRM'ed? It would only make sense to download from there (for a non-Zune owning person like me) if it was non DRM and could play anywhere. Please...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-24
- Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9150
- Many of the networked-media players we've looked at recently rely heavily on interfacing with Windows Media Center, the digital media hub software that's available on many--but not all--PCs running Windows XP and Vista. Some models, such as the HP MediaSmart Connect, can operate in "WMC Extender mode" or via their...
- Product reviews 2009-04-21
- Free Music Archive: Free MP3s, and yes, they're legal
- Do you like free music? Who doesn't? If you've been downloading music illegally because you're just too strapped for cash to go out and buy the record -- because that's the only reason you would do that, right? -- then there's a new solution for you....
- Blog posts 2009-04-10
- Photozig Albums Premium 1.0.306 (Windows)
- Copy pictures and video from your digital camera to your computer, organize into albums, and share with your family and friends. Enhanced media organization for your photos and short videos with categories, tags, quick search and other features. Create your own screensavers, slideshows, and publish photos to your own web...
- Software downloads 2009-04-09
- It's a Flat World after all
- Flat World Knowledge, whom we profiled last November, has closed an $8 million round of venture funding. Hooks Johnston, General Partner at Valhalla Partners, compared Flat World's potential to that of the MP3, but its real innovation is the same one powering this blog, a business model...
- Blog posts 2009-03-25
- How to kick iTunes' lock-in media formats squarely in the fruit
- How to kick iTunes' lock-in media formats squarely in the fruitI LOVE the image!!Defective by design, I love it!!!I have to say that out of all the OSs, I find Linux to be a fantastic just because of Amarok. Best media player software ever.RE: How to kick iTunes' lock-in media...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-16
- When iTunes lock-in strikes
- When iTunes lock-in strikesRE: When iTunes lock-in strikesOkay, did someone have a LONG weekend? This is so old it's strange to find out mow - Apple = iPod = iTunes = AAC native format. Knew this before even getting an iPod.I actually switch that setting a lot. My...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-16
- Microsoft seeks to lure mobile developers with un-Apple-like perks
- Microsoft seeks to lure mobile developers with un-Apple-like perksApp storeThe WM store is a nice to have feature, but it doesn't matter for me since WM allows users to load their own apps directly unlike the tight control Apple has over app distribution. The store would be useful for discovering...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-11
- 48 hours with a Dell Mini 9 netbook (the keyboard and battery)
- 48 hours with a Dell Mini 9 netbook the keyboard and batteryHow will you install OS X on itis that not.... illegal? (You had better hope Apple's lawyers do not read your blog)Shift KeyI have an ASUS Eee PC, and the right shift key looks to be in the same...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-27
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