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After my meeting was over today, I called Jon from work, who I knew was at MacWorld, and asked if it was worth my while to catch a cab and go visit MacWorld. Jon said not to bother, that it was “really pathetic”.
Apple’s Manhattan Freak Show by Michelle Delio at Wired News
It’s all happening this week at Macworld CreativePro Expo where, in lieu of the usual ecstatic insanity invoked by Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ traditional opening address, the lunatics have apparently decided to take over the asylum.
Ha Ha! (For now anyway.)
Hot spots elude RIAA dragnet by John Borland on CNET
Early last spring, NYCWireless co-founder Anthony Townsend got a note in the mail saying that someone on his network had been violating copyright laws.
This type of note is becoming increasingly common as record companies and Hollywood studios subpoena Internet service providers (ISPs) for information about subscribers in order to stop people from trading songs and movies online. But Townsend’s case was unusual: As the representative of a loose collection of wireless “hot spot” Internet access points, there was no way he or the relevant access point operator in New York’s Bryant Park could identify or warn the file trader.
Of course, I’m 100% Apple Music Store for new music downloads now. No more gnutella for Sam. They still have to work on their selection though.
This page seems to be pretty useful. Shows where Apple Products are within the average product cyles for each line. Neat. Says not to buy a Powerbook now, cause they are overdue for an update. Which I knew. But cool. I plan to replace my powerbook at the end of January with whatever is the best powerbook available at that time. I am hoping for not just a speedbump but a major revision before then. But we shall see.
http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/
This page provides a product summary for each Apple model. The intent is to provide our best recommendations regarding current product cycles, and to provide a summary of currently available rumors for each model.
(via “Sick of Waiting” thread on AppleInsider)
I just did this a couple weeks ago at the potential new place. I was a few minutes off on the time I looked outside, but it looked pretty clear, so I think I am good. Which makes me happy. But some guy was having the same problem, so I thought I’d try to help and answered the thread.
TivoCommunity Thread on Tools to Check Dish Placement
I pointed the guy at:
http://perso.numericable.fr/~gjullien/satellite.htm
which is the site that actually does the calculations.
Hopefully it is helpful. I love that moon check thing. It is cool. I’ve used it a bunch of times. :-)
If Tivo becomes widespread and these sort of ratings details become commonplace, it will indeed radically change the economic model of television. But for the better I think.
industryclick.com
Earlier this summer, TiVo – makers of a personal video recording device – unveiled an analytical tool that can tell advertisers, ad agencies and television networks not only how many people tune into a show, but whether they’re watching the ads. The technology is far more accurate than a Nielsen rating because it uses computer technology to track viewing habits, not handwritten surveys filled out by viewers after the fact.
Broadcasters are frightened over this development, according to a new report by BusinessWeek Online. “This is the beginning of the end of that drunken orgy of dollars spent on broadcast TV as the ultimate ‘reach’ vehicle,” said Tim Hanlon, vice-president for emerging contacts at Starcom MediaVest, an ad agency that helped TiVo design its new service.
(via tivocommunity.com)
OK, now as I mentioned to some people right after the Segway came out, THIS is the kind of thing that seems like the most probable common use. We’ll see how it turns out. But I’d been waiting to see this.
http://playerstage.sourceforge.net/player/segwayrmpvideos.html
(via SlashDot)
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