Geek Strand: Another Exciting Edition of Bits & Bytes

I know you all love my Bits & Bytes segments. I do, too. However, to be honest, I just couldn’t think of anything to write long about, so I am throwing out some of the cool little things that I have seen out into the ether.

Gotham Goes Nuts

The Bat and the Cat are obviously tied up in each others lives in Arkham CityDespite the fact that everyone even slightly aware of the video game market and the dynamic success of Batman: Arkham Asylum has known for months that a sequel was coming (Heck, there has been a teaser trailer out there for most of the year), everybody has gone gaga over the recent and official Time Warner announcement. Of course the big news was the name: Batman: Arkham City.

As the name, and the teaser trailer, hints at, the madness of Arkham has spread beyond the walls of the asylum and escaped into Gotham itself, along with Joker and a host of other cronies.

Teasers and hidden clues abound, but nothing from this spat of hype over the Fall 2011 release is cooler than the awesome Batman and Catwoman images released for the announcement.

The only disappointment is the one-year plus wait for the game. I hope that Rockstar Studios and WB will use that time wisely.

Geeking Out on the Beach

So, where do you get your geek on at the beach? Well, places vary, but if you want to hook up with the geek-like-minded on the strand, you need to head over to MBGeekOut.com. While the site is simple, the group is worth checking out. With interest and professions ranging from real estate to video games, the Geek Out celebrates their diversity with monthly get-togethers ranging from baseball games to trivia nights at area pubs.

So, if you are a geek feeling alone in a sea of frantic tourists and crazy locals, look them up. You can also find them on Twitter and Facebook at #mbgeekout. (Yes, use the “#” when searching Facebook for them, too).

Starcraft II: Wings of Commerce

Just for the record, Blizzard’s Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty, the long-awaited (12 years!) sequel to the hit sci-fi strategy game sold 1 million units in 24 hours.

Other game designers should take note of this, because Blizzard produces two of the most successful brands of computer games (Starcraft and Warcraft) and when they release a product, they do it for BOTH computer systems – Windows and Mac – at the SAME TIME.

That’s right. There is no whining about no market for games on Apple computers or that it’s too hard to do both. Blizzard does it, and they are consistently among the top computer game earners every year.

Published in: on August 12, 2010 at 22:44  Comments (1)  
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GEEK STRAND: Bits and Bytes

Notifying the Next of Kin 

Microsoft has announced the death of it’s social-networking phone, the Kin. After less than two month’s on the market, the social-networking device targeted at tweens to college drop outs. The alleged iPhone killer neglected little things the kiddies wanted like, customization, apps and some level of coolness. What kid wants a phone called “Kin?” Sounds like your talking to your hillbilly cousin in West Virginia.

Just for the record:

Apple iPhone 4, 3 days, 1.7 million sold. VS. MS Kin & Kin II (Yes, two models), six weeks, <10,000 units sold (according to MS insiders via endgaget.com)

Crime in 3D

The biggest failing of “Avatar: The Airbender” is not the bad acting, M. Night’s directing or scripting massacre of the popular anime story or the terrible martial arts choreography.

The real crime is the marketing of the movie in the 3D format.

I have complained about 3D effects being slapped on movies–most notably the recent Wonderland debauchery–tend only to make the movie darker and generally unwatchable in order to throw a couple of beach balls at the audience. I was worried that this would happen to Avatar, especially since the early trailers did not mention 3D.

However, “Avatar” does something even worse than this.

There were no 3D effects in the movie! The trailers were in 3D. The beginning title sequence and all the production houses’ logos had 3D. The credits had 3D. During the actual movie, none.  I am not talking about effects that were really bad. I am saying that not a single fireball, ice ball or earth clod that came out of the screen. No arrows, spears or swords threatened the goggled eyes of the audience. Nevertheless, glasses were still required to reintegrate the separated colors of the film, which is  doubly annoying when you already have to wear glasses.

So, not only was this movie bad, but fraudulent as well. The studios, producers, director, special effects companies and the movie theaters should be sued for misrepresentation, false advertisement and anything else a smart lawyer can think of.

Changing the Way We Work

As an experiment, I wrote this weeks column on my iPad, and the overall experience was pleasant. While not perfect, Pages for the iPad worked quite well and getting use to the touchscreen keyboard was not difficult. The hardest parts were the change in layout, with symbols and numbers being on different “screens”, and adapting to the word-suggestion tool.

The iPad’s size was no hindrance. In fact, it worked quite well in my lap or on the table.

 

Can't Find It

Nothing under here--Sorry, the original photo seen here was lost in the server crash.

In addition, the picture of me working was taken on my MyTouch Slide and edited on the Android smartphone with Photoshop Mobile. However to be honest, the pic will probably have to run through regular Photoshop to be converted into the proper format. I did crop and color correct it on my phone though.

 

This is just a test of the changing ways we can work. I am finishing this article while in between matches during a pool tournament at a local biker bar. Making boredom productive, or wasting valuable free time working…depending on how you look at it.

Published in: on July 16, 2010 at 13:42  Comments (1)  
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Geek Strand: From the Enterprise to the Everyday

Every since I was a youngling back in the pre-home computer days, I wanted an iPad.

Trek PADDs - The fictional (future) relative of the iPad obviously inspired the Apple device.

Trek PADDs - The fictional (future) relative of the iPad obviously inspired the Apple device.

Okay. Perhaps I never called it an iPad, but that was pretty much what I wanted. Every calculator, watch, pocket radio or any other portable electronic device I came in contact with became a tricorder-like device to help me search out strange new worlds like Mr. Spock.

As I grew up, I continued in my quest for that elusive device that inspired my imagination. I had the most advanced digital watches, with calculators, computer games and digital phone books. I had scientific calculators you could program. I bought nearly every kind of digital assistant they came out with. When “Pocket PCs” came out, I was right on the cutting edge using the latest models to work and play.

Ipad - The touchscreen device puts a bit of the Enterprise into your hands.

Ipad - The touchscreen device puts a bit of the Enterprise into your hands.

During that time, Star Trek: The Next Generation redefined these portable devices, labeling them PADDs (Personal Access Data Displays). Just as the previous generation of Trek had inspired so many of our advancements, this new Enterprise brought forth a new era of high-tech design, bringing the idea of touch screen surfaces, customizable work stations and even eBooks to popular consumer’s desires.

Just as Kirk’s Enterprise gave birth cell phones (particularly flip-phones), Lazy-Boys and large screen TVs, Picard’s devices, like the PADD, inspired generations of devices like the Palm, Casio PocketPCs, and tablet PCs.

However, it wasn’t until Apple’s success with multi-touch input and the iPhone did things start to really look and feel like what we all saw on Trek.

Then came the iPad. The flat, touch screen device looked like it was smuggled out of the prop archives at Universal Studios, and preformed much the same way as the PADD. Linking wirelessly to networks, it provides personal access to entertainment, communications and even work files. Some people may have mocked Apple for using the “iPad” name, but to anyone who has seen Star Trek, it was obvious what they were going for.

Other naysayers complained that the device didn’t have a market; there was no use for the device. My response was always simple: “Look at Star Trek.”

My iPad fit right into my daily routine. In the mornings, instead of bringing out my 17-inch MacBook Pro, I pick up my iPad, drink my morning caffeine and browse news and e-mails. Throughout the day, I keep up with e-mails and play a few games while waiting for an appointment. In the evening, I can google or access IMDB.com for some bit of trivia as my girlfriend and I watch TV. At bedtime, it turns into an eBook reader (with access to all the major bookstore and eBook services). It can even be my alarm clock, if I wasn’t already using my smartphone for that.

This is not to say that the iPad is going to replace my MacBook Pro (which has replaced my desktop computer), or that I couldn’t (or didn’t) use the laptop for everything I am using the iPad for now. But the iPad does fit in a little better, and even helps as I sit here writing on the MacBook Pro while my e-mails feed onto the iPad.

The iPad is something new that truly fills the technological hole that most (except for us Trek fans) didn’t even realize existed.

Published in: on July 2, 2010 at 13:11  Comments (1)  
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Android the sequel: A quick look at the MyTouch 3G Slide

Finally an upgraded Android phone worthy of replacing my venerable T-Mobile G1.

Finally an upgraded Android phone worthy of replacing my venerable T-Mobile G1.

A few years ago, I started this column with a rave review of my T-Mobile G1 smartphone. The first handset to use Google’s Android operating system, it was just plain cool. Of course, back then, everyone was all iGaga over Apple’s phone, and not many were paying attention to the little G1 and its meager apps store. Today, Android is everywhere and is nipping on the heels of the iPhone for its share of the smart phone market.

The G1 set the standard for me on smartphones, particularly with the combination of a touchscreen and slide-out keyboard. Virtual keyboards are nice, but I have a 13-1/2 ring size that doesn’t adapt well to the small on-screen keys. With practice, I can get by, but having that slide-out keyboard is so much nicer.

After years of use, the G1’s flaws became apparent. The built-in memory was painfully inadequate once you started adding new applications and widgets. With apps being stored on the internal 256mb of flash memory, and only 128mb of RAM, even T-Mobile’s suggested apps, like an improved dialer and visual voicemail made the unit drag it’s feet at even simple tasks like answering the phone. All too soon, the G1 was left behind as T-Mobile introduced new Android units like the MyTouch.

While I was frustrated by the G1’s lack of power, the MyTouch and it’s ensuing variants all lacked a keyboard, and while the Moto Blur had a keyboard, it was hamstrung with Motorola’s social networking overlay that limited the Blur’s adaptability. The Verizon got the Droid, and I was tempted to convert, but Verizon struck a bad note with me when they told me that only being able to use ringtones purchased from their store was to protect copyrights and not to rip users off for an extra buck.

I waited patiently. Google’s own Nexus looked nice, but again, no physical keyboard. More MyTouch variants came out with not much changing other than colors.

Until finally, the MyTouch 3G Slide. With a slide-out keyboard like its grandfather, the Slide offered me everything I wanted in an upgrade and more.

The Slide has 512mb Flash and RAM each, a 5mp camera with LED flash and the most current Android operating system (as of writing this). It also came with an 8gb MicroSD card.

However, there is so much more. More than I expected. More than I can probably go into here in this space.

And a lot of it is the little touches that I am just beginning to appreciate. Things like the track pad replacing the track ball, and how the phone turns off the touchscreen when raised upright (like to your ear for a call) and then back on again when you bring it down to end the call or enter account numbers or some other use. No locked screen requiring awkward manipulations to regain access.

In addition, an integrated contact system brings contacts together from different networks, such as your Google address book, your Facebook account and phone’s directory, and bringing them together under one entry on one list. (Probably an aspect of the Moto Blur’s modifications that proved useful.)

Overall, the Slide is bigger, stronger and faster than the old G1 and any other Android I have seen yet…At least for another couple months.

Christopher Huff is an unrepentant geek living, writing and playing on the Grand Strand. You can learn more about him and his writing at www.piratejournalism.com. Comments can be sent to chris@alternatives.sc

Published in: on June 18, 2010 at 14:45  Comments (1)  
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3D DDs!

We interrupt your regularly scheduled Geek Strand for this important expose on naked women in 3D.

Playboy jumps on the bandwagon with some 3D DDs. Unfortunately, the 60s-style technology does little to enhance the 2010 Playmate of the Year's assets. But, hey, it is still a collectible. Go out and buy one.

Playboy jumps on the bandwagon with some 3D DDs. Unfortunately, the 60s-style technology does little to enhance the 2010 Playmate of the Year's assets. But, hey, it is still a collectible. Go out and buy one.

3D has been the “in” word for technology. Any movie that can even slightly justify it (“Step Up 3D”? Come on, are you serious) is trying to use the third dimension to sell some extra tickets (not to mention the extra $3-$5 bucks for the special glasses). Cell phones and computer screens are trying the same thing, and then, if you just spent a couple grand on a new HDTV, you had better go do it again for the 3DHDTV they are marketing this year. Finally, Playboy has jumped on the bandwagon with a 3D centerfold for the 2010 Playmate of the Year. However, just the centerfold, and the “True Blood” ad that wraps it are in 3D. All the rest of the book is your garden-variety 2D nudie pics.

Hef said he wanted to do a 3D centerfold ever since he started Playboy and the technology is finally good enough. However, the June Playboy 3D issue uses the old 3D technology from back in the 60s.

Now, back in the 90s, there was a comic boo called “Solar,” and it released a 3D gimmick with some new glasses (somewhere half way between the red/blue paper ones and the REAL3D ones you get in theaters now.) Now, not only did this work spectacularly on the comics made for it, but it worked, to a slightly lesser extent, on any comic book or image. More over, there was no red/blue ghosts on the image, so you could view the 3D issues of “Solar” without the glasses just fine. One has to wonder why this or a better technology wasn’t used? (Of course, the 3D effect does help the lady’s assets stand out well enough).

Christopher Huff is an unrepentant geek living, writing and playing on the Grand Strand. You can learn more about him and his writing at www.piratejournalism.com. Comments can be sent to chris@alternatives.sc

Published in: on May 24, 2010 at 15:26  Comments (1)  
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Cyberwar comes to Myrtle Beach

Freedom of Speech = Disturbing the Peace in Myrtle Beach

Freedom of Speech = Disturbing the Peace in Myrtle Beach

Which statement is true?

A) Obama’s cyber-czar claims that there is no cyberwar.

B) The news is reporting that the hacking assault on Google was an amateur plot by Chinese school kids.

C) Myrtle Beach Anti-Biker partisans allow fair debate and discussion on Internet.

None of these statements are true. Okay, two of them may contain a sprinkling of truth on them to cover up government shenanigans, but the third one is completely false.

Craigslist has been controversial for several reasons, primarily because the anonymity it provides for its users can provide a perceived layer of protection for those offering shady services. Prostitution scandals across the nation have led to some minor changes in the way the Internet classified service runs its adult sections, but still the privacy of the users is a protective shield.

I have had a lot of success with Craigslist. I found my motorcycle on the list for a great price and then later found accessories for the bike worth hundreds of dollars for only $40. I have arranged D&D club meetings and sold my Porsche via the free listings offered on Craigslist. I recently scored some great Star Wars collectibles for a great price from a fellow collector looking for some extra holiday cash.

Because of that success, I monitor various local Craigslist feeds, particular the “motorcycle,” “video and photography” and “toys and hobbies.”

About a week ago, I noticed a post from someone looking to set up a meeting for those supporting Bikers’ rights in Myrtle Beach. A little bit later, the old one was gone and a new ad was posted. This went on (and is still going on) for several days, the poster now explaining that someone(s) kept flagging his post as offensive or inappropriate. Because of the nature of Craigslist, it only takes a simple click to mark a listing and have the ad removed. There is no arbitration or decision-making. Craigslist pulls the ad and sends the poster an e-mail explaining what happened and says, “If your posting was wrongly flagged down (2% of flagged ads are) please accept our apologies and feel free to repost.”

Apparently, this started in the “Rants & Raves” section of the Myrtle Beach Craigslist, and the biker, constantly getting his posts flagged started posting under the Motorcycle wanted section to spread the world. The anti-biker censors followed him.

Moreover, they are not restricting themselves to the supporters of the motorcycle rallies. Anyone challenging the goings-on in Myrtle Beach has their listing quickly flagged. One poster, who compared the tactics to that of Soviet and Chinese policies on Free Speech, has his comments quickly flagged.

“…the bad guys are the ones who can’t face the truth. They have to censor and criminalize anything that doesn’t fit in their narrow definition of how things should be. In the old USSR, they use to ship them off to Siberia. In China, they would just slaughter them wholesale and run over them with tanks, and jail anyone who googles freedom…” begins the post titled, “How do you tell who the bad guys are?”

The post doesn’t mention Myrtle Beach directly, although it does provide some vaguely worded examples to support its thesis.

Of course, the real proof of the thesis is the ad was quickly flagged and removed.

This is not to construe that the Myrtle Beach government or other organizations are doing the censorship. No, more likely, it is a bunch of “citizen supporters” who have been manipulated into acting as “unofficial agents” of the anti-Myrtle Beach movement.  (Yes, I mean anti-Myrtle Beach. This is bigger than just Bike Week. They destroy the Pavilion, the bike rallies and the marathon. They drive off conventions and festivals. They tax and scare off any kind of tourist that doesn’t fit into their narrow, elitist definition of what they want in Myrtle Beach.) These are probably people with little else to do but cause trouble for the hardworking people of the Grand Strand.

Ironically, these people are now aiding and abetting the same ideals here at home that they went overseas to fight against. They support segregation, censorship and fascist tactics used by the likes of Hitler, Stalin and Mao Tse Tung right here in America’s Favorite Family Beach.

Of course, tanks haven’t smashed over the homes in Atlantic Beach yet, but those afraid of open debate and different opinions are doing their best to destroy Free Speech in Myrtle Beach and the World Wide Web.

Christopher Huff is a self-confessed and unrepentant geek who as been living, writing and playing on the Grand Strand for several years. You can learn more about him and his writing at www.piratejournalism.com. Comments can be sent to chris@alternatives.sc

Published in: on March 12, 2010 at 17:05  Comments (2)  
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Leading the Revolution, Again

apple-tablet-patent-5As you read this, Apple has already changed the world.

As I write this, we are still a day away from that monumental shift in the computer/communications world.

Okay, maybe that is a bit of an exaggeration, and in the pre-event world in which I am writing from, many of the tech blogs have begun to mock the mind-numbing hype that has preceded Apple’s newest product. Jokes about letting users walk on water or access the Internet through demonic powers have become more prevalent than speculation over built-in cameras and size.

This is not to say that those mocking the hype are completely in the wrong. There has been a deluge of rumors, fake spy pictures and boding on Apple’s tablet computer. I think I even read a story linking it to one of Nostradamus’ prophecies.

However, there is some good reason for this excitement. Apple has repeatedly revolutionized the computer and gadget industry over the last few decades.

Turning the way-back machine to the 80s, Apple brought the first “personal computer” into our homes. My 16th birthday gift was an Apple IIc. That was in 86, and the home pc revolution was already kicking with IBM PC Jrs and Commodore 64s, but it was Apple that spearheaded that moment.

With the spread of beige-boxed IBM clones, Apple near faded away, but in 1998, they did it again. Introducing the iMac in 5 brilliant colors, with screen and computer built in one unit, Apple changed the rules on what a computer looked like. They also killed off the floppy disc, when they went CD only with the iMac.

Now, at this time, I wasn’t a Mac fan. The Apple IIc was a nice toy, but lack of support, software and the fact that my high school was all IBM had left me with little love for the rainbow apple. In college, I had to work with both Mac’s OS and Windows, and firmly determined that Macs were just as crappy as Windows, but Windows had more games. I didn’t buy another Mac again until I picked up a PowerPC at a garage sale for $200 that included a HP laser printer and monitor. I was more interested in the laser printer, and the Mac became just another toy, albeit with less games than my IIc had.

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Published in: on January 29, 2010 at 15:19  Comments (1)  
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Burning Desire – Fired up by the Kindle

The Kindle 2 is as thin as a pencil, but can hold thousands of books, blogs and several other document types.

The Kindle 2 is as thin as a pencil, but can hold thousands of books, blogs and several other document types.

As a geek, and particularly a sci-fi/fantasy geek, there are two things that I really love: gadgets and reading.

I am a voracious reader. Back in high school, I was known to go through two to three novels a day. Sadly, I have to admit that I have slowed down on my novel consumption since then, but I still have a stack of reading materials on my nightstand and at my desk, jumping from one subject to another as the mood takes me. (more…)

Published in: on January 15, 2010 at 14:53  Comments (1)  
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A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum

In ancient times, the men would gather in the in village square to discuss philosophy, literature and events of their time.
That is the origin of the forum.
Over the years, it has evolved (or devolved) into different forms, ranging from the Senate floor to the corner bar.
Then the Internet came around and a new level of this ancient tradition was formed. Newsgroups were the first version, letting people from around the world communicate on various subjects—some serious, most not. It was on the newsgroups that I was first exposed to the Internet. The World Wide Web was still a dream and graphic were nearly unheard of. Then came the chaos of chat rooms, then the personalization of instant messaging.
However, people still hungered for a venue to debate their particular interests. E-mail groups like Yahoo Groups and Google Groups came along, but somewhere along the line, the now archaic idea of newsgroups was reborn in the form of forums.
Online forums seem to have become the default discussion forum. Nearly every Web site seems to have one of their own and to get anything done, you have to join. I have encountered products support pages where you have to join the forum to file for a refund. No, you can’t call. No, you can’t fill out an e-mail form. No, you can’t come to our store; you have to join our forum.
Personally, I don’t understand their attraction. First, you have to join, filling out you name, username, password, pick an avatar and all the little details required of you. Then you are not done. You have to wait for an e-mail to confirm your membership.
With e-mail groups, you had your Yahoo or Google ID and you signed up. All the details were there and all the discussion came to you chosen e-mail program.
In forums, you have to go to their web site and log in, check your messages, then scan through hundreds of posts in an attempt to find the conversation threads you are following.
If you are lucky, you have a forum with good software. I have been to lousy forums where the search function didn’t even work, and the most necessary functions, like e-mail notifications for when other members message you or even to warn you of new posts on conversations you have been monitoring.
Even to this day, the bad software for forums still exists and is in use. And it can be all avoided with a simple e-mail group.
Now, I am not saying all forums are bad. Apple.com’s support discussion group is probably the example of forums done right. And PBJunkie.com, the premier forum for paintball players is well  done… and…well, that is about all. I can’t think any other forums that I go to by choice. They are just too clunky and cumbersome for me to carry around in my Internet life.
The De-Evolution of Forums

The De-Evolution of Forums

In ancient times, the men would gather in the in village square to discuss philosophy, literature and events of their time.

That is the origin of the forum.

Over the years, it has evolved (or devolved) into different forms, ranging from the Senate floor to the corner bar.

Then the Internet came around and a new level of this ancient tradition was formed. Newsgroups were the first version, letting people from around the world communicate on various subjects—some serious, most not. It was on the newsgroups that I was first exposed to the Internet. The World Wide Web was still a dream and graphic were nearly unheard of. Then came the chaos of chat rooms, then the personalization of instant messaging.

However, people still hungered for a venue to debate their particular interests. E-mail groups like Yahoo Groups and Google Groups came along, but somewhere along the line, the now archaic idea of newsgroups was reborn in the form of forums.

Online forums seem to have become the default discussion forum. Nearly every Web site seems to have one of their own and to get anything done, you have to join. I have encountered products support pages where you have to join the forum to file for a refund. No, you can’t call. No, you can’t fill out an e-mail form. No, you can’t come to our store; you have to join our forum.

Personally, I don’t understand their attraction. First, you have to join, filling out you name, username, password, pick an avatar and all the little details required of you. Then you are not done. You have to wait for an e-mail to confirm your membership.

With e-mail groups, you had your Yahoo or Google ID and you signed up. All the details were there and all the discussion came to you chosen e-mail program.

In forums, you have to go to their web site and log in, check your messages, then scan through hundreds of posts in an attempt to find the conversation threads you are following.

If you are lucky, you have a forum with good software. I have been to lousy forums where the search function didn’t even work, and the most necessary functions, like e-mail notifications for when other members message you or even to warn you of new posts on conversations you have been monitoring.

Even to this day, the bad software for forums still exists and is in use. And it can be all avoided with a simple e-mail group.

Now, I am not saying all forums are bad. Apple.com’s support discussion group is probably the example of forums done right. And PBJunkie.com, the premier forum for paintball players is well  done… and…well, that is about all. I can’t think any other forums that I go to by choice. They are just too clunky and cumbersome for me to carry around in my Internet life.

Published in: on June 19, 2009 at 16:29  Comments (2)  
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Apple’s DRM-free movement just another poke at Windows

So, it maybe completely beside the point that most Vista ready computers aren’t, and that drivers aren’t ready, and it is going to take 4 gigs of Ram to run Vista and a word processor, but after reading/listening to this security/cost analysis paper that explains how Microsoft has made DRM the true reason for being of Vista and how it hands security decisions over to Hollywood and literally degrades performance if your hardware is too good.

Here is a link to the text:

http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.txt

And this is to the podcast feed where the reading of the document is performed by Cory Doctorow for your listening pleasure.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast

But before you go away to check this out, consider this.

Just as Vista is being released, Apple suddenly starts working against DRM. Jobs calls for DRM-free music and iTune comes out with a deal for better, DRM-free tracks from EMI. Other production companies are planing ot follow suit, with Universal and Amazon are making moves for DRM-free content.

With Vista set to screw up your HD life with its draconian, “The USSR were pussies” security and controls”, there is a lot more at stake with DRM than whether you can download iTunes to you Zune. I don’t hear Norway complaining about the DRM controls in Vista, strange huh? Yep. No politics in the EU, just out to “protect” their citizens.

I have to give out credit to boingboing.net for turning me on to this, and the gaget/tecb news site gizmodo.com for turning me on to the very interesting news on boingboing.com.

Published in: on April 24, 2007 at 09:53  Comments Off  
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