Putting The DRM Toothpaste Back In The Tube

Wed May 2, 2007 9:37 AM EDT

Hollywood and the MPAA are at it again. 09. Desperately trying to shove the toothpaste back in the tube in a vain attempt to cling to a dying business model. f9.

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technology, drm, hd-dvd, blu-ray

My First Week As A Console Gamer (Again)

Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:10 PM EDT

I am a gamer, going back pretty much as far back as you can go. My family had one of the original Atari Pong consoles back in the 70's, and I've been hooked on video games ever since.

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entertainment, games, gaming, x-box-360

Regarding Apple, EMI, and DRM

Wed Apr 4, 2007 10:54 AM EDT

There's an important aspect to this week's announcement from Apple & EMI that they were going to begin selling EMI's catalog DRM-free on Apple's iTunes Store that may have been overlooked.

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technology, apple, emi, itunes, drm

Tivo Errata

Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:30 PM EST

It would seem the Tivo is trying it's hardest to convince me to dump the service and move to a MythTV box. It's been misbehaving pretty regularly lately, and I'm getting close to the end of my ropes with it right now. Time to dump it and move on?

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technology, tivo, dvr, mythtv

Jumping On The HD Bandwagon?

Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:40 PM EST

I've been thinking a lot lately about finally making the move to HD. I've got a number of reasons why, a number of stumbling blocks making me continue to hesitate, and some possible solutions towards overcoming those hang-ups. First, the reasons why...

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technology, hdtv, x-box-360, apple-tv, wii

Jumping On The MacWorld Prediction Pile

Sat Jan 6, 2007 9:42 AM EST

If everyone else jumped off a bridge, would you do it too? Apparently so, as I'm stepping up to offer my own set of predictions for this year's MacWorld exhibition.

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technology, apple, ipod, mac, macworld

I Can't Believe I'm Admitting This

Thu Nov 9, 2006 11:30 AM EST

I'm almost ashamed to admit it, but I'm actually a little bit excited about Windows Vista. I read today that it's been released to manufacturing, which means it's actually finally done.

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technology, os-x, vista, directx

WWDC Reflections

Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:28 AM EDT

Now that Apple's 2006 Worldwide Developer's Conference has come and gone, I though I'd take a moment to reflect on what was (and wasn't) announced, and where I think Apple is going from here.

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technology, apple, macintosh

My Mac Pro Wish List

Sat Aug 5, 2006 6:35 PM EDT

So, hand in hand with my wish list for the next version of OS X, here's a list of what I'm hoping for in the first of the Intel-based pro desktops.

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technology, apple, speculation

Wishing On A Panther

Fri Aug 4, 2006 1:56 PM EDT

With Apple's World Wide Developer's Conference now only a few days away (it starts August 7th) and the announcement already made that Steve Jobs will be unveiling the next version of the Mac OS, I've gotten sucked into the pre-keynote speculation and hype.

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technology, apple, speculation