Of interest, Sian Welby on TechWeb’s “Friday ITch”… view at your own risk, with this week offering the latest in taxidermy-meets-PC-modding, email bankruptcy and a look at a super-secret enterprise security centre.
Tag: humour
Ever wonder what you get for the additional 30 cents?
Gotta love Slate, and their article today “Sound to blow your mind” with a link to an in-depth audio analysis.
“This week, Apple’s iTunes Music Store began selling some songs in a new audio format that the company says has two advantages over its previous offerings: The tracks are free of digital rights management (DRM) restrictions, meaning you can play them on devices other than an iPod, and they have higher audio quality. The new iTunes Plus tracks also come at a premium: $1.29 compared with $0.99 for the old format.
“The excitement of the anti-DRM crowd was dampened when it came out that Apple is embedding personal information about the buyer, including name and e-mail address, in each purchased song. But the question we wanted to consider is this: Can you really hear a difference between tracks encoded at 128 kbps (Apple’s old format) and 256 kbps (the new format)? Watch, and listen to, this video by Scott Blaszak to find out.”
Here’s a link to the video: http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid494808731/bclid490688512/bctid958471694.
Remember to listen closely. Audiophiles will no doubt appreciate the fidelity. 😉
Thanks to LifeHacker for this link to CNET for ZDNet Korea’s photo report on “PCs that barely resemble PCs.”
“The results are in for the PC Design Contest 2007, co-sponsored by Intel Korea and Samsung. The winning designs, announced last week, try to merge style, originality and practicality. Out of 644 entries, 6 designs won awards.
The grand-prize winner in the “revolutionary” category is the Egg PC. The machine includes three Bluetooth-ready marble knobs designed for multimedia applications. The marbles rest atop a tray and connect wirelessly to the main PC.”
There are some interesting designs here, from handbags to touch screen PCs to this one, “Front of the Mirror,” from architect Won-Chul Kim:
With our boys, we’ll probably need a locker room PC format.
Also of interest, these photos of new Windows Vista PCs, like the HP TouchSmart, the Sony Vaio VGC-LS25E and VGX-TP1.
“Watch the unveiling of hot new Windows Vista-ready PCs at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show.
“Be sure to check out these full-motion video previews to get a closer look at some of these hot new PCs.”
From my friend, JuliAnn… many thanks.
“This is why the Internet is the greatest media created in history. Take 60 seconds to do this… I guarantee you will show someone else…it’s too funny not to.
1. go to www.google.com
2. click on “Maps”
3. click on “Get Directions”
4. type “New York” in the first box – (the “from” box, before the double arrows)
5. type “London” in the second box – (the “to” box, after the double arrows)
6. hit the Get Directions button to the right of the “to” box
7. read down to step #24 in the directions it gives you.
So I followed the steps, and found that — contrary to that famous skit on SNL — you can “get there from here”…
I do like a sense of humour.
So I ran the same search on the Directions and Maps on Live Search…
Tags: Windows Live, Google, humor.
I ran into my local CompUSA to pick up some networking items for the holiday week, and who did I run into? None other than the jolly old elf himself, weaving up and down the video game aisles. I snapped this photo of Santa Claus picking up a few things for the good little boys and girls, shopping around for the best prices on holiday gifts. Either that or like many of us in our own homes, he’s also the North Pole’s IT support staff.
Moments after the photo was taken, I turned to complete my own retail transaction… and when I turned back around, he was gone. In lieu of a chimney, I assume he used the ventilation shaft just above.
Happy Holidays.
Tags: Friday Link, humour, Santa Claus, Christmas