2 Comments »April 19th, 2007
Websites utilize all manner of multimedia to advertise services, evolving from the classis banner ad to more advanced flash-based motion imagery. Most of these forms of online advertising are just plain awful, but the worst by far is those darned annoying Flash-based ads that spontaneously blast you with audio. I can’t even begin to count the number of times I was startled out of my chair (and underpants) late at night when loading some random webpage, when suddenly a voice comes blasting through my speakers…“CONGRATULATIONS! YOU’VE BEEN SELECTED TO RECEIVE A FREE IPOD!”. Scary.
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No Comments »April 11th, 2007
A new study conducted by PiperJaffray shows that iPhone is already gaining iconic status, with more than 85% of 500 students surveyed having knowledge of the iPhone. Even more surprising, 25% of of those same students show an interest in purchasing the iPhone, despite its steep $500 entry price point. Hey, 500 out of millions of unsurveyed students can’t be wrong. Expect a sharp increase in teenage prostitution to follow.
Source: AppleInsider
No Comments »April 11th, 2007
I give you Tux 500: A Community Powered Linux Marketing Program.
“Our goal is simple: we want to collect community donations to enter a Linux sponsored car in the 2007 Indianapolis 500. We need your help!”
This is the dumbest, and subsequently desperate, idea I’ve heard. Only a reclusive basement dwelling Linux fanatic could dream up such daft “marketing” ideas.
Where to start?
First, even if this project succeeds in achieving primary sponsorship, the number on this car should be ZERO, because that’s the amount of impact this ploy will have on the public. Neither TV viewers nor spectators watching the event will know what the hell Linux is. I mean, seriously… are you guys really this clueless? To think that sponsoring an Indy race car will somehow promote Linux adoption? Reality: The viewers will assume Linux to be some yet unheard of corporate sponsor. “Linux? What’s that? Is that the company that make furnaces?”
Don’t count on race car fans all over North America rushing to DesktopLinux.org to download a copy of Ubuntu, upon seeing this Penguin adorned car. Not happening.
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Second, what I find even more pathetic (and disturbing) is the vast sum of money wasted that could have gone to a worthy endeavor. I’m sure a number of charities could put this money to good use, engaged in something that will impact lives. Like..oh, I don’t know.. feeding the impoverished, providing shelter for the homeless, Cancer research, etc.
Nuts to that! Let’s waste thousands of dollars sponsoring a fucking race car in a redneck motor sport. If this is the only path to Linux success, both the OS and the car deserve to crash in a fiery wreck.
3 Comments »April 9th, 2007
If you are a YouTube junky like me, this free application is an invaluable tool for copying video content to your hard drive for playback on portable devices. GetTube works with any Flash-based video sites, and additionally converts Flash video to MP4 or MP3 (audio only).
Download GetTube
Please, download responsibly. 
No Comments »April 9th, 2007
Apple disclosed total iPod sales volumes to date, revealing that over 100 Million units have been sold since the little white music player that changed the world was first launched.
Apple today announced that the 100 millionth iPod® has been sold, making the iPod the fastest selling music player in history. The first iPod was sold five and a half years ago, in November 2001, and since then Apple has introduced more than 10 new iPod models, including five generations of iPod, two generations of iPod mini, two generations of iPod nano and two generations of iPod shuffle. Along with iTunes® and the iTunes online music store, the iPod has transformed how tens of millions of music lovers acquire, manage and listen to their music.
Congratulations Apple.
Source: Press Release
No Comments »April 4th, 2007
Just when you thought your three month old Mac Pro was safe from obsolescence, Apple pulls the rug out from under your workstation. Today the company announced its long awaited dual quad-core system based on Intel’s new “Clovertown” Xeon processors. That’s four cores on a single die, totalling eight cores, for those of you whom are math challenged. I barely use the full potential my single quad core Mac Pro offers, let alone 8 bloody cores! Still, I can see real world applications for video professionals and science fields.
If you want one be prepared for sticker shock. The “entry level” 8-core model starts at $3,298. Fortunately standard dual-core models based on Intel “Woodcrest” Xeon remains available starting at a reasonable $2,200.
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