There has been talk recently on the Internet about how some in the music industry are considering ditching the RIAA and lobbying for an ISP level tax to pay for music file sharing. Say what you will about the state of music today and file sharing I can honestly say that I am against this…
Tag: Microsoft
Microsoft releases Surface, Internet says, “been there, done that.”
No, I did not stay up late just to see Microsoft’s newest offering Surface. I saw it this morning and all I can say is, “didn’t someone else already do this?When you boil it all down Surface is nothing more than a touch screen set into a table top that allows for multiple touches to…
Further thoughts on the “Surface”
Now that the news about Microsoft’s new product “Surface” are beginning to surface all over the net I have a few questions that I would like answered.1. When will the ‘killer app’ be released for this? What killer app? Why there is just one killer app that I am thinking of and that is using…
More Notes on the Zune
This weekend I happened to encounter a Zune display at an OfficeMax store. Curious I tried it out…Let me say this first, the Zune is no iPod. OK, I just wanted to get that out of the way.The Screen:The larger screen on the Zune is nice. The colors look good and there is some eye…
Three Hacks That Turn the Zune into an iPod Killer!
Three hacks have arrived on the scene that help the Zune in it’s battle against the iPod.There are two things about the Zune that are holding it back. One is the DRM and the other is it’s inability to be used as a mass storage device.Step 1: Enable disk Use:The iPod allows you to use…
The Zune, held back from greatness by it’s own DRM
There has been a lot of talk around the net about Microsoft’s new “iPod killer” the Zune. Some things about the Zune are good, some things are bad. In this article I’m going to talk about the “social” aspect that is being promoted about the Zune.If you cruise on over to the Zune website you…