Betsy, did you try VLC?
Every nightmare I have that doesn't revolve around academic failure or public nudity is about that thing. In fact, once I dreamt that it attacked me while I was late for a test and naked.
Willow ,'The Killer In Me'
Buffistechnology 2: You Made Her So She Growls?
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Consuela - Mar 23, 2006 8:27:58 pm PST #7691 of 10003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Dana - Mar 24, 2006 4:26:55 am PST #7692 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Betsy HP - Mar 24, 2006 7:00:52 am PST #7693 of 10003
If I only had a brain...
I didn't know VLC existed. I Googled like a mad thing for "XSCVD" in various permutations and found no players.
Yeas! Thank you.
Jessica - Mar 24, 2006 11:08:16 am PST #7694 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Tivo lifetime subscription extended to 4/15:
We know that there have been retail advertisements which refer to product lifetime, and there have been requests here for a longer opportunity to purchase lifetime before it’s discontinued. As a result, we have decided to offer product lifetime as a subscription option through 4/15/06, even for those that have purchased since 3/15 (you do have to call to activate lifetime service though, and lifetime is not applicable for systems purchased via a bundle plan).
Jessica - Mar 24, 2006 11:11:16 am PST #7695 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
CP-1 is a transmitter mouse. A sensitive condenser microphone is built in it. CP-1 starts working as soon as you connect it to the USB port of your PC.
Consuela - Mar 24, 2006 7:01:16 pm PST #7696 of 10003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
VLC is the bestest. I've given up on bothering with codecs: I just watch everything with VLC.
DCJensen - Mar 24, 2006 7:18:07 pm PST #7697 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
In case you might need more storage for a pittance.
Compusa.com (And Comp USA stores) has an 80-GB 7200RPM IDE drive for $9.99 after rebates. Through 3/25 only. Free shipping.
Whew.
I'm waffling, myself. basically because it involves waiting for $70 in rebates to come back.
Still, thought I would let you know, just in case you might need some storage...
Jessica - Mar 26, 2006 6:06:50 pm PST #7698 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Huh -- apparently there's a new S2 Tivo box with dual tuners currently being sold.
tommyrot - Mar 27, 2006 4:20:55 am PST #7699 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Microsoft's own worst enemy... is Microsoft
So what's wrong with Microsoft? There is, after all, no shortage of smart software engineers working at the corporate campus in Redmond, Wash. The problem, it seems, is largely that Microsoft's past success and its bundling strategy have become a weakness.
Windows runs on 330 million personal computers worldwide. Three hundred PC manufacturers around the world install Windows on their machines; thousands of devices like printers, scanners and music players plug into Windows computers; and tens of thousands of third-party software applications run on Windows. And a crucial reason Microsoft holds more than 90 percent of the PC operating system market is that the company strains to make sure software and hardware that ran on previous versions of Windows will also work on the new one — compatibility, in computing terms.
As a result, each new version of Windows carries the baggage of its past. As Windows has grown, the technical challenge has become increasingly daunting. Several thousand engineers have labored to build and test Windows Vista, a sprawling, complex software construction project with 50 million lines of code, or more than 40 percent larger than Windows XP.
"Windows is now so big and onerous because of the size of its code base, the size of its ecosystem and its insistence on compatibility with the legacy hardware and software, that it just slows everything down," observed David B. Yoffie, a professor at the Harvard Business School. "That's why a company like Apple has such an easier time of innovation."
Liese S. - Mar 27, 2006 4:32:51 am PST #7700 of 10003
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
It's odd, really. You'd think Microsoft with its planned obsolescence ideals would be comfortable bringing out a one-time-dealio new-machines-only-forward sort of product. Then they could bloatware off that for the future!
Don't get me wrong. I work on crazy old legacy machines. I appreciate the compatability.