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Re: No this doesn’t mean Mark Cuban is right

May C — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 02:02:37 -0000

It's practically impossible to monitor all uploaded content for copyright materials. Considering how huge YouTube is and how many users are uploading content every second, how many people would be needed to scan and monitor this? I personally believe that Viacom didn't get the money they wanted when they were negotiating with YouTube a month or so back (YouTube changed the guaranteed revenue according to an article at WSJ) and so they decided to slap YouTube in the face, first by announcing their agreement with Joost. Then, when it wasn't causing as big of a stir, they went with the 1B lawsuit to get YouTube back into the table. This is a sick strategy in my mind.

Google has the money and Viacom wants a piece of it. Simple as that. But what do I know?

Re: Microsoft proves that irony is dead

May C — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:41:59 -0000

It's about time that Microsoft is feeling the heat after years of world domination, er, technological innovation, er, nevermind. Google is pretty much the next Microsoft, if only in its dominance and similar practice of swallowing smaller competitors on its path to its behemoth size.

I fail to feel any sympathy for Microsoft nor am I on Google side either.

Re: Partial Freakonomics feed = bad idea

May C — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:45:19 -0000

I agree and also dislike partial feeds. It's annoying to have to make that extra click to view something so I instead just have Bloglines show the titles instead since it's a waste of time for me to have partial feeds. I don't understand, okay, I do know why they're there but certainly dislike them.

Re: Mobile Web sucks — or maybe it doesn’t

May C — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:34:05 -0000

I originally used Alex King's mobile plugin and it worked great but the only problem is that I can't log into my blog with my Treo since it won't take me to the login page. So, although my readers will love the plugin, it doesn't work for me. So, I disabled it for that since I want to be able to blog with my Treo.

I have since started using mo:blog and u*blog but still unsure about enabling the plugin again. I do have mobile links on the side bar so that people can visit my site with those links so it still works.

Russell is a bit overrated in my view but who cares about what I think?

I do find it annoying that the Blazer browser on my Treo is so underpowered to do much of anything. I need Flash support at least since too many sites require Flash in order to work.

That's all I'm complaining about now.

Re: Apple: What happened to thinking different?

May C — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:32:09 -0000

I hope I don't get flamed for this, but I consider any company to be just like any other. Google, Apple and other big companies that we know are very similar to the other enemies that we like to label like Microsoft, etc. The only difference is that they are likely not at the very top and fighting to be.

I have long stopped being loyal to any one company since they aren't loyal to their customers either so we're even. So no, I don't think of Google as any better than Microsoft or other company.

Re: Mobile Web sucks — or maybe it doesn’t

May C — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:14:50 -0000

What plugin are you using that allows you to "view full HTML" with your mobile? Would you mind sharing it? I would love to get that plugin.

Re: Mobile Web sucks — or maybe it doesn’t

May C — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:24:17 -0000

Thanks! I did use Alex King's plugin but maybe I screwed up previously or didn't notice the view in full at the bottom but have installed it back and it works!

My main concern was not being able to log in but since I already have the login link on the sidebar and if I view the page in full, it will allow me to go in. Cool! Thanks again!

Re: Please support our dying business model

May C — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:39:31 -0000

I am getting more and more annoyed at the music industry for its insatiable greed.

Although I can understand that it's not right to steal music, (I prefer being the few dinosaurs out there that buy the physical CDs myself for the artwork and liner notes), but the music and entertainment industry is really getting out of hand.

I am not terribly happy that dentist and medical offices have to pay a fee to play music CDs at their waiting rooms or offices. And now that's extending to hairdressers. What's going to happen in the future? I'm sure that the libraries will be in the list some time in the future, since they are providing the CDs to borrowers, so who's to stop the borrowers from making a copy? This is getting ridiculous.

There's got to be a better way to promote the music so that more people are exposed to it and will pay for the creative work of the artists without having to resort to lawsuits. It looks like the EFF.org is onto something.

I for one, only still buy the CDs but really enjoy the online radio for the music exposure and for discovering new artists. But that's me.

Re: Facebook: Dave Winer brings the hate

May C — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:26:06 -0000

I am starting to get qutie tired of BLOGGERS BEHAVING BADLY and getting away with it. This is another fine example of how some of these more popular bloggers can turn their popularity in hopes of becoming celebrities.

In other words, he is really letting it all get to his head and giving bloggers a bad name.

Re: TWiT Update

May C — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:58:07 -0000

I've long thought that you were crazy to keep all these podcasts and shows, blogs, etc running at the same time. Although I really think it's great but man, you are likely burning yourself too much with all these projects.

I have my own blog that I find that posting more than a few times a week is beyond what I can do. There's so much stuff that needs the time to prepare and edit and everything and there's also family. So, for me, after 2 years, I am finally settled in a rhythm that I can work without feeling stressed and burnt out.

The fans will still be there. Believe me, they will. Take an extended break at least from the podcasts to really get back to life before Leo (LOL). Your health, sanity and family should come way before the fans. Seriously.

Re: TWiT Update : LOL: The Life of Leo

May C — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:58:07 -0000

Re: Worldwide Skype Outage Due to Network Failure? Causes Mass Frustration!

May C — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:22:20 -0000

Slightly *ANNOYED* that it wasn't connecting. I originally thought that Skype did something on their end and went through checking my router settings and ports.

Not a happy SkypeOut camper.

Re: http://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/01/the-universal-dilemma/

May C — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 21:52:12 -0000

Wow! Quite a shock to find out via jkOnTheRun that you now have your own site. I've been a fan for a few years and actually didn't even know most of the gadgets out there had there not been theGadgeteer. Congrats on your new site. Looking forward to more great stuff!

And thanks for a quick intro on where you've been. It's always nice to read.

Re: Hello World…

May C — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 22:39:09 -0000

Congrats on the new site. Looking forward to lots of cool reviews. Love them so much, being a gadget freak myself.

It's so interesting how the community comes together. Just check out the comments and you've got all these mobile and tech guys already. I actually feel somewhat out of place to post a comment amongst all these "greats".

Re: The Cobra Show!

May C — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 22:56:23 -0000

I have a total phobia of snakes so just seeing this pic is enough to scare me. At the local Science museum, the kids were allowed to touch these albino snakes and I'm like totally freaked out. So, I'm way too chicken to even try to click on the links.

I once almost stepped on a garden snake once, on my own porch! I got so scared as I watched its forked tongue stick out at me and slither away before I could even react.

I'm not getting anywhere near this.. ;)

Re: http://www.geardiary.com/2006/12/23/a-christmas-wonder/

May C — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:14:07 -0000

Wow! This is making me quite excited! The SDIO GPS and the Mobile TV card would be quite interesting considering that the TV card was previously only available in Japan.

Looking forward to your review!

Re: Maybe the iPhone Price Will Seem More Appealing, IF…

May C — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:20:27 -0000

I hope I never have to deal with that 'cause I'm not sure what I can or will do.

I am also a Rogers user, but someone who absolutely HATES any kind of contract so if I hear "contract", I won't bite regardless of what incentives are there because there's always some unexpected variable that forces me to break the contract and I pay for it. So, I voted NO.

Curious whether it will be called iPhone in Canada or just the Apple iPod Phone or whatever else with all the problems and trademark names all over the world.

Besides, there's not enough in the iPhone to convince me anyway although I do agree it's very cool and really hope that this will force all the players to get back to on their butts with innovating products again.

Re: A New Contest: Name That Tech Blogger!!

May C — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:02:58 -0000

Wow! What a great idea for a contest! I'm not going to even try since I hardly know any of them. Okay, I think I know a couple but hopefully, I'll find out and may even meet them next CES (I'm hoping to go next year. Fingers crossed). And of course, add them to my newsreader (but I'm sure I already have them).

And that's such a nice thing that Chris is doing, offering up his prize (if he's a winner) to someone else.

Re: The OtterBox 7000 Series Laptop Case Review

May C — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:48:25 -0000

Great review as usual. But, if the case itself is going to weigh 7 pounds plus the weight of my own laptop which is around the same, wow, I will really feel it when carrying it around! I think this is one where they may want to offer the inline skate wheels so that you wouldn't have to lug it around. ;)

I have stopped carrying my laptop on trips due to the sheer weight and bulk of it, stuffing it underneath the seat or whatever. But it's nice to know that there is a tough case out there should I need one.

Re: The Biggest Gear Diary Give-Away Yet…Starts NOW!

May C — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:12:33 -0000

I'm taking a stab at #1 - imate JAQ3 knowing full well that my luck has never landed me with any big prizes in my life history but at least I try.

Thanks for a great contest and a great blog! I love seeing how people are giving back to the community!

Re: The Cingular Palm Treo 750 Review

May C — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:38:23 -0000

Great review! It looks like the 750 is a pretty good Win Mobile Treo device but hopefully there will be a firmware update to address the problems with switching between UMTS and GPRS causing those dropped calls.

And I guess the 240x240 screen always make me think it's a downgrade from the Palm OS Treos.

Re: http://www.geardiary.com/2007/03/13/mike-asks-if-apple-holds-the-key/

May C — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:56:57 -0000

Interesting description of Mike Cane as the "crusty curmudgeon in the neighborhood (the one that is fun to watch when he is jumping up and down in the front lawn cussing at the kids nearby)". That's quite a thought.

I do enjoy *some* of his editorial. I don't care about his Girls Don't Cry posts and some of his ranting on other things. I do have to agree that he's got a lot of you know what to say what he thinks without any regard.

He does offer some interesting opinions from time to time and mainly the reason why I keep skimming for stuff I may find interesting.

Re: The Sprint Palm Treo 800w WM6 Phone Review

May C — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:56:54 -0000

Considering that it's Win Mobile and it finally comes with Wi-Fi, and it's hi-res, I guess it's something to get excited about. I guess I'm looking forward to the 850 and see what that comes with. Especially with so many new models coming in 2009, I guess I'm more interested in what is coming instead.

Re: Gigaom pronounces unreleased, untested and unproven Blackberry Storm an iPhone and G1 killer

May C — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:58:14 -0000

If the Storm doesn't have Wi-Fi, I can't see it being the iPhone killer. I do agree that based on articles all over, it seems the Storm is quite an interesting device.

I personally would be interested in the Bold instead since I MUST have a keyboard and have no interest in a touch smartphone.

Had the iPhone supported wireless keyboards, I may consider getting it. I think the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 may be quite a device, although it's way too expensive. I'm drooling over that one.

Re: Blogger Bribery and Me!

May C — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 21:56:05 -0000

Not that anyone cares about my comment, nor care about who the heck I am, I am always interested in what others are thinking about this very controversial idea by Microsoft.

Publicity, good or bad is still publicity and I doubt that it can ever really hurt them, so that's probably why they did it.

Just a drop in the bucket for them and look how everyone has reacted?

Good stuff!

Re: I have more…

May C — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:58:36 -0000

Huh? I don't get it. Are you complaining about other sites "stealing" your content? If not, I'm a bit stumped about what this is about.

I'm perfectly happy with only one site and it's taking up way too much time. It's a hobby and will remain so and I'm perfectly happy with that.

Re: I have more…

May C — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:52:29 -0000

Thanks for the email and for clarifying. I was a bit stumped about what it was all about, especially the seemingly strange post. I guess it seems that this is happening a lot on various different PPC/WM topic sites.

I'm quite glad that my site is quite small that hardly gets any notice, but then it's hardly any news related so it will be quite obvious if anyone does take stuff from the site.

That's one of the reasons why I hardly post any news topics because there's way too many out there already, all competing to be the "first" or offer a huge batch. I knew that I couldn't spend the time to do it and also because my focus has always been to help rather than spread the news. I do post some from time to time but I really just enjoy writing. As I've already said before, it's more a hobby and I'm perfectly happy with it being small and known within the community.

Just added Aximsite and this blog in my blogroll. Always interesting to read what's out there in the community and your thoughts. Thanks for sharing.

Re: Yard Sale Contest #1 - Winners

May C — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 21:47:25 -0000

Oh! And I was going to go on about how great you are, how amazing your websites are, and....well, I guess I won't if flattery isn't gonna get me anywhere...Hee. Hee. Just kidding.

But seriously, I think it's great that you're doing this. I only wished I got more money to be able to do it myself. Hopefully in time....

Re: Yard Sale Contest #3 - Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

May C — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:19:15 -0000

Congrats to all the winners. Great to see Jeff Frady win #2. Turns out a good month for you, eh, Jeff? ;)

Re: Yard Sale Contest #4 - The End Winners

May C — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:21:03 -0000

Again, congrats to all the winners. Chris is great, isn't he, for offering all these prizes?

Glad to see them go to good homes.

Re: Lots of Packages

May C — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:52:28 -0000

Ah, but think of all the happy winners who will be getting their prizes! Maybe next time you won't do it all in such huge batches, eh?

I still think you're great for doing it.

Re: Lots of Packages

May C — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 23:58:40 -0000

Again, congrats to all the winners! Too bad I'm not one of them but then, I'm not sure if I even tried for one. Well, maybe one. I can't remember.

One of these days I'll be giving away some of my stuff. But then, I'll have to wait until I get enough cash to pay for all the fees first so it probably won't be until later on in the year (hopefully).

Re: Damned if you do and damned if you don’t

May C — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 19:45:05 -0000

I guess I am guilty of a lot of the points. I can't help with regards to the ads since I need the money to pay for the hosting and maintenance. I do not have adsense or similar type of ads in the feeds since I personally find them annoying. The ads you see are the affiliate links I've inserted in the actual post.

As for the lengthy posts, it's the way I write because a lot of my posts are reviews and I feel that it can only help to provide as much information on a product as possible.

I don't get too wrapped up about when people unsubscribe since I have to do what I do without being distracted. My main focus has always been to provide information that people will find helpful and interesting. I know that I can't please everyone.

As for the feeds, I have way too many and never seem to catch up with them. In NewsGator, I have over 1600 feeds but I'm starting to filter them out and find those that I really want to read. I can't help it. I just keep adding new ones every day. I'm a feed junkie I guess. Some days, I just mark everything "read" just to get rid of the huge number. ;)

Re: Let’s get rid of sploggers

May C — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 21:17:19 -0000

It's impossible to not find splogs on any search. I've found lots of splogs in Bloglines.

If only we could stop them, as well as spam (I can't believe someone would go through the manual effort of reading my blog to manually send me spam with my name and relevant info on a contest I'm holding including what to put in the subject to avoid spam filters. Unbelievable.

Re: WordPress Contact Form with Spam Protection

May C — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 22:48:45 -0000

Hello! I've been trying to download the plugin but it re-directs to a page that says the page isn't found.

Re: WordPress Contact Form with Spam Protection

May C — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 23:33:07 -0000

Thanks for fixing it! I was looking for it all day, thinking that it may have something to do with my browser so I tried various browser with the same result.

At one time I couldn't get it to work, but it seems to work now! That's great! At first, Bad Behavior blocked me from my site. I can't believe it! It seems quite aggressive so I've added my own ip address to the whitelist since I couldn't get a hold of the developer at all (all emails are bounced back).

Hopefully I can lessen the amount of spam emails I get from the contact form. I will periodically change the challenge question to thwart those human spammers that read.

Time will tell whether this is a good deterrant. I am keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks for the great plugin!

Re: WordPress Contact Form with Spam Protection

May C — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:53:38 -0000

Sorry to bother you guys again. The plugin is great and I have not had any spam going through unlike previously when I was using the PXSMail plugin.

Regarding the lining up of fields for IE, I can see that someone has provided the code for the plugin but I'm not sure exactly where I should insert them in. Could anyone help? Or, what about the tables one? How different does it look like? Will the tables format eliminate the viewability problem entirely? Thanks for any input!

Re: Why I Stopped Using Twitter

May C — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:30:56 -0000

I never really "got" it or really understand its appeal although I do have an account. I mainly use it as a "status update" for my site to let my readers or visitors get an idea of what I'm doing. Other than that, who except my closest friends (and I really mean those that matter, or maybe not even them) wants to know what I'm eating, or that I'm going for my errands, etc? They can get quite boring after a while. I didn't subscribe to tweets but did get text message status updates from Facebook which is very similar. And, I certainly didn't like getting constant updates interrupting me 24/7. After a while, it was totally annoying. Like Blackerry, it can get addictive quickly but also totally destroys your life as you can't really live it without being interrupted by something that seriously can wait. Turn it off or shut it down and claim back your life. I have and it's so much better now.

Besides, I don't have enough time to blog anyway.

Re: The Best Free Software For Your Computer

May C — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:52:30 -0000

I heard good things about the PC Decrapifier (nice name!) that takes out all that useless trial software that most manufacturers now bloat your computer with. Never tried it myself but heard good things about it.

I have Skype, CCleaner, AVG Anti-virus from your list. May have to check out the rest that I have no idea about. Thanks!

Re: My Favorite Palm Treo Programs

May C — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 20:29:55 -0000

Here are some that haven't been mentioned:
http://gotreosoftware.com/products/StopDim/
StopDim stops the auto dimming of the screen during calls, as well as fixing the 30 second auto dim glitch.
http://www.palmgear.com/?xyz=62989
AutoOffExtender extends the auto off of the Palm to the time you specify when the Palm turns off and you turn it back on within 15 (or whatever) seconds.
http://www.softtick.com/cardexport2
Card Export II use your Treo as a card reader
http://www.escande.org/palm/GrfAnywhere
Graffiti Anywhere allows you to input Graffiti 2 on the screen.
http://treoware.com/
LED Off disables the annoying LED flashing.
http://www.standalone.com
TypeRight use all your keypad buttons to launch your apps and other features. An excellent and essential app.
Lots more but too lazy to type anymore.

Re: How to enrage the Chinese people

May C — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 22:46:37 -0000

Interesting article. Since this was the first article that I read linked from Problogger, I was expecting something else. Interesting nonetheless. #2 & 3 doesn't affect me since I have feel no love for China, or more specifically, the Communist government of China.