Show #54
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News
- Walgreens Readies Movie DVD-Burning Kiosk System
- Imagine a the photo printing kisok systems but for burning movies
- Recent changes in the copyright laws have freed retailers to look at new methods of movie distribution
- Such a method would ease the need for in-store inventory of DVD discs
- The major reason for the change is the DVD Copy Control Association allowed the copy protection scheme to be licensed more broadly
- Gmail Gets IMAP
- In a move that could change how webmail works forever, Google has announced IMAP for Gmail
- IMAP access is similar to POP access but it does not have to download the messaged onto your local computer, instead it can keep the messages on the server
- Allowing free IMAP access to Gmail is a very smart move by Google for a few reasons
- No other FREE webmail service offers this kind of access
- This has been a largely requested feature
- This allows people to access their email without having to maintain it in two places, unlike POP
- Google is making serious moves at ensuring they stay on the forefront for webmail.
- Top Gear Test Track to Appear in Grand Traismo 5 on the PS3
- Facebook takes $250 Million from Microsoft, Snubs Google
- This deal makes Microsoft, Facebook's exclusive advertising partner in the U.S. and abroad until 2011
- Rumors as to why Google was snub seem to relate to it being too expensive to buy out the remainder of Microsoft's previous 2 year advertising contract
- One wonders what this means for Facebook as Microsoft is now a major investor
- In other Facebook news, Facebook has announced a Blackberry application so that users do not need to use their phone's browser to keep up with their Facebook friends.
Software / Hardware / Power Web Picks
- The magic of home stereos, setting up surround sound properly.
- 5.1, 7.1, or ?.1?
- What is is all this something point one stuff anyway?
- Why would you go with 7.1 over 5.1?
- Amplifiers
- What to look for
- What to avoid
- Speakers
- Hey, those Bose systems sound great in the store, and they aren't too expensive
- Why you want to avoid tiny speakers
- What are some of the advantages to going with those kinds of systems?
- What should you look for in speakers
- Front, Rear, Center
- Some brands to consider (not affiliated with any of the following)
- KLH (Redesigning website)
- Setting it all up
- Speaker placement
- Getting optimal sounds/range
- Finding the sweet spot
- Hiding the wires
Penny Pinchers
- Where and how to get the most "BANG" for your buck when building your home surround sound system.
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