Comments for The FuNK Blog http://www.thefunkeye.com/blog Thoughts and Rants and other Everyday Stuff from the life of yet another Technology Geek Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:23:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 Comment on Netbooks: Not a question of ‘Either, or’ but instead ‘Whether, not’. by Woody Georgia http://www.thefunkeye.com/blog/2008/11/28/netbooks-not-a-question-of-either-or-but-instead-whether-not/#comment-319 Woody Georgia Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:25:21 +0000 http://www.thefunkeye.com/blog/?p=194#comment-319 My last laptop was a Toshiba A15-S1292, so anything is going to be better at this point, but for what it's worth... I haven't found one complaint with my new ASUS Netbook except for leaving finger prints all over it... but I got over that issue really quick. The long battery life is awesome! I upgraded to 2GB and purchased the external DVD drive. I would definitely recommend this Netbook. My last laptop was a Toshiba A15-S1292, so anything is going to be better at this point, but for what it’s worth…

I haven’t found one complaint with my new ASUS Netbook except for leaving finger prints all over it… but I got over that issue really quick. The long battery life is awesome!

I upgraded to 2GB and purchased the external DVD drive.

I would definitely recommend this Netbook.

]]> Comment on Can we give the MSI Wind ’some’ competition? Please? by Messemory http://www.thefunkeye.com/blog/2008/08/24/can-we-give-the-msi-wind-some-competition-please/#comment-318 Messemory Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:26:06 +0000 http://www.thefunkeye.com/blog/?p=137#comment-318 Спасибо! Можно сделать много хорошего, было бы время Спасибо! Можно сделать много хорошего, было бы время

]]> Comment on Ideas for an intelligent MP3 player : Don’t expect it from Apple by eskisehirliyim http://www.thefunkeye.com/blog/2008/11/07/ideas-for-an-intelligent-mp3-player-dont-expect-it-from-apple/#comment-317 eskisehirliyim Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:48:55 +0000 http://www.thefunkeye.com/blog/?p=174#comment-317 emege saygi tesekkürler devamini bekleriz. emege saygi tesekkürler devamini bekleriz.

]]> Comment on Would you like a digital copy to go with that? by Badalamenti http://www.thefunkeye.com/blog/2008/08/21/would-you-like-a-digital-copy-to-go-with-that/#comment-316 Badalamenti Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:22:17 +0000 http://www.thefunkeye.com/blog/?p=134#comment-316 Great post ... I love this site...Thanks Great post … I love this site…Thanks

]]> Comment on Can we give the MSI Wind ’some’ competition? Please? by mymnTweme http://www.thefunkeye.com/blog/2008/08/24/can-we-give-the-msi-wind-some-competition-please/#comment-313 mymnTweme Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:52:23 +0000 http://www.thefunkeye.com/blog/?p=137#comment-313 Отличная тема. Отличная тема.

]]> Comment on Netbooks: Not a question of ‘Either, or’ but instead ‘Whether, not’. by Varuna http://www.thefunkeye.com/blog/2008/11/28/netbooks-not-a-question-of-either-or-but-instead-whether-not/#comment-307 Varuna Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:06:06 +0000 http://www.thefunkeye.com/blog/?p=194#comment-307 I'll have to agree with you . Most of my work in my laptop (most, not all) is over the internet and I'm pretty sure its the same with most of the people out there. If netbooks were to come out say, 2-3 years back, NO ONE would get the idea (and frankly I'm surprised some don't now either). for example the market of Smartphones vs. MID .. It just isn't gonna make a big difference now as its practically of less use to the masses at the moment. Convergence is a great thing, but ergonomics has a Huge role to play in it. I agree netbooks have a good balance between ergonomics and practical use. I’ll have to agree with you .
Most of my work in my laptop (most, not all) is over the internet and I’m pretty sure its the same with most of the people out there.

If netbooks were to come out say, 2-3 years back, NO ONE would get the idea (and frankly I’m surprised some don’t now either).

for example the market of Smartphones vs. MID .. It just isn’t gonna make a big difference now as its practically of less use to the masses at the moment.

Convergence is a great thing, but ergonomics has a Huge role to play in it.
I agree netbooks have a good balance between ergonomics and practical use.

]]> Comment on Ideas for an intelligent MP3 player : Don’t expect it from Apple by maneck http://www.thefunkeye.com/blog/2008/11/07/ideas-for-an-intelligent-mp3-player-dont-expect-it-from-apple/#comment-302 maneck Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:49:08 +0000 http://www.thefunkeye.com/blog/?p=174#comment-302 duuude u got too much time on ur hands...do sum of my assignments instead!! duuude u got too much time on ur hands…do sum of my assignments instead!!

]]> Comment on Microsoft Live Mesh - Complete Synchronisation by Bookmarks about Synchronisation http://www.thefunkeye.com/blog/2008/05/05/microsoft-live-mesh-complete-synchronisation/#comment-216 Bookmarks about Synchronisation Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:45:34 +0000 http://www.thefunkeye.com/blog/?p=50#comment-216 [...] - bookmarked by 6 members originally found by p3dro on 2008-08-15 Microsoft Live Mesh - Complete Synchronisation http://www.thefunkeye.com/blog/2008/05/05/microsoft-live-mesh-complete-synchronisation/ - [...] [...] - bookmarked by 6 members originally found by p3dro on 2008-08-15 Microsoft Live Mesh - Complete Synchronisation http://www.thefunkeye.com/blog/2008/05/05/microsoft-live-mesh-complete-synchronisation/ - [...]

]]> Comment on Would you like a digital copy to go with that? by Bhavi http://www.thefunkeye.com/blog/2008/08/21/would-you-like-a-digital-copy-to-go-with-that/#comment-137 Bhavi Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:40:47 +0000 http://www.thefunkeye.com/blog/?p=134#comment-137 I believe it was NIN that released a CD which when heated up because of playing would change colour and reveal a code which was a link to a website with an extra track. It is stuff like this which makes users want to buy the original copy instead of pirating it. As for the point about books, an electronic version is most certainly created so reproduction and distribution of that costs close to nothing. Only costs we are looking at are for bandwidth, but when we're talking about a few megabytes per file, those are next to nothing. In fact if it gets the user to get onto the author's or publisher's website, it could just as easily serve as a means to either advertise more books or even sell the books online. This being a user who might not have logged on otherwise. I believe it was NIN that released a CD which when heated up because of playing would change colour and reveal a code which was a link to a website with an extra track. It is stuff like this which makes users want to buy the original copy instead of pirating it.

As for the point about books, an electronic version is most certainly created so reproduction and distribution of that costs close to nothing. Only costs we are looking at are for bandwidth, but when we’re talking about a few megabytes per file, those are next to nothing. In fact if it gets the user to get onto the author’s or publisher’s website, it could just as easily serve as a means to either advertise more books or even sell the books online. This being a user who might not have logged on otherwise.

]]> Comment on Would you like a digital copy to go with that? by Jonathan http://www.thefunkeye.com/blog/2008/08/21/would-you-like-a-digital-copy-to-go-with-that/#comment-136 Jonathan Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:07:05 +0000 http://www.thefunkeye.com/blog/?p=134#comment-136 Interesting. I was trying to think of examples where the same product is essentially sold twice, in different media. I think it is quite common - for instance you can buy an audio book version of the written one, or you can buy a CD of a live concert, or the DVD. In those cases there is typically some additional work that is done to create the additional media, however in your example, the pdf surely is already created by the publisher. I think part of the problem with the whole DRM thing is that it started out as a knee jerk reaction "How DARE they pirate this???" and then the whole thing just turned into a war. Nobody ever really thought it through the way some are now, wondering, "Does it make business sense to provide this to the consumer free of charge?" Many businesses provide the strangest things for free you'd expect to pay for, but it makes business sense for them. I think the most successful artists etc of the next decade will be the ones whose business managers actually grasp this, and find a way to make it work. Interesting. I was trying to think of examples where the same product is essentially sold twice, in different media. I think it is quite common - for instance you can buy an audio book version of the written one, or you can buy a CD of a live concert, or the DVD. In those cases there is typically some additional work that is done to create the additional media, however in your example, the pdf surely is already created by the publisher.

I think part of the problem with the whole DRM thing is that it started out as a knee jerk reaction “How DARE they pirate this???” and then the whole thing just turned into a war. Nobody ever really thought it through the way some are now, wondering, “Does it make business sense to provide this to the consumer free of charge?” Many businesses provide the strangest things for free you’d expect to pay for, but it makes business sense for them.

I think the most successful artists etc of the next decade will be the ones whose business managers actually grasp this, and find a way to make it work.

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