Chris D.

Member since: Aug 22nd, 2006

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Engadget	1 Comment
Download Squad	2 Comments
Engadget Mobile	5 Comments
Blog Maverick	1 Comment

Recent Comments:

The hundred gadget giveaway: round 3 (Engadget)

Sep 4th 2007 1:51PM Gotta love Engadget!

Engadget Mobile relaunch giveaways - Samsung BlackJack (Engadget Mobile)

Jun 7th 2007 12:58PM Thanks!

Engadget Mobile relaunch giveaways - Nokia N75 (Engadget Mobile)

Jun 7th 2007 12:58PM Thanks!

Engadget Mobile relaunch giveaways - Sprint UpStage by Samsung (Engadget Mobile)

Jun 7th 2007 12:57PM Thanks!

Engadget Mobile giveaways - Samsung u620 for Verizon (Engadget Mobile)

Jun 7th 2007 12:57PM Thanks!

Engadget Mobile relaunch giveaways - Motorola T305 (Engadget Mobile)

May 29th 2007 4:55PM Thanks!

Why don't you pay for software? (Download Squad)

May 22nd 2007 1:28PM Mainly because I'm sick of paying for software that sucks. I pay a good chunk of change for something that doesn't work well, doesn't have have features I want, doesn't have support, the company goes out of business, I don't get upgrades for, etc.

There are some great pieces of software I have no problem paying for, look at Divx Pro. I love that, free upgrades, great support and a nice communication from the company.

Win a copy of Vista Ultimate (Download Squad)

Jan 31st 2007 11:39AM Here's my post, thanks!

Get Yourself A Xubaz, A Luxist Giveaway (Luxist)

Aug 29th 2006 11:29PM While I wouldn't wear it, my wife definately would. She works with disabled and mentally challenged children, and has to carry around their schedules, tokens, their favorite small toys, tons of stuff all day with her. She could carry a lot of that in those pockets, and actually look a little stylish! And maybe, just maybe, it would eliminate her coming home, jumping on me to give me a hug, and stabbing me with the toy dinosaur in her front pocket...one can dream.

Downloading Movies.. the 1 thing (Blog Maverick)

Aug 26th 2006 4:37PM You know what I think? Not that anyone asked but... I think Netflix has the answer. I agree with Mark, downloadable movies are not going to take off like every business writer looking for an article topic says they will. Bandwidth is a problem, here's a bigger reason: It won't pass the Mother-In-Law test. My mother-in-law couldn't do it. She *just* figured out how to get her pictures uploaded to Walmart.com and have them printed at the local store. She considers herself a technology guru now. So, trying to show her how to download a movie and play it (even if it is from a fairly simple interface like a web store) is big issue. And if Codecs come into play...forget it. Netflix is great, however. If they could expand correctly they could fill the void that the download movies can't. Why couldn't a I get a Netflix card and then rent a movie from my local airport at the Netflix booth? I could go there, have them burn a DVD of whatever movie I wanted to see from their list (not the total list, a large select list--they'd need to store the movies digitally at each kiosk, but Terabytes of disk storage is cheap) and then I mail the disc back just like a regular movie I received from them. The movie is treated like a regular Netflix disc--if I don't send it back in, that spot is taken up in my queue until I do. Or, through Netflix's partnership with hotel chains, I can select a movie online to show up at my hotel when I check in. Cool, I get into town for a business trip and "Dave Chappelle's Block Party" is waiting for me! I'm done with it, leave it in the room in the mailer envelope and the staff mails it back for me. Go on vacation with the family? There's already 3 Disney movies waiting in the room for the kids. I think the combination of physical property and on-demand creation is where it's at, personally. Downloading is not.