lefty.crupps

Member since: Feb 9th, 2006

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Archos announces 605 WiFi (Engadget)

Jun 14th 2007 4:12PM >Can I read eBooks in the Microsoft Reader and the Mobipocket formats?
If the formats have open specifications, you should be able to... if not, you shouldn't buy those to begin with.

Why people spend money on content that locks them in is beyond me. That's why Archos rocks and Apple doesn't -- Apple does their best to lock you into their platform. Microsoft is no better. If you want to read your MSeBooks, go buy a Zune.

If you want to USE your content (not have it use you), buy some with out a lock and this kick-a55 player.

Ubuntu Studio announced for April release (Download Squad)

Jan 25th 2007 1:15AM I agree with Chris. Not everyone understands the way software is installed on a Linux system ("what, I don't double-click something?") and many are wary of the quality of something free, even if its Free. The whole model of Open Source and Free software is a strange idea.

But by showing a potential user the applications that deal with exactly what they're interested in (in this case, video), running on their own computer, and they can have it all, now, for free... well, that makes for a much more inticing piece of pie. No need to install the base, and then find the repos for a dozen other applications, and then issue some long command to install them. Why show the users the ugly boring side, just to show them the pretty apps at the end?

Live CDs are a way to show off the amazing software that the FLOSS community has created. Using Ubuntu in this project is no different than SuperGamer DVD being based on PCLinuxOS. Keeping the Ubuntu name just helps spread familiarity with the Ubuntu brand AND with its well-known base, Linux (yes, and GNU).

Portable bone healing system gets FDA nod (Engadget)

Jul 25th 2006 5:15PM isn't a portable bone healing system already available? its called a CAST

WWPC gets real with ZYPAD WL 1000 (Engadget)

Jun 26th 2006 5:22PM I too would wear one in a minute. ultra geek right there. but, i too am left; i think that the little hook that you see would interfere with my wrist bending up.

i am afraid these things are going to cost a lot closer to $2,000 than to $200. how hard would it be for someone to do this for the rest of us non-military types?