http://www.2018-nice.com Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:37:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Until recently, my interest in the upcoming demise of most analog over-the-air (OTA) TV signals was purely academic. I get cable where I live and have zippo TV reception otherwise. Thus, I'm unaffected by the switch to digital-only broadcasts--as is anyone who gets their signals from a cable company or ... http://www.2018-nice.com/index.php/2010/09/04/the-travails-of-receiving-digital-tv-broadcasts/ One of life's little hassles is opening PDF links in a Web browser. The problem centers on Adobe's Acrobat software, which for all its popularity and genuine usefulness is notoriously slow. Depending on how old the system is, and the speed of the computers Internet connection, the application can bring ... http://www.2018-nice.com/index.php/2010/08/29/pdfmenot-lets-users-click-pdf-links-without-fear/ Well, that's one way of putting it. By the end of last year, demand was so low for Pivot they stopped marketing it. Part of the problem is that nearly 80 percent of U.S. residents already subscribe to a cell phone service. And the cable operators weren't given much freedom ... http://www.2018-nice.com/index.php/2010/08/24/comcast-walks-away-from-pivot/ However, with that in mind, there are a few legitimate reasons why someone wouldn't want to use a PlayStation 3 as their main Blu-ray player. Let's check them out. 5. You want to be green. The PS3 is great at a lot of things, but conserving power isn't one ... http://www.2018-nice.com/index.php/2010/08/23/six-reasons-you-shouldnt-use-the-ps3-as-your-blu/ Such a transaction would not be surprising, given Microsoft has been on the prowl for ways to bolster its search and advertising platform efforts, following the failed buyout talks earlier this year for Yahoo. For WPP, an asset swap would allow the ad giant to shed itself of an ad-serving ... http://www.2018-nice.com/index.php/2010/08/23/microsoft-and-wpp-to-swap-advertising-assets/ The gist is that Nvidia is conducting a test run of this pricing scheme, and if online retailers like NewEgg, Buy.com, and others don't comply, they will face a series of penalties, and ultimately they will be cut-off from Nvidia-based 3D cards after a certain number of infractions. This strategy, ... http://www.2018-nice.com/index.php/2010/08/23/nvidia-plays-hardball-with-3d-card-pricing/ TechCrunch's Erick Schonfeld notes that Zend's recent layoff of 25 percent of its R&D team could be a prelude to an acquisition. Schonfeld suggests Oracle and Microsoft as potential suitors, but I think Sean Michael Kerner's speculation (IBM) rings true. Who do you think is most likely to buy Zend? commentary Regardless, Zend ... http://www.2018-nice.com/index.php/2010/08/23/rumor-zend-for-sale-with-ibm-a-likely-buyer/ Do you see what I'm getting at here? Nobody really cares about age requirements in video games and it's clear that parents and family members are perfectly capable of "beating the system" and putting mature-rated games in the hands of minors. On top of that, why do most sales clerks even ... http://www.2018-nice.com/index.php/2010/08/23/does-it-matter-who-buys-video-games/ This flood of opposition comes one week before the FCC is expected to vote on a proposal that would open up unused white space wireless spectrum that is currently used to buffer broadcast channels for unlicensed use. Several religious leaders including mega-church pastor Joel Osteen have also sent letters to the ... http://www.2018-nice.com/index.php/2010/08/23/dolly-parton-enters-white-space-debate/ Google won a bit of market share of U.S. Internet users from its top rivals in June, new statistics show. (Credit: Nielsen Online) Google's user tally increased from 127.6 million in May to 128 million in June, according to Nielsen Online. Meanwhile, Microsoft dipped a bit from 123.3 million to 123 million ... http://www.2018-nice.com/index.php/2010/08/23/google-wins-over-more-net-users-in-june/