http://www.re-nightmares.com Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:21:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I recently wrote a column about using American Airlines' new in-flight Wi-Fi service to blog at 37,000 feet. I did a couple of speed tests and ran some Hulu video, but the one thing I never thought of doing is pulling up a porn site. Anybody have any solutions? ... http://www.re-nightmares.com/index.php/2010/09/04/porn-on-a-plane-flight-attendants-fret-over-inapp/ (Credit: Microsoft Japan) Maybe instead of Johnny Knoxville, what Microsoft really needs is a little more Ralph Macchio. Its U.S. marketing, by contrast, just didn't seem to do the trick when it comes to really making a compelling case for an upgrade. A Windows prize fight, starring Ralph Macchio as Windows Vista. Microsoft ... http://www.re-nightmares.com/index.php/2010/08/29/is-vista-prettier-in-pink/ Video game sales were down by 23 percent in May, according to the latest data from NPD Group. The bright spot of the report is the ongoing domination by Nintendo, whose hardware and associated games outsold the competition by nearly 2 to 1. Nintendo DS: 633,500 Wii: 289,500 Xbox 360: 175,000 PlayStation ... http://www.re-nightmares.com/index.php/2010/08/24/nintendo-outsells-competition-nearly-2-to-1-in-may/ "Any definitive agreement between Yahoo and Google would consolidate over 90% of the search advertising market in Google's hands. This would make the market far less competitive, in sharp contrast to our own proposal to acquire Yahoo! We will assess closely all of our options." Brad's a good dude, but that ... http://www.re-nightmares.com/index.php/2010/08/24/what-yahoos-google-gambit-says-about-the-failure/ Although programmers now are apparently free to reproduce the software, Microsoft's generosity ends when the software crosses the threshold from project to commercial product. (Credit: Microsoft) It's not likely Microsoft opened up its specifications and made its pledges Thursday out of the goodness of its heart. As the open-source movement and its ... http://www.re-nightmares.com/index.php/2010/08/24/microsofts-open-source-patent-threat-still-intact/ Deforestation is a huge problem in Africa, note the inventors of the Kyoto Box, who hope the stove could halve firewood use, saving trees and preventing carbon emissions. The Kyoto Box is targeted at people who currently use firewood, a fuel that takes the rural poor hours of ... http://www.re-nightmares.com/index.php/2010/08/24/a-5-solar-stove-for-rural-poor-paid-for-by-pollu/ "Preliminary WebGL support is now being compiled into Chrome," said Kenneth Russell a Wednesday message to a Chrome mailing list. But, he warned, WebGL itself is still under development and that new versions of the WebKit browser technology on which Chrome is based might cause incompatibilities for now. WebGL can be ... http://www.re-nightmares.com/index.php/2010/08/24/webgl-slips-into-chrome-too-for-3d-web/ The system creates readable audit trails of changes. Fighting this killer feature is Microsoft Word's own killer feature, which is: Everyone in business has Word, and most people know how to use it effectively. There are plenty of people who would use a simultaneous editing feature in Word if it ... http://www.re-nightmares.com/index.php/2010/08/24/making-word-multiuser-plutext/ The 300MHz to 400MHz spectrum that is being made available through the use of white spaces is not contiguous across the United States, so it's unlikely that any company could use the spectrum to build a nationwide network to compete against the major carriers. The NAB and others, such as Verizon ... http://www.re-nightmares.com/index.php/2010/08/24/debate-rages-over-free-wireless-spectrum/ According to the "About" page, the site is legal--it pays for licenses from the three major organizations, BMI, ASCAP, and CESAC, and it apparently pays publishers royalties based on the number of plays they receive. (I can't imagine how it's accomplishing this, given that the site's free and so far ... http://www.re-nightmares.com/index.php/2010/08/24/find-songs-create-playlists-with-just-hear-it/