ShavenYak
Mar 18, 03:30 PM
I would bet you will find this hole in WMA stores for the same reason. Of course Jon prefers to target the source that will get him headlines.
From my limited knowledge of WMA from a miserable two days spent trying to help a friend's daughter with a crappy RCA player and Wal*Mart downloads, I think they may work differently. The license file is separate from the actual WMA file, so I'm betting the WMA is encrypted just once, with a long random key, and sent across the wire to any purchasers already encrypted. The key is then transmitted to the user and stored in the license file. Both the WMA and the license file are needed for playback.
I could be wrong, but it seems like it would be silly to separate the license information from the music file unless you were doing something like this. Of course, Microsoft is well-known for silly decisions....
From my limited knowledge of WMA from a miserable two days spent trying to help a friend's daughter with a crappy RCA player and Wal*Mart downloads, I think they may work differently. The license file is separate from the actual WMA file, so I'm betting the WMA is encrypted just once, with a long random key, and sent across the wire to any purchasers already encrypted. The key is then transmitted to the user and stored in the license file. Both the WMA and the license file are needed for playback.
I could be wrong, but it seems like it would be silly to separate the license information from the music file unless you were doing something like this. Of course, Microsoft is well-known for silly decisions....
edesignuk
Nov 15, 02:06 PM
sorry hun, wrong again"hun"?
I'm a dude, dude!
I'm a dude, dude!
Rower_CPU
Oct 23, 06:45 PM
Hmmm, I think I know who had the first animated 'tar...but I could be wrong...:p
cyberddot
Mar 4, 04:39 PM
I started folding with the G5 home computer for several reasons. First, I leave my computer on most of the time and really like the idea that for pennies I can have an application working on something useful for other people. Since I work in...<gasp>...IT, I also like the idea that processor time there is serving some higher cause.
I also lost a family member to cancer, so there is some small motivation there to see if some cumulative work will help in the understanding of these diseases -- though mortality is part of living....
Another reason? To contribute to the MacRumors Team (http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=3446) effort and earn props for the team.
I also lost a family member to cancer, so there is some small motivation there to see if some cumulative work will help in the understanding of these diseases -- though mortality is part of living....
Another reason? To contribute to the MacRumors Team (http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=3446) effort and earn props for the team.
wnurse
Mar 19, 11:02 PM
No no, I don't think people get it.
If they put DRM on the track before you buy it, then everyone who buys that song will have the same song with the same DRM, which means that any computer can play it, as everyone has the same iTunes and a track with the same DRM.
Adding specific DRM on the fly isn't what Apple has to do, either. Your iTunes still has to know that it IS the computer that you can play a particular track from, and not just any computer.
No that is not true. If you had read my previous post to this post, you would have seen where i said that your copy of itms would have to send a key to the itms server. Each computer would send a unique key so the song cannot play on any other computer other than the one that sent the key. This is not technically challenging, not like building a rocket ship or anything. I could do it.
If they put DRM on the track before you buy it, then everyone who buys that song will have the same song with the same DRM, which means that any computer can play it, as everyone has the same iTunes and a track with the same DRM.
Adding specific DRM on the fly isn't what Apple has to do, either. Your iTunes still has to know that it IS the computer that you can play a particular track from, and not just any computer.
No that is not true. If you had read my previous post to this post, you would have seen where i said that your copy of itms would have to send a key to the itms server. Each computer would send a unique key so the song cannot play on any other computer other than the one that sent the key. This is not technically challenging, not like building a rocket ship or anything. I could do it.
jdechko
May 3, 11:25 AM
It almost looks like the ribbon is just the pallets from Office 2004 compressed down and put in a horizontal fashion. Kinda like Microsoft Office unit stealing from the MBU... they're so bad, the even copy from themselves! :eek: (J/K)
trainguy77
Nov 11, 11:35 AM
Hey M.R. peeps,
Finally got my G3 up running for MR fold team,but 1 thing is stumping me on setup .. How do i setup folding@home when i'm complete n00b in terminal? :o :o
Use either increase or the mc68k script however I don't know how you would get the mc68k script as the site it was on no longer has it.:( He probably moved it and i was not paying attention. :o
Finally got my G3 up running for MR fold team,but 1 thing is stumping me on setup .. How do i setup folding@home when i'm complete n00b in terminal? :o :o
Use either increase or the mc68k script however I don't know how you would get the mc68k script as the site it was on no longer has it.:( He probably moved it and i was not paying attention. :o
jefhatfield
Jan 28, 06:29 PM
Originally posted by Rower_CPU
If I had to guess I'd say Cal, just because they're consistently the number 1 college team.
Only thing I row these days is a computer parts and HTML tables. ;)
i am still not saying..he he..too touchy and school pride is seriously on the line:D :p
If I had to guess I'd say Cal, just because they're consistently the number 1 college team.
Only thing I row these days is a computer parts and HTML tables. ;)
i am still not saying..he he..too touchy and school pride is seriously on the line:D :p
aussie_geek
Jun 22, 08:25 PM
the iTablet here.
i would jump out and buy one of these on release. every time i read a rumor about these, it takes me a week to settle and realize it is fake.
aussie_geek
i would jump out and buy one of these on release. every time i read a rumor about these, it takes me a week to settle and realize it is fake.
aussie_geek
Nicolasdec
Mar 24, 07:40 AM
is there any cool things i can do with ps3 bluetooth controller? for example with my wii mote i can control my mac, is there any thing like that for the ps3?
rdowns
Apr 21, 05:15 AM
http://cbs5.com/investigates/local_story_103023852.html
TheGimp
Mar 16, 03:47 PM
don't even go there. :o I went out and bought Bullet Witch & SSX Blur today :rolleyes: That on top of Motorstorm PS3 arriving in the post :D :rolleyes: :D I'm not sure if I'm a gamer or addicted to shopping :D
Depends on how you are actually spending your time, not your money. Gamers mainly game, shoppers mainly shop (or talk shop talk). Others are somewhere in between. If you are actually immersing yourself in the games once they arrive - not just imbibing on their novelty and promises of blissful abandon - then I would say you are a gamer through and through. If after reading this you're still on the fence regarding in which camp you belong, then just ask yourself the next time you have a substantial chunk of free time whether you'd rather be playing a game than reading about it and milking the purchase of vicarious enjoyment of others.
SotN looks great. I also like the idea of a sharper hd version and the attractive border wrapped around the inset game. What would also be cool (er, not exactly, but...) would be ability to toggle between original (100% emulated) music and enhanced soundtrack with high-end DSP (easy on these new consoles).
Depends on how you are actually spending your time, not your money. Gamers mainly game, shoppers mainly shop (or talk shop talk). Others are somewhere in between. If you are actually immersing yourself in the games once they arrive - not just imbibing on their novelty and promises of blissful abandon - then I would say you are a gamer through and through. If after reading this you're still on the fence regarding in which camp you belong, then just ask yourself the next time you have a substantial chunk of free time whether you'd rather be playing a game than reading about it and milking the purchase of vicarious enjoyment of others.
SotN looks great. I also like the idea of a sharper hd version and the attractive border wrapped around the inset game. What would also be cool (er, not exactly, but...) would be ability to toggle between original (100% emulated) music and enhanced soundtrack with high-end DSP (easy on these new consoles).
MacBandit
Sep 29, 12:40 PM
I own a Dual/Ghz/DDR and I do love the thing especially having a machine that is as fast as the previous top of the line for a lot less money. I do believe that it is faster then the previous duals in one situation that is multitasking several programs at once. The more programs you're running on this machine the more it shines because it just doesn't slow down.
That said the tests on the railhead website have a flaw. The tests a) are not multiprocessor aware b) are not altivec aware. This leads to a problem the old G4 has a larger L3 cache which doesn't really come in to play unless you are doing altivec aware tasks. So in my opinion these tests have basically illuminated the L3 cache from the test. That being the case you would expect the new machine to shine it has a faster bus then the previous machines. Which does make a big difference.
Something else that I haven't really been shown is the video performance comparisons between the two machines. This is where I expect the new DDR machines to really shine. The new machines with DMA (Direct Memory Access) directly to the DDR from the AGP and PCI bus should see a boost. If the video drivers were written to take advantage of it the cards should be able to cache directly to the system memory with out much speed loss over there own onboard memory. This is why I don't think there is any speed loss with the new G4MX with only 32MB of ram as compared to the previous model with 64MB of ram. It doesn't need it because it can use the system memory at the same speed as it's own onboard memory.
That said the tests on the railhead website have a flaw. The tests a) are not multiprocessor aware b) are not altivec aware. This leads to a problem the old G4 has a larger L3 cache which doesn't really come in to play unless you are doing altivec aware tasks. So in my opinion these tests have basically illuminated the L3 cache from the test. That being the case you would expect the new machine to shine it has a faster bus then the previous machines. Which does make a big difference.
Something else that I haven't really been shown is the video performance comparisons between the two machines. This is where I expect the new DDR machines to really shine. The new machines with DMA (Direct Memory Access) directly to the DDR from the AGP and PCI bus should see a boost. If the video drivers were written to take advantage of it the cards should be able to cache directly to the system memory with out much speed loss over there own onboard memory. This is why I don't think there is any speed loss with the new G4MX with only 32MB of ram as compared to the previous model with 64MB of ram. It doesn't need it because it can use the system memory at the same speed as it's own onboard memory.
MattyMac
May 11, 10:34 PM
Tomorrrrow...or almost.:)
TheFink
Oct 10, 01:53 PM
Originally posted by crocodile-man
Wait. What? Lets get some more info here buddy. You expect us to kill all our dreams on that? Uh huh... right.
Take it for what it's worth.... It's never stopped rumors before....
Wait. What? Lets get some more info here buddy. You expect us to kill all our dreams on that? Uh huh... right.
Take it for what it's worth.... It's never stopped rumors before....
vniow
Oct 12, 08:18 PM
Originally posted by etoiles
I don't know, a BIG focus of Apple has been 'Digital lifestyle', right ? And TV is not all bad if you watch it intelligently/actively, meaning you don't just sit down and watch TV to watch TV, but chose the content you want to watch. Record a show/program, cut out the ads, archive it etc...just don't let the TV stations impose their schedule on you.
But you are right, passive TV=bad ;)
Passive TV is bad, that's why I like to have power over it.
Since I've been able to pause TV and reliably shedule recordings with my AIW card, I've actually started watching less TV.
Watching TV isn't bad, just so long as you have the power, not the boob tube.:p
I don't know, a BIG focus of Apple has been 'Digital lifestyle', right ? And TV is not all bad if you watch it intelligently/actively, meaning you don't just sit down and watch TV to watch TV, but chose the content you want to watch. Record a show/program, cut out the ads, archive it etc...just don't let the TV stations impose their schedule on you.
But you are right, passive TV=bad ;)
Passive TV is bad, that's why I like to have power over it.
Since I've been able to pause TV and reliably shedule recordings with my AIW card, I've actually started watching less TV.
Watching TV isn't bad, just so long as you have the power, not the boob tube.:p
redeye be
Aug 24, 05:00 PM
Things are about to change...
In order to let version 1.0 of this widget really blow your socks of, some changes had to be made on the ExtremeOverclocking side.
The guys are great in adding some extra info i requested. Small bummer: the current version of the widget doesn't work anymore (it has no idea the xml file changed - no AI yet, sry). I'll try to do a quick fix by the end of the week (should be faster, just not in the mood right now :cool: ). 1.0 should be out before the end of the month (september that is ;)).
Sorry about this,
Keep up the fold,
Cheerio,
me
In order to let version 1.0 of this widget really blow your socks of, some changes had to be made on the ExtremeOverclocking side.
The guys are great in adding some extra info i requested. Small bummer: the current version of the widget doesn't work anymore (it has no idea the xml file changed - no AI yet, sry). I'll try to do a quick fix by the end of the week (should be faster, just not in the mood right now :cool: ). 1.0 should be out before the end of the month (september that is ;)).
Sorry about this,
Keep up the fold,
Cheerio,
me
dotdotdot
Mar 30, 04:08 PM
CherryOS Website:
CPU Performance increase of over 300%
Overall System Performance increase of over 300%
Core Re-write - Improved Stability
CPU Performance increase of over 300%
Overall System Performance increase of over 300%
Core Re-write - Improved Stability
jiv3turkey748
Jul 20, 10:16 PM
just one most of the time
aparker813
Apr 4, 05:13 PM
yeah i'm from tallahassee also and the police seem to not really give a crap about college kids places being broken into, had it happen to a few friends and they did basically nothing...what area you living in?
vniow
Aug 29, 03:17 PM
Here's a close up shot:
mouchoir
Apr 2, 11:37 AM
Wow - Godfather is great.
I played it solidly from 11am on Saturday until 2am on Sunday, hardly pausing for food even. Why would anyone want to play GTA when you can play something similar with a much better plot and characters?
Because GTA is a much better game (better character development & customisation, better fighting, better weapons, better vehicles, better steering controls, richer gameplay etc.) in a much richer, more varied and larger setting, with an 'original' plot with lots of side plots.
I played it solidly from 11am on Saturday until 2am on Sunday, hardly pausing for food even. Why would anyone want to play GTA when you can play something similar with a much better plot and characters?
Because GTA is a much better game (better character development & customisation, better fighting, better weapons, better vehicles, better steering controls, richer gameplay etc.) in a much richer, more varied and larger setting, with an 'original' plot with lots of side plots.
DeathChill
May 13, 09:10 PM
But then again... what if some car company designed a blue oval with white curly letters in it spelling their brand's name ("Vroom" for example). Would that just be a blue oval? Nothing more? :rolleyes:
This design is clearly ripped off from Apple.
Are you serious? Really, you can't be this ignorant. Do you think Apple is the first and only company to ever use a blue oval as a speech thing? No. DEAR GOD NO. Apple's not the only company in the world, you know.
This design is clearly ripped off from Apple.
Are you serious? Really, you can't be this ignorant. Do you think Apple is the first and only company to ever use a blue oval as a speech thing? No. DEAR GOD NO. Apple's not the only company in the world, you know.
Agilus
Mar 22, 10:17 AM
I wonder which are worst:
A) Video games based on movies, or
B) Movies based on video games.
Tough choice.
How about a video game based on a movie based on a video game? :)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0161993/
A) Video games based on movies, or
B) Movies based on video games.
Tough choice.
How about a video game based on a movie based on a video game? :)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0161993/
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