Friday, February 22, 2008

Show #70



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News
  • Facebook Can Ruin Your Life
    • It's pretty scary what people can do with random bits of information you give out on the internet
    • Anyone that can access it, can potentially use it against you.
    • You may THINK "what's the big deal- i'm just sharing this with my friends?" WRONG.
    • stuff that used to be private is now being investigated by law enforcement, attorneys, employers, schools
    • Besides some of the obvious no-no's like bad-mouthing your job or colleagues, small things you THINK are harmless may offend someone else or change the way they see you and work with you
    • court cases- in sexual assault cases & DWI suspect- a VICTIM & a CRIMINAL- both having their personal lives on trial
    • scholarships pulled for pictures found
    • I think it's wrong. I think it's completely wrong BUT the fact IS: it's happening anyway. I wouldn't want to work for a company that did that or go to a school that did that but it's not guaranteed to be avoidable
    • So I've had a disclaimer at the bottom of my facebook page FOREVER stating that "nothing stated in my page may be held as truth"... does that do ANYTHING for my privacy? Assuming I'm not bad mouthing my current job...
    • Although- where do they draw the line? WHO says what's good for a company and bad? Unless I'm the Public relations representative why should it matter if I constructively criticize the company and state my opinions in a non-aggressive or non- derogatory manner?
    • If lawyers can use your information in child custody or marital cases.. what about smokers who tell their insurance companies they DON'T smoke? Will they start seeking out pictures of their clients, smoking in bars and such?
  • Yahoo's Digg Competitor
    • Buzz
    • Feb 26th
    • Digg anyone submits, here only Yahoo's advertisers can publish
  • Sony Hints at downloadable PS2 games on PS3
    • Now this has NOT been formally announced but sony is HINTING that:
    • PS2 games may become available to download from the playstation network, that can be played on the PS3
    • the technology and software ARE available to make the full-length original PS2 games compatible on the PS3, but Sony has not confirmed whether or not this will happen
    • will fix problem of backwards compatibility
  • Marvel Online Digital Comics
    • Instant Web Access to Comics
    • Launched November 13, 2007
    • 2700+ comics currently available and growing
    • Only software needed is Adobe Flash Player 6.0
    • Same as paper comics.
      • Better for older ones re-colored and digitized.
      • Made from the files that were sent to the printers
    • Publishing issues every week (20 per week, according to publisher rep)
    • page back and forth just like a paper comic
    • Smart panel mode or 2 page mode. Autoforward available.
    • Users can request their favorites (Shiar Empire series for me)
    • Wait period for newer comics (30 day period?)
    • widely successful and not going anywhere
    • 4.99 / month w/ year subscription or 9.99 a month
    • There is a 250 title free library for a limited time
    • How will this affect the comic stores in the long haul?
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 Gamer's Corner

Geek Out

Create Plucker files that you can then read on your phone

    • GUI Desktop Client - Allows you to create Plucker documents in a GUI environment and also contains the parser
    • Viewer - App installed on your Palm or Mobile Hand Device
  • Install the viewer
    • Comes in .cab format for pocket pcs
    • Copy cab to mobile device and just click it on the mobile device to install
  • Install the Desktop client on the desktop
    • Choose your language
    • If you own a palm, the software comes with hotsync. PocketPC must set up a folder to sync within activesync
    • Select your output folder for the files that are being created
    • Create your channel (tons of options here)
      • URL -there's a standard library, like slashdot or set your own. Make sure the page is small-device ready
      • Local Files - HTML, txt, or image files
      • For URL: Go over to your "limits" tab and make sure your depth is set appropriately. Might be wise to check "ignore links to a server that is different"
      • Set a schedule in your schedule tab that you want it run on.
    • Set up your sync (hotsync or activesync) to synchronize changed files to a specific folder on your mobile device
  • You can also just copy the files over from the output directory to the mobile device
  • The Files created are .pdb files and use a sort of compression (zlib) to be created.
  • Go into your mobile device program (Vade Mecum for pocket pc) and set your location of the files that were either copied or synced in the "libraries" tab
  • Suzy's Wierd Addition: Why Scientists Love Game Consoles
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