http://www.generationxperience.net Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:52:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The company announced a $30-a-month data plan for the iPhone 3G that subscribers can add to their voice plans. With it, they can consume up to 6 gigabytes of data a month. Before Wednesday, Rogers drew the ire of many a Canadian with its plan to offer a maximum ... http://www.generationxperience.net/?p=316 Microsoft Office is not just overpriced--for most users, it's overkill. That's why I've been increasingly recommending IBM Lotus Symphony, a well-rounded office suite that just so happens to be free. It's built on open-source favorite OpenOffice, but sports a sleeker, friendlier interface. What's the bad news? Symphony is still in ... http://www.generationxperience.net/?p=314 During his presentation, Bauer revealed that the researchers did not seek the approval of their university's Institutional Review Board -- a body that reviews research projects that involve human subjects. He said that, "we were advised that it wasn't necessary," adding that the IRB review process is used "used more ... http://www.generationxperience.net/?p=312 Every A/V receiver has some sort of speaker setup menu. To implement HT2.0 "turn off" the center, surrounds and sub; I've provided the following examples to illustrate the procedure. The sound from the turned off channels--center, surround, and sub--will be rerouted to the left and right speakers. Nothing is ... http://www.generationxperience.net/?p=310 Um...really? Were we watching the same game? But was a CGI baby talking stocks really more memorable than young quarterback Eli Manning somehow escaping a near-certain game-ending sack to curl out and heave a pass 30-plus yards to a falling David Tyree--who didn't as much "catch" the ball as clutch it ... http://www.generationxperience.net/?p=308 But the SFLC said that the OSP is not to be trusted. It said that it did the legal analysis following the close of a recent Ballot Resolution Meeting held to resolve problems with the Open XML specification. Most open-source software advocates have opposed Microsoft's effort to standardize Open XML and ... http://www.generationxperience.net/?p=306 Piracy is a way to drive adoption. Obviously, piracy only works if someone cares about your product in the first place--otherwise, why would they bother stealing it? But perhaps it's a compelling strategy for some? It certainly seems to work for Microsoft in emerging markets like China... Thom Yorke of Radiohead ... http://www.generationxperience.net/?p=304 Going forward, there's no debating the fact that Google will control the online world and Microsoft will slowly sink into irrelevance while it brings in its $1 billion per quarter. But in the consumer division where hardware still reigns supreme, I simply don't see any company competing with Apple. But ... http://www.generationxperience.net/?p=302 And so it grows. Social music sites such as LastFM, Pandora, iLike and many more are making the fans into tastemakers with the ability to promote and share great new music at the touch of a button. I was surprised to read on David Kusek's blog (Future of Music) that Indie's ... http://www.generationxperience.net/?p=300 The new DTVPal Plus is just like the TR-40, except it costs more and offers an enhanced tuner. Way back at CES 2008, Dish Network announced a DTV converter box called the TR-40 that was going to cost $40, include an electronic program guide and it seemed like it was going ... http://www.generationxperience.net/?p=298