[NL] Aflevering 003 van @tech45cast "Even een dagje twinderen" online.
http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.libsyn.com/media/tech45/tech
45-003.mp3
About Me
I'm opinionated, and like to wear funny t-shirts. I work as an IT and Telco specialist and part-time photographer.
I am a geek, amateur astronomer, photographer, math teacher in training, computer nerd, apple fanboy, dreamcast player, Wii gamer, cat lover.
I'm a co-host for the Belgian-Dutch podcast Tech45, check it out: http://tech45.eu
my gadgets:
Nikon D700 and lenses, Olympus E1 converted to infrared, Apple iMac, iPhone, iPods, Dreamcast, Wii, vintage 80s computers (MSX and Elan Enterprise), my GSO 250c dobson and lots more
heroes:
Henry Rollins, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Richard Dawkins, Steven Hawking, Lee Smolin, Steve Jobs, Carl Sagan
bands/musicians:
Tin Machine, N.E.R.D., Rollins Band, Tori Amos, Foo Fighters, Therapy?, Dean Martin, Vanessa Mae, and many others
all opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer(s)
All works by Marco Frissen are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Netherlands License.
My Other Sites
Suck (2009) trailer - I almost forgot about this movie
I almost forgot about this movie. Suck is a vampire horror comedy with
some big names in hilarious roles:
Moby
Iggy Pop
Henry Rollins
Malcom McDowell
Carol Pope
Dave Foley Could be hilarious!
Should e-book readers really become multi-purpose devices? @leolaporte
in the latest episode of This Week in Tech (link) Leo Laporte and co-hosts talked about e-book readers like the Kindle and the Barnes & Noble device. For most of the hosts the devices were not powerful and full featured enough, and for instance email and web browsing was lacking. The discussion went on towards the desire for multi purpose devices or single task devices. I guess indeed it is depending on your situation where you are, when you are there. I can see myself carrying an iPhone for most of the stuff I do but using an e-book reader for reading since the iPhone screen is just too small and the backlight is very annoying for actual long duration reading.
Let's focus on e-book readers for a moment. People are looking for an ebook reader that can do more than just be used as an electronic book library. They would also like it to play mp3s (audiobooks, music) or maybe even videos (movies, streaming video episodes of TV series, etc). I can see the appeal for that. But apart from mp3 and video storage, should an e-book reader be able to check email and browse the web? I am not so sure, and here's why:
Reading a book is probably the best single example of a single-tasking, focussed action a person can do. You read a book, you get into the story, you lose track of time and nothing else matters. We all hate it when you are right in the middle of an exciting book and the phone or doorbell rings.. What the hell, who disturbs my moment of alternate reality!?
Imagine an e-book reader that checks for email and goes PING if there is an email. Or even worse, shows a notification right across the screen. Yes, you can probably disable this, but the nagging "maybe there is new email" may stay with you throughout the book, ruining the experience, pulling you away from that wonderful virtual world only a book can create. And we know how distracting Twitter can be. Say your e-book reader supports browsing. I bet you want to check on your friends' tweets once in a while. Stop reading, check the web or twitter. Another disturbance.
So, maybe e-book readers should remain just that. For reading electronic books. Undisturbed by other features. Okay, apart from an empty battery once in a while...
iPhone: the only non-disposable phone so far?
The iPhone is not unique in its featureset. Lots of phones have about the same, some even better specs.
Where the iPhone still stands out is the user experience and second that it is the only non-disposable phone.
Just like Macs, iPhones seem to be designed for longevity. Even the first gen iPhone can enjoy most of the OS3.x features. Look at HTC and other brands, they keep pumping out new models every 4-6 months or so. Making the previous models redundant, even the support is minimal.
Unlike Apple, those brands regard mobile devices as disposable items, so they do not even try to get users tied into their system.
Some say this is freedom for the user, but I think it is missing the point.
With respect to user experience, I don't think an open system will work. Look at Linux, very open, lots of choices, but none of them is any good from a user experience point of view.
Instead of thinking "what feature can this thing do", companies should rather have the "what feature does the user want to use" viewpoint.
[NL] Tech45 Podcast aflevering 2 is er!
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kung fu grippe : Merlin Labs! - Merlin finally lost it lol!
via kungfugrippe.com
Heh heh cock paper..
TGIF music tip: Starflyers 59 - Minor Keys
Minor Keys by Starflyer 59
(download)
another song I like: "I Like Your Photographs". Youtube clip below:
Pornstar songs
Pretty funny text. Dedicated to squirt queen Cytheria by Awkward I. I still prefer Bloodhound Gang's Ballad of Chasey Lain tribute though:
