Google OS

Ready to see Google's new internet based OS. Hopefully its more than just Chrome being touted as an OS. Would like to see some new features be upgraded like Google Docs before I make any switch.

Facebook Virus

Read an article on Digg today about a virus being spread through a "Facebook" anti-virus app. Why would anyone be so neive to download an anti-virus app from a social networking site?

Ubuntu...again.

Installed Ubuntu again today, not a huge fan of Linux. But I love the fact I can crack WEP and WPA keys without any needed programs. To bad it takes days to crack a good WPA password.

Mac vs PC

By now we have all seen the famous "Mac" commercials degrading PC's on all their downfalls but is there really any need to do so or better yet is there even a point to it? Im a mac user, I love my macbook pro, I dont know what I would do without it. But i also own a PC for school work and gaming. Mac users argue that their macbooks never break down, which mine did due to a bad battery and I also had to have my shell replaced along with a new network card. A main point Mac users use is that mac's dont get viruses, which is a huge misconception. A Mac can get a virus or else Apple would not have tried to secretly implement anti-virus and anti-spyware software into their latest Snow Leopard upgrade. There is a difference in not getting viruses due to the lack of hackers not coding viruses to attack Mac's and Mac's simply just not being able to get any. While PC users have to deal with malicious attacks constantly along with a slew of vulnerabilities and problems from the Windows operating systems. Coming from a person that uses both systems equally, they are equal. One is not better than the other. Each just offers certain advantages and disadvantages that i might discuss in another post. But for know if your a Mac user, your thousand dollar macbook is not better than the HP or Dell laptop the guy sitting next to you owns just because you have overpriced parts which is another topic for another day. You as a Mac user spent the money for the advantages of having a Mac not because your smarter than the guy who bought the PC. Remember this, if Mac's were so superior to PC's and OSX is SO MUCH better than Windows XP/Vista/7 then why in the world did Apple implement Bootcamp and why do so many companies develop VM software so Mac users can run Windows along side OSX? Oh wait, my macbook pro cant do everything that my PC can including run MS Office effectively, play 99% of video games, and even access some websites properly. On a final note, when you are thinking your smarter and better cause you have a Macbook, I bet the guy sitting next you is thinking how dumb you are for spending so much money on a computer that is inferior to his and he paid half the price.

Is Itunes killing music?

Itunes is a very popular online music store by apple if not the most popular. Through this application you can manage all your songs you have purchased or imported from cd's or other media. You may also buy music, which is the point of this blog. A user may buy a single song instead of buying a whole cd at your local store. This has been going on for years and people are just now seeing the effects of it. A music artist is not as worried about making a whole cd good, but making a single song a hit on Itunes. Music is no longer about telling a story or hearing about an experience similar to one you might have incurred. It has turned into which song will be downloaded and played the most on itunes and on the radio. An artist no longer has to spend months making a cd, but can make a single hit song then when the song starts to die down just release another one. I love Itunes, i dont wanna buy a whole cd if i only want to buy one or two of my favorite songs off of an album but is the price of getting lower quality music in the long run really worth it?

Direct Download

As i mentioned in my last blog, blu ray movie cost are through the roof. What is their competition now with hd-dvd out of the race a long time ago. Well it is DD or direct download. This service is pretty popular especially on popular gaming machines like the xbox 360 or even as far as the popular apple tv. You can download HD movies for half the price of that you would have to pay in a retail store while only sacrificing the fact that you wont have a physical copy of the disk. Will this new way of watching movies take off and leave blu ray behind like it never existed? Possibly. We will know soon.

Blu Ray

With all the talk about getting the best HD experience Blu-Ray has really taken off. The steep price it had a few years ago has really dropped off to a more affordable price for everyone. But the prices of the movies are not being managed very well. If you didnt know most if not all blu ray players can upconvert dvd's for a better HD experience, with that being said a new release dvd can be found for as cheap as 9.99 at your local best buy for a short period of time so they can boost the sales of the movie. While to get the "true" HD experience with the blu-ray version it will run you upwards of $30. Now thats a lot of money to pay for a movie no matter who you are, are movie companies really that dumb to think more and more people are learning how to pirate movies as every day passes. With a little knowledge and knowing where to look you can have the same movie for the sole price of a single blu ray, which of course will come out to be around $2. In my next post I'll talk about direct download or "DD" war going on with blu-ray.

Data, information, knowledge and wisdom

We often think of data as information, which is not what it is. Data is something we use as a way to obtain information, we use data to make decisions and to learn. When data becomes information, that information is used as a way of knowledge. Knowledge is the result we get from learning and using the information we obtained from the data. Data and information can be shared, but when knowledge is shared it becomes a much more valuable asset than when the previous two are shared. People then use one of the most revered assets on the planet, knowledge, and use it. When this knowledge is used it is thought of to be wisdom. When you are "wise" on a subject I would think you would have went through the process I described and in turn you have a very valuable asset.