August 2008 Entries
Webware(CNET) - Microsoft launches 3D wonder Photosynth for consumers
“On Wednesday night, Photosynth, a technology demo from Microsoft Live Labs, is graduating from its "ooh, that's pretty" status to being a viable Web service for consumers.
via: Greg's Cool [Insert Clever Name] of the Day
This is revolutionary technology... When people start to figure out what they can accomplish with it, I believe digital photography will take a huge leap forward in our ability to create and share incredible work, extremely easy.
I just read this:
A forthcoming addition to Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)'s Windows operating system will give users the ability to burn optical discs encoded in the Blu-ray high-definition movie format directly from their desktops and without having to use third-party software, according to Microsoft.
Microsoft Windows To Support Blu-ray HD Content -- InformationWeek
And I am still left wondering, why has it taken this long to just get a plain old ISO burner for Windows built into the standard release. Yes, I know there is a "command-line" tool in the Resource Kit, but for crying-out-loud, isn't it about time that we are able to Mount, Create and Burn ISOs with Explorer.
What I would like to see BUILT INTO ALL SHIPPING VERSIONS OF WINDOWS:
- Right-Click a mounted CD/DVD drive and get a "Save to ISO File" option.
- Right-Click an ISO File and get "Create Disc" and "Mount as Virtual Drive" options.
I am sure that piracy, DRM, etc. have had a hand in it, but this is something I expect any relatively modern OS to handle for me without 3rd Party tools.
I tried to register for the Silverlight content (since it seems I must to get better interaction...) and I got this lovely response.
That username really blows... no way to change it, and no way to logout because it is so long and the site is fixed width. I can't create another account because my email address is already used.
HTML really sux for a lot of things. UI is one of them. Why didn't they just do the whole site in Silverlight or at least give you that option... This HTML/Flashy site is really bad. The saddest thing is that this is supposed to be "da bomb" for Silverlight and it's grand entrance into the Web 2.0 world. Did Microsoft have any input on how to make this usable? Did they have ALL the input? If it is the latter then I am extremely disappointed in them for botching the introduction of Silverlight to the world of media downloading enthusiasts. I am suspecting they had very little do do with it and the dictations were made by a bunch of middle management weenies that don't have a clue about usability and the modern world of computing.
Not that this would fix the reason I got a GUID for a UserID that I can't change. For such a high profile site, this is an atrocious UI. Overall extremely disappointed... you can't force the "Enhanced" Player to Full Screen. Bad choice, so much for watching on my HTPC... and by the way, my timezone for Arizona is wrong, if I used this for the scheduler, then I would miss everything by an hour, I captured this at 1:25pm.
Overall this site is the biggest let down in the history of platform introductions.
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