Activity for August 17

Review - FFDShow
20071004 rev1503 (Oct 5, 2007)

@echohead

Ummm...you spend 20mins b****ing about how bad and inefficient FFDShow is and then tell everyone to install the full k-lite CODEC pack...
Have you even bothered to read the contents of it? Here's the first few lines:

Features of K-Lite Codec Pack 3.4.5 FULL version :

• Player :
- Media Player Classic [version 6.4.9.1]
• FFDShow :
- FFDShow [rev. 1475]
- extra plugins
- FFDShow VFW interface

Plus all sorts of other crap you don't need.
FFDShow ISN'T just an alternative to DivX, as you state, it's an extremely efficient DECODER of said CODEC as well as a bunch of other formats. On my old Celeron 700Mhz, certain DivX/XviD encoded files would go out of sync because the CPU couldn't keep up. FFDShow was so much faster, it was able to play those same files perfectly.
You don't know what you're talking about, it's one of the best applications to install on ANY PC.
Review - New Computer Designer
0.6.21.0 (May 17, 2007)

I just tried this. I looked at the screenshot and thought "this looks like a useless application" but I tried it anyway.

And guess what, it IS a useless application.

All you get are a bunch of tabs, CPU, Memory, Case etc.
In each tab are a couple of drop-down boxes that list manufacturers and some of their products. Some.
You still have to go out and find the prices yourself and if you want a product that's not listed, well, good luck.

Overall, the same thing could be done with a spreadsheet template, or a simple online thing (That could be more up to date and even list places that sell the items).

I'm giving it a 2 because the application itself, I guess, didn't seem buggy or anything. But it's still useless.
Review - Apple Boot Camp for Mac OS X
1.1.1 Beta (Sep 17, 2006)

I hate to break it to a lot of you Apple fanboys (some of whom can't even spell "amazing") but this program is neither Apple's invention or anything revolutionary. It's just a fancy boot manager with a nice GUI. Boot managers have been around for decades, they've existed on both PPC and x86 macs long before Apple ever released this. Apple has done nothing special here, they've just done (in their own, graphically appealing way) what Linux Developers and Microsoft have been doing for years.
That said, this appears to be nicely done none the less, but if you're going to comment on it, get your facts right.
Review - Vuze for Windows
2.5.0.1 Beta 5 (Sep 4, 2006)

This is an excellent program and nobody can say anything bad about it except for it's memory usage.
I myself prefer uTorrent as I'm fortunate enough to own a connection fast enough to let me torrent without affecting the games I play online too much (maybe an extra 20-30ms on my ping as long as I limit the upload accordingly) and Azureus would just eat up too much of my RAM.
But other than that, you can't fault the program, plus it'll work on just about ANY operating system you can think of, a distinct advantage over uTorrent.
In the end, it's up to you what you use, but that by no means makes this a bad program.
Review - MySpaceIM
1.0.281.0 Beta (May 23, 2006)

This program is clearly a rip-off of AIM based around the myspace hype.
We don't need another IM client, nor do we need one to be linked into MySpace.
Comment - Samsung SSD's speed up with new 830 series
1.0.281.0 Beta (Aug 17, 2011 - 9:52 AM)

This article seems less about Samsung's new SSD and more about Joe showing off his laptop. Struggling for things to say, Joe?
Comment - Introducing WIMM, the 1 inch Android wrist computer
1.0.281.0 Beta (Aug 2, 2011 - 9:21 AM)

...but at what cost?!
Comment - Why I chose iOS and Windows 8 development over Android
1.0.281.0 Beta (Aug 1, 2011 - 2:40 PM)

I can completely understand, and to a point agree with you about iOS - even with a smaller market share than Android, it is easily capable of pulling in more revenue, however I don't see the fixation with Windows and in particular, Windows 8. It's not even out yet and wont be for a while, so why should that be a focus? You don't even have the full developer tools, so trying to target it would be an absolute nightmare, even if it does use existing standards like JS and HTML5. Furthermore, even after Windows 8 comes out, it'll be a while before it's anywhere near the size of Android's ecosystem, so why ignore Android? The thing is, a lot of Android's tablet success relies on Ice Cream Sandwich, which will be out long before Windows 8. Android could really excel, or it might not, but then again Windows 8 is not certain to succeed either, especially since a lot of the cheaper devices are going to use different CPU's than x86, meaning the existing application base won't work on it (or won't work well, assuming emulation is involved). Part of the reason people stick with windows is because all the existing applications they're used to will continue to work with it (and there's hell to pay if they don't), but if upgrading to a windows tablet means loosing all that, well then why not upgrade to an iPad or a cheap but just-as-effective Android tablet? It's anyone's game and as far as I'm concerned, there's little point in trying to predict the future at this stage, it's just a waste of effort. If you've got an app in development now, even if it's just for tablets, target iOS and Android since that market exists.
Comment - Why I chose iOS and Windows 8 development over Android
1.0.281.0 Beta (Aug 1, 2011 - 7:31 AM)

In other words - I choose iOS and Windows 8 because they both use technologies that I'm already familiar with, rather than Android because it requires that I learn a new language? Sounds more like you'd rather stick with what you know than learn something new - and that's fine, but don't confuse that for picking the "better" ecosystem, it's better for you and that's it.

No matter what way people try to swing it, Android has amassed a huge market-base and you'd be crazy to ignore it. The tablets aren't doing as well as the iPad, but then neither was Android when it first appeared. Tablets haven't even been on the market 6 months, so don't count them out just yet.
Comment - Google is right to demand people use real names
1.0.281.0 Beta (Jul 25, 2011 - 12:48 PM)

Your reasons for blocking pseudonyms and handles aren't all that compelling. Maybe I don't want to be targeted by businesses trying to sell me more things I don't need. Maybe quite a few people know me better by my handle than my real name. Yes, I'm posting this under an assumed name, but it's the name I use all over - google my handle and you'll likely only find me. I google my real name and you won't. The argument that banning Obviously fake names somehow protects against trolls is ludicrous, all it will do is make the trolls use legitimate LOOKING names. Before long, and an opinionated bill gates or steve jobs will get banned and their only crime will be having a well known name. I don't care if google wants my real name, address they can have it, and but that name is not how I want people online to know me, I should at least have a choice who I display what name to.