iPhone Apps: SlingBox and Skype March 27, 2009
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Sling Media announced that they have submitted SlingPlayer Mobile to the iTunes App Store. It is only a matter of Apple’s willingness to approve this particular app. Considering the other media player apps such as Joost, TV.com and Ustream Viewing App; SlingPlayer Mobile should be approved too.
At the same time, Om Malik said that he had received a tip that Skype is also coming to the iPhone.
iPhone OS 3.0 Beta: NetShare Still Works March 27, 2009
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According to Apple, iPhone OS 3.0 has tethering feature built-in. This feature can be enabled if the service provider would allow it. Certainly iPhone enthusiasts are cheering for it while iPhone detractors are pointing out that other phones are already capable of doing so for a few years now. The truth is that the service providers are the ones to officially allow such features enabled. It all comes down to how much the service providers want to charge their customers for the tethering plan.
In the early days of iTunes App Store (September 2008), Nullriver Software submitted an app called “NetShare” that enabled some kind of tethering between the iPhone and computer through the Wi-Fi. NetShare was eventually published and taken downa t the iTunes App Store, not once but twice. It is widely perceived that AT&T had something to do with the takedown, and NetShare was effectively banned from iTunes App Store.
All is not lost for those who purchased the $10 iPhone Application. The iPhone itself has gone through several OS updates and NetShare is still functional. When Apple revealed that tethering capability was built-in the iPhone OS 3.0, many wonders of NetShare would still be working. The answer is a resounding “YES!”
Does Apple really care if NetShare is still functioning? Probably not, because NetShare’s installed base is relatively low. Only those who followed the iPhone and iTunes App Store stories closely would have the chance to purchase NetShare before it was permanently taken down.
As of March 27th, 2009 NetShare still works in iPhone OS 3.0 Beta.
iPhone OS 3.0 Beta is available to certified iPhone Developers. http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/
NetShare is a product by Nullriver Software. http://www.nullriver.com/
From “The Are You Serious?” Files: “California to Outlaw Black Cars” March 26, 2009
Posted by very in : Announcement, Media, News, Rants, Resources, Tech , add a commentIt’s something political this time with some tech and science angle. I first discovered the news through Digg.com and thought that it must be a story from The Onion. Well, it is not!
It is an article from DC Republican Examiner (examiner.com) titled “California to Outlaw Black Cars.”
Pretty sure that April 1st is just around the corner, I hope that this is some kind of joke.
From the article:
You see, you thoughtless dark car owners are killing the planet because your car uses too much energy to cool the passengers.
In theory, darker color materials tend to absorb more heat. For a car, does it really make that much difference in terms of energy consumptions to cool the cabin if the color of the car is dark (read black)?
What’s next? We should have all the road painted to less-heat-absorbing-color then. No more asphalts?
Will RIAA Sue Lars Ulrich for Downloading “Death Magnetic” Off Bit Torrent? March 25, 2009
Posted by very in : Announcement, Comedy, Entertainment, Humor, Media, Music, News, Resources, Tech , add a commentIn the ultimate sense of irony, Lars Ulrich told Wired that he downloaded the whole “Death Magnetic” using Bit Torrent. Back in April 2000 Ulrich spearheaded Metallica’s suit against Napster for copyright infringement.
Now the question is, will RIAA sue Lars Ulrich for downloading “Death Magnetic” using Bit Torrent? Well, RIAA has been suing people left and right for allegedly downloading music from P2P networks. Bit Torrent is on of those P2P networks.
irony |ˈīrənē; ˈiərnē|
noun ( pl. -nies)
the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect : “Don’t go overboard with the gratitude,” he rejoined with heavy irony. See note at wit .
• a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result : [with clause ] the irony is that I thought he could help me.
• (also dramatic or tragic irony) a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character’s words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.
RENO 911!: Garcia, Johnson and Kimball Are Killed Off The Show. March 24, 2009
Posted by very in : Announcement, Comedian, Comedy, Entertainment, Humor, Media, Movies, News, Rants, Resources, Tech, TV , add a commentUPDATE:
Carlos Alazraqui sends a video update on his upcoming appearances. Yes he is aware that Reno is NOT in California, but remember that they shot most of RENO 911! IN California. We only did 1 take for the video. Anyway, Carlos will be hitting the road with Cedric Yarbrough and Jill-Michele Meleán on some shows.
High Quality Video in QuickTime Movie.
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Now back to the original post:
Yeah, the cats are out of the bag. After months of keeping the not so well kept secret, someone at Comedy Central decided to spill out the beans by showing trailers and new promos for the show.
Spoiled spoiler alert!
Guess what? Deputy Garcia, Johnson and Kimball was not there. Apparently all three of them were killed during the accident at the Taco Stand.
The news first came weeks before the filming of RENO 911! Season Six. The show creators Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant and Kerri Kenney-Silver has delivered the ending to Season Five cliffhanger. Deputy James Garcia, Deputy Clementine Johnson and Deputy Cherisha Kimball were killed at the Taco Stand accident. Shocker!
Fans will want to know why the three Deputies were killed off. Well, send your complaints to Comedy Central here. Don’t forget to select “Reno 911″ as the topic.
RENO 911! Season Six has been filmed, so in a way your favorite dead Deputies won’t be back unless they become a ghost or whatever in Season Seven. If there would be Season Seven. Then again, they could make the whole Season Six as a huge dream.
This one is an unspoiled spoiler alert, so don’t read the following paragraph if you don’t want to get spoiled. Is that right? Get spoiled. Anyway, do not read the next paragraph. Use a marker or liquid paper or anything to cover the next paragraph. As long as you don’t read it if you choose not to. OK, are you ready to not to read the next paragraph?
Deputy S. Jones mourns the loss of his partner Deputy James Garcia in a touching and explosive tributes to his fallen partner. In essence, Deputy James Garcia made his appearance just like what Graham Chapman did in “Monty Python Live At The Hollywood Bowl.”
Well, I don’t know if the scenes above made it to the final cut.
Anyway, originally Comedy Central signed the show for total of 5 seasons. After the fifth seasons ended, all the main cast members parted ways to do their own projects. There seemed to be some disconnects between RENO 911! creators and the rest of the main cast members. Exhibit A is “Balls Of Fury” which featured almost all of RENO 911! cast members with the exceptions of Carlos Alazraqui, Mary Birdsong, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Niecy Nash and Cedric Yarbrough. Robert Ben Garant Directed the movie, Thomas Lennon had a role and Kerri Kenney-Silver had a bit part. The fate of RENO 911! was uncertain until after the WGA Strike in 2007. There were some talk to bring RENO 911! back for its sixth season.
In 2008, Mary Birdsong who played Deputy Cherisha Kimball announced that she is moving back to the East Coast. Currently she is doing more theater work than acting in front of the cameras.
Wendi McLendon-Covey was busy fending off a “bike-riding-goat-lord” and was unable to rejoin RENO 911! cast. (Completely made up by me. Hi Bob!)
Carlos Alazraqui joined the Circus a month before Comedy Central ordered RENO 911! Season Six. Well, Alazraqui did say something about joining the Circus. (Completely made-up by me.)
Even though RENO 911! is back for the sixth season, some fans will be mourning the loss of their favorite deputy/deputies.
OK, I’m a little bit sleepy here. I gotta go to sleep. I’ll update this post later.
Before I ended this post (for now), some lucky Colleges will be visited by Carlos Alazraqui and Cedric Yarbrough. I’ll post the schedule soon.
