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Foldershare to users: please enjoy our competitors

I just got an email from FolderShare the other day, here it is, emphasis mine: Dear FolderShare user, We’re contacting you to let you know what’s next for FolderShare, and to make you aware of some important changes. In December, we plan to announce a product called Windows Live Sync. You can think of it [...]

Quantum of Solace review: (just) Three Stars

I’ve been brewing over QoS for a while now, and I’m ready to render judgement. It wasn’t a great movie. It was very nearly not even good. Let’s see… what went wrong? Well: Casino Royale set an impossibly high bar, is the short version. Casino Royale delivered (for Bond) realism and authenticity in its action sequences, [...]

Fake Crowd Noise on Supermodel Finale?

Something completely, utterly annoying to me is the overdubbing of crowd noise. I picked it quickly on Public Image Limited’s “live” version of Rise (on one EP or another), and watching the Make Me A Supermodel finale on 7 left me with a similar feeling. Crowd shots showed happy clappers for the runway segment. But [...]

Playing RealMedia (.rm .rmvb) in Media Center MCE 2005

It is possible to play RealMedia files on your MCE (or in Windows Media Player), it just takes a few easy steps. Exit the Media Center program and go to the Desktop Download and install Real Alternative, the codec to play RealMedia files. If you have suffered a severe head injury, you could try installing the actual [...]

Did Alonso Block Massa?

This video on YouTube shows what is reported to be the blocking incident. If this is the video the stewards watched, well, it’s bullshit. I can understand Alonso’s frustration and Briatore’s now-apologized-for outburst. I pity the FIA for having to stand behind the stewards on that call. That’s just crazy. Look at it! After starting tenth, Alonso’s engine [...]