I, Cringley . NerdTV / PBS
must see. Thanks for producing.
www.pbs.org/cringely/nerdtv/
2005-09-24
2005-08-03
Google Earth or map.search.chmap.search.ch has more valuable information than google or msn or whatever. Thank you very much. A very good tool.
What I want is the ability when I see the pharmacy and move the mouse over it it should be highlighted and then when I click. Give me a picture of the building/store it's in.
The opening hours, the telefone number and where to park your car (for the least money).
Google EarthI have learned of the technique to attach photos to certain places instead of showing them in the seperate window. GREAT FEATURE!!!
The next step is to incorporate still images from the webcams directly and even more advanced, add also the live streaming of certain cameras (Use proxies/caches throughout the world). UC Berkeley has some I think (couple of years ago they did).
So for example in San Francisco I should see some live street action combined with the static imagery. Live traffic views at the right places.
What I really want:I want to be able to surf the earth. I want to be able to fly through London, Paris, Kopenhagen, Peking, San Francisco and Vancouver.
Buildings in Google Earth are a first step. No good really. What about the texture.
Project The Sim World
If I am able to get some time I would try to create software that alows you to take a photo with your camera and it will be applied to the building. It's not necessary to catch the hole building and the software should automatically patchwork all sorts of photos to create what's there.
e.g. Go home take a picture of your house or condo, maybe only the top right corner, maybe there is a tree on the photo as well. Either you specify it's exact location through zooming and clicking or use on of the photo gps techniques I saw on the web.
Then the software would create the building, from as much information it can come up. Shure you can give in some measures. But as more pictures depict the region maybe in correlation with the buildings in the area and the satelite images.
Take another picture and the building starts to get better and better.
But what's more is that the software shall create first a standard building. Remove all color differences. Build the building. That's the first thing to do.
Then take all pictures into account and create sunset and sunrise, dawn, sunny day, clouded day, rain. Even all seasons.
Then I should be able to fly through the cities with a kind of a timelapse setting, that 24 hours are maybe 2 minutes or set the time to dawn.
Google Earth
Thank you Google for releasing this superb tool.
I spent a couple weeks exploring and am now very disappointed because of all the limitations. I am allways wanting more.
Give me house numbers. Better detail for whole lot more regions.
What about unrealistic heights. I don't want to see the mountains always in the correct height relation. San Francisco looks really flat.
Thank you Google for releasing this superb tool.
I spent a couple weeks exploring and am now very disappointed because of all the limitations. I am allways wanting more.
Give me house numbers. Better detail for whole lot more regions.
What about unrealistic heights. I don't want to see the mountains always in the correct height relation. San Francisco looks really flat.
2005-07-08
2005-02-13
2005-01-09
2005-01-02

Acer Travelmate 2303WLMi

Prozessor: Intel Celeron M 340 (1.5 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache)
Betriebssystem: Windows XP Home
Speicher: 512 MB DDR RAM
Harddisk: 60 GB
Bildschirm: 15.4" TFT
Auflösung: 1280 x 800 WXGA
Grafikkarte: Intel 852GME, bis 64 MB
Drive: DVD-Brenner (+/-)
Anschlüsse: 3x USB 2.0, 10/100 LAN
Kommunikation: 56kb Modem, W-LAN (g)
Batterie: ca. 3.0 Stunden
Gewicht: 2.9 kg
Processor: Intel P M 1.5GHz
Memory: 512MB Ram
Graphics: onboard
Display: 15.4" WXGA 1280 x 800
What's Missing: Bluetooth, Software
Product Watch: Gadget
Jobo giga Vu Pro
+ Wireless (optional)
+ TouchScreen
+ PictureSafe
- Battery Life (120 mins Video)
Fr. 898 (40GB)
Fr. 998 (60GB)
JOBO GIGA Vu [v:ju] PRO
Professioneller Daten- und Bildspeicher und Media-Player für 40 GB
Gerät
- 40 GB Festplatte
- Kartenslot für CF I/II und Microdrive (andere über Adapter)
- Integrierter Hochleistungs-Lithium-Ionen-Akku
- 3,8" Farbdisplay, QVGA Auflösung, verstellbare Helligkeit
- Touch Screen
- WiFi kompatibel (mit optionalem CF-Adapter)
- USB 2.0 als Anschluss zu PC/Mac (high-speed und full-speed)
- TV-Anschluss (inkl. Videokabel) für PAL/NTSC
Photo-Features
- Verify-Funktion
- RAW-Formate von Canon, Nikon und Kodak PRO (Dekodieren und Anzeigen)
- Decodiert 6 Megapix.JPG < 1 Sek.
- Download von 5-8 GB mit einer Akku-Ladung
- Thumbnail-Anzeige mit 12 thumbs pro Seite
- Power Zoom-Funktion: Pixel pro Pixel darstellbar
- Tonwertverteilung in den RGB-Kanälen und S/W
- Histogramme
- Staub-Detektor
- PictBridge Direkter Anschluss über USB an Drucker
- Exif-Daten editieren (zufügen Keywords)
Extras
- Download von 5-8 GB mit einer Akkuladung
- Speichert alle gängigen Dateiformate (RAW, JPG, MP3, doc, xsl, ppt, etc.)
- Down- und Upload
- Dateimanagement (Touch Screen)
- Firmware Upgrade via Internet
- Anzeige Festplattenstatus (freier/belegter Speicher)
- Anzeige Batteriestatus
- Externe Festplatte am PC/Mac
- Angabe des Eigentümers in Gerät inkl. Copyright
Multimedia
- MP3-Player, inkl. Lautsprecher und Ohrhörer
- Video Play: MPEG 1, 2, 4 & DivX 3, 4 , 5
- Videospielzeit 120 min (mit 1er Akkuladung)
Lieferumfang:
- Menüführung in D, GB, F, I, NL, SW
- GIGA Vu PRO (Größe 145 x 107 x 38 mm, 420 g)
- Gummi-Abdeckung für Display
- Netzteil
- USB Kabel
- Handbuch
- Video Kabel
- Ohrhörer
- Optional: Akku-Pack und Car-Adapter
Technische Daten
- 40 GB Festplatte
- Kartenslot für CF I/II und Microdrive (andere über Adapter)
- Integrierter Hochleistungs-Lithium-Ionen-Akku (2200 mAh)
- 3,8" Farbdisplay, QVGA Auflösung, verstellbare Helligkeit
- Touch Screen
- WiFi kompatibel (mit optionalem CF-Adapter)
- USB 2.0 als Anschluss zu PC/Mac (high-speed und full-speed)
- TV-Anschluss (inkl. Videokabel) für PAL/NTSC
- Eingebauter Lautsprecher
- Menüführung in D, GB, F, I, NL, SW
- Größe 145 x 107 x 38 mm
- Gewicht 420 g
- Firmware Upgrades via Internet
Jobo giga Vu Pro
+ Wireless (optional)
+ TouchScreen
+ PictureSafe
- Battery Life (120 mins Video)
Fr. 898 (40GB)
Fr. 998 (60GB)
JOBO GIGA Vu [v:ju] PRO
Professioneller Daten- und Bildspeicher und Media-Player für 40 GB
Gerät
- 40 GB Festplatte
- Kartenslot für CF I/II und Microdrive (andere über Adapter)
- Integrierter Hochleistungs-Lithium-Ionen-Akku
- 3,8" Farbdisplay, QVGA Auflösung, verstellbare Helligkeit
- Touch Screen
- WiFi kompatibel (mit optionalem CF-Adapter)
- USB 2.0 als Anschluss zu PC/Mac (high-speed und full-speed)
- TV-Anschluss (inkl. Videokabel) für PAL/NTSC
Photo-Features
- Verify-Funktion
- RAW-Formate von Canon, Nikon und Kodak PRO (Dekodieren und Anzeigen)
- Decodiert 6 Megapix.JPG < 1 Sek.
- Download von 5-8 GB mit einer Akku-Ladung
- Thumbnail-Anzeige mit 12 thumbs pro Seite
- Power Zoom-Funktion: Pixel pro Pixel darstellbar
- Tonwertverteilung in den RGB-Kanälen und S/W
- Histogramme
- Staub-Detektor
- PictBridge Direkter Anschluss über USB an Drucker
- Exif-Daten editieren (zufügen Keywords)
Extras
- Download von 5-8 GB mit einer Akkuladung
- Speichert alle gängigen Dateiformate (RAW, JPG, MP3, doc, xsl, ppt, etc.)
- Down- und Upload
- Dateimanagement (Touch Screen)
- Firmware Upgrade via Internet
- Anzeige Festplattenstatus (freier/belegter Speicher)
- Anzeige Batteriestatus
- Externe Festplatte am PC/Mac
- Angabe des Eigentümers in Gerät inkl. Copyright
Multimedia
- MP3-Player, inkl. Lautsprecher und Ohrhörer
- Video Play: MPEG 1, 2, 4 & DivX 3, 4 , 5
- Videospielzeit 120 min (mit 1er Akkuladung)
Lieferumfang:
- Menüführung in D, GB, F, I, NL, SW
- GIGA Vu PRO (Größe 145 x 107 x 38 mm, 420 g)
- Gummi-Abdeckung für Display
- Netzteil
- USB Kabel
- Handbuch
- Video Kabel
- Ohrhörer
- Optional: Akku-Pack und Car-Adapter
Technische Daten
- 40 GB Festplatte
- Kartenslot für CF I/II und Microdrive (andere über Adapter)
- Integrierter Hochleistungs-Lithium-Ionen-Akku (2200 mAh)
- 3,8" Farbdisplay, QVGA Auflösung, verstellbare Helligkeit
- Touch Screen
- WiFi kompatibel (mit optionalem CF-Adapter)
- USB 2.0 als Anschluss zu PC/Mac (high-speed und full-speed)
- TV-Anschluss (inkl. Videokabel) für PAL/NTSC
- Eingebauter Lautsprecher
- Menüführung in D, GB, F, I, NL, SW
- Größe 145 x 107 x 38 mm
- Gewicht 420 g
- Firmware Upgrades via Internet
Product Watch:
Definitive Buy until 6th January, location Switzerland
Dell Inspiron 8600c Multimedia
Processor: Intel P M 1.6GHz
Memory: 768 MB RAM
Graphics: nVidia GeForce FX Go 5200 64 MB RAM
Display: 15.4" WXGA 1280x800
Price: Fr. 1620.00 !!!
What's missing: Bluetooth, Wireless 802.11g (with both included ~Fr. 1730)
What else: Software (-), All the rest is there (FW, S-Video, Modem, DVD Burner)

Definitive Buy until 6th January, location Switzerland
Dell Inspiron 8600c Multimedia
Processor: Intel P M 1.6GHz
Memory: 768 MB RAM
Graphics: nVidia GeForce FX Go 5200 64 MB RAM
Display: 15.4" WXGA 1280x800
Price: Fr. 1620.00 !!!
What's missing: Bluetooth, Wireless 802.11g (with both included ~Fr. 1730)
What else: Software (-), All the rest is there (FW, S-Video, Modem, DVD Burner)

2004-12-30
2004-12-29
2004-12-28
2004-12-25
iPod Challenge
Just wanted to attach my Ipod and get a few songs on it. Christmas songs. But it won't let me. I had my Notebook cleaned and reinstalled iTunes 4.7. BTW. I work as a regular user always and use admin rights to install. But installing it that way you'll get an error message at the end.
When will those people make software that are conform to the windows logo requirments. I know its .... but at least people could install software and run it as a regular user.
Here I go again and reinstall itunes again. No time for further diag.
Just wanted to attach my Ipod and get a few songs on it. Christmas songs. But it won't let me. I had my Notebook cleaned and reinstalled iTunes 4.7. BTW. I work as a regular user always and use admin rights to install. But installing it that way you'll get an error message at the end.
When will those people make software that are conform to the windows logo requirments. I know its .... but at least people could install software and run it as a regular user.
Here I go again and reinstall itunes again. No time for further diag.
Today I fought the war with Windows XP Power Management Options. I just can't see what the heck is going on:
Event though the user who's logged on has set monitor to 20 mins shut off and all other parameters to never. The damn machine just goes into standby after 30 minutes.
Have not found an explanation for that behaviour yet
Event though the user who's logged on has set monitor to 20 mins shut off and all other parameters to never. The damn machine just goes into standby after 30 minutes.
Have not found an explanation for that behaviour yet
2003-06-27
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