Posted on April 28th, 2005%
As reported on AppleInsider and Slashdot:
AppleOnline retailer Tiger Direct has reportedly sued Apple over the use of the Tiger name just one day before the Mac maker is scheduled to roll-out its next-generation Mac OS X 10.4 ‘Tiger’ operating system, according to an article at AppleInsider. TigerDirect, which owns trademarks on the names Tiger, TigerDirect and TigerSoftware, has requested an injunction that could prevent Friday’s launch of the Tiger OS. Tiger Direct is also seeking damages and legal fees. ‘Apple Computer has created and launched a nationwide media blitz led by Steven Jobs, overwhelming the computer world with a sea of Tiger references,’ Tiger Direct’s attorneys wrote in the lawsuit.
Far from the first time Apple Computer has run into alleged trademark infringement – back in the day, they were sued by Apple Records (of the Beatles fame). That suit was thrown out under the following guideline (quoted from an Overview of Trademark Law off the Harvard . . .
→ Read More: What’s in a name, tiger?
Posted on April 25th, 2005%
As reported on MSNBC in Michael Roger‘s article, The end of analog TV:
Depending on the outcome of discussions in Congress, television as we know it may end at exactly midnight Dec. 31, 2006.
That?s the date Congress targeted, a decade ago, for the end of analog television broadcasting and a full cutover to a digital format… Back when the legislation was written, New Year?s Eve 2006 probably looked as safely distant as the dark side of the moon. But now that date is right around the corner and Congress and the FCC are struggling mightily to figure out what to do…
The really big question: What will happen to all those old-fashioned television sets we?re still buying when the analog transmitters go off the air? To continue to receive free broadcast television via antenna, you?ll have to buy a digital converter box; cost estimates range from $100 or so in 2006 down to $50 by 2008…
The real problem is the . . .
→ Read More: The end of analog TV
Posted on February 24th, 2005%
As reported on Gamasutra, Feb 17 2005:
Leland Yee (D-San Francisco), California’s Speaker pro tem, has introduced a bill into the California legislature that would prohibit children under 17 from purchasing videogames that depict serious injury to human beings….
“When you push a computer button, you are pulling the trigger,” Yee said, explaining the need for such strict labels on the games industry as opposed to movies or TV. “Children are developing the skills to stalk, maim and shoot people.” …
Doesn’t the network news often depict stories and content about stalking, maiming, and shooting? An interesting sociological study would be to understand the impact of “news” stories depicting violent crime, and “games” depicting violent crime. We all understand that exposure to something can make it more bearable, even acceptable (such as the tendency of domestic violence to span generations). However, exposure to something can also make you more aware of the negative aspects of it (such as the tendency to avoid . . .
→ Read More: California’s proposed video game legislation (again!)
Posted on September 24th, 2004%
I received an email today from a friend that set off the BS detector. Here’s a snippet:
Sorry, guys, it’s quick and for a kid’s school project! This is for a science fair project. If you could do this I would appreciate it! DON’T ASK, JUST PLAY! Copy and paste this letter into a new email (PLEASE do NOT hit "Forward"), then read the list of names. If your name is on the list, put a star * next to it. If not, then add your name …
No, I didn’t look to put a stupid little star next to my name. Instead, I went to Break the Chain, a Web site dedicated to stopping junk mail and misinformation. Sure enough, this chain e-mail has been around for a while in a few different varieties. It’s pure time-wasting junk.
My corrective action: reply (only!) to the misinformed friend who sent me the original email with a link to this blog entry. . . .
→ Read More: Wasting time with junk e-mail
Posted on June 9th, 2004%
As if anyone who’s ever dealt with Verizon before didn’t know, their customer service and reliability are the pits.
Due to the recent grief with my current DSL line, I’m in the process of getting a new line through a new ISP, TransBeam. Verizon was scheduled to install the local loop on Monday June 7 between 8AM and 5PM. I took the day off and Verizon never showed up.
On the next day my contact at TransBeam told me that according to Verizon the local loop was installed. This is possible considering they just run the line to the outside of the house. This is unlikely as I would have noticed a Verizon truck in front of my house and my dog would have noticed someone in my yard. (She always has before.)
Later that same day (around 11AM now), I received a call from Verizon. The caller said, “You have an appointment scheduled today for a technician to install a . . .
→ Read More: The reliability of Verizon
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