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1. Comment - The big squeeze: JPEG to jpeg to jpge to jphzepxpg

   (Mar 24, 2009 - 12:06 AM)

   It's kind of silly, because you would never transcode something 600 times or even 3 times. This shows why you should try to compress to the desired compression level from the original lossless image format rather than try to recompress an already compressed file.

2. Comment - Region woes hose Obama gift to UK prime minister

   (Mar 21, 2009 - 4:57 PM)

   Region codes are for price differentiation between consumers in different regions. For example, consumers in Asia might only make $200/month in wages and you can't possibly expect them to pay $20 for a DVD, so they're given $1.50 DVDs which are better quality than the $1 pirated DVDs. But you can't have those $1.50 DVDs available in a country like the U.S. because it will kill sales of $20 DVDs.
   
   Now if you're going to try and tell me that we should be getting DVDs for $1.50 in this country, then explain to me why not $0.50 or $0.25.

3. Comment - Judge knocks the thunder out of 'Vista-capable' class-action suit

   (Feb 21, 2009 - 3:49 AM)

   And Intel was eager to pay Microsoft back by slamming the need for Windows 7 on Netbooks. He-he, looks like the marriage of convenience is on the rocks though they still need each other as much as ever. If Intel thinks pushing Linux on Netbooks is a good idea, then people can just as easily jump to cheaper Arm based Netbooks.

4. Comment - Can mobile phones finally replace point-and-shoot cameras?

   (Feb 17, 2009 - 1:24 AM)

   It's a size problem. People want phones that are small, lightweight, slim, and all at a reasonable price. The physical constraints are what prevents a cell phone from giving you these features. Oh sure they can build such a device, but it's going to be a beast to carry and it may not sell well.
   
   This is the same reason point & shoot cameras are never going to be as nice as an SLR camera. I have a nice SLR but I generally don't have it with me because it's bulky and heavy. I also have a nice HDV camcorder but I generally don't have it with me because of the size constraints. I end up using my point & shoot to do inferior quality photos and videos because that's the device I have with me at the moment. While the quality is inferior, it's better than not having the images and photos.

5. Comment - YouTube goes downloadable

   (Feb 13, 2009 - 3:59 AM)

   I've been ripping YouTube streams for free for a long time using Keepvid.com.