Ennev's Tech Journal

Tea Time

Ennev — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:24:14 +0000

iTunes preparing to charge for podcast?

Ennev — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:40:37 +0000

I just noticed this new column this morning! it’s called “Price”!!

Is Apple preparing to charge for some podcast?

I know that some podcasted have been dreaming of this revenue model over an advertisement based. But seriously, you show is better to be very good for me to pay. I know that advertisers have been more than slow to embrace podcasting but i’m not sure that a paying model is going to work either.

I’ve checked around and haven’t found more about this for now, but will continue to dig.

Today

Ennev — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:38:11 +0000

Cassini Gets Life Extension to Explore Saturn Until 2017

Ennev — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:36:55 +0000

To make up for the moon? It’s good to extend use of equipment already deployed, but it lack vision.

Cassini Gets Life Extension to Explore Saturn Until 2017
NASA extends the Cassini mission, the groundbreaking exploration of Saturn and its satellites, by 6 ½ years on Wednesday.

Mars Rover Spirit is Now a Stationary Research Platform

Ennev — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:33:08 +0000

It will never move again!

From: NASA Science News

NASA Science News for January 26, 2010NASA announced today that Spirit cannot be freed from its Martian sandtrap. Now the rover will begin a second career as a stationary science platform.

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2010/26jan_spirit.htm?list934087

iTtunes LP for books ?

Ennev — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:50:05 +0000

The way it’s described it sound like it! But do you want a book with multimedia embeded? It’s been done before! It was called a cd-rom in the 90’s and the web afterward!

Could it fly? Can’t say I heard the lP on iTunes are a succes!

Rumor: Ebooks for Apple Tablet, From Harper Collins [Rumors]

According to the WSJ, HarperCollins Publishers is in talks with Apple about providing ebooks for Apple’s tablet. It’s speculated that ebook markets such as Amazon’s would
seriously suffer if such an arrangement were finalized.

Based on explanations by Brian Murray, the chief executive of HarperCollins, the reason Amazon would initially have something to fear is that “e-books enhanced with video, author interviews and social-networking applications could command higher retail prices for publishers than current e-books” in the future. Apple’s tablet would, of course, be ideal for such enhanced content, and we already know that they’ll be digging for mags, newspapers and college textbooks but this is some of the first we’ve heard of Apple negotiating with publishers for regular e books.

Ah, I suppose we’ll be able to speculate some more on January 27th, in the meantime—on the tablet or not—”enhanced ebooks” sound like a blast. Just imagine how often you’ll say that something was way better with the author commentary. [WSJ]

Live From The Field

Ennev — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:37:54 +0000

This morning at the bus stop !

Wozniak’s love the Nexus

Ennev — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:25:08 +0000

Et tu, Brute?

On Gizmodo: Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak’s Favorite Gadget? The Google Phone [Apple]

Yes, you read that right. Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder and Gizmodo guest contributor extraordinaire, has confessed that his favorite gadget is Google’s Nexus One. Oh Woz, my darling, you just broke my iPhone-powered heart.

We know that Woz picked up an iPhone right when it first came out and it’s
perfectly OK that he picked up a Nexus One right on its release day, too. But proclaiming the Google device as his favorite gadget? Ouch.

I do wonder what his reasons are for that proclamation when he also explained that an iPhone is still his main cellphone.

Life on mars

Ennev — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:20:45 +0000

False alarm!

on CNET New proof of life on Mars? Sadly, no
A stunning new image taken by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter creates an optical illusion.

Telus want you to use your unlocked phone with them

Ennev — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:30:16 +0000

I was cheking for new products and rates on thiers site and found this :

Telus’ Sim Card

This is a great move from Telus, being open to unlocked phone will certainly help to kick innovation in this sector in Canada. Now it will be interesting to see if others player in Canada will follow.

A thing or two that every gadget owner should know.

Ennev — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:54:40 +0000

A interesting little article on GIZMODO on how to keep your gadgets clean : How To Clean Your Filthy Gadgets

Google tied with spyware?

Ennev — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:00:55 +0000

Must be by inadvertence but! The thing is getting to big.

Will be interesting to see how it will develop!

Check the article on ZDnet: Researcher exposes Google spyware connections

Another gadget that will be thedered to a mobile phone tower

Ennev — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:30:51 +0000

And another monthly bill for you!

Do we really need a super sized iPhone? Not me!

On gizmodo: Orange Chief Confirms Apple Tablet With Built-In Webcam [Blockquote]
“Oui.” That’s what Stéphane Richard—Orange’s Chief Executive Officer Delegate—answered to French journalist Jean Pierre Elkabbach on radio Europe 1, when asked about the imminent launch of the Apple tablet. He talked about a built-in web cam too:

Jean Pierre Elkabbach: According to Le Point, your partner Apple will launch a Tablet…

Stéphane Richard:

Yes.

Jean Pierre Elkabbach: …with a webcam…

Stéphane Richard: Yes.

Jean Pierre Elkabbach: …would Orange users benefit from this?

Stéphane Richard: Sure! They are going to benefit from the web cam, they are going to be able to, in effect, transmit images in real time. We are going to modernize, in essence, the video phone that we knew a few years ago… the size of the resolution, and the quality of the resolution will be better, and it will be available to all in France.

From good to bad!

Ennev — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:48:58 +0000

Originally it was thought it could give you brain cancer, now it might protect your from Alzheimer’s.

this is according to a study published by Gary Arendash, a research professor with the Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.

Check this article : Could Your Cell Phone Help Shield You From Alzheimer’s?

Video Podcast Test

Ennev — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:33:01 +0000

Just a little test

Our 2 cats being cute

Direct link : Kitties being cute

Happy New Year!

Ennev — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:03:23 +0000

Happy new year!

Some update on Indigo.ca / shortcovers.com

Ennev — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:02:28 +0000

Hi guys!
I’m not dead, just very very very busy with work.

I just wanted to update you about a post a did a few weeks ago about the indigo.ca initiative on ebooks.

Just that now shortcovers.com has been rebranded kobo! Why I dunno!

Will check on that later.

You want to create iTunes LP?

Ennev — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:54:10 +0000

Interesting!

Anybody Can Create an iTunes LP or Extras Now [Apple]

As promised, Apple’s released the specs for iTunes LP and Extras, with templates, guides and testing materials to create them. Until it goes automatic next year, submission is manual process, and yes, Apple has to approve your

work. [Apple]

Today

Ennev — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:09:08 +0000

Is Apple going to far this time?

Ennev — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:05:46 +0000

I never smoked in my life, don’t intent to. But I really think it’s pushing thing too far?

What’s next?

I agree that smoking is not good for your health. But I just think that most producer or hardware are chicken and any reason to invalidate the warranty is good for them, what about cooking smoke? you have a fireplace at home producing some some? bad too?

Apple says and it’s fan too that they are the best made computer you can get! But now they are suddenly vulnerable to smoke? Why older model are not also plagued buy it? Weird that it’s a problem now when the number of smoker is at it’s lowest! hum!

Maybe next time that warranty will be void because the location where you used it wasn’t fengshui?

Here’s the article on ZDNET about this:

Apple to smokers: butt out or void your warranty
Smokers beware: Apple has begun denying warranty coverage on Macs that have been exposed to smoke. Even those covered under Apple’s expensive extended warranty program. by Jason D. O’Grady