Jared Rimer’s Technology blog and podcast

Hi.
installers for java shockwave and flash have been addeded to softwarepatch.
the java installer is obselete since sun only updates that way now at any rate probably because activex installers did not work with ie8 and over.
on most systems shockwave will have updated but if you are managing a dialup system like I have to do with my grandpa’s and some others on a regular basis then you need to get these.
windows xp and 7 updates are for windows movie maker win7 has a compatibility update so I guess its good more stuff is supported.

Hi all.
office and windows updates, note for those using office 2007 or 2002 you will get loads of things about 40mb.
another note.
For those that just installed their updates like as of 7.05 today there is now a msse update.
I have not seen anything new at all.
I’d check my scan scheduals just to make sure its all ok though as although my schedual was off it was set to auto scan.
there are also details on the last scan and a few extras added to the window that control details in the program.
I havn’t myself seen any accessibility issues though zonealarm may ask a couple times to allow the new malware engine.
the update is 6mb so for dialup users it may be 20mb or 40mb so I suggest you have breakfast cofee and maybe something extra while you update your boxes.
Note you don’t have to restart so if you want to play books or something on your system then go ahead.
Usually I don’t advise this incase something goes wrong during update.
I do wish though that msse updated itself though like it usually does.
In addition some systems will have a 1mb def update.
since this did not happen on my system I can only assume that that has changed again.
I now need to check the other systems.

Hi jared.
here are my comments on the first article.
Its an interesting idea but these are some of the ways where it will fall down.
1. quality.
Its easy to say clear the airwaves but not all digital stations are necessarily a good quality.
Some stations have the characteristic digital windowsmedia signal.
That is you know its digital because you can hear the signal from low quality wma and wmv streams.
2. licencing.
Lets face it all but the comercial stations use pirated songs even tbrn.net a digital only station uses pirated music not always but there you go.
3. funding read in to point 2. There are no funding things for net stations or standards.
So there needs to be more support really for this to work.
4. already digital.
Thats right stations do actually run digital on top of all the other stuf at least loads of the ones here do.
All have their websites all have their online content.
some even have podcasts etc.
6. quality of comercial stations.
Some stations like radiosport simply chuck out the signal they transmit so you get a crappy low volume mono am hissy feed with loads of buzz.
7 data.
Really this needs thinking of.
Broadband is the perfect conduit for this.
The drawback is that eventhough we are working to get speed up etc the cost of it ofr one thing.
and the other the fact that it will judder, lose signal and get overloaded if enough or in some cases when enough overload the old networks here.
I pay 60 bucks for unlimited connections and data caps.
However others may only have a block of say 15 gb and although about 60 bucks will give you 60gb someone really needs to think or measure how much is downloaded during a stream, a 2-4 hour show in ogg is about 200mb in high ogg.
not to mention what is streamed in whatever format.
Next everything digital needs to be stereo, no good putting out a mono stream is it?
9. aah bugger I have lost count really I have.
Ok lets forget the stupid numbering system.
Well if they got all that off then I’d much better have a radio that could have its own fead without paying extra for my stuff.
Ok, tv rates, ok maybe I do watch some tv and I know that this needs to be funded somehow I am happy to pay for what I watch.
But for radio, I think some wouldn’t like it.
Especially with the old none fiber networks we have here I don’t people would listen to radio if it was 30 a month to just listen.
Then there is the profesionalness of stations.
Most stations are not but if it gets to hard to become a broadcaster than you will have less of them.
True you can take a broadcasting course which I have as one optional thing for basic broadcasting but still.
Also how viable is it.
I turn on the radio to listen to the morning news and weather at 6am.
I listen to the radio whilst in the car music mostly on 3 stations maybe 4.
usually 1.
for however long the trip is.
I don’t generally listen relying more on the net.
Then there are people that listen to the radio in the background, not worth it because they don’t really listen, in fact some prefur their own music.
Then there are the people that listen to the radio for info which they use, if its their job like government or other media or well anyone that uses radio as a big thing in their lives.
And for them this is worth it because they do like the radio.
Then there are the old people like my grandpa that will listen to 2 stations one in the car and one at home when he has nothing else to do and actually finds it enjoyable.
This would be good for them bar 2 things.
firstly they couldn’t afford the cost and second if it was anymore than they were used to they probably couldn’t opperate it well my grandpa can’t do his system.
I check his email every week and keep it up to date he tries but is scarsly aware of the whole situation.
When his system went down people were going at him trying to get him a new system.
He finally did get one but it was not worth it.
at least not for him.
Then there are the disabled.
Note this is not saying the poor retarded blind disabled but its a fact that our catagry will in most cases never earn the cash we will need to live at least not enough so we can live beyond our means.
Sertainly a lot of us me included will probably never earn the cash to live properly.
In fact if I was not at home I’d probably be on dialup still.
So its not fair to suddenly switch without any actual looking into this thing.

I watched the acadomy awards yesterday and well as I said before I could hear the windowmedia signal its a sort of electronic echoy beepy hiss and you can tell its digital.
Real media much that I hate that format may do for low quality streams as does mp3 although some purists will jump on me with knives and axes I’m sure.
ogg and flack are good to store files and stream but they are humungously big.
a 5 min song is 5mb at high mp3 in ogg its 20mb at 500kbps.
Stations like tbrn are donationware and pay for archiving and other things that cost to.
So to say they will clear the airwaves is just not feasable.
I think fm myself should go though whilst its clearer it does not go out to far and am you still can hear over long distances.
Some radio stations even still have shortwave frequencies.
I wouldn’t be in favor of making it alegal to broadcast on anything bar digital though.
Firstly because everyone is doing it anyway adds included.
And thats another issue if we say have to get a digital radio people can put spyware and other things for add revenues.
Suddenly we have more security risks than ever.
Right now I don’t think it will work.
but we will watch.
Knowing the fcc if they are as stupid as the stupid ria they will probably do the damn thing anyway.