I was reading some news today, and found an article about Ebaum's World making a deal with USA Networks for a TV Show, I have sent an e-mail to USA Networks, below is the exact e-mail I sent:

I would like to inform you that I will not be watching the USA Network, nor anything that USA Networks sells because of this Deal revolving EabaumsWorld and the USA Networks. Article here: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/ebaumsworld-usanetwork.html.

"In its television incarnation, EBAUM’S WORLD will bring the most shocking and extreme content to late night programming in a fast-paced, irreverent hour of outrageous clips, jokes and commentary. The show will feature clips from the website as well as new, exclusive content, and interviews with past and new EbaumsWorld video subjects who will be asked to account for their outlandish behavior -- if they dare."

Ebaumsworld infringes on copyrighted material. They do not have any of their own copyrighted material. They take other people's items, and claims for the material to be their own, and then refuses to remove the material if requested. Therefore, this type of action is intolerable and I will not be supporting any network that supports this type of behavior.

It is disappointing that a company like USA Networks would engage in infringing on copyrighted material. I will not be surprised when EbaumsWorld's TV Shows end up on the internet, and I will not be surprised if EbaumsWorld material is available on the internet via illegal downloading websites. When this happens, it will be justified comeuppance for Ebaumsworld.

It's too bad, because I would occassionally watch USA Networks.... their loss

There has been some significant downtime lately. I switched the webserver to another case, and was setting up another system for my sister... so if it's down, that's probably why it is.... I will also be updating my router too... so it'll probably be down at some point or another.

Comcast decided to change the ip address that I got... which is a complete pain in the ass. So I had to update my website's page in order to get to the right IP address...

why is it that everytime I try and convey something... nobody ever listens... ever... doesn't matter what the subject is... nobody ever listens to what I have to say about a subject... my thoughts are just disregarded with no second thoughts....

so, what's the point of doing anyting ever...,

anyway... who the hell knows.

So I got to thinking, why would apple wait to announce an Intel based Mac Mini... and I came to the conclusion that they want to make sure that the prices of the chips come down so that they can sell them at the price point that they want.... around the $499 to $799 range... which would work for me....

I also wondered what an actual Video iPod would be like... and I'm thinking they could do that with a 2.5" mobile hard drive and put 120 GB Drive into the thing and it would work... along with nice 5" screen... I think they would make a killing... I would possibly buy one... as long as they included a case for the thing as well... and not just some cheap case, but like a good hard case so it wouldn't get ruined if I put it in my bag....

Here's an interesting link for the Jeans that are integrated for use with the iPod... Story Here. I'm unsure about this... There's supposed to be a joystick, so I'm not sure how that will work... but whatever Levi's wants...

So, Apple had their annual MacWorld Expo today... where they announce new products.... The following things were announced:

New iMacs using the Intel Core Duo processors

17-inch widescreen LCD with 1440x900 resolution
1.83GHz Intel Core Duo processor with 2MB shared L2 cache
512MB (single SO-DIMM) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) (up to 2 GB)
160GB Serial ATA hard drive (up to 500 GB)
Slot-load 8x double-layer SuperDrive
ATI Radeon X1600 graphics with 128MB GDDR3 memory
Built-in AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0

20-inch widescreen LCD with 1680x1050 resolution
2.0GHz Intel Core Duo processor with 2MB shared L2 cache
512MB (single SO-DIMM) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) (Up to 2GB)
250GB Serial ATA hard drive (Up to 500GB)
Slot-load 8x double-layer SuperDrive
ATI Radeon X1600 graphics with 128MB GDDR3 memory (up to 256MB)
Built-in AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0

Optional Equipment:
External USB Modem
iWork '06 pre-installed

The Powerbook G5s have been replaced by the new MacBook Pro's

The Lesser Expensive MacBook Pro Specifications
15.4-inch TFT display with 1440x900 resolution
1.67GHz Intel Core Duo processor with 2MB shared L2 Cache
667MHz frontside bus
512MB (single SO-DIMM) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) (up to 2 GB)
80GB 5400rpm Serial ATA hard drive (up to 120GB)
Slot-load SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory

The More Expensive MacBook Pro Specifications
15.4-inch TFT display with 1440x900 resolution
1.83GHz Intel Core Duo processor with 2MB shared L2 Cache
667MHz frontside bus
1GB (single SO-DIMM) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) (up to 2 GB)
100GB 5400rpm Serial ATA hard drive (up to 120GB)
Slot-load SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 256MB GDDR3 memory

Both of the new MacBook Pros have a new type of power connector which is held in by magnetics, so if you accidentally pull on it, it is supposed to release... we'll see how it goes...

Additionally Features of the MacBook Pro is as follows:
-- Full-size backlit keyboard
-- AirPort Extreme wireless networking (802.11b/g)
-- Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
-- ExpressCard/34 slot
-- Dual-link DVI video out
-- Gigabit Ethernet
-- 2 USB 2.0
-- 1 FireWire 400
-- Optical digital and analog audio in/out

-- FrontRow
-- iLife '06
-- Apple Remote is included in the Box for FrontRow

Here are the measurements:
Height: 1.0 inch (2.59 cm)
Width: 14.1 inches (35.7 cm)
Depth: 9.6 inches (24.3 cm)
Weight: 5.6 pounds (2.54 kg) with battery and optical drive installed

The Dual DVI Outputs allow for use of their 30" Apple Cinema Display

Apple Also updated their Operating System to Version 10.4.4... so it can handle the new Intel chips.

The MacBook Pros are not shipping until February which will give them time to see how many people really want the MacBook pro computers.
The iMacs are shipping now.

Steve Jobs also announced that their entire product line will be updated this year... meaning all of their products will be getting the Intel Chips..

With the switch from the PowerPC to the Intel Chips, there needs to be emulation software so the old programs can run on the new Intel Chips... this will aid in the transition between the different chips. It's not seen yet how well the emulation will work, but Jobs' stated that Photoshop will not work that well on it... for occasional use the emulation will work well, but for professional use it will not.

Apple also announced a new product for the iPod Nano and iPod Video, an FM Tuner so you can listen to Radio stations using your iPod... the only problem is that this only works with the iPod Nano and iPod with Video. This however does not ship for 3 - 4 weeks, according to the Apple website.

Some things that were expected, but not announced are:
The Tivo killer--- Mac Mini with Intel chip that would be a media center PC
An update to the iPod Shuffle line, possibly adding a screen
A memory upgrade to the iPod Nanos and iPod with Video

Well... my laptop is either starting to crash (possible) or it just can't handle a large video file. I downloaded a Videocast from dl.tv, where they have the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The file is 268MB, and every time I try to play it... Itunes crashes.... so I'm not sure what the issue could be... I did try re-installing itunes... but that hasn't helped... I just think that my video card can't handle the video.... if you have any other ideas let me know....

so our washer took a dump and when the new one was installed, the drain backed up.... so therefore my dad and I just spent eight hours fixing the drain.... and now it's cleaner than it ever was... so that's good... now I'm off to bed, because I have to be up early to take the roto rooter back by 9:00 am...

Well... it looks like I won't get as much vacation time this year.... I mean, I do get more vacation hours, but less actual time to take off... because now I have to take more hours off.... last year I think I had almost three weeks of vacation time... but this year, I have less than two weeks.... oh well..