IPTV on Xbox 360

Posted on January 9, 2007 by Michael Koby

According to Engadget (as well as others), it appears that the Xbox 360 is going to get IPTV support.

This is extremely important because both the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3 want to be the center of your living room. And while both the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 have multimedia and hi-def support, neither one is really ready to be the center of the living room. The Playstation 3 is as much a multimedia device as it is a gaming device so it was a little closer from the get go. But the Xbox 360 combined with Xbox Live has one of the best online market places to ever hit a console system. So, as you can see it could be touch and go for a while.

Still, the addition of IPTV to the Xbox 360 is going to put Microsoft and the Xbox 360 ahead of the “center of the living room” title bout. I am anxious to see what Sony has planned long term for the Playstation 3 and also to see if they will follow through.

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Piracy & Porn

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Michael Koby

Over on PlagiarismToday, there is an article entitled “What Porn Can Teach Us About Piracy” and in this article the writer looks at how much piracy there is of pornographic content and the lack of lawsuits from the makers of that content. When you compare how much suing is going on in the music and movie industries for pirating content it is interesting to note that the pornography industry is not suing downloaders or even the uploaders but yet the actual dollars being spent on porn is growing. Based on this little factoid, how can the recording and movie industries say that digital piracy hurts sales?

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links for 2007-01-08

Posted on January 7, 2007 by Michael Koby
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Power of Information 2007-01-07

Posted on January 6, 2007 by Michael Koby

This week on The Power of Information, Derek and I discuss keeping your cellular phone from being bluetooth hacked. We also go over safe passwords, what they are, and why you should use them. As well as introducing you to nifty program to help you keep your passwords secure.

For more information on some of these topics you can look at the Power of Information links to the right or you can visit the Power of Information website at http://www.powerofinformation.net where you will find show notes, podcast versions of the radio show, and our Power of Information Forums.

You can hear The Power of Information on Sundays at 9am on KCAA Radio 1050AM in Loma Linda, California. The station that leaves no listener behind.

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links for 2007-01-06

Posted on January 5, 2007 by Michael Koby
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Five New Years Resolutions

Posted on January 5, 2007 by Michael Koby

In an attempt to show a little bit of my personal side on this website I have decided to post some of my New Years Resolutions, or at least the ones I feel comfortable sharing to the public. This post is two fold in that on the one side it gives my readers a little insight into who I am as a person and the flip side is that I have these resolutions out in the open so I will be a little more accountable. So, without further stalling here we go.

  • I will find at least 2 ways to improve the quality of content on this website. I will write better and sometimes longer posts, as well as work on self editing my posts.
  • I will write 1 new song a week. This will get me back into my songwriting groove that I put off in early 2006 to focus on my marriage and new family. This process will involve a 10 minute free write every morning when I wake up and carrying around my songwriting notebook.
  • I will go to the gym at least 2 days a week every week this year. I will lose the remaining 19 pounds to bring be to an even 200 pounds.
  • I will get organized both in my home and work. I will read Getting Things Done and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People as well as work at applying the concepts and ideals from both of those books.
  • I will get out of debt.

I encourage everyone of my readers to strive to do better in 2007. We are all capable of better and I believe that writing down your goals will help you succeed at them. Here is to meeting our goals this year.

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