Comments for This is Tech http://www.thisistech.com your window on emerging technology Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:54:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Video Game Law: Growth and Convergence in the Interactive Entertainment Industry by The Legend of Zelda Movie | Blog, Pipi at Bingi http://www.thisistech.com/2008/07/21/video-game-law-growth-and-convergence-in-the-interactive-entertainment-industry/#comment-311 The Legend of Zelda Movie | Blog, Pipi at Bingi Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:26:32 +0000 http://www.thisistech.com/?p=430#comment-311 [...] Video Game Law: Growth and Convergence in the Interactive Entertainment In.. [...] [...] Video Game Law: Growth and Convergence in the Interactive Entertainment In.. [...]

]]> Comment on Dinner On Rails: Germany’s Waiterless Restaurant by banquet manager http://www.thisistech.com/2008/04/09/waiterless-restaurant/#comment-310 banquet manager Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:42:00 +0000 http://www.thisistech.com/?p=274#comment-310 I've complained about waiters for years but this is ridiculous. banquet managers last blog post..<a href="http://soyouwanttobeabanquetmanager.blogspot.com/2008/07/15-tip-on-1400-wine-order.html" rel="nofollow">A $15 Tip On a $1400 Wine Order...</a> I’ve complained about waiters for years but this is ridiculous.

banquet managers last blog post..A $15 Tip On a $1400 Wine Order…

]]> Comment on Sensaphonics Custom Shure Sleeves Review by Mike http://www.thisistech.com/2008/04/27/sensaphonics-custom-shure-sleeves-review/#comment-293 Mike Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:19:46 +0000 http://www.thisistech.com/?p=326#comment-293 Thanks for the feedback Steve. As an update, I finally got newly molded units from Sensaphonics about two weeks ago. The whole process took months, and more trips to the audiologist than I could have imagined. The resulting ear phones sound much better than the original set, but if I could do it over again, I would have just stuck with the sleeves that Shure gives you for free. They are more comfortable. --Mike Thanks for the feedback Steve. As an update, I finally got newly molded units from Sensaphonics about two weeks ago. The whole process took months, and more trips to the audiologist than I could have imagined. The resulting ear phones sound much better than the original set, but if I could do it over again, I would have just stuck with the sleeves that Shure gives you for free. They are more comfortable.

–Mike

]]> Comment on Sensaphonics Custom Shure Sleeves Review by Steve http://www.thisistech.com/2008/04/27/sensaphonics-custom-shure-sleeves-review/#comment-292 Steve Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:01:20 +0000 http://www.thisistech.com/?p=326#comment-292 Sensaphonics is probably the absolute worst ear mold. Your description of problems mirrors exactly what I had, malformed molds Blocked sound canals Once that was fixed -- crappy sound, I believe due to placing the nozzle completely outside the ear canal. I don't think they really know what an IEM is. Lastly, ended up breaking a set of nozzles on my sure E3s due to the bad mold. The company was slow and unresponsive to my concerns on the mold quality and fit. I ended up going to Westone for molds and am much happier. Sensaphonics is probably the absolute worst ear mold.

Your description of problems mirrors exactly what I had,
malformed molds
Blocked sound canals
Once that was fixed — crappy sound, I believe due to placing the nozzle completely outside the ear canal. I don’t think they really know what an IEM is.

Lastly, ended up breaking a set of nozzles on my sure E3s due to the bad mold.

The company was slow and unresponsive to my concerns on the mold quality and fit.

I ended up going to Westone for molds and am much happier.

]]> Comment on In Defense of E-Books by Joe Ranft http://www.thisistech.com/2008/07/05/in-defense-of-e-books/#comment-288 Joe Ranft Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:11:13 +0000 http://www.thisistech.com/?p=414#comment-288 I'd love to see these books readable on the iPhone. More people would buy e-books if they did not have to buy the Kindle. Here's more about this on my blog: http://www.joeranft.com/2008/07/1-app-id-like-to-see-in-apple-iphone.html Joe Ranfts last blog post..<a href="http://www.joeranft.com/2008/07/1-app-id-like-to-see-in-apple-iphone.html" rel="nofollow">1 App I'd Like to See in the Apple iPhone App Store - A Kindle KIller</a> I’d love to see these books readable on the iPhone. More people would buy e-books if they did not have to buy the Kindle. Here’s more about this on my blog:

http://www.joeranft.com/2008/07/1-app-id-like-to-see-in-apple-iphone.html

Joe Ranfts last blog post..1 App I’d Like to See in the Apple iPhone App Store - A Kindle KIller

]]> Comment on Why Time Speeds Up When You Get Older by gilboy http://www.thisistech.com/2008/06/19/why-time-speeds-up-when-you-get-older/#comment-284 gilboy Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:46:58 +0000 http://www.thisistech.com/?p=406#comment-284 I htink it has more do do with reletiveness. If our 6 you you only know 6 years(more like 3) and 1 second/1 minute/1 hour is much greater in compparison to this. When your 30 an hour is much lest signifigant. I htink it has more do do with reletiveness. If our 6 you you only know 6 years(more like 3) and 1 second/1 minute/1 hour is much greater in compparison to this. When your 30 an hour is much lest signifigant.

]]> Comment on Sky Factory - Virtual Skylights by Mike http://www.thisistech.com/2008/04/26/sky-factory-virtual-skylights/#comment-279 Mike Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:08:24 +0000 http://www.thisistech.com/?p=319#comment-279 Hi Jeffrey, Glad you enjoyed the post. The Sky Factory skylights are fascinating. If you have any interesting photos of installations, please feel free to send them to me at submissions@thisistech.com. Thanks, Mike Hi Jeffrey,

Glad you enjoyed the post. The Sky Factory skylights are fascinating. If you have any interesting photos of installations, please feel free to send them to me at submissions@thisistech.com.

Thanks,

Mike

]]> Comment on Sky Factory - Virtual Skylights by Jeffrey Stone http://www.thisistech.com/2008/04/26/sky-factory-virtual-skylights/#comment-278 Jeffrey Stone Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:47:01 +0000 http://www.thisistech.com/?p=319#comment-278 Hi, Thanks for writing about the sky factory. I do PR for The Sky Factory so it is really nice stumbling upon posts in cool blogs. I would like to have your email address so I can add you to my contact list. If you are on my contact list it is more likely that you will know of new cool products and crazy installations and applications of these products. Please get back to me soon. Hi,

Thanks for writing about the sky factory. I do PR for The Sky Factory so it is really nice stumbling upon posts in cool blogs. I would like to have your email address so I can add you to my contact list. If you are on my contact list it is more likely that you will know of new cool products and crazy installations and applications of these products. Please get back to me soon.

]]> Comment on Picking Perfect Passwords by Kevin Fox http://www.thisistech.com/2008/06/02/picking-perfect-passwords/#comment-277 Kevin Fox Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:24:45 +0000 http://www.thisistech.com/?p=345#comment-277 I work for Vidoop and we have a pretty neat password manager plugin that works on IE and FireFox. You can import passwords you already have saved in FF to the plugin as well. Its cool stuff, may be worth a look. You can lean more at http://myvidoop.com I work for Vidoop and we have a pretty neat password manager plugin that works on IE and FireFox. You can import passwords you already have saved in FF to the plugin as well. Its cool stuff, may be worth a look.

You can lean more at http://myvidoop.com

]]> Comment on Jill Bolte Taylor’s New Book - My Stroke of Insight by Dona http://www.thisistech.com/2008/05/26/my-stroke-of-insight/#comment-274 Dona Fri, 30 May 2008 03:12:43 +0000 http://www.thisistech.com/?p=378#comment-274 I read "My Stroke of Insight" in one sitting - I couldn't put it down. I laughed. I cried. It was a fantastic book (I heard it's a NYTimes Bestseller and I can see why!), but I also think it will be the start of a new, transformative Movement! No one wants to have a stroke as Jill Bolte Taylor did, but her experience can teach us all how to live better lives. Her TED.com speech was one of the most incredibly moving, stimulating, wonderful videos I've ever seen. Her Oprah Soul Series interviews were fascinating. They should make a movie of her life so everyone sees it. This is the Real Deal and gives me hope for humanity. I read “My Stroke of Insight” in one sitting - I couldn’t put it down. I laughed. I cried. It was a fantastic book (I heard it’s a NYTimes Bestseller and I can see why!), but I also think it will be the start of a new, transformative Movement! No one wants to have a stroke as Jill Bolte Taylor did, but her experience can teach us all how to live better lives. Her TED.com speech was one of the most incredibly moving, stimulating, wonderful videos I’ve ever seen. Her Oprah Soul Series interviews were fascinating. They should make a movie of her life so everyone sees it. This is the Real Deal and gives me hope for humanity.

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