atmaspheric | endeavors

Gotta love Apple’s attitude toward the ridiculous lawsuit from Apple Corps, The Beatles record label.
Giving opening arguments on Thursday, lawyers for Apple Computer asserted the company’s right to distribute music through its iTunes music store, rejecting claims by The Beatles’ Apple Corps Ltd. that doing so violated a 1991 trademark agreement.
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When I first read the headline I got very excited, but then I realized this is not what I was hoping for…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cable operator Cablevision Systems Corp. (CVC.N) said on Monday it plans to introduce a video recording service as early as this year that aims to replace the living room [...]

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For the life of me I cannot figure out why Bonjour no longer works on my network. I can connect directly through an IP to any machine on my network, use ARD or VNC as needed, but things like iTunes sharing are dead.
Initially I thought this was going to be a wired to wireless [...]

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Download Speed: 24515 kbps (3064.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1260 kbps (157.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Yes – that says 24,515 kbps!!!
The addition of my Gigabit D-Link router has enabled a massive upgrade. As previously noted, it was there but being blocked by an older slower router. Thank you Cablevision!

Technorati Tags: Networking, broadband, Cablevision, D-Link, [...]

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Thanks to the enhanced processing capabilities of the Intel Core Duo, you can now record and playback HDTV directly on a Mac mini, iMac or MacBook Pro! An all digital EyeTV 500 is starting to sound quite nice…
This version expands support for full-resolution playback of HDTV to Macs with Intel Core Duo processors — [...]

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I recently decided I wanted to pay more for my home broadband access and added this to my Cablevision bill a few weeks ago. Up until last night I was having an issue with the service as it seemed that I was not able to get anywhere near the speed (30MB / 2MB) I [...]

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I love this new feature! Today I ordered a pass to the Daily Show based how damn easy it is. The pricing is excellent and you get 16 shows for a considerable discount – thanks Apple and Viacom for getting how it should work.
The service is essentially paid podcasting. You pick what [...]

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One of the killer features of the iTunes Music Store is the immediate gratification and instant fulfillment of your purchase. I just grabbed the latest Matisyahu entitled Youth and I love that while it’s actually downloading, I can begin listening.
Currently Jamming to Fire of Heaven / Altar of Earth from the album “Youth” by [...]

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iPod AV – World Exclusive
Believe what you want to believe. I definitely think something is coming for April 1 as was alluded to by Steve at Macworld for the big anniversary. It would be cool if it was the full screen iPod AV… I had been hoping for a more intense [...]

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