Comments for holabendez blog http://www.holabendez.com Check out my internets Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:41:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on 5 Movies I’m Looking forward to in 2012 by Nick http://www.holabendez.com/2012/03/5-movies-im-looking-forward-to-in-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-1612 Nick Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:41:46 +0000 http://www.holabendez.com/?p=779#comment-1612 Nope. I haven't been as taken by that trailer as other people have. Another notable omission for me was "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey", and as an outside curiousity the movie "Lockout" looks like something I'm very interested to see if its any good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrd67mpE8O0 Nope. I haven’t been as taken by that trailer as other people have.

Another notable omission for me was “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”, and as an outside curiousity the movie “Lockout” looks like something I’m very interested to see if its any good:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrd67mpE8O0

]]> Comment on 5 Movies I’m Looking forward to in 2012 by David Connors http://www.holabendez.com/2012/03/5-movies-im-looking-forward-to-in-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-1611 David Connors Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:36:51 +0000 http://www.holabendez.com/?p=779#comment-1611 Prometheus not on the list? Prometheus not on the list?

]]> Comment on Hands on the Microsoft Surface by Joshua Blake http://www.holabendez.com/2010/09/hands-on-the-microsoft-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-493 Joshua Blake Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:39:20 +0000 http://www.holabendez.com/?p=452#comment-493 Regarding the hardware, keep in mind that Microsoft Surface launched in 2008 and the hardware platform for Microsoft Surface was finalized sometime in 2007. Comparing the performance to the much more recent iPad is not really a fair comparison. Surface is unique from a regular touchscreen because it focuses on making interaction a social experience and incorporating physical objects with virtual objects. That's too bad that the Surface you saw did not have any tagged objects. You can take a look at some of the videos of Surface applications I've worked on here: http://www.youtube.com/user/infostratcville Thanks, Josh Blake Microsoft Surface MVP Regarding the hardware, keep in mind that Microsoft Surface launched in 2008 and the hardware platform for Microsoft Surface was finalized sometime in 2007. Comparing the performance to the much more recent iPad is not really a fair comparison.

Surface is unique from a regular touchscreen because it focuses on making interaction a social experience and incorporating physical objects with virtual objects. That’s too bad that the Surface you saw did not have any tagged objects. You can take a look at some of the videos of Surface applications I’ve worked on here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/infostratcville

Thanks,
Josh Blake
Microsoft Surface MVP

]]> Comment on In Search of the Best Phở in Vietnam by David Connors http://www.holabendez.com/2010/09/in-search-of-the-best-ph%e1%bb%9f-in-vietnam/comment-page-1/#comment-454 David Connors Fri, 24 Sep 2010 01:09:02 +0000 http://www.holabendez.com/?p=465#comment-454 Great post Nick! Love the shirt too! Great post Nick! Love the shirt too!

]]> Comment on Up in the Air by David Connors http://www.holabendez.com/2010/02/up-in-the-air/comment-page-1/#comment-229 David Connors Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:55:46 +0000 http://www.holabendez.com/?p=299#comment-229 Welcome back. Let's have a beer next time I'm down in Sydney. Welcome back. Let’s have a beer next time I’m down in Sydney.

]]> Comment on Music Piracy: What is the big deal? by David http://www.holabendez.com/2010/01/music-piracy-what-is-the-big-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-226 David Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:29:25 +0000 http://www.holabendez.com/?p=293#comment-226 I think music companies have the most to lose, not artists. And the music companys still have enough power to make a lit of noise, but their influence is waning. They unfortunately clung to their outdated business model for a little too long, and now seem to be in a downward spiral. I actually bu a bit of music on itunes, because find that it's easier than searching the dregs of the internet for it. But I currently have more money than time. There will always be many people with more time than money and they will (and always have) gone to whatever lengths they can to get stuff for free. The interesting thing to me is to watch and see if the same thing happens to movies. Right now most people (in Australia anyway) don't have enough bandwidth nor download limit to do serious movie downloading. But that's changing. If they can roll out for-pay options that are more convenient than illegal downloads they can make a new market for their content BEFORE everyone learns how to easily get it for free. I'm not holding my breath though. I think music companies have the most to lose, not artists. And the music companys still have enough power to make a lit of noise, but their influence is waning. They unfortunately clung to their outdated business model for a little too long, and now seem to be in a downward spiral.

I actually bu a bit of music on itunes, because find that it’s easier than searching the dregs of the internet for it. But I currently have more money than time. There will always be many people with more time than money and they will (and always have) gone to whatever lengths they can to get stuff for free.

The interesting thing to me is to watch and see if the same thing happens to movies. Right now most people (in Australia anyway) don’t have enough bandwidth nor download limit to do serious movie downloading. But that’s changing. If they can roll out for-pay options that are more convenient than illegal downloads they can make a new market for their content BEFORE everyone learns how to easily get it for free. I’m not holding my breath though.

]]> Comment on Music Piracy: What is the big deal? by Nick http://www.holabendez.com/2010/01/music-piracy-what-is-the-big-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Nick Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:33:42 +0000 http://www.holabendez.com/?p=293#comment-222 I agree with your statement that people will always try to make a living with music, however I think that when the business changes to the point where the business is no longer supported the sale of music as discernible "items" for individuals to purchase, it will mean that record labels will have to change the criteria they use to select performers to "invest" in, and this will likely result in less "fringe" artists and more broadly popular artists, which is what I mean when I say "good acts". That said, I'm all for people trying, and more importantly distributing their music online for free. I agree with your statement that people will always try to make a living with music, however I think that when the business changes to the point where the business is no longer supported the sale of music as discernible “items” for individuals to purchase, it will mean that record labels will have to change the criteria they use to select performers to “invest” in, and this will likely result in less “fringe” artists and more broadly popular artists, which is what I mean when I say “good acts”.

That said, I’m all for people trying, and more importantly distributing their music online for free.

]]> Comment on Music Piracy: What is the big deal? by Nate http://www.holabendez.com/2010/01/music-piracy-what-is-the-big-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Nate Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:34:48 +0000 http://www.holabendez.com/?p=293#comment-221 It's only a matter of time before all bands will give away music online for free. Online file sharing has changed the rules, and slowly the music industry is catching up. The market for only "good acts" is never going to happen though. Music is an art, and everyone who picks up an instrument wants to express their self to the world. The glimmer of hope to become rich and famous doing this will always be alive as long as there are still some people who make it big... It’s only a matter of time before all bands will give away music online for free. Online file sharing has changed the rules, and slowly the music industry is catching up.
The market for only “good acts” is never going to happen though. Music is an art, and everyone who picks up an instrument wants to express their self to the world. The glimmer of hope to become rich and famous doing this will always be alive as long as there are still some people who make it big…

]]> Comment on Sherlock Holmes by How you can make like Sherlock Holmes http://www.holabendez.com/2009/12/sherlock-holmes/comment-page-1/#comment-208 How you can make like Sherlock Holmes Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:26:29 +0000 http://www.holabendez.com/?p=279#comment-208 [...] Sherlock Holmes | holabendez blog [...] [...] Sherlock Holmes | holabendez blog [...]

]]> Comment on Far Cry 2 by Nick http://www.holabendez.com/2009/08/far-cry-2/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Nick Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:50:14 +0000 http://www.holabendez.com/?p=196#comment-145 I played the game for 6 hours straight on Saturday to get through the story just to see it through to the end. If I hadn't complete it in that sitting I think those three stars would've disintegrated into two. I played the game for 6 hours straight on Saturday to get through the story just to see it through to the end. If I hadn’t complete it in that sitting I think those three stars would’ve disintegrated into two.

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