Robert’s Rants & Rationalizations

I get very frustrated with sites that take more than five (5) minutes to send you items like your lost username, password, and software licenses (if they do it this way).

When you ask for these items from websites, you are ON their site at that time, so you should receive it, then! I can be seen clicking on my (send/receive) icon for my e-mail client to get the latest, greatest e-mails. I’ve been waiting, now, for four (4) minutes after landing on a page that states “License Codes Sent!”. I was sent to the developer’s website from the application, too!

Come on, folks! If your web script can find my credentials in miliseconds, and the response is to tell me the code I want has been sent, you can make sure it was sent!

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FreeDocumentaries

Posted in Computing, General, What? on January 9th, 2010

via freedocumentaries.org

Hmm, this popped up on Lifehacker.org site…still not sure, but maybe the filmmakers released these into the Public Domain?

FreeDocumentaries is a large repository of documentary films that have been released by their respective copyright owners for public display.

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Klipsch LightSpeakers Screw Into Light Bulb Sockets, Play Music Wirelessly [Home Audio]

Posted in What? on January 5th, 2010

Dig this!-rob

http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/iBpJXsPpVCs/klipsch-lightspeakers-screw-into-light-bulb-sockets-play-music-wirelessly

These Klipsch LightSpeakers may be ugly as sin, but the idea of having speakers and LED lights in the same light bulb unit should appeal to haters of wires and unnecessary gadgetry.

The LED light bulb fits 5 and 6-inch light fixtures and is completely dimmable, meaning you can replace the usual bulbs you use with a set of these Klipsch ones, which will last for 40,000 hours apparently. Pipe music wirelessly through to the lights, which contain a 2.5-inch wide dispersion driver and uses up 20 watts. The LightSpeaker kit comes with a transmitter, which connects to a PC, CD player or iPod and sends the audio to up to eight of the light bulbs with two separate zones.

The two LightSpeakers, transmitter, remote and cables cost $599, with individual LightSpeakers on sale for $249 at the end of the month. [Klipsch via BusinessWire]