Audio Codec Quality Shootout
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New High Quality Video Codec (h.264)
New High Quality Video Codec (h.264)
04/20/2004 02:05 PM
MacCentral reports on Apple demoing a new high quality video codec at
the NAB conference.
The newest HD codec is called h.264 or "MPEG-4 Part 10" a...
New DivX Codec Provides Quality, Feature
Enhancements
New DivX Codec Provides Quality, Feature
Enhancements
07/16/2004 11:51 AMDivXNetworks Inc. released version 5.2 of their popular codec on
Thursday, with substantial improvements in video quality and a bitrate
calculator to help manage file sizes.
Apple demos new high-quality video codec
at NAB
Apple demos new high-quality video codec
at NAB
04/20/2004 03:16 AMIn addition to the five product announcements made on Sunday and the
upgrades to the notebook product line-up on Monday, Apple Computer
Inc. still had a surprise for people visiting their booth at this
week's National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas,
NV. Apple demonstrated at its booth an advanced HD video codec, dubbed
h.267 or MPEG-4 Part 10 by the MPEG LA governing body.
Apple demos high-quality H.264 video
codec at NAB.
Apple demos high-quality H.264 video
codec at NAB.
04/20/2004 10:03 PMMacCentral:
Appl
e demos high-quality H.264 video codec at NAB. Took 'em long
enough; Casanova said it was coming soon at SXSW 2003.
Apple demos new high-quality video codec
at NAB (MacCentral)
Apple demos new high-quality video codec
at NAB (MacCentral)
04/20/2004 12:22 AMMacCentral - In addition to the five product announcements made on
Sunday and the upgrades to the notebook product line-up on Monday,
Apple Computer Inc. still had a surprise for people visiting their
booth at this week's National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show
in Las Vegas, NV. Apple demonstrated at its booth an advanced HD video
codec, dubbed h.267 or MPEG-4 Part 10 by the MPEG LA governing body.
Pro Audio Shootout: Cakewalk Sonar vs.
Steinberg Cubase
Pro Audio Shootout: Cakewalk Sonar vs.
Steinberg Cubase
02/05/2005 09:28 PMThe Digital Music Doctor has released a new analysis comparing the
advantages of two pro audio software leaders—Steinberg Cubase SX 3 and
Cakewalk Sonar 4. The differences highlighted in this study can help
musicians decide which product is more suitable for their needs.
[PRWEB Feb 3, 2005]
Audio codec targets next generation
mobiles
Audio codec targets next generation
mobiles
04/20/2004 01:56 AMElectronics Talk Apr 20 2004 6:07AM GMT
Monkey's Audio Codec non-win32 ports
Monkey's Audio Codec non-win32 ports
04/06/2005 12:02 AMmac-port new release
Java Free Lossless Audio Codec
Java Free Lossless Audio Codec
05/02/2004 04:44 PMVersion 0.1 Released!
Audio and Video Codec List Removal and
Tweaking
Audio and Video Codec List Removal and
Tweaking
06/07/2004 03:43 PMNew REALTEK AC97 Audio Codec Version
A3.63 Released
New REALTEK AC97 Audio Codec Version
A3.63 Released
09/20/2004 07:30 PMNew drivers have been for intergrated sound cards based on the Realtek
AC97 audio codec. This is version A3.63 and is WHQL certified. It
supports the following (Alc-101/201/202/203/250/650/655/658/850).
Dspfactory announces worlds lowest power
Sub Band Codec for audio Bluetooth
devices
Dspfactory announces worlds lowest power
Sub Band Codec for audio Bluetooth
devices
12/09/2003 03:44 PMCanadaIT.com Dec 9 2003 2:22PM ET
Better quality audio for Mind Hacks
interview
Better quality audio for Mind Hacks
interview
12/22/2004 01:29 AM
Mark Frauenfelder:
Here's a BitTorrent file for a much better-sounding version of my
interview with Matt Webb of Mind Hacks. (Here's the
original entry).
Link (Thanks, Torrentocracy!)
Quality assurance: Does QA really assure
quality?
Quality assurance: Does QA really assure
quality?
07/14/2002 11:29 PMCNET Jul 14 2002 10:13PM ET
Sound Audio Systems Announces Huge Sale
on Selected Professional Audio Products
Sound Audio Systems Announces Huge Sale
on Selected Professional Audio Products
03/14/2005 05:26 PMSound Audio Systems announced today that the company will have a huge
sale on selected items. [PRWEB Mar 1, 2005]
Elemental Audio offers Neodynium audio
compressor
Elemental Audio offers Neodynium audio
compressor
09/14/2004 07:23 AMElemental Audio Systems on Tuesday introduced
Neo
dynium, a plug-in for RTAS, Audio Unit and VST-compatible audio
software designed for compression and dynamics processing. It uses an
"I/O Map" visual interface that helps audio pros optimize and direct
their efforts, rather than relying on more common transfer curves and
displays. Neodynium costs US$159 (and is available for $139 for a
limited time). It works with Digidesign Pro Tools, Emagic Logic and
other software. System requirements call for a G3 or faster with Mac
OS X v10.2 or newer and a compatible host application.
Low End GFX Shootout
Low End GFX Shootout
07/06/2004 06:43 PMWestec InterActive Selects the Voice
Tracker™ Array Microphone for Enhanced
Audio in Retail and Restaurant
Audio/Video Surveillance and Operations
Audit
Westec InterActive Selects the Voice
Tracker™ Array Microphone for Enhanced
Audio in Retail and Restaurant
Audio/Video Surveillance and Operations
Audit
03/17/2005 03:36 AMWestec InterActive, the leader in interactive remote security
monitoring for convenience store, retail, restaurant and other
business applications, selected Acoustic Magic’s Voice Tracker™ array
microphone to be used for enhanced audio for audio/video monitoring.
Enhanced audio is especially important for Operational Audits,
enabling clear reception of conversations between employees and
customers. [PRWEB Mar 17, 2005]
Enhancing all audio output via Audio
Hijack
Enhancing all audio output via Audio
Hijack
09/03/2004 08:46 AMThis is kind of a followup to this previous hint regarding an iTunes
equalizer setting.
Something I do as a matter of course is configure Audio Hijack Pro to
enhance the sound that iTunes (and DVD Player, Real Player, you na...
Audio controller promises next gen audio
systems
Audio controller promises next gen audio
systems
06/25/2004 11:57 AMThe latest version of Oxford Semiconductor's OXFW970 FireWire audio
controller IC allows next generation audio systems to be easily added
to desktop and notebook systems on the Mac and PC platforms, reports
electropages in an article noted at MacSurfer...
M-Audio introduces Revolution 5.1 audio
card
M-Audio introduces Revolution 5.1 audio
card
08/04/2004 10:03 AMM-Audio on Wednesday introduced the
Revolution 5.1, a surround sound audio card
compatible with both Macs and PCs. The PCI card comes bundled with
Aspyr Media's Wakeboarding Unleashed featuring Shaun Murray, billed as
the first Mac game optimized for surround sound. The Revolution 5.1 is
available for US$99.95.
The great 64-bit shootout.
The great 64-bit shootout.
09/20/2004 09:22 PMInfoWorld:
The great 64-bit shootout. I don't agree that percent of peak is
a useful metric for customers, but otherwise it's a decent article.
5 Heatsink Shootout
5 Heatsink Shootout
12/12/2003 09:11 AMATI GFX Shootout @ Driverheaven
ATI GFX Shootout @ Driverheaven
07/01/2004 03:29 PMShootout at the So-So Corral
Shootout at the So-So Corral
05/24/2004 04:50 AMGamers with a hankerin' for a western-themed shooter get their wish in
Red Dead Revolver, but everyone else may want to mosey on by. By Lore
Sjöberg.
Webcam Shootout
Webcam Shootout
09/08/2004 08:45 AM
I don't use webcams, because I am ugly. But once upon a
time, I was a pretty princess of a man, and had a pretty good time
playing around with basic video chat and periodic Brady Bunch groups
of pictures on webpages. And while I think it's sort of the received
wisdom that all webcams suck equally, Tom's Hardware took it upon
themselves to see if that was really the case. The result? Not only
can you pay up to $200 for a simple webcam, it seems the more you pay,
the better the quality. Amazing!
Re
ad - Webcam Quality Test Shootout [TomsHardware]
Wi-Fi Shootout in the Desert
Wi-Fi Shootout in the Desert
08/03/2004 05:26 AMHackers gathering for DefCon's annual conference think they may have
broken a world record for Wi-Fi connectivity. But even if they didn't,
they had lots of fun trying. Kim Zetter reports from Las Vegas.
Dot-Net vs. J2EE shootout.
Dot-Net vs. J2EE shootout.
03/12/2003 11:18 PMThe shootout was
a bit too long and a little too fluffy, but I enjoyed it. I took 20
pages of notes and I will probably write them up for you later but for
right now, I'll just give you some quotes from the J2EE team:
Mark Fleury:
The worst dog of them all is SOAP.
Sang Shin:
Security is not an industry problem, it is a Microsoft problem.
Mark Fleury:
C# to be the number one language in two years: you've got to be
kidding me.
Mark Fleury:
JBoss is a responsible, moral, and open player.
Sang Shin:
Web services is like teenage sex, everybody is talking about it but
nobody is doing it.
Sang Shin:
My grandmother called me last night to tell me that she is doing web
services.
Mark Fleury:
ADO sucks, Dot-Net caching is not there.
Greg Ackerman:
C# is great, very Java like.
Dot-Net vs. Java shootout at NCSU.
Dot-Net vs. Java shootout at NCSU.
03/11/2003 09:43 AM
In addition to offering a
week of
high-tech training for $95, TechEngage has also arranged a
Dot-Net vs. Java
shootout on Wednesday, March 12, 6:30 PM, at the N.C. State
University College of Management in Raleigh, N.C. Representatives from
Microsoft and Borland will face off against representatives from IBM,
JBoss, and Sun.
3 Die in Shootout Between U.N. Police in
Kosovo
3 Die in Shootout Between U.N. Police in
Kosovo
04/17/2004 06:03 PMTwo Americans working with the United Nations in Kosovo were killed
when a Jordanian officer, also working with the United Nations, opened
fire on them.
Notes from the Dot-Net vs J2EE shootout
Notes from the Dot-Net vs J2EE shootout
03/15/2003 01:29 PM
Here are my notes from the
TechEngage J2EE vs. Dot-Net
shootout. I tried to be objective while I took these notes
Wednesday and while I typed them in today. I may have made some
mistakes and I may have let some of my open-source/Java bias show
through. You be the judge and leave a comment if you see something
that does not look right.
Opening Statements
MS [Dot-Net]: Dot-Net is a vision of XML web services enabled
by the Dot-Net Framework that happens on the Windows platform. The
evolution of computing goes like this: Mainframe OLTP, Client-server
OLTP, N-Tier TP monitors (MTS 1997, first OTM), web applications
(J2EE, Cold Fusion, Windows DNA), and finally Web Services on the
Dot-Net
platform. When people learn about Dot-Net they wonder where is the app
server? The app server is the Dot-Net Framework, Windows 2003 Server
(with load balancing and clustering), plus developer tools (like
Borland Sidewinder and Together Control Center). Windows is the app
server.
Sam Shim, Sun [J2EE]: Let's talk about Microsoft's contribution
to the evolution of computing. Microsoft's contribution is Fear,
Uncertainty, and Doubt. F. U. D. FUD. Let's talk about some of the FUD
that Microsoft is spreading. FUD #1 is that J2EE is expensive. Don't
listen to them. J2EE is free. The analysts at Gartner say that the
hidden cost of Dot-Net is 40%-60% (sorry, couldn't follow this). FUD
#2 is that the Dot-Net server is a product. Dot-Net server is not a
product yet. Once it is released, how many bugs will it have? How many
security problems?
Microsoft says that portability is not important. This is very
important. Microsoft wants to lock you in. Single vendor lock-in.
Lock-in is not a horrible problem when you are talking about
applications like office suites, but for infrastructure, single vendor
lock-in is very dangerous and expensive. Microsoft touts
interoperability, but only as a bait to draw you into single vendor
lock-in. They also say that J2EE is no good for web services:
wrong.
FUD #4 is that Dot-Net performs better. This is only true in Microsoft
funded benchmarks that are tuned in favor of Microsoft. And look at
this paper about the Dot-Net Petshop, it shows that the Petshop is
pure spaghetti code. Look at this method call from the Dot-Net Petshop
(everybody laughs), this method has 36 arguments. Spaghetti!
FUD #5 is that Microsoft believes in standards and interoperability,
but Dot-Net is not a standard. Only about 5% of Dot-Net has been
submitted as a standard. None of the important stuff you need to
develop app is standard: Winforms, ADO, etc. Even when Microsoft
supports a standard, they always add that "Microsoft extra" that
breaks compatility with other implementations of the standard. Here is
a list of examples: Kerberos, etc. etc.
Greg Ackerman, IBM [J2EE]: I like Letterman and his top ten
list so here is my top ten list for J2EE:
1. Openness, avoid single user lock-in
2. Web services, J2EE fully supports
3. Superior platform support, TCO, scalability, Linux
J2EE websphere reference customers (eBay)
4. Products designed to fit your needs
5. J2EE connects to what you already have
6. World class leading development tools
7. Best dev support programs
8. Partner support
9. IBM does not compete with ISVs
10. J2EE is a complete platform
Mark Fleury, JBoss [J2EE]: We are free and we don't suck. JBoss
supports all of the J2EE standards and helps Sun to write those
standards. JBoss has a services oriented architecture, a microkernel,
and a sophisticated net-boot capability. JBoss brings you unified
classloading, no more ClassNotFoundExceptions. If JBoss can't find
your class, then your class really can't be found.
I'm very impressed with Dot-Net. The method and class atributes
support Aspect Oriented Programming. JBoss does some of the same
things, adding capabilities to your classes by using attributes,
dynamic proxies, and interceptors. All of this stuff can work outside
of the JBoss platform too.
JBoss is the defacto standard. 150,000 downloads per month. App server
market share is 48% JBoss, 28% BEA, and then the others. JBoss offers
extreme stability. JBoss group is 30 people and growing fast. Some of
our references customers: EA Games SIMs online is all JBoss, Playboy
(I'm very proud of this), BASF, MITRE, McDonalds, etc. etc.
Richard Weeks, NetEdge [Dot-Net]: Customers use different
programming languages and Dot-Net supports 40-50 different languages.
Dot-Net is all about multi-language support. Those Java guys want you
to rewrite all of your code, don't do it. Don't rewrite your code, get
interoperability with web services. Dot-Net does not leave anything
behind, you can still use your old code.
Richard Lee, Borland [Dot-Net]: Open source is good, but
sometimes there is too much choice. Microsoft has learned from Java
and open source and has taken the best aspects of them and has built
them into Dot-Net. Borland knows how good Dot-Net is because Dot-Net
made it possible for us to build products very quickly. Our Dot-Net
products come out of our Rapid Application Development (RAD) group
because they are so rapid. Dot-Net makes things so easy, Microsoft is
not the dark side, they are our friends.
Q1: What sets your platform apart?
Sam Shim, Sun [J2EE]: Our vision has always been "the network
is the computer". We have been active in open source software with
Open Office, Netbeans, and Apache. J2ME is everywhere. Java is
everywhere from cars, computers, and phones to rings, smart cards,
etc. Java makes true end-to-end computing possible. Our innovation
continues with the N1 project which promises complete virtualization
of resources, ORION to solve maintenance and upgrade problems, and
Madhatter to bring Linux and open source to the desktop.
Greg Ackerman, IBM [J2EE]: The things that set J2EE apart are
openness, standards, and choice. The things that set Websphere apart
are scalability/TCO, web services, comprehensiveness, dev support,
business partner support, support for open source, and most
importantly community.
Mark Fleury, JBoss [J2EE]: Everybody brags about open source.
At least Microsoft is honest about it. Microsoft does not like open
source and they say so. Sun is very hypocritical about open source.
Both Sun and Microsoft have accused JBoss of taking away the license
revenue money that drives R&D. Guilty as charged! The truth is
this: the big guys can't compete at the container level and that is
why you hear about portal this schmortal that. SOURCE CODE is what
sets us apart. The advantages of J2EE are that it is mature, free, and
ubiquitous. Dot-Net on the other hand is expensive and buggy.
Remember, JBoss wants to commoditize the app server and Microsoft
wants to commoditize the developer.
Richard Weeks, NetEdge [Dot-Net]: Dot-Net supports both managed
and unmanaged code. Dot-Net is flexible. Sometimes web service
implementations don't really follow the standard and Dot-Net helps you
to get around this by allowing you to tweak how it's implemented.
Plus, you can call COM objects. I know BEA has some Java2COM tool, but
Dot-Net's COM support is better. The SDK and the class libraries are
free and there are lots of free tools, SharpDevelop for example. You
don't need a big expensive app server because Dot-Net gives you
choices. You can use only the small parts that you need. Use your old
code, don't rewrite it.
Microsoft [Dot-Net]: Windows is the app server and Windows is
not expensive. Windows Advanced Server is only $5000. Microsoft and
IBM are driving the web services standards, not Sun. Windows is a
standards-based integration platform and platform integration gives
Dot-Net much better performance than Java. The Dot-Net developer
experience is fantastic. We've got multi-language support, the best
web application development environment ever in ASP.NET, ADO.NET, and
a strong versioning story.
REBUTTAL: Sam Shim, Sun [J2EE]: Sun was not involved in the Web
services standards because Bill Gates was playing politics. Bill made
sure that Sun did not get invited. Microsoft wants royalty based
licensing included in standards. Microsoft wants to charge for every
packet of information and monopolize the internet.
Q2: show and tell how you support web services?
Greg Ackerman, IBM [J2EE]: Websphere supports "on demand"
computing which allows you to compose your applications as reusable
services. Let's look at a demo of creating a web services using
Websphere Studio (shows an AVI animation of Websphere Studio). Let's
build a stock quote web service. You can build in Websphere Studio and
then use a Dot-Net client to access the web service.
Mark Fleury, JBoss [J2EE]: This is when I go Phbbbbtbphphppph
(makes a loud farting sound with his lips). Web services is totally
vendor driven and all hype, but JBoss supports it fully. We integrate
Axis. I don't have much else to say. Let me ask you some questions.
How many people do Java and have a Java app in production? (20 or 30
people raise their hands) How many people do Dot-Net and have a
Dot-Net app in production? (20 or 30 people raise hands) How
many people have a app that uses both Dot-Net and Java at the same
time? (nobody raises their hands) See? This
interoperability stuff is just vendor noise. You need to avoid
serialization and avoid RMI and remember SOAP is the biggest dog of
them all. B2B will not work. I worked with SAP once and found that
these guys can't even create a common object model across one company.
B2B vendors are never going to be able to create object models that
cross industries.
Richard Lee, Borland [Dot-Net]: Let's use Control Center to
create a web services. You just set the project type to C# and you are
off. You can add a class using UML notation and the code is
generated automatically. If you change the code, the diagram changes.
If you change the diagram, the code changes. You can use a wizard to
make any object into a web service.
Kenny Jones, MS [Dot-Net]: Analysts say that Microsoft has the
best support for Web services. We support web services through our
entire product line from Office, MS SQL, and MSMQ, to BizTalk, Excel,
etc. Look at you you do web services in Dot-Net Studio. You just add
an attribute to your object and it becomes a web services. Let's look
at how you use a web service in Dot-Net studio. You just add a "web
reference" and then you have a proxy object that you can use to call a
web service.
Sam Shin, Sun [J2EE]: Web services is like teenage sex:
everybody talks about it but nobody is doing it. There are three
phases of web services adoption: 1) simple (now), 2) Enterprise
Application Integration (beginning) and 3) Business web services
(2004). #3 is the most important and Sun will support it through
J2EE, UBL, ebXML, and the Liberty Alliance. It is very easy to
create web services by exposing EJBs, here is how you do it in
Netbeans (shows a wizard).
REBUTTAL: Greg Ackerman, IBM [J2EE]: the analysts are mixed on
who is the leader in web services. Some say Microsoft and some say
IBM. IBM does web services for many more customers than Microsoft
does.
REBUTTAL: Mark Fleury, JBoss [J2EE]: IBM is much better
on standards than MS.
REBUTTAL: Microsoft [Dot-Net]: J2EE support for web
services is irrelevant. App server vendors and open source software is
pushing web services much harder than Sun.
Q3: how do you support building apps for hundreds of thousands of
users?
Mark Fleury, JBoss [J2EE]: To support big applications you need
grid computing, but grids are too expansive when you must pay for
software licenses. You also need caching and JBoss has great support
for caching. Don't use serialization. Use caching. Also, you need to
integrate the stack within one virtual machine. Dow Jones uses
JBoss to support 10,000 clients.
Richard Lee, Borland [Dot-Net]: How do you build N-Tier
apps? You need to use modeling and code generation. You need to
use Model Driven Architecture (MDA). Here is a demo of MDA in Together
Control Center.
Kenny Jones, MS [Dot-Net]: We support this by the scalability
of the Windows platform with load balancing, clustering, and caching
built into ASP.Net that allows you to easily cache pages and portions
of pages. Also with distributed session state and the ADO disconnected
data set. You need technology, but you also need the knowledge and you
can get teh knowledge from the MSDN program and Microsoft Patterns and
Practices. Look at all of these customers who use Microsoft to support
giant customer bases Merril Lynch, London stock Exchange, etc.). To
summarize, the platform is scalable and the knowledge is
available.
Sam Shin, Sun [J2EE]: Java has the scalability. Sun has 64-bit
support in the Java VM. When will Microsoft have that? One VM can
scale up to 100 processors, X RAM, and X threads. Tremendous
scalability of just one Java VM. J2EE is all about scalability and
reliability. J2EE vendors compete on scalability and reliability to
benefit you. Dot-Net is constrained by Windows, Dot-Net is not
proven, Dot-Net is single-vendor lock-in. Why should you be the
Dot-Net guinea pig?
Greg Ackerman, IBM [J2EE]: IBM has a great deal of experience
in distributed computing (CORBA, Encina, etc.). J2EE is designed
for this stuff. Remember the case studies. Java and VMs
are scalable.
REBUTTAL: Microsoft [Dot-Net]: The analysts say that
portability across J2EE app servers is going to become more and more
difficult. Java app servers do contain vendor lock-in features.
Java allows you to scale to bigger more expensive hardware. With
Dot-Net you won't need to do that, you can stick with the hardware you
already have.
REBUTTAL: Mark Fleury, JBoss [J2EE]: The EJB spec does not give
you what you need to scale, you need the cache. The spec is fighting
the implementation here. J2EE is not moving fast enough. We need
Aspect Oriented Programming, from Xerox, where all good things
emanate. Dot-Net does not have what it takes here either: ADO sucks
and Dot-Net caching is not there.
Q4: explain your platform's security system?
Richard Weeks, NetEdge [Dot-Net]: Dot-Net provides code-access
security. This allows you to say where what a piece of code is allowed
to do. For example, if you have a consultant that you don't trust, you
can lock his code down so that it does not threaten you. Encryption is
built in. ASP.Net has forms based security. No more buffer
overflows because of the Dot-Net runtime. Microsoft is putting a big
emphasis on integrated securty.
Kenny Jones, MS [Dot-Net]: Windows security vulnerability is a
myth. Security is an industry wide problem, not Microsoft
problem. Windows has fewer CERT security advisories than Sun or
Redhat. Microsoft has a serious "trustworthy computing" initiative
going on. Microsoft won the Open Hack 4.0 contest. Let me
show you how code that is downloaded from the internet is treated
differently than code that lives on your hard-drive. See: this
downloaded code is not allowed to run.
Sam Shim, Sun [J2EE]: Security IS a Microsoft problem. Security
must be built-in from the beginning. You cannot just bolt it on as an
afterthought. Look at the passport fiasco. Microsoft's Passport
identity management system was centralized, single-point-of-failure,
controlled by Microsoft, and single point-of-attack. No wonder
everybody hated it and it failed. The Liberty Alliance on the
other hand is a federated system, much better. There are 52,000
viruses for Windows and the analysts say it is time to switch away
from Windows based web servers. Viruses are very expensive. The ILOVEU
virus costs us $1 billion dollars. NIMBDA costs $2.6 billion.
Recently, Microsoft's Craig Mundie said "we've been thinking about
security for almost three years now." Microsoft has been in
business for 27 years. It took them 24 years to realized that security
is important.
Greg Ackerman, IBM [J2EE]: Good for Microsoft! They finally
realize that security is important, but security needs to be built-in
from the start. Look at Dot-Net security: sandboxing,
code-access security, not exactly novel concepts. Dot-Net security is
just a copy of Java security. IBM is cooperating with Microsoft
on Web services security.
Mark Fleury, JBoss [J2EE]: UNIX has had better security than
Windows for many years. Security cannot be bolted on. Java
security is excellent. JBoss did JAAS security years ago, before all
of the other app server vendors. JBoss can also use interceptors
to add additional security.
REBUTTAL: Sam Shin, Sun [J2EE]: Microsoft FUD #9 is that
Dot-Net is secure. Dot-Net depends on COM+ which is not managed code
and is therefore unsecure. C# permits unsafe and unsecure code.
Passport has already been hacked.
Closing Statements
MS [Dot-Net]: Let's take a look at what it takes to build a
mobile web app, one with an adaptive UI that looks different depending
on which device you use to access it. Let me cut-and-paste some code
here and let's try to run it. Oh no, the Dot-Net server is not
responding (his computer appears to lock-up). Analysts say that
C# is going to be the number #1 language in two years.
Mark Fleury, JBoss [J2EE]: C# to be the #1 language in two
years? You're freaking kidding me. Dot-Net has some good features, but
multi-language support is just cute, no more. Without portability off
of the Windows platform, Dot-Net will go nowhere.
Sam Shim, Sun [J2EE]: Java is the most powerful development
technology ever. There are 3 million Java developers, 65 million
Java enabled phones, 8 million lines of Java source contributed to
open source, etc. etc. The development resources are all free: open
source software is almost all Java, tutorials, knowledge base,
community!
Greg Ackerman, IBM [J2EE]: C# is great, very Java like.
Make the rational choice (no pun intended). VB.Net has a big learning
curve, even for veteran VB programmers. C# does too, so why
don't you just go directly to Java. We will welcome you into the
community. Come on out the the Websphere Users Group and the Java
Users Group meetings in the Park.
Mark Fleury, JBoss [J2EE]: JBoss is a responsible, moral,
and open player. Let JBoss be the standard, not Dot-Net or J2EE.
Richard Weeks, NetEdge [Dot-Net]: We keep hearing about free
this and free that. Open source is not free. Support costs
money. Multi-language is not just a cute feature. Each language
has it's own unique advantages and disadvantages. C# and Java are
different. C# is better.
The Athlon 64 Motherboard Shootout
The Athlon 64 Motherboard Shootout
01/26/2004 05:23 PMGeForce FX 5900XT Shootout
GeForce FX 5900XT Shootout
06/12/2004 05:24 PMDefcon Wi-Fi shootout results
Defcon Wi-Fi shootout results
08/04/2004 01:47 PM
Wireless tech guru and pal 'o' BoingBoing
Frank Keeney sends word of results
from the annual WiFi shootout (an event at
Defcon that seeks to determine just how far an 802.11 WLAN range can
extend). And here are the winners, according to event organizer Dave:
3 teenagers from Ohio used Orinoco Gold 30 milliwatt USB
adapters mounted on the feedpoints of two 10 foot dishes, and shot
55.1 miles.
Yes, that's fifty-five point one miles! This is a new world's record
for an unamplified shot! Complete details will be in a press release,
which should come out in the next few days.
Link to Wi-Fi Shootout
home page.
"the first Gurus v. Bloggers Design
Shootout"
"the first Gurus v. Bloggers Design
Shootout"
04/10/2004 09:49 PMXbox Shootout: Doom 3 vs. Halo 2
Xbox Shootout: Doom 3 vs. Halo 2
04/09/2005 07:41 AMAbcnews.go.com - Fri Apr 8, 05:32 pm GMT
Dual Channel Memory Shootout
Dual Channel Memory Shootout
07/15/2004 10:27 PMDefcon Wifi Shootout Contest
Defcon Wifi Shootout Contest
06/13/2004 02:36 AMGet ready for the second annual "Defcon Wifi Shootout Contest", July
30 - August 1, 2004, at this year's Defcon in Vegas.
The goal of this year's contest is to achieve the greatest possible
connect distance between two 802.11b stations through innovative
engineering and antenna design. Wonderful prizes and fun are
available to all who participate!
Link (
via socalwug)
3D Graphics Price-Performance Shootout
3D Graphics Price-Performance Shootout
03/30/2005 01:51 AMFeature: We put 17 GPU configurations through the benchmark wringer,
and tell you which ones give you the most (and the least) for your
money.
Grok Description matches for Audio Codec Quality Shootout
GrokA matches for Audio Codec Quality Shootout
New Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.71
New Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.71
04/13/2005 11:47 AMNew Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.63
New Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.63
09/08/2004 10:44 AMNew Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.60
New Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.60
06/29/2004 06:44 PMNew Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.59
New Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.59
05/21/2004 05:25 PMNew Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.62
New Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.62
08/06/2004 04:42 PMNew Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.68
New Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.68
12/30/2004 10:01 AMNew Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.67
New Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.67
12/19/2004 03:00 PMNew Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.56
New Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.56
03/08/2004 11:06 PMNew Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.631
New Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.631
09/20/2004 04:30 PMRealtek High Definition Audio drivers
1.18
Realtek High Definition Audio drivers
1.18
03/31/2005 12:34 PMExtract raw CD audio data
Extract raw CD audio data
06/09/2004 10:31 AMI recently wanted to extract the audio from an entire CD as a single
gapless track, even though the CD itself has multiple tracks. Yes,
iTunes already has a feature to do this; the following hint is for the
power users among ...
Realtek Beta Audio Driver for Windows
2003/XP AMD64 OS
Realtek Beta Audio Driver for Windows
2003/XP AMD64 OS
02/10/2004 12:07 PMRemove Foreign Fonts, Extract Audio for
a Site, Find a Web Host
Remove Foreign Fonts, Extract Audio for
a Site, Find a Web Host
08/01/2004 06:58 AMG4 Tech TV Aug 1 2004 11:14AM GMT
AAC Audio Format Selected for DVD Audio
AAC Audio Format Selected for DVD Audio
04/09/2004 04:10 PMTony Smith writes for the Register, “The AAC (Advanced Audio
Codec), the audio format supported by Apple’s iTunes Music Store,
has been chosen as a key future DVD Audio disc technology by the
standard’s governing body, the DVD Forum.” [Mar 25]
Rogue Amoeba Updates Audio Hijack Pro,
Audio Hijack, and Nicecast
Rogue Amoeba Updates Audio Hijack Pro,
Audio Hijack, and Nicecast
04/09/2004 04:11 PMRogue Amoeba
Software has released a flurry of free updates for its products. A
moderate update to
Audio
Hijack Pro, the company's feature-rich application for recording
any audio, has bumped it to version 1.3. This update includes a fix
for recording iTunes when crossfades are on, as well as other small
improvements. Audio Hijack Pro 2 is in heavy development, and is
expected to be released sometime this summer.
Like Pixels? Check out
MacDesignWhat Is a Codec?
What Is a Codec?
07/17/2004 10:09 AMG4 Tech TV Jul 17 2004 2:10PM GMT
Codec 7.8d
Codec 7.8d
09/06/2004 07:21 AM Audio Codec Quality Shootout
