tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35901825.post6899808051625652480..comments2024-03-19T06:03:40.451+10:00Comments on marxy's musing on technology: A Chat with Ben and Pete - Episode 8Peter Markshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007012724570360389noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35901825.post-86520369957523401592007-12-19T11:35:00.000+10:002007-12-19T11:35:00.000+10:00I like the RJ series plugs, but that little lockin...I like the RJ series plugs, but that little locking bit is indeed very fragile. I can't count how many I've destroyed accidentally while untangling some cat5 or snaking it through a rack.<BR/><BR/>There are some boots available that shroud the end of the locking tab and prevent it getting tangled, but most of them are so thick they make it quite difficult to unlock the plug again once it is in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35901825.post-87019389007932461702007-12-19T05:29:00.000+10:002007-12-19T05:29:00.000+10:00Strikes me that we should come up with a more cons...Strikes me that we should come up with a more consumer friendly ethernet connector and just run power over ethernet for our peripherals.<BR/><BR/>(Dang I hate those little RJ45 clips!)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for you thoughtful comments.Peter Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13007012724570360389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35901825.post-28691478162455872182007-12-18T23:55:00.000+10:002007-12-18T23:55:00.000+10:00Flash support on older or non-mainstream Linux dis...Flash support on older or non-mainstream Linux distributions is pretty poor. The latest Flash players will crash Firefox on non-ALSA equipped distributions, removing support for the legacy sound architecture was a rather nasty breaking change IMO. They could have at least handled it gracefully.<BR/><BR/>Call me paranoid, but I don't think I'd trust Amazon with my data. The idea has some merit,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35901825.post-3310968321839524722007-12-17T16:01:00.000+10:002007-12-17T16:01:00.000+10:00Thanks for your comments Alastair.I'm just downloa...Thanks for your comments Alastair.<BR/><BR/>I'm just downloaded Miro, must admit I'd never heard of it before. Looks great!<BR/><BR/>Totally agree that peer to peer technology is the future of large file distribution. <BR/><BR/>On 64bit support in Flash player, isn't Apple's Leopard now 64 bit? I guess it somehow makes it transparent to apps or presumably the web browsers are still 32 bit.<BR/><Peter Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13007012724570360389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35901825.post-50495172167008382812007-12-17T15:40:00.000+10:002007-12-17T15:40:00.000+10:00One more thing, I just wanted to correct Ben's com...One more thing, I just wanted to correct Ben's comment that Adobe's Flash was available on Linux, MacOS and Windows. A crucial caveat is that on Linux this is restricted to 32-bit architectures only.<BR/><BR/>Adobe's persistent refusal to support 64-bit OS is a source of continuing frustration, because you're not likely to encounter the limitation until *after* you've installed the OS! And the Alastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954201522416957112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35901825.post-9985986541180365842007-12-17T09:48:00.000+10:002007-12-17T09:48:00.000+10:00In relation to some of the video problems Ben ment...In relation to some of the video problems Ben mentioned, I feel compelled to mention <A HREF="http://www.getmiro.com/" REL="nofollow">Miro</A>.<BR/><BR/>Miro's built-in BitTorrent client can obviously reduce the bandwidth demands on the server, and hence lower the barrier to entry for video content distribution. Which is a good thing obviously.<BR/><BR/>I use Miro for quickly and easily Alastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954201522416957112noreply@blogger.com