Mar 31, 2003 | audio, hardware, video
There’s an exploding market for home media centers. I can’t cover all the new equipment, but maybe this will help. I have a huge digital music library on my computers, which I maintain scrupulously – all sorted into folders, with ID3 tags for artist and album and...
Jan 29, 2003 | audio, software, video
Learn to live without Real One Player. You won’t be able to play some audio and video streams – but your computer will thank you. Real Networks has earned a special place for its devious behavior – installing flashing icons down by the clock, popping up incessant...
Jan 10, 2003 | hardware, mobile, video
A great new buzz word has turned up. You’ve heard about “time shifting,” in which you use a video-recording device – a VCR or a TIVO – to delay the viewing of live content, such as TV shows. This year will see the introduction of a wealth of portable...
Jan 10, 2003 | audio, computers, hardware, video
There’s exciting stuff being developed that will change the way your home entertainment system works. It will take a couple of years for it all to come to fruition, but the devices in the pipeline look very appealing. Here’s an article that sums up some of the trends....
