Finally, I get an email from GOOGLE announcing that my account for Google Page Creator has been enabled. You can find my pages here: http://huguogang.googlepages.com/.
Currently, there is not much content there. But, if you use Gmail, I highly recommend you have a look at this page: Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts. There is a .pdf file on the page that you can print out as a quick reference for the keyboard shortcuts. Another better cheat sheet can be found here: http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~kanmy/gmail/gmailKeys.html. You only need to print the first page, and it contains some undocumented shortcuts.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
French Want a Bite of Apple
A recent bill proposed in French pending final approval is targeting companies like Apple and Sony. See the news here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4833010.stm. They basically require open DRM technology to allow competitions in both music player devices and download services.
That actually raised a big question I have had for a long time. Why is Microsoft gets a slap in the hand when they are trying to bundle IE with Windows, while Apple can enjoy bundling MAC, iPod, iTunes together to make huge profits. My theory goes like this: due to their close tie to the entertainment industry, they are able to negotiate a deal with big music companies with favorable terms. Then they use this advantage to force consumer to buy iPod, because you just cannot get anything else that can play the downloaded music. And, of course they provide iTunes for free, bundled with QuickTime player free download so that you won’t want to buy other music or movie player software.
YES is my vote, if I were to vote for the bill.
Update I found this insightful article from Wired: How France is Saving Civilization
Update An editorial on San Francisco Chronicle: Don't Dare Copy This
That actually raised a big question I have had for a long time. Why is Microsoft gets a slap in the hand when they are trying to bundle IE with Windows, while Apple can enjoy bundling MAC, iPod, iTunes together to make huge profits. My theory goes like this: due to their close tie to the entertainment industry, they are able to negotiate a deal with big music companies with favorable terms. Then they use this advantage to force consumer to buy iPod, because you just cannot get anything else that can play the downloaded music. And, of course they provide iTunes for free, bundled with QuickTime player free download so that you won’t want to buy other music or movie player software.
YES is my vote, if I were to vote for the bill.
Update I found this insightful article from Wired: How France is Saving Civilization
Update An editorial on San Francisco Chronicle: Don't Dare Copy This
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