Google just announced the availability online blog and news reader called Google Reader. Even though the UI design and look and feel looks great, but it takes longer time to load when you wanted to subscribe a feed. They need to fix this performance issue to compete with NewsGator Online or Bloglines along with OPML support.
Marklon had a post on MSDN blog that has good tips on considerations to be taken care when one wants to write a performance driven applications. Very nice points from Mark and must read for any developer.
Microsoft Vista features a new system wide content protection scheme called PVP-OPM (Protected Video Path Output Protection Management). As per PC World, Microsoft Vista’s content protection will block or blur the HD movies on today’s monitors.
Forthcoming Blu-ray and HD-DVD discs which promise high resolution than standard DVD’s, will be protected from pirating using a scheme known as AACS (Advanced Access Control System). According to Microsoft, PPVP-OPM will prevent pirates from attaching recording devices directly to PC graphics card DVI or HDMI video outputs in order to capture a digital copy of the disc. Also, PVP-UAB (Protected Video Path User-Accessible Bus) will prevent computer owners from installing data capture cards in order to grab HD movies straight off the PCI express bus.
But wondering what I need to do if I want to rip or copy my own movies ? May be the PVP-OPM will work only for encrypted copies, and was done from Blu-Ray or HD-DVD discs by default when movie makers releases a DVD. In a side note, it seems one may not able to able to watch HD-DVD or Blu-ray discs on current monitors, and need to have HDCP-compliant display monitors to do the job. This could be a costly upgrade. So, better I will hold the plan of buying a new 19″ LCD monitor for time being.
The more polished, graphics ready highly anticipated operating system, Microsoft Vista aka code name Longhorn BETA2 is expected in November. It won’t speed up introduction of this system but it at least means that we are one step closer to the Q4 2006 introduction.
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Brian Madden has collected the new features of Terminal Server in Longhorn from various sources.
For the complete list of features, check the article Brian Madden article.
