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Lala Shutting Down

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CodeHog
CodeHog writes "With no explanation and just like that Lala is shutting down and directing people to iTunes. And only a brief message here. As of May 31st the web service will no longer work. At least you get to keep your downloaded versions. I hope Apple has a decent replacement for this service."

Comment: Re:A good plot (Score 1) 951

by CodeHog (#31317528) Attached to: How Do You Get Users To Read Error Messages?
Ah, bad word usage on my part. By work, I mean actually reading the error message and determining if it's a problem or not. For example, one app I built compiles text into an XML file that is used by another application to build the final product. Users can enter data that may not compile correctly but can still be used in the final build. The error message states this but users will still call and say they don't know what to do. I usually suggest reading the error message. I guess it's more of a warning. And there are the ones that say, could you just finish up the thing I was working on for me instead of fixing the application?

Comment: A good plot (Score 4, Funny) 951

by CodeHog (#31315482) Attached to: How Do You Get Users To Read Error Messages?
The error message has to have a good plot and some character development. Pull the users in with that and then get the error message across. Ok, seriously, as a writer of error messages at times, I have found putting in 'interesting' wording works sometimes with some of the more intelligent users. Unfortunately, there will always be the ones that just want someone else to do their work. I suggest that they be burned because they're witches.

Comment: Summoning it Up (Score 1) 456

by CodeHog (#31228722) Attached to: Things To Look For In a Web Hosting Company?
The old company I was with sux. But this new company is the shit. You should use it. And here's a link. In serious, I was hoping to gain more insight into the world of web hosting. Which I did and that is nearly everyone is trying to resell to everyone else. And you really need to know what is important to you because the spectrum of services are from a basic service to enterprise level services. Other than that, pick one and go with it until the suck and then find another.
Space

Space Photos Taken From Shed Stun Astronomers 149

Posted by timothy
from the love-the-gold-mylar dept.
krou writes "Amateur astronomer Peter Shah has stunned astronomers around the world with amazing photos of the universe taken from his garden shed. Shah spent £20,000 on the equipment, hooking up a telescope in his shed to his home computer, and the results are being compared to images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. 'Most men like to putter about in their garden shed,' said Shah, 'but mine is a bit more high tech than most. I have fitted it with a sliding roof so I can sit in comfort and look at the heavens. I have a very modest set up, but it just goes to show that a window to the universe is there for all of us – even with the smallest budgets. I had to be patient and take the images over a period of several months because the skies in Britain are often clouded over and you need clear conditions.' His images include the Monkey's head nebula, M33 Pinwheel Galaxy, Andromeda Galaxy and the Flaming Star Nebula, and are being put together for a book."
Technology

Direct TV to Launch 3D Channel->

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CodeHog
CodeHog writes "Hang on to the glasses you got watching Avatar here comes the first 3D channel. Various outlets are reporting Direct TV is set to launch the first 3D channel in 2010. What do Slashdotters think about this? I watched Coraline in 3d last night and came away less than excited about the technology."
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