pay-as-you-go-has-got-to-go

Both Microsoft and Google have released pay-as-you-go software subscription services. Google has released "Google Apps Premier Edition" for $50 a year you get, Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar, Docs & Spreadsheets, Page Creator and Start Page with more space (10gigs), no adds, 24/7 assistance and many more small perks. According to arstechnica.com Microsoft has started testing subscription based software in South Africa, Mexico, and Romania. $15 a month can get you use of Office 2003. In an industry that is all ready hurting due to piracy is a pay-as-you-go business plan going to work, or are most companies and schools going save money by purchasing old copies of Microsoft Office at a discounted price and using it until it is obsolete. Or are other open source ideas like Openoffice going to catch on with major companies and education institutions? In a world full of subscription based technology (internet, TV, Tivo, cellular service, electricity, netflix) is there anymore money left for the consumer shell out at the end of the month for the most up-to-date Microsoft Office? Or does the consumer just care about getting the cheapest deal at Newegg.com?

TV Service For Xbox 360

Microsoft is going to introduce an IPTV service for Xbox 360 March 5th-7th at The Connected Home Expo in London. The IPTV can act like a Tivo and record TV shows while you are pwning on xbox live. Users will also be able to chat to friends via live while watching their favorite shows. [More...]

Dusting off the HiFi Five Blog

The next couple of days I am going to clean the HiFi Five Blog and add some new features so we can start blogging again. You will notice when you try to sigh in to your old blog account that blogger has been upgraded and merged with you google account.

More to come ...

Updated 02.23.07

Label Tags have been added to 80% of all the posts on the HiFi Five Blog and a navbar on the side has also been added so you can easily get to the label sections. The labels that are in place now are subject to change according to public opinion.