EXCELSIOR!

Hello World,

Well it has finally happened. Marvel Comics has officially entered the online world of comic distribution. - Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited! This new site gives you access to thousands of Marvel Comics in digital format. For the price of one (maybe two) comics per month you can get access to their entire library of comics.

I’ve been reading Marvel Comics since … I’ve been able to read. I’ve collected many comics (hundreds) over the years and still collect more. I don’t consider myself a “bulk collector” of comics. I only buy the issues that I’m interested in reading and I only read the stories that are of interest to me. I have never been able to find (or afford to buy) the first issue of some of my favorite comics. Now I can read them online and just like when I hear a song I really like, I can purchase the hard copy at my local comic store.

The downside … you are unable to download the comics for off-line viewing. I hope that they add that feature sometime soon. If they would make the comics available for download (I’d pay a little extra for that - .99 per issue) that would give me a reason to buy the Sony Reader Digital Book. Better yet … if they created an API to their library of comics i would dedicate myself to creating a “killer” comic book based app in Flex/AIR.

Oh well … baby steps

Ciao

“My PC ate my CD”, An Urban Myth?!

Hello World,

This topic may be a little off topic but I felt it worth mentioning. This story is one for the Myth Busters!

This morning I though I would install one of my older educational computer games for my nephew to play when returns home. I dusted off the CD and placed it into the CD/DVD drive. After closing the drive door I listened to the familiar disk “whirl” and waited for the install dialog box to appear. About 5 seconds later I heard a sound that was both sudden and frightening. It came from the CD drive. I though my PC was dead until I opened the CD drive and found the pieces of what used to be My Dad and Me by the Berienstain Bears - a computer story book.

I couldn’t believe it. Did I insert it incorrectly? Was the CD warped? Was my PC expressing its opinion about the book (I saw the Transformers movie just two days before)? It wasn’t until I later relayed my experience to a co-worker that I discovered that some older CDs may not be able to withstand the speed and heat of today’s PCs.

So if you need an excuse for work not done on time tell them, “My PC ate my CD”, and then point them to this posting. Of course if they ask, “why didn’t you make a backup?” then you’re on your own.

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