Nice quick screencast. Knew about that trick already though!

I jumped ship to Chrome a few weeks ago and love it. I was on it a while ago but didn't last long due to early versions not having Add-Ons.

They'll fix it and then call the new antennae system something "revolutionary".

Mint.com!

@dhuff: Yeah, everyone's mileage varies. I will say that AT&T is the worst when it comes to false/exaggerated coverage claims.

Super glue should do the trick as well. Works on minor cuts in a pinch to stop the bleeding.

No need for a separate e-mail account. Just make up an alias with any Gmail or Google Apps account to sign up for newsletters, clubs, and coupons. And everyone should have a Gmail account already.

Maybe no one would have noticed the reception problem if AT&T didn't suck.

I think Last.fm and Pandora already do a pretty good job at showing me new music. I don't think I need anything else... especially if it isn't free.

@brodiemac: Yes! I am fond of this remedy as well.

@dougr650: I am perfectly clear on what "ripping" means. For all practical purposes, it refers to the entire process of extracting the contents of a disc AND any transcoding (if at all) to be done for the final file output. It CAN refer to both transcoded and original data.

@Fred Thompson: Whatever dude. You just seem to get off by telling me this and that, and haven't offered anything constructive.

@dougr650: I know that some Blu-rays use H.264/AVC encoding. Others use VC-1. I was referring to H.264 as output by Handbrake or some other transcoding program.

@CapitalJigga: Disc based media is going to be dead, but I think they need a way to deliver the same amount of data instantly before it will go away. For the same reasons, I don't ever buy anything on iTunes. CDs sound better. I can rip a CD in FLAC and never touch it again. As far as iTunes goes, Apple tries to…

@Whitson Gordon: You have a point, but I'm not sure I would spend money on Blu-rays for 720p. You can buy digital downloads in HD (720p or 1080p?) for less money, or so I'm told.

@Fred Thompson: I didn't think the post's comments required a lesson in codecs and bitrates. My comments were none other than my point of view and thoughts on the matter.

Ok, I know everyone has their reasons for Blu-ray transcoding and ripping. My previous comment wasn't implying that it's stupid or unnecessary, but I was stating that I am a purest and Blu-ray is as good as it gets. If I wasn't going for quality, I'd get DVDs. Compression is good, but it's not that good yet.

@mike_311: I've lost track... does Apple OS X play Blu-rays yet?

Here's the question... why would you want to rip an entire Blu-ray collection (OCD tendencies aside)?

I'm a pretty happy Windows Mobile user on my HTC Touch Pro2. Windows Phone platform looks awesome.