Comments on: Free me up from free

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:37:42 +0000

Exactly Andrew, now there is kind of a steep learning curve, and lots of different software you can use, but once you have the basics, nothing can beat it. (For me at least)

And ya it does show that if you can provide such a great product people will pay for it even if there are free alternatives.

I also pay a small donation to some Podcasts that I listen to, they do a great show, for free so I throw a few bucks in whenever I can. (KeithandtheGirl, This week in Tech, and The MorningX (Detroit Morning show)

ps. I like the new site.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:52:00 +0000

Speaking of “free”…you should read Wil Wheaton’s latest blog. It’s a letter to a guy who hosts a site which is offering one of his audio boks for free. Also the blog on CAD this wednesday had to do with people’s expectations for free content. Personally I’d be fine paying a small fee to read blogs, read the webcomics that i enjoy, etc.

By: andrew mackay

andrew mackay — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:02:27 +0000

Pirate Joel, hmm… usenet has managed to fly under my radar to the point that I was, until now, essentially unaware of the service. Interesting… the bottom line of it seems to be that your user experience is significantly improved enough that it’s worth paying for, right? There’s a lesson here even for the non-pirates (or the cheapies who use torrents . Good stuff

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:42:06 +0000

I pay for Usenet access. (www.newshosting.com) It’s ironic because I use it to get my tv, movies, music etc. Everyone knows there are free alternatives like torrents, hulu or what have you. Also some fairly cheap “legal” alternatives like Itunes, amazon etc. but, I Love it.
This gives me access to WAY more than what most people think is available. And it max’s my 16mbs connection. I click on a show, its done and I stream it to my ps3 in under 2 minutes, 5 mins for a movie…

Slightly controversial…sorry I’m a pirate.