Vista UAC, or User Account Control, is the system put in place in the latest version of Windows that helps to prevent unwanted changes being made to the operating system. When certain changes are made to Vista, such as installing software or changing system settings, the user will often be prompted to accept or decline the changes. A lot of people are finding this to be annoying, but just keep in mind that it's helping to keep your computer and your data safe. This link goes into detail on the subject.
Probably the best explanation as to why Apple has released its browser, Safari, on Windows is to attract people that might be interested in developing for the iPhone. Since the current platform for application development on the iPhone is Safari-based applications, Apple needed to attract the vast base of Windows users.
There's too much to talk about in regards to the iPhone for this show notes page. Your best course of action is to either 1) buy an iPhone, 2) become friends with somebody who has an iPhone, or 3) go to an Apple store and play with an iPhone.
Jake and Tim are both big fans of the Sprint Mogul and its predecessor, the PPC-6700. Both devices are phones, PDAs, and internet devices. Although, we will never understand the lack of advertising surrounding these devices as compared to the iPhone.
Sony is really becoming the company that Jake and Tim love to hate. First, they decided that a valid form of Digital Rights Management was to infect their customers' computers with a technology called a rootkit - software that can embed itself at such a low level in an operating system as to be virtually undetectable. When this was not seen as a popular move, Sony made the classy move of suing the company they hired to write the DRM.
The Transformers movie is out. The visual effects are stunning and the story and acting didn't disappoint. If you have the chance to see the movie in one of the new DLP theaters, you should try to do that.
Our new favorite feature of Google Maps is the ability to use your mouse pointer to drag around your route from one location to another. It's hard to convey the coolness of this feature in a show notes page. Just go try it. Trust us.