Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Hockey loving geeks everywhere will rejoice at this announcement

NEW YORK – The National Hockey League (NHL) will offer free hockey programming to consumers on the Joost distribution platform beginning at the start of the 2007 Stanley Cup Final.   The announcement was made today by Joost™, the world’s first broadcast-quality Internet television service.

If only Joost wasn't such a poor experience on my PC.  It really doesn't play well with Windows Vista, it seems.

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iTunes + QuickTime. Siamese Twins.

by alec on May 1, 2007

Apple is driving me nuts. 

Over the last few days, they've been pushing out an update titled "iTunes + QuickTime" via the Apple Software Updater.  I don't use iTunes, and it's not installed on my PC.  But I DO use QuickTime.  In fact, I have paid for QuickTime Pro.  But Apple hasn't provided me with the ability to simply install the QuickTime piece of this update. 

It appears to be a cheap stunt designed to put iTunes on my PC.  Someone in product management should review this decision. 

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Communications or communications-lite?

May 1, 2007

Mark Evans is a self described "professional communicator".  Over the weekend he kicked out a post on communicating in the digital world that "has been gnawing at me for a few months".   The bottom line for Mark?  In person is the most powerful way to communicate. For most people, Mark is probably right.  However, it pays to know [...]

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Making your own demo video on the cheap

May 1, 2007

I posted my fourth effort at producing a product video to Revver Monday. I’ve learned that while product demos are hard to do well, product demo videos can be even harder, or else really expensive if you hire a professional to help you.  If you have a camcorder and a tripod, though, with a little effort [...]

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