Blogging 101- November 27, 2002 "Saint Leo University is giving wireless-network-equipped laptops (with built-in video editing capability) to every residential student and faculty member." DV for Teachers Imagine what could happen if they also gave each student blogspace and software. What a way to chronicle your college years, and you could come out of it with an incredible portfolio for job interviews.http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalVideo/2002/11/26.html#a3087 Archos Still on Top- November 27, 2002 MP3NewsWire.net has a review of the Archos Multimedia Jukebox camera module. Within the bounds of the few days I had one that was working, I agree wholeheartedly with their conclusions. I don't expect to use it as my primary digital camera, but I do think I'll catch a lot more of life's fun little moments with the kids, especially videos. And it sure did catch people's eye when I took pictures with it. It's a pretty sweet package that will blow away the competition when they release the...http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalVideo/2002/11/26.html#a3084 One Reason I Own ReplayTVs- November 26, 2002 If TiVo Thinks You Are Gay, Here's How to Set It Straight "A phone call the machine makes to TiVo, Inc., in San Jose, Calif., once a day provides key information. As these men learned, when TiVo thinks it has you pegged, there's just one way to change its 'mind': outfox it. Mr. Iwanyk, 32 years old, first suspected that his TiVo thought he was gay, since it inexplicably kept recording programs with gay themes. A film studio executive in Los Angeles and the self-described 'straightest guy on...http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalVideo/2002/11/26.html#a3081 Demanding Video- November 25, 2002 Video on Demand Is Finally Taking Hold "After years of failed promises, unripe business plans and half-baked technology, the cable industry is finally beginning to deliver reliable and economical video-on-demand services. Want to watch an episode of "Sex and the City" from last month Punch a few buttons and sit back as the program begins when you want it to. Phone ringing Hit pause on the remote, and the program will freeze. Miss a line Press rewind. Bored Choose from hundreds of other films,..http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalVideo/2002/11/25.html#a3072 More Praise for DVRs- November 19, 2002 Tivo: Revolution, Interrupted "Three years after their introduction, the TiVo brand digital video recorder (DVR) and its rivals are in only about 1 percent of American homes, fewer than, a recent headline said, have outhouses... Theories on what's taking so long will follow. But a hint comes from Syracuse's ever quotable Thompson: 'We're a society obsessed with new technology, but we're also a society that's completely unwilling to read an instruction book....' I cannot imagine...http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalVideo/2002/11/18.html#a3033 |