Bookmarking videos
I want an easy way to bookmark videos that I see on the web for easy viewing later on my Media Center. Hmmm..
Update: Good suggestion from Ming. He suggests setting up a blogspot blog and using Blogger’s ‘blog this’ functionality to capture links to a ‘video blog’. Then use a RSS reader, such as Newsgator, to view them.
A kid’s DVR habits
Joe Wilcox, My 10 Year Old’s DVR Habits:
In the evening, if my sometimes cranky 10 year old wants something and I’m watching live TV, she’ll command, “Dad, why don’t you just pause it.” She fully understands the value of pausing or rewinding live TV.
Convergence kills
Drunken Blog, Convergence Kills:
At the end of the day it’s not going to be about who is selling what end-play device, it’s going to be about who is sitting in the middle. And Apple wants to be that benevolent dictator, parsing DRM-protected content to whatever device you’re using at the time.
This is a very lengthy but very fascinating look at Apple’s long term strategy. The best digital media article/post I’ve read in a long time.
…And if you don’t think video on demand is here. It is. Recently we used Cinema Now to watch a video on demand. Yes, there were problems, but within a short time of selecting a movie and paying we were able to watch it. I believe the technology for VOD is around today. The barriers to adoption are one, the user interface, and two, the pricing model.
FCC lets Tivo Users Share
CNET, FCC lets TiVo users share shows:
The FCC also authorized about a dozen other technologies as meeting broadcast flag standards, including Sony’s “Magic Gate” recording technology, Philips Electronics and Hewlett-Packard’s Vidi Recordable DVD Protection System, and Microsoft’s Windows Media Digital Rights Management.
Media Center WAR team phone calls
Nothing drives my heart rate up more than a call from the conference room upstairs where our WAR team meets (no WAR does not stand for anything but it always seems to be all capped). Of course not only does your heart rate go up but your ability to form coherent sentences and answer questions goes down. Quite the little inverse relationship.
Canadian music services
I recently got an email asking for a recommendation for a Canadian digital music service.
It is my understanding Canadians have only two options. Puretracks and Napster. Is that correct? Anyone have any positive or negative experiences with either?