this Week in Media
Hosts: Alex Lindsay, John Foster, Kenji Kato
The MPAA and our government knows what's best for us. Flash goes h264, iTunes movies go up, and NBC buys content by the bushel.
Nanny bill pass with only 2 nay votes. cnet article
engadget article
political inquirer link
This is not the end of open wifi.
"The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill saying that anyone offering an open Wi-Fi connection to the public must report illegal images including "obscene" cartoons and drawings--or face fines of up to $300,000."
The panel discusses how can we protect ourselves and our Wi-Fi connection? Is this bill being used to try and shut down free Wi-Fi? What steps have to be taken to keep free Wi-Fi safe? A bill like this makes it possible to frame someone that you don't like for this crime.
Alex talks about his Speakeasy T1 line and new mixer, the
Alesis MultiMix 12R And the pocket sized 12 MP Canon G9 camera
ISPs and subscription services are discussed as well as Alex's Mac Mini entertainment center.
MPAA says content filtering in ISPs best interest
iTunes movie prices are going up, Can they compete with DVD sales (new and used)?
QuickTime plug-ins like Miro are discussed to play many different file formats.
Adobe Media Player's
Flash adds h264 competing directly with Apple's QuickTime Player.
NBC is buying blocks of Programming
Documentary programming bought in bulk from outside producers. A cost saving way to get new programming.
Alex talks about his favorite drama "Law and Order", and how he never tires of it.
Star Trek has been released in HD
The Doomsday Machine episode trivia is discussed.
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NBC will have their shows available on Netflix the day following the broadcast.
Many people don't have fast enough connections to get programming online. Some still need CD or DVD versions.
The Audible book pick is The Golden Compass.
London Tube voice get's fired. Could read the Economist to Alex.msnbc link here
Pixelmator 1.1 released, mini-PhotoShop type software, GPU acceleration, over 80 new filters and tablet support and 3rd Party filter support. ars technica article here.
HD Photo Plugins for Photoshop -incredible dynamic range in a small file size.
Moi 3D modeling program for PC or Mac's on Boot Camp.
Textmate being used to emulate Linnex OS on a Mac. John talks about Intel's release of an optimized a GCC compiler... expect faster computers in the coming months.
Mac World events discussed, 300 seat Podcasting Seminars put on by Pixel Corps on the exhibit floor.
Podango will be offering conference seminars for podcasters.