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Parsing the future of DRM and Internet-based media delivery and monetization

Parsing the future of DRM and Internet-based media delivery and monetizationJust a wordy Akamai ad...no new info here.From what I've seen"There has been a willingness we’ve seen from consumers to pay for the same media across multiple platforms."I have to say I seen much the opposite. I know people who...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, willing to pay, theatre, movie, monetization

Discussion threads 2007-01-10

Theater ads don't stop moviegoers, study says

Theater ads don't stop moviegoers, study saysTheater ads don't stop moviegoers, study saysIt depends on what they consider ads. I don't mind sitting through a couple of trailers for new movies that are coming out. What I do mind is sitting through 10 - 20 minutes of commercials...

Tags: Fandango, movie, theater, theatre, advertisement

Discussion threads 2006-03-16

Movie theaters may ask to jam cell phones

Movie theaters may ask to jam cell phonesGet a lifeOr, maybe it's our only way to get a life. I wouldn't talk on the phone in a theater ever. But, I do bring it with me, wherever I go. I have to, I'm on call and don't want...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Theatres, theatre, phone, movie, cell phone

Discussion threads 2006-03-15

Soderbergh does a DVD-theater release combo

Soderbergh does a DVD-theater release comboMore Direct to DVD?I don't know how best to do this. Many movies that I crave get a limited release in the theatre, while crap usually gets shoved to the forefront. Between that and over advertising of crap like Underworld 2 and Aeon Flux,...

Tags: movie, theatre, DVD, theater

Discussion threads 2006-01-12

Additional Resources

Torvalds attacks IT industry 'security circus'

The Linux creator has some harsh words for creators of the OpenBSD operating system, as part of a wider critique of what he sees as self-centered behavior in the IT security industry Linux creator Linus Thorvalds has labeled makers of the OpenBSD operating system a "bunch of masturbating monkeys",...

Tags: Information Technology, Industry, OpenBSD, Bug, Attack, Linux Creator, Torvalds, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Linux, Security, Software, Linus Torvalds, Linux kernel, Liam Tung, ZDNet Australia

News items 2008-07-17

Celtx (Mac) (dmg)

Celtx is the first comprehensive software package designed for people who work in the Pre-Production of Film, TV, Theatre and New Media. It provides all of the tools you need under one application. Celtx replaces 'paper, pen & binder' pre-production with a digital approach that's more complete, simpler to work...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Tool, Greyfirst, Celtx, Productivity

Software downloads 2008-06-09

Call for military to operate botnet

Call for military to operate botnetI'd volunteer my PCs to help.If they did this above-board, with a SETI screen saver style app we could install deliberately, I'd bet they could have 50 million machines ready to help with this in a matter of weeks.RE: Call for military to operate botnetI'd...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), SECURITY, NETWORKING, Internet Service Provider, attack, Internet

Discussion threads 2008-05-12

Sectors with highest concentration of UK broadband visitors

Rank Sector % of UK Visitors on >2Mb speed 1 Automotive Parts & Accessories 38% 2 Multi-category Automotive 38% 3 Car manufacturers 37% 4 Ticketing/Theatre/Events 37% 5 Targeted Portals/Communities 37% 6 Computer/Consumer Electronics News 37%...

Tags: Broadband, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Networking, NB

Blog posts 2008-05-08

Makeup FX (zip)

Makeup FX is an e-book that delivers detailed, step-by-step instructions to create many makeup and special effects suitable for halloween, theatre, motion picture, and live-action roleplay. It has an user-friendly interface, is easy to use, and is educational. The ingredients for each makeup and effect are cheap and safe. Version...

Tags: Makeup, WSKel, Makeup FX, E-books, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-05-08

Forget the paperless office dream, but how about a paperless living room?

Like several high tech innovations Zinio began as a digital service aimed at B2B. But it worked, so it's inevitably grown to become a global, consumer-oriented service as well. If it works at work, just think how you can use it at home. And then...

Tags: Magazine, Zinio, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-04-30

3-D collaborative body art in Scotland

A collaborative technology developed several years ago at ETH Zurich in Switzerland is now being used in a theater in Scotland. The Living Canvas technology allows performers on stage to interact with recorded visuals projected on them. As said the lead developer, who teamed with a theater director for this...

Tags: 3D, ETH Zurich, Performance, Technology, Living Canvas Technology, Performance Management, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-04-08

Vista fiasco continues with retreat to XP

Vista fiasco continues with retreat to XPVista is what squeezed me outof the MS flock. I was an avid supporter and advocate for MS right up to XP. I reluctantly went to XP Pro. Then along came WGA and false positives and Redmond telling me I needed to replace an...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Vista fiasco, ULCPC, fiasco, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Discussion threads 2008-04-04

Wait For It (html)

Tired of multiplayer first-person shooter games that reward 14-year-old punks with itchy trigger fingers? Put the ultimate gaming skill--patience--to the ultimate test with this unique multiplayer contest game from the creators of Don't Step There! The object of the game is simply to wait more efficiently than your competitors (AI...

Tags: HTML, Multiplayer, Daily Mindfulness, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-04-01

The worst software failures are successes

In the movies you know what's coming when the team leader suggests the group separate and some red shirt gets sent off to investigate a dark cellar by herself - and oddly enough IT project failure reviews are often exactly like going to that kind of movie. ...

Tags: Software, Information Technology, Failure, Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Management, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-03-27

The media center keyboard Apple should have made

The media center keyboard Apple should have madeYou left off the obvious choice.A Media Center PC which runs rings arround all of the choices you listed.perfectHalf way through this article I called my friend who has a mac desktop tower hooked to a HDTV in his living room. This...

Tags: Keyboards, Media Center PCs, Mice, dude, keyboard, Media Center PC, Apple Inc., media center keyboard, mouse, Logitech

Discussion threads 2008-03-14

Photos: Windows Server 2008 unveiled

Former NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw helps kick off formal launch of Microsoft server product at an event at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. by CNET News.com

Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Photograph, Tom Brokaw, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-02-27

John Stewart's iPhone: Product placement or pop culture?

John Stewart's iPhone: Product placement or pop culture?I asked myself the sameHis finger did conspicuously move away from the Apple logo when the camera went into close-up, but since the joke was saying how great it was with a heavy dose of sarcasm, ("oh, those are camels... even better.") it...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, TVs, Digital media, advertiser, Apple iPhone, Product Placement, John Stewart, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-02-25

FCC sure we're headed to Hell, ass first

FCC sure we're headed to Hell, ass firstAhem...Yet another piece of idiotic political journalism. Where's the tech news? If you wanna be a political blogger, go elsewhere!!And by the way, public decency *is* the job of the government to uphold.Monitoring content IS in the public interestIf you want...

Tags: Federal government, Government, FCC, decency, ass

Discussion threads 2008-02-22

On Sustainability

The first post on ZDNET! And if that isn't scary enough I kind of need to spend some time explaining the concept of ‘sustainability', the subject matter of this blog. Nailing custard to a wall would be so much easier. Ask ten people what sustainability means and you will get...

Tags: Sustainability, Globalization, Strategy, Management, James Farrar

Blog posts 2008-02-12

Miditzer Style 216 (exe)

The free Miditzer Style 216 virtual theatre organ faithfully recreates a majestic Wurlitzer theatre organ on your Windows PC. You can play with the organ using just your mouse or computer keyboard. You can really play the organ by connecting one or more MIDI keyboards to your computer. A built-in...

Tags: Organ, MIDI, Keyboards, Productivity, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2008-02-06