entertainment
Save a YouTube video to your hard drive
Here is a great new service that I found - FLV Online Converter! The trick it does is convert a YouTube (or similar service) video into a downloadable file in the format of your choice! A screen cap of the conversion process is at right.
Although I’m a strong believer in online services, [...]
Ed Oswald reviews the Zune
BetaNews has posted a review of the Zune, and its not very favorable of the device. I’ll admit that I’ve been seeing a number of bland reviews of the device all over. While the user interface is top-notch, the physical aspects of the device, size, and controller configuration leave much to be desired.
Compared [...]
Zune: What the public chooses to see
I have to agree with Thatedeguy, the Zune is a great first outing for Microsoft in the portable music player field. Its greatest failing is that its a Microsoft product, and that it is competing against an entrenched favorite in the market.
In his analysis, Thatedeguy points out how the mainstream media picks the device apart, [...]
More blogging
Well I’ve upgraded hosting on my Snowmoblog site. I’m going to work on keeping some new content going there over the winter.
I’m a snowmobile nut, so I guess it was a matter of time to start a snowmobile blog, actually I started it last spring! The reality of it all is that there is always [...]
GigaOM » Microsoft, Zune & The Music Mafia
Om Malik has a great piece today over on GigaOM. He points out that Microsoft has fallen to the Mafia tactics of the music industry and will pay $1 for every Zune device to Universal Music Group (UMG). At one point, he wonders if this would have happened at Microsoft’s height of dominance.
In [...]
Great coffee shop in Ely
We stopped at a great (and I really mean it) coffee shop in Ely. They had simple sandwiches and soups as well as dessert stuff. The place is called the “Front Porch Cafe”, and also had Internet connectivity, though I didn’t use it.
Amy had one of the best Mochas in a very long [...]
URGE ROCKS
As I’ve pointed out before, I’m not a big music person, but… Since I’ve been playing with the generous trial of URGE, I’m sold on the service.
From here on, I’m a convert to the online music subscription point of view.
Technorati tags: URGE, Online Music, Music Subscription
URGE
Since installing Vista RC1, I decided to check out URGE, the new online media service from MTV. Since I’ve always been an “I need to own the CD” kind of guy, this is a bit of a change. Also, I’m not a real big music person - that’s my wife though!
The recurring [...]
George Lucas: Online movie services viewed as the future of industry
I have to agree with Lucas, the future of all media will be as downloadable files or streaming media. The concept that any of us owns the music on a CD or movie on a DVD is of course incorrect.
We purchased a license to enjoy whatever recording, and according to fair use clauses in [...]
Career Inspiration
Do you ever need to find new inspiration in your work, or your career? I’ve been reading David Lorenzo’s Career Intensity Blog since early this year and have found a cornucopia of great advice and ideas within.
I highly recommend reading David’s blog, no matter if you are happy with your current position or looking [...]
