Archive for March, 2008

Mar 28 2008

In praise of a good fight

Published by Andy Rush under General

I haven’t had a lot of time to watch much hockey this season. Honestly, if I can’t watch the games in high-definition, there’s even less motivation to watch. Also, the “real hockey season” (the playoffs) is fast approaching, and with the announcement of more HD channels from my local cable supplier, I will be taking [...]

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Mar 26 2008

Hosting your screencasts on video sharing sites

  The world of video sharing websites is changing rapidly. YouTube and its competitors are trying to distinguish themselves by constantly improving their services, so we should see great progress in terms of quality of video and features that these sites offer. My recent quest has been to find the best options for hosted screencasts. [...]

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Mar 17 2008

I admit, Vista is weird

Published by Andy Rush under Vista

It has been this kind of day with machines that I am running Windows Vista on. One of the bugs/problems/annoyances is the strange behavior of copying files. Sometimes it takes too long for Vista to estimate the time it is going to take to copy a given file or files. Other times it’s estimates are [...]

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Mar 15 2008

Gettin’ some more HiDef in my ‘hood

Published by Andy Rush under HDTV

Flickr photo by orangeacid When I was a kid it was looking for TV shows that were “in living color”. Now finding shows that are in high definition (HD) are the golden ticket. One of my favorite websites, Engadget HD, posts about communities all across the country that are upgrading their cable service or adding [...]

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Mar 13 2008

Shield Your Eyes

Published by Andy Rush under Flickr,News & Commentary

  Flickr Photo courtesy of Sellers Patton I wonder if Fox Interactive/News Corp. had any influence on the policy of Photobucket considering babies in diapers as “nudity”. Their terms of service lists nudity as one of the restrictions when uploading photos, but this is a bit excessive, no? Seems this policy got some attention when [...]

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Mar 12 2008

Yeah, I’m still buying HD-DVDs. So?

Published by Andy Rush under Audio & Video,HDTV

It’s a deal I can’t pass up. $30 plus tax for the complete set of Planet Earth in hi-def! “But Andy”, you are saying, “Isn’t HD-DVD that dead format?” Yes, it’s dead. Gone the way of the dodo. Gone the way of Betamax, but wait. It’s not betamax. It’s a digital format. I’m stating the [...]

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