Turning the Tables: AfterTV vs. Me
AfterTV is a new site featuring live interviews about the state of digital media, culture, and technology. I got to sit in the hot seat recently and got some new insights about all three.
- David Battino [ Feb. 10, 2006 08:55 PM | Subject(s): Digital Media , Digital Democracy, General, Podcasting, Publishing, Technology & Society | Permalink]

Macro Photography Lighting Hack
While trying to get a good close-up photo of what may be the world’s smallest audio interface, I discovered a sweet lighting trick.
- David Battino [ Feb. 09, 2006 11:45 PM | Subject(s): Digital Media , Digital Media, General, Hacks | Permalink]

Blogging and the Future of (the?) Media
Text from a talk that Kurt Cagle is giving at the Northern Voice Blogging Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
- Kurt Cagle [ Feb. 09, 2006 04:13 AM | Subject(s): Podcasting , Digital Democracy, Digital Media, Networking, Podcasting, RSS | Permalink]

Open Source & The Fallacy Of Composition
Recently I posted about the Fallacy Of Composition (which says that an advantage shared by everyone is not an advantage) and how it applies to digital music: If everyone can make and distribute music cheaply, the price they can charge goes down and they all make less money. It should apply to open source as well. Is there an escape route?
- Spencer Critchley [ Feb. 08, 2006 10:05 AM | Subject(s): Open Source , Digital Media, Open Source, P2P, Technology & Society | Permalink]

How Digital Production & Distribution Are Making Things Worse For Musicians, Not Better
Thanks to digital media & the Internet, anyone can record their music and make it available to the world, and that's a good thing, right? Not necessarily for musicians. One way to explain why is in terms of the Fallacy of Composition, as cited by Jeremy Siegel in his new book The Future For Investors.
- Spencer Critchley [ Feb. 02, 2006 10:35 PM | Subject(s): Digital Media , Emerging Technology, P2P, Technology & Society | Permalink]

Even the Robots Are Bored at the Tech Museum
Silicon Valley’s vaunted technology showcase was designed to “engage people of all backgrounds.” So why is it failing miserably?
- David Battino [ Jan. 29, 2006 11:06 PM | Subject(s): Technology & Society , Digital Media, General | Permalink]

Web 2.0 - emerging from the silent-era
Although web technology has evolved over the years, for the most part, it has remained silent. Will faster and cheaper bandwidth or the partnerships of Internet giants and entertainment conglomerates bring us an audible web? Do surfers even want sound-enhanced websites? Do You? Let your voice be heard!
- Brad Fuller [ Jan. 24, 2006 10:31 AM | Subject(s): Digital Media , Linux, ONLamp, Technology & Society, Web, Web Development, Windows | Permalink]

What Happens When You Edit an Image Stored Outside of iPhoto 6
Is the edited image stored inside or outside of your iPhoto 6 library?
- Derrick Story [ Jan. 22, 2006 07:27 AM | Subject(s): Mac , Digital Media | Permalink]

iPhoto 6 and 3rd Party Apps
I depend on 3rd party apps and plugins to extend the functionality of iPhoto. Here's how my current favorites work with version 6.
- Derrick Story [ Jan. 20, 2006 09:15 AM | Subject(s): Mac , Digital Media | Permalink]

Frankie's Friday Flashback Episode 2
The second episode of Frankie's Friday Flashback covers Working with .NET 2.0, Baywatch Cologne, Text Messaging is Making Kids Illiterate, Big Thanks to DonXML, Props to Javascript, and The King of Javascript.
- Frank La Vigne [ Jan. 20, 2006 07:15 AM | Subject(s): Windows , Digital Media, Podcasting, Web Development, Windows | Permalink]

iPhoto 6 First Impressions
iPhoto has reached a milestone with version 6. Apple's "consumer" photo management tool is beautiful, friendly, and powerful. Here's a quick look at my favorite features.
- Derrick Story [ Jan. 19, 2006 03:26 PM | Subject(s): Mac , Digital Media | Permalink]

Building up the Advocacy Community
In recent years, Open Source advocacy has taken more of a back seat. Now is the time for us to relight the flame...
- Jono Bacon [ Jan. 19, 2006 07:19 AM | Subject(s): Advocacy , Advocacy, Digital Democracy, Digital Media, Emerging Technology, Enterprise Development, General, Linux, Open Source | Permalink]

Geospatial, GIS Podcasts / vodcasts directory

- Glenn Letham [ Jan. 19, 2006 06:27 AM | Subject(s): Digital Media , Location, GIS | Permalink]

War of the Worlds: Hollywood Opts Out of the 'Google Economy'
Good article on disintermediation (video over IP changing traditional broadcast models)): "Hollywood believes large-scale broadband video distribution would only destroy proven value, fail to provide alternative value, and alter a business model that is still far from being in decline. With near-total control of the most valuable program libraries and the business models governing their distribution, a shift towards broadband media will come largely on Hollywood’s terms and at an incremental pace."
- Damien Stolarz [ Jan. 18, 2006 06:08 PM | Subject(s): Digital Media , Web | Permalink]

Have you looked at iTunes?
iTunes is turning into a slow, ineffective mess of an application. Surprisingly, nobody seems to notice these discrepancies, focusing instead on the brilliant iPod and the Music Store. Let's not forget iTunes is the center of the puzzle.
- FJ de Kermadec [ Jan. 18, 2006 12:22 AM | Subject(s): Mac , Digital Democracy, Digital Media, General, Mac, Technology & Society | Permalink]