Adobe Text to Speech to be Stored in XMP

04/18/2008 04:49 am by Brooks Andrus in Misc

I missed this bit of news coming out of NAB, but thanks to John Nack I’m now caught back up (the benefit of a good feed reader and the echo chamber). I’ve seen lots of talk in the past about video search, deep tagging etc., but nothing that’s effectively realized the potential. It definitely will be [...]

How to Find the IP Addresses of Computers Connected to an AirPort Extreme Router

04/18/2008 03:32 am by Brooks Andrus in Misc

I recently ditched my Netgear wireless router and purchased Apple’s AirPort Extreme. I’ve been pretty happy with its range and I’m no longer having my internet connection dropped every hour which is a plus, but I had a devil of a time figuring out how to determine what the IP addresses of other computers on [...]

The Empire Strikes Back: How Silverlight 2 Got Installed On My Macbook Pro

03/14/2008 06:43 am by Brooks Andrus in Misc

One thing you have to give credit to Microsoft for is they know how to get boots on the ground and press flesh. At SXSW, Josh Holmes managed to get Silverlight 2 installed on my otherwise pristine Macbook Pro by proffering that age old question, “have you ever seen Silverlight’s ‘Deep Zoom‘ feature?” Naive, thirty-something [...]

Postmodern Addiction - My Needle; My Spoon

03/08/2008 06:18 am by Brooks Andrus in Misc

On my way to SXSW I was sharing a cab ride from the Austin airport to my hotel with coworker and friend Nick Gorsline when I turned to him and said, “**ck you, I don’t need to talk to you, I’ve got my iPhone and the Edge network–I’ll just check my email.” This got [...]

YouTube / Rich Media Market Research

02/27/2008 04:22 pm by Brooks Andrus in Misc

The PEW Internet & American Life Project has released some interesting market research lately surrounding the use of video sharing sites such as YouTube and the rising tide of rich media. I’ve provided links back to the full dataset, but wanted to highlight a few items that stood out for me with some gut reactions. Home [...]

Cutting Cables / Slashdot / Comcast

02/04/2008 02:26 am by Brooks Andrus in Misc

Sometimes the kids over at Slashdot crack me up–as a Comcast subscriber this rings all too true. I went in search of conspiracy theories and left with a smile.