learning something new and sharing as I go
In his latest column in Time Magazine, Joel Stein writes why people don't like video phones. Even though Skype is the only one of all the cool gadgets that cartoons promised me would exist by 2010, people don't seem nearly as excited as they should be. Only 34% of Skype calls even use video. And... Continue Reading →
I got an email last week announcing a new gadget/service from Flip called Flipshare TV. The new gadget, retailing for $149.99 , allows you to stream your videos from your computer to your TV, without the need for setting up a streaming media server or a wireless network. A move like this for... Continue Reading →
I have owned my Flip Mino camcorder since August 2008, and I've carried it with me daily. Most days I have it in my front left pants pocket, where it is within reach for a quick video, should the need arise. I've posted an quite a few videos on the web, and I've even started... Continue Reading →
A while back I wrote about how Meebo and Pidgin are like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. In that blog post I described how to use a plugin for Pidgin that would allow you to connect to your Meebo widgets through the Pidgin IM client. Well, for some reason, this stopped working for me quite some... Continue Reading →
Yesterday I had the good fortune to connect with Stephen Francoeur via Skype. He and I spent a little time testing out the new screensharing options in the newest version of Skype. We had fun poking around with the new features, and I recorded some of what we saw. I used Camstudio to... Continue Reading →
It's hard to believe that it's been four years since I created the Biz Wiki. When I first wrote about using a wiki as a research guide, I had no idea where the wiki would go. For the four year anniversary, I think it's important to address some of the things that I've learned over... Continue Reading →
The FlipShare software that comes with the Flip cameras allows you to do some really cool things with ease. One of the features it has is the ability to let you easily upload a video to YouTube from the FlipShare menu. It's a convenient feature that doesn't require the user to open aweb... Continue Reading →
Below is a video that I took on last weekend's bike ride. I shot the video with my Flip Mino Camera, which records video in 640x480 resolution. The movie was edited and rendered with the FlipShare software, and the finished movie was about 350 MB. Facebook handled the file quite well, and it looks great.... Continue Reading →
Sure, you may be getting your iPhone or Blackberry for a song, but the real cost of ownership is in the fine details. PC World has an article that explains how much your smartphone really costs. The full article can be found on the PCWorld website.
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