Did a funny little test from this site called the Belief-O-Matic. You answer a series of questions (quiz style) on your belief system, and it matches you up to the closest religion. Funny, but I was told I was 100% Jew, while only 98% of my own religion. Luckily, Scientology was only 33%, because I'd have to hang out with this crazy couple!
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
HD DVD vs Blu-Ray = VHS vs Beta
Remember back in the day, when you had to choose the Beta or the VHS. Sony introduced Betamax in 1975 and a year later, VHS came out to battle. Betamax was superior, but VHS eventually won the shelves of the video stores. (link).
Some claim that porn was the reason VHS won the battle, being the format chosen by the industry ($57 billion annualy worldwide revenue). So as a new format war is starting, it is interesting to note that the porn industry has spoken...and they are going with HD DVD.
Cost & production seem to be the factor, but also it seems that the delays and flop of the Playstation 3 (which has Blu-Ray) may also be a factor.
I don't watch porn, and still have my old DVD player, so I'm going to wait a while till the prices drop. For those on the bleeding edge, I suggest going for the HD-DVD format.
This war might be all for nothing as viewers want digital distribution. Download the movie and watch it on your Apple TV!
Some claim that porn was the reason VHS won the battle, being the format chosen by the industry ($57 billion annualy worldwide revenue). So as a new format war is starting, it is interesting to note that the porn industry has spoken...and they are going with HD DVD.
Cost & production seem to be the factor, but also it seems that the delays and flop of the Playstation 3 (which has Blu-Ray) may also be a factor.
I don't watch porn, and still have my old DVD player, so I'm going to wait a while till the prices drop. For those on the bleeding edge, I suggest going for the HD-DVD format.
This war might be all for nothing as viewers want digital distribution. Download the movie and watch it on your Apple TV!
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Wow...the new iPhone
Today was MacWorld 2007 and among the annoucements was the new iPhone from Mac...
Got to give it to Apple, they sure do make sexy geek stuff!
You can get either the 4 or 8 GB model for your MP3/Movies.
Honey...you now know what to get me :)
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Do you Digg my Podcasts?
As many of you already know, I have two Podcasts. One is called "Outside the Artist's Studio - The Podcast that would have saved Van Gogh's ear!" which is a show I do with Kevin Jenne who is a great artist, living here in Montreal. We discuss art and mostly marketing & business tips for artists. We have a great time doing it.
The other show I have is "Cuddle Podcast - Bedtime Stories with daddy" which is a show I do with my kids where I read them bedtime stories that I have modified, such as "The Princess & The Pee", the story of a princess who wets her bed, and all the king and queens cleaning whoes.
Many of you listen to the show. Some are afraid by the name "Podcast" and think you need an iPod to listen. Leo Laporte is one of the many Podcasters I listen to regularly during my 2 hour round trip commute everyday. He is starting to replace Podcast with Netcast, which implies that all you need to listen is the Internet. Good point, and it is true. I embed a player for every show, so you can listen from the website, but if you have iTunes (free - and you don't need an MP3 player either), you can subscribe using the links in my show notes. This allows you to receive every new episode as it comes out.
The hard part about having Podcasts or Netcasts is that you have to market the thing yourself. We once made the top 25 podcasts in the Visual Arts section of iTunes for Outside Podcast, thanks in no small part to Tonya Jenne who offers marketing services through CompuQuest. I can tell when she goes on vacation, because out stats drop significantly. That tells me two things. First, her work really does help! Second, till you hit that tipping point, you have to continue to find clever ways to get your shows know.
I digg Digg. www.digg.com is a website that allows anyone to post links to stories they find interesting on the Internet, and others either digg it, or not. Stories with alot of diggs make it to the front page. This is called social bookmarking. It allows each and everyone of us to be the editors and choose the content that we enjoy. You can also link to friends and see what stories they digg.
Today, I found out that they now allow you to Digg Podcasts! I submitted both my shows, and I truly hope you will support me and digg them. You need to be subscribed to digg podcasts, but it is really a great site, which gives you an overview of all the hot stories out there in one place.
Start Digg-ing and vote for my shows!
The other show I have is "Cuddle Podcast - Bedtime Stories with daddy" which is a show I do with my kids where I read them bedtime stories that I have modified, such as "The Princess & The Pee", the story of a princess who wets her bed, and all the king and queens cleaning whoes.
Many of you listen to the show. Some are afraid by the name "Podcast" and think you need an iPod to listen. Leo Laporte is one of the many Podcasters I listen to regularly during my 2 hour round trip commute everyday. He is starting to replace Podcast with Netcast, which implies that all you need to listen is the Internet. Good point, and it is true. I embed a player for every show, so you can listen from the website, but if you have iTunes (free - and you don't need an MP3 player either), you can subscribe using the links in my show notes. This allows you to receive every new episode as it comes out.
The hard part about having Podcasts or Netcasts is that you have to market the thing yourself. We once made the top 25 podcasts in the Visual Arts section of iTunes for Outside Podcast, thanks in no small part to Tonya Jenne who offers marketing services through CompuQuest. I can tell when she goes on vacation, because out stats drop significantly. That tells me two things. First, her work really does help! Second, till you hit that tipping point, you have to continue to find clever ways to get your shows know.
I digg Digg. www.digg.com is a website that allows anyone to post links to stories they find interesting on the Internet, and others either digg it, or not. Stories with alot of diggs make it to the front page. This is called social bookmarking. It allows each and everyone of us to be the editors and choose the content that we enjoy. You can also link to friends and see what stories they digg.
Today, I found out that they now allow you to Digg Podcasts! I submitted both my shows, and I truly hope you will support me and digg them. You need to be subscribed to digg podcasts, but it is really a great site, which gives you an overview of all the hot stories out there in one place.
Start Digg-ing and vote for my shows!
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