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!
Saturday, December 30, 2006
You can now throw out your TV - 2006 in review
Why do we all want to buy a Willi Waller 2006? Why did Time Magazine choose YOU as the person of the year? The answer: Web 2.0.
This year, we saw the rise of sites like www.youtube.com which also coincided with the rebirth of lip-syncing. We all share our pictures using www.flickr.com. Google has become a verb. BitTorrent or iTunes has become the way to get TV shows, allowing you to watch what you want, when you want it. We no longer go to Tower Records (Closed) or any other CD shops to buy music, we go to iTunes. Podcasting (or Netcasting as Leo Laporte started) has become my listening choice in the car (plus, I have two shows on iTunes myself: Outside The Artist's Studio - The podcast that would have saved Van Gogh's ear! and Cuddle Podcast - bedtime stories with daddy). A community has gotten together to form a knowledge based called www.wikipedia.com. Sites like www.digg.com allow you to choose which stories are relevant and should be placed on the front page.
In terms of entertainment, Web 2.0 is changing how we consider the media. I can laugh out loud for a good hour just watching Tetes a Claques, which is funnier than most sitcoms! One of my clients - www.twistimage.com prepared a nice little review of the best viral videos of 2006.
>>http://www.share2006.com/<<
Take the Evolution of Dance as an example. It was viewed 37,545,830 times so far. Obviously, people are watching. Web 2.0's best and worst quality is that it lets anyone have a voice. Leo Laporte quoted someone saying that if you recognize that there is a small percentage of excellence in everything, then more quantity would bring more excellence. Basically, just because anybody with a digital camera can make a movie, some will actually make something worth watching, that otherwise would not have been able to do before Web 2.0.
So, instead of watching uncreative TV, throw it out, download the few series worth watching, and look for those that produce something worth watching!
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Mozart VS Marilyn Manson Part II
Well...I stand corrected. Zeke, one of the most prolific art bloggers in Canada, has corrected me, and informed me that there is indeed room for interpretation in Classical Music.
Elevator music aside, he makes a valid point.
Check out his blog at http://zekesgallery.blogspot.com/.
Elevator music aside, he makes a valid point.
Check out his blog at http://zekesgallery.blogspot.com/.
Monday, December 04, 2006
Bell Sym-pathetic High Speed
In the last month or so, I have been involved in two client moves. The first one went fine, as far as phone service goes, but guess what? No Internet on the promised date. We were told 24-48 hours would be the standard waiting time to get it resolved. A few weeks later, Internet goes down again. I spoke to one of the most knowledgable techs there, and we figured out that the modem was defective. I actually asked to speak to his supervisor (He wasn't around) to let them know how pleased I was with the service (Oh...suddenly, the supervisor is sitting right next to him!). I was promised a new modem and I left confident that the next day, all would be fine again. Two days pass, we call...no record of our request for a new modem. They will now ship within 24-48 hours...
Today I went to another client who moved, and all phone/fax lines have been transferred, but guess what? No Internet. It will be moved one week later? Doesn't make sense. Four business days is the best they can do.
Come to think of it, I have another client with a new office. They sent the modem, but the office was under construction, so they left no note, and eventually sent the modem back to Toronto, without letting us know...
Pathetic. Sym-Pathetic.
Today I went to another client who moved, and all phone/fax lines have been transferred, but guess what? No Internet. It will be moved one week later? Doesn't make sense. Four business days is the best they can do.
Come to think of it, I have another client with a new office. They sent the modem, but the office was under construction, so they left no note, and eventually sent the modem back to Toronto, without letting us know...
Pathetic. Sym-Pathetic.
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Bet you Jack Bauer doesn't own a Gerard Darel "24 Heures" bag!
The following takes place between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. This week, I attended the opening of the first Gerard Darel store in Canada at Ogilvies, Montreal.
While sipping great champagne, I browsed the collection, and was quite surprised to find that I really liked the wearable look his collection had (when I say wearable, I mean my wife!). You sometimes see these fashion shows with a models wearing something similar the the Bjork "swan" look, but Gerard seems to actually make clothes that you can wear.
The big hit of course is the "24 Heures" bag, pictured above with Charlotte Gainsbourg, whose music was heard during the event. Unfortunately, I did not win the "24 Heures" bag as the door prize, but had a good time nonetheless. What I did find ironic, is that the ones serving us the "Scooby Snacks of the rich and famous", were sometimes better looking than the models!
So maybe Jack Bauer should think about getting himself one of these bags, where he can stuff a few items such as guns, cel phone, toothpaste, etc...before going after the bad guys.
While sipping great champagne, I browsed the collection, and was quite surprised to find that I really liked the wearable look his collection had (when I say wearable, I mean my wife!). You sometimes see these fashion shows with a models wearing something similar the the Bjork "swan" look, but Gerard seems to actually make clothes that you can wear.
The big hit of course is the "24 Heures" bag, pictured above with Charlotte Gainsbourg, whose music was heard during the event. Unfortunately, I did not win the "24 Heures" bag as the door prize, but had a good time nonetheless. What I did find ironic, is that the ones serving us the "Scooby Snacks of the rich and famous", were sometimes better looking than the models!
So maybe Jack Bauer should think about getting himself one of these bags, where he can stuff a few items such as guns, cel phone, toothpaste, etc...before going after the bad guys.
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