The ramblings of a video geek

The ramblings of a video geek http://matthand.posterous.com Most recent posts at The ramblings of a video geek posterous.com Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:36:52 -0800 Class tonight is wonderful http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~3/TrAFIvss4kU/class-tonight-is-wonderful http://matthand.posterous.com/class-tonight-is-wonderful <p> Great fun teaching.<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthand/cUYPGzDRTLk6rjAe5SBoKgdabB8LWVrUZ3Pmtq3fh7hVVxzKDMUGRxy6MCcW/photo.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="375" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthand/FXfdCRNXWOCd68vNgD2VDUiijzfuJEXN2NoLS24elaMC4iveLAgyRpLQiI8g/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/class-tonight-is-wonderful">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/class-tonight-is-wonderful#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~4/TrAFIvss4kU" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23167/Photo_34.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKn0wjpFn Matt Hand Matt Matt Hand http://matthand.posterous.com/class-tonight-is-wonderful Sat, 23 Jul 2011 11:17:29 -0700 Lion upgrade underway http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~3/1YsGJF_C0_c/lion-upgrade-underway http://matthand.posterous.com/lion-upgrade-underway <p> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthand/eyqFfKHqFCQe85OZ5BiO02DA5ZX4dUCegeBH9JbApDmUi9oFX8CJII0tUqMs/photo.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="375" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthand/2AgGnjVm4qalCC1x7uDAxE3Ktesfwi1VxzB68IlA7oTVWyb98zAgXwwuC8w4/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <p>Excited to be installing Lion on a couple of test machines this weekend. So far so good. I decided to install from a USB stick in order to easily do the install on all of the computers. Did not want to download a bunch of times. Will give my complete review by the end of the day.</p> </p> <p><a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/lion-upgrade-underway">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/lion-upgrade-underway#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~4/1YsGJF_C0_c" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23167/Photo_34.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKn0wjpFn Matt Hand Matt Matt Hand http://matthand.posterous.com/lion-upgrade-underway Fri, 03 Jun 2011 07:18:24 -0700 Motorola Is tracking you http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~3/mCqEnxQeTmY/motorola-is-tracking-you http://matthand.posterous.com/motorola-is-tracking-you <p> Anyone doubt that our smart phones <a href="http://bit.ly/iGnQQq%20">know more</a> about us then we think:<div><blockquote type="cite">Motoblur collects information about customer use of applications and how that use relates to functions like power consumption. With that data, Motorola learns which applications drain power. "We are getting to the place that we should be able to warn you," Jha said. He envisions presenting a notice to users when they launch an application alerting them that using the application will drain 35 percent of the phone's power, for example, he said. The user can then decide to continue or conserve power.</blockquote><br /></div> </p> <p><a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/motorola-is-tracking-you">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/motorola-is-tracking-you#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~4/mCqEnxQeTmY" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23167/Photo_34.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKn0wjpFn Matt Hand Matt Matt Hand http://matthand.posterous.com/motorola-is-tracking-you Tue, 24 May 2011 19:54:46 -0700 Teaching tonight- Social Media Management http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~3/Y3N3-fcbBNk/teaching-tonight-social-media-management http://matthand.posterous.com/teaching-tonight-social-media-management <p> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthand/jG13fsjhUkgrlWkreBZMbY77JSxjHiR2S0PhG2aqU6vf8sMszKH0izrWvOZd/photo.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="375" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthand/9UEOadNbuZMizvXHqPWuNHSnvNDO01PXVSkZOTmybV3pXLUEb5Me3bisVsjQ/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p><a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/teaching-tonight-social-media-management">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/teaching-tonight-social-media-management#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~4/Y3N3-fcbBNk" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23167/Photo_34.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKn0wjpFn Matt Hand Matt Matt Hand http://matthand.posterous.com/teaching-tonight-social-media-management Tue, 03 May 2011 17:27:00 -0700 Is Facebook Video catching up to YouTube http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~3/WoNzZutE_-A/is-facebook-video-catching-up-to-youtube http://matthand.posterous.com/is-facebook-video-catching-up-to-youtube <p> <div>With all of the recent conversations of video and how YouTube is looking to <a href="http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2011/03/supercharging-next-phase-in-youtube.html">increase</a> <a href="http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2011/05/introducing-stars-of-future-on-youtube.html">quality</a> I thought it would be a good idea to see how Facebook may be doing. According to comScore YouTube is holding it's own. In fact for the last few months it is the number one site for video. While Facebook is rising in overall viewers it is not at an accelerated curve as some may assume judging by unique viewers.</div> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Untitled-2" height="291" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthand/5aCjEGvhtVYHaoieuohCKMwwzspoY2U0Y0M8Hs6fIhUvK1vCobe3X39J83qs/Untitled-2.jpg" width="317" /> </div> </p> <p /> <div>Of even more interest is the shear scale of amount of time viewed however:</div> <div><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Untitled-3" height="268" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthand/9494TqqinAwJ81BmkjrysjSUApxtbM90Nq9I97XXqNFaPP3j5v5Bi8afQxRL/Untitled-3.jpg" width="320" /> </div> </div> <p /> <div>Facebook is definitely catching up, but has a long way to go. By the way I threw Hulu in as an interesting other source. You can draw your own conclussions.</div> </p> <p><a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/is-facebook-video-catching-up-to-youtube">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/is-facebook-video-catching-up-to-youtube#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~4/WoNzZutE_-A" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23167/Photo_34.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKn0wjpFn Matt Hand Matt Matt Hand http://matthand.posterous.com/is-facebook-video-catching-up-to-youtube Sat, 26 Mar 2011 22:46:37 -0700 What might the iPhone 5 look like http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~3/2fyz2kaP_Ak/what-might-the-iphone-5-look-like http://matthand.posterous.com/what-might-the-iphone-5-look-like <p> This is a great run down from French site <a href="http://www.nowhereelse.fr/iphone-5-43523/">Nowhere Else</a>.<p /><p /><div><br /><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Eeec935a8b7b699714c8092de1b0e1" height="2431" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthand/TOPy1mqsmh4fiQl4ej2N5Rv5VqZOYg2XZ5fArazFogV0ROWPrLBj3o73OO9y/eeec935a8b7b699714c8092de1b0e1.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /> </div> </div><p /><div>I think they are probably pretty close with most of their guesses. What do you think?</div> </p> <p><a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/what-might-the-iphone-5-look-like">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/what-might-the-iphone-5-look-like#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~4/2fyz2kaP_Ak" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23167/Photo_34.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKn0wjpFn Matt Hand Matt Matt Hand http://matthand.posterous.com/what-might-the-iphone-5-look-like Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:40:00 -0700 When your Google Places Page is Gone Check This! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~3/TE9GdO_Nx2s/when-your-google-places-page-is-gone-check-th http://matthand.posterous.com/when-your-google-places-page-is-gone-check-th <p> <p>Here is a short screencast on bringing back your Google Places page if it may have vanished. I am not sure how widespread this problem may be, but it worked for me to bring it back.</p> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OUfJ_iAwOTo?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> </p> <p><a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/when-your-google-places-page-is-gone-check-th">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/when-your-google-places-page-is-gone-check-th#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~4/TE9GdO_Nx2s" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23167/Photo_34.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKn0wjpFn Matt Hand Matt Matt Hand http://matthand.posterous.com/when-your-google-places-page-is-gone-check-th Sun, 20 Mar 2011 22:10:20 -0700 6 Must Have iPad Apps http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~3/wsRznJ3Xg_Q/6-must-have-ipad-apps http://matthand.posterous.com/6-must-have-ipad-apps <p> A little over a week ago I invested in the iPad 2. Why? Well I will be teaching an iPad class up at the local community college and it has one extremely useful feature which is the ability to mirror the screen out. This is a very nice feature that I am looking forward to. I also enjoy the smaller size and the smart cover really is smart.<p /><div>But this really isn't a review as I was recently asked by someone what apps I consider essential. Here is my list of the 6 must have iPad apps.</div><p /><div><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthand/YyhZ2hqtwhluSwjATIYVqCi0YxuLJsfVBsQvmNpfCko3fqippFGu6XnhLiHZ/PastedGraphic-1.tiff.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Pastedgraphic-1" height="136" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthand/Tdajqy2zai6ZF1zjyud5S9POMXZ1Sfx9Ao1O4W6Yj89k4yPsAZmDqS6U891t/PastedGraphic-1.tiff.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </div><p /><div>1) <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dropbox/id327630330?mt=8"><b>Dropbox</b></a>: Dropbox is my essential app for managing files and share them between my Mac and the iPad. The other great thing about Dropbox is the amount of other applications that use Dropbox as a storage mechanism. Some of which I have include Plaintext which is a simple text program that stores all of your notes to Dropbox. Another great thing is the ability to share files by copying the link to a file using the app and emailing it to someone. To get a Dropbox account you can find it <a href="http://db.tt/mF3m41T">here</a>.</div><p /><div>2) <b><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/goodreader-for-ipad/id363448914?mt=8">GoodReader</a>: </b> GoodReader is one of the best file opening tools. It reads most files including PDFs, MS Office files, iWork, and even handles Quicktime files. GoodReader allows you to annotate all of these and store them out as PDFs. The great part of this app lies in the new synchronization with remote servers. The one thing Dropbox is lacking is the ability to upload files. With GoodReader you can use the open in GoodReader function and then choose to synchronize it with your Dropbox folder and voila it is in your Dropbox folder on your computer. I have folders in the application that I store all of my PDF manuals and can access them in the field.</div><p /><div>3) <b><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/evernote/id281796108?mt=8">Evernote:</a> </b>Evernote is for me where I store all of my notes on everything including webclippings and other pieces of information I want to store. Evernote never forgets and is completely searchable with tags and words within the content. If you upgrade to the premium version you gain the ability to search images and pdfs as it converts text within the images. GoodReader even now allows you to open in Evernote and store edited PDFs. Find more out about Evernote <a href="http://www.evernote.com/about/referrer?redir=/about/learn_more&code=Matt0349">here.</a> </div><p /><div>4) <b><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/river-news-rss-google-reader/id386534091?mt=8">River of News:</a> </b>If you have a Google Reader account and like to read your news feeds River of News should be a must buy. While most people have heard of Reeder for iPad I prefer the way River of News user interface more closely mimics that of Google Reader and you can quickly navigate between the news feeds. It also has some great features like sending to Instapaper, posting to Twitter and Facebook, as well as sending the entire article to an email address which I use to send it to Evernote using a feature in Evernote that gives you an email address to send notes to. </div><p /><div>5) <b><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kindle/id302584613?mt=8">Kindle:</a> </b>I just love reading on my iPad and what a better way than having the entire Kindle library.</div><p /><div>6) <b><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/netflix/id363590051?mt=8">Netflix:</a> </b>Bummed they removed the instant que from it a few months ago, but the new update is very nice and if you are somewhere and want to kill some time what better way to do it than watching a movie.</div><p /><div>I have many more apps installed than this, but if I were getting a new iPad and needing some key apps these would be the ones I would download first.</div> </p> <p><a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/6-must-have-ipad-apps">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/6-must-have-ipad-apps#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~4/wsRznJ3Xg_Q" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23167/Photo_34.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKn0wjpFn Matt Hand Matt Matt Hand http://matthand.posterous.com/6-must-have-ipad-apps Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:15:28 -0700 A quick test of the new iPad video camera. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~3/ZGLZEpCH6k8/a-quick-test-of-the-new-ipad-video-camera http://matthand.posterous.com/a-quick-test-of-the-new-ipad-video-camera <p> Not the best quality, but would definitely work in a pinch. Low light noise is definitely present.<p><div class='p_embed p_video_embed'> <a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/a-quick-test-of-the-new-ipad-video-camera"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/video.posterous.com/matthand/l9q7kpq9Bn7KGfUYlB2x44WNFnvZi45WkJafeFci0UYZO2g4vveag5CQRlNx/frame_0000.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <strong>IMG_0134.MOV</strong> <a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/a-quick-test-of-the-new-ipad-video-camera">Watch on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p><p>This is a pan of the room where Governor Kitzhaber is speaking during the EDCO lunch.</p> </p> <p><a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/a-quick-test-of-the-new-ipad-video-camera">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/a-quick-test-of-the-new-ipad-video-camera#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~4/ZGLZEpCH6k8" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23167/Photo_34.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKn0wjpFn Matt Hand Matt Matt Hand http://matthand.posterous.com/a-quick-test-of-the-new-ipad-video-camera Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:10:52 -0800 Social media class http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~3/eI2_SsLwtc4/social-media-class http://matthand.posterous.com/social-media-class <p> I so enjoy teaching social media. Anyone need some help.<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthand/RrauD2NZjTIHMLCi5xUTUhBcmGNTYAmj1NGIYgLhIU5r1U6cjIM2umzQ10BB/photo.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="375" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthand/d6LO42d5N2XspzAd6zipVCk8HCmxYkYniCNFIwqdfasAaEqGyyRsyKWKpkTu/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/social-media-class">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/social-media-class#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~4/eI2_SsLwtc4" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23167/Photo_34.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKn0wjpFn Matt Hand Matt Matt Hand http://matthand.posterous.com/social-media-class Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:00:45 -0800 My favorite part of today's iPad announcement http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~3/SABmCfj_jqg/my-favorite-part-of-todays-ipad-announcement http://matthand.posterous.com/my-favorite-part-of-todays-ipad-announcement <p> This highlights some great uses of the iPad for certain.<p /><div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HpiVeC1Z3yI?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div><p /><div>I am going to be in line for mine first thing when they come out.</div> </p> <p><a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/my-favorite-part-of-todays-ipad-announcement">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/my-favorite-part-of-todays-ipad-announcement#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~4/SABmCfj_jqg" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23167/Photo_34.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKn0wjpFn Matt Hand Matt Matt Hand http://matthand.posterous.com/my-favorite-part-of-todays-ipad-announcement Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:27:35 -0800 Facebook makes some much needed changes with pages http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~3/1zHpG7oGY2U/facebook-makes-some-much-needed-changes-with http://matthand.posterous.com/facebook-makes-some-much-needed-changes-with <p> I just got this in an email today:<div><blockquote type="cite">Facebook pages are getting an updated layout and several new features to help you engage with your fans. Here's some of what you'll be getting:<br /><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style=""></span>• Notifications when fans interact with your page or posts<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style=""></span>• A place to showcase photos along the top of your page<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style=""></span>• A news feed for your page<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style=""></span>• The ability to Like and post on other pages as your page<br /></div>Preview your page and you'll be given the option to upgrade early. All pages will automatically be upgraded on March 10.<br /></blockquote><br /></div><div>These are some much needed improvements and if you haven't ever built a page I would recommend giving it a shot by going <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages">here</a> to start the process and look for the create page button which is in the top right.</div><p /><div>I am not sure why it has taken so long for the notification piece, but I am very excited about being able to get those notifications which will increase the ability to interact. Being able to post as a business should be interesting as well as you will be able to interact on a B2B level now with other pages.</div> </p> <p><a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/facebook-makes-some-much-needed-changes-with">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/facebook-makes-some-much-needed-changes-with#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~4/1zHpG7oGY2U" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23167/Photo_34.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKn0wjpFn Matt Hand Matt Matt Hand http://matthand.posterous.com/facebook-makes-some-much-needed-changes-with Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:06:00 -0800 Honeycomb is not using Web M so why should Chrome? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~3/BZKFImT0u5A/41866044 http://matthand.posterous.com/41866044 <p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">Take a look at this video during the recent Honeycomb launch event:</span></p> <div> <object height="300" width="500"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RfJuigJebRg&start=1453&end=1490" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RfJuigJebRg&start=1453&end=1490" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="300" width="500"></embed> </object> </div> <p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://snipsnip.it">cropped with SnipSnip</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">Watch only the part that shows CNN demoing the live video.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">For those of you that may have missed this fact Google has discontinued support of the H.264 codec in the Chrome browser saying that they need to transition to a more open standard being Google's Web M codec. I believe this is the wrong decision, but time will tell on this. I would like to highlight that this video playing on the Honeycomb platform however is not Web M. In fact it probably is H.264 and not even Flash. Why? Well the toolset (hardware & software) simply does not exist for a company like CNN to use Web M. It may in time, but right now it doesn't. So much for open standards.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">By the way for you Windows users of Chrome. <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/interoperability/archive/2011/02/01/greater-interoperability-for-windows-customers-with-html5-video.aspx" title="Microsoft and H.264" target="_blank">Microsoft will be releasing an H.264 plugin for Chrome</a> which ultimately will negate Google's push to Web M.</span></p> </p> <p><a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/41866044">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/41866044#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~4/BZKFImT0u5A" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23167/Photo_34.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKn0wjpFn Matt Hand Matt Matt Hand http://matthand.posterous.com/41866044 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:39:00 -0800 Looks like AT&T may be worried about switchers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~3/fZhZq7bDXCk/looks-like-att-may-be-worried-about-switchers http://matthand.posterous.com/looks-like-att-may-be-worried-about-switchers <p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-02-01/IudvfqBamJcbFhikrqxJrmFAAqDhnIrFvsoGryukAzomvAvrJubrEJtrrhnH/Inbox__Pinnacle_Mail_121_messages.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Inbox__pinnacle_mail_121_messages" height="512" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-02-01/IudvfqBamJcbFhikrqxJrmFAAqDhnIrFvsoGryukAzomvAvrJubrEJtrrhnH/Inbox__Pinnacle_Mail_121_messages.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <div>I just got this offer in my email. AT&T is clearly pointing out that you can talk and surf at the same time which you can't do on the Verizon CDMA network. I am so glad that AT&T now has competition for the iPhone as well as allowing multiple carriers to help battle Android market share.<br /> <p /> </div> </p> <p><a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/looks-like-att-may-be-worried-about-switchers">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/looks-like-att-may-be-worried-about-switchers#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~4/fZhZq7bDXCk" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23167/Photo_34.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKn0wjpFn Matt Hand Matt Matt Hand http://matthand.posterous.com/looks-like-att-may-be-worried-about-switchers Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:49:36 -0800 The shifting face of what we watch on TV part 2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~3/J-nCM22UFG4/the-shifting-face-of-what-we-watch-on-tv-part-0 http://matthand.posterous.com/the-shifting-face-of-what-we-watch-on-tv-part-0 <p> A couple of weeks ago CES wrapped up and with all of the major geek announcements from new 3D TVs to a whole slew of new tablets running Android. There was great fanfare surrounding many of these announcements and many were carried by most of the main stream media. A lot of CES was covered by the podcasters and some would say (me included) did a better job. No podcaster out there could match up to TWiT though.<br /><div><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5288/5340319225_7b9f21506f_m.jpg" /></div><div>Leo at 2011 CES - from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dan_h/">Flickr Dan_H</a></div><p /><div>For a primer on who TWiT is this is from their <a href="http://wiki.twit.tv/wiki/FAQ">Wiki FAQ </a>- </div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style=""> </span>• What does "TWiT" mean? Is it an acronym?<br /></div>"TWiT" stands for "this WEEK in TECH", the name of the flagship netcast for TWiT.tv, an operating trademark of TWiT LLC.<br /><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style=""> </span>• What is TWiT.tv? Is it some sort of network? When did it start?<br /></div>TWiT.tv is one of the biggest netcast networks around. It started in August 2005 with only 2 netcasts and now it has grown to include over 15 shows. The domain twit.tv gets over 2 million views per week, according to <a href="http://alexa.com">alexa.com</a>.</div><p /><div>TWiT is one of the leaders in tech podcasting. They are so big that Leo Laporte their head "Twit" was even written up in the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/27/technology/27podcast.html">New York Times recently</a>. The amazing stat in this article that shows how new media is changing the distribution model is this:</div><div><blockquote type="cite">Advertisers, especially technology companies, appreciate Mr. Laporte’s reach. Mark McCrery, chief executive of Podtrac, which is based in Washington, and measures podcast audiences and sells advertising, said TWIT’s advertising revenue doubled in each of the last two years and was expected to total $4 million to $5 million for 2010.</blockquote><br /></div><div>Now Leo is by no means a new comer to the media scene as his credentials go back to TV including a stint as the host of <i>The Screen Savers</i> on Tech TV from 1998 to 2004 with even further credentials going back to the early 90s. He even recently appeared on Regis and Kelly.</div><div><embed name="flashObj" src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1691028013" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="322" flashvars="videoId=754219006001&playerId=1691028013&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" width="486"></embed></div><p /><div>What is exciting about what Leo has done is that the TWiT network was one of the first to be offered on Roku. They believe strongly in delivering their content to the broadest audience possible including the use of live streaming apps on iOS, Android, and now even Windows Phone 7. They netcast, as they call it, an amazing amount of content every week and have a tremendous amount of downloads and live views everyday. </div><p /><div>This is why content distribution is dramatically different today and will be changing even more in the next year.</div> </p> <p><a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/the-shifting-face-of-what-we-watch-on-tv-part-0">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/the-shifting-face-of-what-we-watch-on-tv-part-0#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~4/J-nCM22UFG4" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23167/Photo_34.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKn0wjpFn Matt Hand Matt Matt Hand http://matthand.posterous.com/the-shifting-face-of-what-we-watch-on-tv-part-0 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:08:36 -0800 Cool new feature in Google App on Android and iOs http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~3/Ur8FggTI9GY/cool-new-feature-in-google-app-on-android-and http://matthand.posterous.com/cool-new-feature-in-google-app-on-android-and <p> Google rolled a slick new feature out that allows you to check weather and even move the slider into the future to see what is going on weather wise. To use it all you have to do is search weather in the search term.<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Photo" height="480" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthand/2SB224n97pP6F8IlDCtm8GnMH3QAIbtyrJAXpOyhUImd6SFebONgzAeBFbqn/photo.png" width="320" /> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/cool-new-feature-in-google-app-on-android-and">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/cool-new-feature-in-google-app-on-android-and#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~4/Ur8FggTI9GY" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23167/Photo_34.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKn0wjpFn Matt Hand Matt Matt Hand http://matthand.posterous.com/cool-new-feature-in-google-app-on-android-and Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:42:00 -0800 China to be larger than our economy by 2020! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~3/8xgi0yVJkvg/china-to-be-large-than-our-economy-by-2020 http://matthand.posterous.com/china-to-be-large-than-our-economy-by-2020 <p> <p>This is a very fascinating TED talk that gives an interesting take on why we might not be able to understand China.</p> <div> <object height="326" width="446"> <param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff" /> <param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/MartinJacques_2010S-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/MartinJacques-2010S.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=1059&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=martin_jacques_understanding_the_rise_of_china;year=2010;theme=not_business_as_usual;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=bold_predictions_stern_warnings;event=TEDSalon+London+2010;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="326" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/MartinJacques_2010S-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/MartinJacques-2010S.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=1059&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=martin_jacques_understanding_the_rise_of_china;year=2010;theme=not_business_as_usual;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=bold_predictions_stern_warnings;event=TEDSalon+London+2010;" width="446"></embed> </object> </div> <p /> <div><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/martin_jacques_understanding_the_rise_of_china.html">iOS viewers view here.</a></div> </p> <p><a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/china-to-be-large-than-our-economy-by-2020">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/china-to-be-large-than-our-economy-by-2020#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~4/8xgi0yVJkvg" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23167/Photo_34.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKn0wjpFn Matt Hand Matt Matt Hand http://matthand.posterous.com/china-to-be-large-than-our-economy-by-2020 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:25:00 -0800 The shifting face of what we watch on TV part 1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~3/X7z4sU8Q1yA/the-shifting-face-of-what-we-watch-on-tv-part http://matthand.posterous.com/the-shifting-face-of-what-we-watch-on-tv-part <p> <p>A great year for Roku!</p> <p><a href="http://mashable.com/2011/01/04/roku-1-million-units/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-489325" title="roku-small" src="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/roku-small.jpg" height="606" alt="" width="640" /></a></p> <div>Roku announced amazing numbers that came through their boxes. From their press release - </div> <p /> <div> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote">Roku players averaged over 11 hours of playing time per week – a significant amount of TV viewing for Roku customers when compared to the national average of 36 hours per week.<p />“A billion streams is pretty amazing and shows just how engaged our customers are with their Roku players,” said Anthony Wood, founder and CEO of Roku, Inc. “If you think about it, our active user base now matches that of a top 10 US cable company. Our core values of simplicity, great content and affordability clearly resonate with mainstream customers.”</blockquote> </div> <div>This is pretty impressive.</div> <p /> <div>The future of how we consume content is moving online and the current generation of connected boxes.</div> </p> <p><a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/the-shifting-face-of-what-we-watch-on-tv-part">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/the-shifting-face-of-what-we-watch-on-tv-part#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~4/X7z4sU8Q1yA" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23167/Photo_34.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKn0wjpFn Matt Hand Matt Matt Hand http://matthand.posterous.com/the-shifting-face-of-what-we-watch-on-tv-part Sun, 02 Jan 2011 20:26:29 -0800 The great Steve Jobs has to "pitch" http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~3/VQXDbfRT1ks/the-great-steve-jobs-has-to-pitch http://matthand.posterous.com/the-great-steve-jobs-has-to-pitch <p> I know this is making the rounds right now, but for those that haven't seen it. <p /> Steve jobs has to pitch to VCs. <p /> <object height="303" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QKsPLPZPkEI?fs=1&hl=en_US" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed allowfullscreen="true" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QKsPLPZPkEI?fs=1&hl=en_US" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="303" width="500"></embed></object> </p> <p><a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/the-great-steve-jobs-has-to-pitch">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/the-great-steve-jobs-has-to-pitch#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~4/VQXDbfRT1ks" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23167/Photo_34.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKn0wjpFn Matt Hand Matt Matt Hand http://matthand.posterous.com/the-great-steve-jobs-has-to-pitch Sun, 02 Jan 2011 10:17:00 -0800 Something to strive for in 2011 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~3/MDbCdZRxaqA/something-to-strive-for-in-2011 http://matthand.posterous.com/something-to-strive-for-in-2011 <p> <p>So this post is a lot less geeky than most of them. In fact this is more of an emotional post. </p> <p /> <div>I am a huge <a href="http://www.TED.com">TED</a> fan. I like TED because they are great presentations given by great presenters, but also because they are short and can be quickly watched and cause thought without having to spend an hour to get to the point.</div> <p /> <div>This is just one of those. Thanks <a href="http://twitter.com/cassondra">Cassondra</a> for sharing! </div> <p /> <div> <object height="326" width="446"> <param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff" /> <param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/BreneBrown_2010X-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/BreneBrown-2010X.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=1042&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=brene_brown_on_vulnerability;year=2010;theme=what_makes_us_happy;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=how_the_mind_works;theme=a_taste_of_tedx;event=TEDxHouston;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="326" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/BreneBrown_2010X-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/BreneBrown-2010X.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=1042&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=brene_brown_on_vulnerability;year=2010;theme=what_makes_us_happy;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=how_the_mind_works;theme=a_taste_of_tedx;event=TEDxHouston;" width="446"></embed> </object> </div> <p /> <div>Sorry to iOs viewers TED has only flash embeds at this time. View it here- <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html">Brene Brown: The power of vulnerability</a></div> </p> <p><a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/something-to-strive-for-in-2011">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://matthand.posterous.com/something-to-strive-for-in-2011#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRamblingsOfAVideoGeek/~4/MDbCdZRxaqA" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23167/Photo_34.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKn0wjpFn Matt Hand Matt Matt Hand http://matthand.posterous.com/something-to-strive-for-in-2011