VIDEO a day blog

Google Maps Revelation

admin — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:52:13 +0000

I have talked before about Street View in Google Maps. Many people have issues with this idea of mapping, feel that it is invasive, and they question how far it will go. Today's video is a great skit on this exact issue. I got a great laugh out of it, and I am sure you will too!

The Mom Song

admin — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:42:54 +0000

My mother sent me a video the other day that she could not stop talking about. It is a comedian that has summed up a normal day of a mother and what she will say during the day. She had many replies on her email from other mothers that loved it and said it was "spot on". Because of all of the excitement, I figured it would make a great post for today...

Bill Gates’ Last Day

admin — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:17:42 +0000

As you are reading this (and I am writing), the Consumer Electronic Show is going on in Las Vegas. I have attended this in the past, and have to say it is amazing! Companies around the world meet here to show off their newest products in the technology arena. One other big part of CES is the speeches they have throughout the event.

This year, the keynote speaker was Bill Gates. Because of him retiring this speech (to me) is kind of like a tribute to everything he has done for the industry!

Through his keynote, a video played that was called "Bill Gates' Last Day". It was pretty funny to watch, and had a ton of famous people throughout it. I laughed enough to want to show it to other people, so this video is a day blog's post for today...

The More You Know

admin — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:32:09 +0000

Yesterday's segment of Around the Net was about homemade commercials that spoofed NBC's "The More You Know". They were all pretty funny, but today's video caught my attention more than the others! I am not sure if it was the shock factor that made me laugh, or if it was just plain funny! To the creator of this video, great job!

Dancing With the Stars - Season Finale

admin — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:33:56 +0000

Another season of Dancing With The Stars ended last night! I do not watch the show, but I know it is a top show on television. Starting the night, there were 3 couples left, but soon after the show started, but Marie Osmond was voted off...leaving Mel B and Helio Castroneves to fight it out for this season's champion!

I know many people expected Mel B to be victorious since she has had stage presence all of her life (profession: Spice Girl), but Helio (Indy Driver) showed great improvement and came on extremely strong at the end of the season. Helio Castroneves and his partner, Julianne Hough, came out as this years winners! If you missed last night's finally show and would still like to see it, you can still catch it! After clicking on today's video link, click on "Dancing with the Stars" and select what day you are interested in watching. Enjoy!

Today's video link: Dancing With The Stars on ABC

7-up Banned Commercial

admin — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:56:33 +0000

I was skipping around You Tube today, and started watching Banned Commercials. Some of the best commercials you will ever see are the banned one! It makes me wonder sometimes why some of them are even banned in the first place...

The one that I really liked today was for 7-up. I do not want to ruin the video, so just watch it and enjoy!

Steve Ballmer - Old Windows Commercial

admin — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:24:45 +0000

I remember seeing Steve Ballmer start a presentation for Microsoft and thinking, "This guy is insane"! I figured that after years working at a company like this, anyone would lose their minds, but now I see that he has always been like this. Today's video is a commercial that used Ballmer to help sell Microsoft Windows in the early days (I believe it was Windows 1.0). He is just as excited in this video as he is in the presentation video. I am sure you will get a good laugh out of it!

CBS - The Big Bang Theory

admin — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:14:08 +0000

A show that CBS is pushing heavily for their fall lineup this year is called "Big Bang Theory". It is about 2 geeky roommates that have a very pretty girl move in next door. They all become friends, and she helps them along with understanding girls.

To me, the show sounds similar to Beauty and the Geek (shown on CW), but is scripted. Why are shows like this becoming more popular? With technology growing, the amount of people in sciences and technology seem to be growing also...introducing mass numbers of geeks! I know a lot of people similar, but not to the extreme of the 2 roommates (including myself), so I feel a lot of people will be able to easily relate to their roles. The show will be aired on Mondays at 8:30 PM. To continue promoting the show, the pilot has been put on iTunes for a free download! Make sure to get it before they start charging again for it.

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Rosh Hashanah

admin — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:04:12 +0000

Did you know that today is Rosh Hashanah? Well actually, Rosh Hashanah is from sunset of yesterday all the way through to sunset tomorrow. I saw this jewish holiday on my calendar, realized that I did not know anything about it, so I ran over to Wikipedia to learn more. The holiday is actually their "New Year for people, animals, and legal contracts . It is a time that they reflect back on their year, self examine and repent. It seems to me that this holiday is not a happy and joyful holiday, so I am not sure if I should say "Happy Rush Hashanah", but I still felt like writing about the holiday and letting people read more about it. I have attached a cute video that I found that celebrates the holiday. One thing that I noticed in this video and others that I watched, but was not able to find the meaning is that apples dipped in honey is a tradition for Rosh Hashanah...can anyone tell me why?

Apple Keynote 2007

admin — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:16:30 +0000

For any technology weblog, the main article today has to be about the Apple presentation that was held yesterday. This is one of those weblogs!

Steve Jobs got on stage yesterday and showed some awesome new products. The iPod line was the focus. The iPod Shuffle came out in new colors, the iPod video was made thinner with a larger hard drive (and was renamed to iPod Classic), and the iPod Nano debuted their newest enclosure with new colors. People were excited to see these changes, but they paled in comparison when Jobs showed the newest iPod to the iPod line.

Since the iPhone was such a big hit when it was released, Apple has created an iPod that mimics the look and technology of the iPhone. I was amazed! It has the touch screen technology, the great looking interface, wifi, and much much more. It is selling in 8GB and 16GB models priced at $299 and $399 respectively. This must be the next thing I purchase!

Other things that were released at the presentation were ringtones for the iPhone, a wifi store to allow you to purchase songs directly on your iPod Touch (and the iPhone I think), and a partnership with Starbucks to be able to buy music that is being played at the coffee shop when it is playing at the store.

Analysts are saying that a big mistake occurred at the presentation. Steve Jobs has discontinued the 4GB version of the iPhone and has reduced the 8GB model $200 (the new price for this model is $399). To me, price drops are normal in the technology world, and I know that Apple is known to drop prices when new products come out.

It was a phenomenal presentation, and you can watch it on their website. It requires you to use Quicktime, but that should not stop you from watching.

Today's video: Apple Keynote 2007