May 312011
 
Digital Audio that is Good Enough

The new mode of delivery I am thinking of is digital distribution of audio products. I do purchase music as a digital format less often than most people think. The reason is that most delivery methods are compressed. I do believe that compression should be applied judiciously. Not all compression is bad, as I sit listening to music on my iPod on a plane. I decided the quality of music is the item I want for this application.

Apr 022011
 
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should

Recently I tweeted I was playing Mario Kart online, I included a picture that contained my Wiimote Steering Wheel, my Bell’s Winter White Ale, and the bottom of four remote controls. The subject and intended humor was the steering wheel and beer combination. I was surprised by how many responses I got, not about drinking and gaming, or drinking and driving, but “why did I have so many remotes? Why not a universal remote?”

Jan 192011
 

I had the opportunity to see Disney’s World of Color show from a unique angle, the side.  The show takes place in the Disney California Adventure’s lagoon. In the lagoon is a collection of approximately 1,200 fountains, video projectors, lasers, mist machines, fog machines, projection domes… and other cool things. Most of the fountains have [more]