Read/WriteWeb has a good article explaining Adobe’s Apollo runtime and developer platform which cleared up many questions for me. I’m looking forward to Apollo’s development as–if I understand it correctly–will allow web developers to build web apps that can work offline on the desktop and cross-platform too.
How not to ship a plasma TV. The title says it all - ouch
I’ve got USD100+ that I can’t accept from PayPal because they’ve been having some glitches. Dang it! Buck up PayPal. Or just add a Malaysian bank to your panel.
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The Machine is Us/ing Us
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I’ve been doing some research on Web 2.0 and while this video is an oldie, it’s still definitely a goodie.
Make Internet TV (MITV) is a site by the The Participatory Culture Foundation that aims to be a resource full of step-by-step instructions for shooting and creating video for the internet. MITV is accompanied by the MITV Wiki where you can share your experience and best practices in creating internet video.
Quick skin tone retouching in Photoshop. I’ve always had problems with this. This tip is so simple!
Google acquires DoubleClick. From the official blog post:
This new partnership represents a tremendous opportunity for us at Google to broaden and deepen our inventory of available ads and to better serve both our publishers and users. Together, Google and DoubleClick will empower agencies, advertisers, and publishers to collaborate more efficiently and effectively, which will, in [...]
blogjunkie.net’s webhost, Exabytes, is holding 2 contests in conjunction with Malaysia’s 50th Independence. They’re looking for the Best Photo and Best Photo Gallery of Malaysia’s tourist destinations. Check out more details on the contest page.
Chris Breen from Macworld explains the best settings to encode video for the Apple TV. I’m bookmarking this for the day I get my own Apple TV.
Microsoft will now also sell DRM-free EMI tunes on their Zune Marketplace. Apparently they’ve been in discussion for ’some time’ but this looks like they’re totally following the leader (Apple) here.
Microsoft changes tune on selling DRM-free songs (ComputerWorld)
Japanese operators continue their march West-wards
Japan’s KDDI Corp. said on Sunday it aims to offer a cellphone service in the United States using a network operated by Sprint Nextel Corp. KDDI aimed for a full U.S. roll-out by the middle of this month, offering phones made by makers such as Sanyo Electric.
Japan’s KDDI to provide [...]
Tim O’Reilly suggests a blogging code of conduct following the Kathy Sierra cyber-bullying issue. Help them draft it at Wikia - Blogger’s Code of Conduct.
US VoIP company Vonage won a temporary reprieve from an injunction won by Verizon against them for allegedly infringing on the latter’s patents.
If you ask me, Verizon is just being a big bully.
Microsoft is dead, says Paul Graham.
Microsoft’s biggest weakness is that they still don’t realize how much they suck.
I love that line.
Jon Gruber tells us why Apple is more of a computer company than ever, despite dropping ‘Computer’ from its name:
This isn’t a new direction for Apple. It’s the same path the company has been on all along. Cool new software powered by OS X, running on beautiful, well-designed hardware describes the iPhone and the Apple [...]
Here’s a wonderful story for Easter. The director of the Human Genome Project, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., explains how he finds no conflict between science and faith in God.
Today is annual CSS Naked Day. That’s why this site is all boring today. The idea behind this event is to promote Web Standards and the use of semantic XHTML and CSS.
I’m pretty gung-ho on DRM, intellectual property, etc and I wrote up a FAQ on myMacBUZZ in response to EMI going DRM-free:
DRM-free music: What does it mean to me?
Must get girlfriend to check out this Newbie’s Guide to Flickr by Webware. Otherwise my subscription will be going to waste :oP
Hell is freezing over! EMI, Apple partner on DRM-free premium music. Good on EMI and this shows all Steve Jobs’ doubters of his sincerity for DRM-free music.
The blogjunkie a.k.a. David Wang loves to muck around on the internet and play with his gadgets.
