Digital Copy Blu’s

November 18, 2008

Today we (my family) received a 3-disc special edition of Disney’s Wall*E, which includes two Blu-ray discs and a DVD with a digital copy of the movie in iTunes and Windows Media formats.  I was particularly excited to have the digital copy which can be transferred to a personal computer or iPhone for playback.  I [...]

Tagged as: Apple, blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, digital copy, digital media, DRM, DVD

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Tilt-Shift Photography

November 16, 2008

Tilt-shift photography is a creative and unique type of photography
in which the camera is manipulated so that a life-sized location or
subject looks like a miniature-scale model. To add good miniature effect to your photographs, shoot subjects
from a high angle (especially from the air). It creates the illusion of
looking down at a miniature model. A camera [...]

Tagged as: Depth of field, Photography, Techniques and Styles, tilt-shift photography

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New broadband connection at work

November 4, 2008

Verizon FIOS Speedtest

After almost a month after first ordering service with Verizon, our FIOS Internet connection was finally installed at work this morning.
As many of you know, FIOS is a PON or Passive Optical Network.  In laymans terms, FIOS utilizes an architecture where bandwidth is shared on the fiber for all customers on that loop. [...]

Tagged as: bandwidth, fiber, fios, internet, verizon

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Democrats blocking regulation on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

September 29, 2008

The Reform for Fannie, Bill S.190 was introduce by the Republicans….in fact, McCain co-sponsored (although this is video from the House of Reps).
The Bill must go thru Committee & gain 60% support. The committee is made up of 20 members. At the time, 11 were Republicans & 9 were Democrats. To get 60% of support, [...]

Tagged as: Democratic Party, John McCain, Republican

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ShamWow!

September 15, 2008

This is my second favorite commercial. I am pretty sure this guy could sell anything to anyone. Have any of you bought one? I don’t know it sells itself.

Tagged as: tv advertising

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Response to “Making America Stupid”

September 14, 2008

Thomas Friedman wrote an op-ed piece in the New York Times today on energy policy, economic leadership and the upcoming Presidential election.  He starts off with the following:
Imagine for a minute that attending the Republican convention in St.
Paul, sitting in a skybox overlooking the convention floor, were
observers from Russia, Iran and Venezuela. And imagine for [...]

Tagged as: energy, liberal, New York Times, Politics, Republican Party, Republicans

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Your competitive advantage

September 2, 2008

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Another brilliant gem from Seth Godin:
People are fickle, but we’re generally rational. When someone makes a choice (hiring, firing, choosing a vendor, buying a soda) they’re using some sort of internal logic and reasoning to support that choice.
As a marketer, you win when they choose you.
So, why choose you?
The answer to that [...]

Tagged as: competitive advantage, distinctive competence, marketing, Seth Godin

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Jason Calacanis On How To Get PR For Your Startup: Fire Your PR Company

August 22, 2008

My philosophy of PR is summed up in six words: be amazing, be everywhere, be real.
You don’t need a PR firm, you don’t need an in-house PR person and you don’t need to spend ANY money to get amazing PR. You don’t need to be connected, and you don’t need to be a “name brand.” [...]

Tagged as: Jason Calacanis, pr startup, Public relations

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The new way of Getting Things Done

August 20, 2008

Gudjon Mar Gudjonsson, has written an interesting post on his blog about networked productivity.
There are many great resources out there on the holy grail of productivity and time management. One popular method is the Getting Things Done (GTD) method from David Allen.
GTD is a work-life management system and book by David Allen that attempts to free [...]

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Randy Pausch, author of The Last Lecture, has died.

July 25, 2008

Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor whose final lecture inspired millions, has died of pancreatic cancer. Dr. Pausch, 47, who turned the lecture into a book, said that no one would have been interested in his words of wisdom were he not a man in his 40s with a terminal illness.
For [...]

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