Recent Comments:
My Email from Donald Trump Today {Blog Maverick}
Feb 11th 2007 3:12PM I went to his "wealth seminar" earlier this year. I got a two for one special for $80 so I figured I'd check it out. That thing was the biggest convention of hucksters and snake oil salesmen I have ever seen in my life. What was even more shocking is the amount of people that were buying into it! Basically, I paid $80 bucks to have a line of hucksters peddle me their $800 packages that would make me "rich tomorrow"! They literally said this! I was actually kind of surprised that Donald Trump would put his name behind an event like this.
Meanwhile, the year before I paid $20 to hear Mark Cuban speak and I consider it the best $20 I've ever spent in my life. I actually learned something from his lecture!
DivX takes on Apple's iTV and similar devices {DV Guru}
Nov 13th 2006 9:54AM Why Apple has not bought this company already is beyond me. DivX is possibly the biggest competitive threat against Apple. Especially if they get bought by another company besides Apple. I'm in the HD on a disc is dead camp and I think DivX technology ties right into broadband distribution. And keep in mind that DivX already has 50 million devices out on the market! I already own a hard drive player and a DVD that supports DivX and both work absolutely great!
If Apple doesn't buy this company, someone will...
Fortune's scariest tech of 2006: Unbox, HD-DVD/Blu-Ray {DV Guru}
Nov 2nd 2006 3:07PM Both hi-def formats are dead on arrival technologies. Discs of any kind are as archaic as VHS tape. I get decent DVD quality from DiVX now and they are coming up with a hi-def format as well. They have already built a manufacturer support following and I don't see that momentum slowing down. The next step is delivery over broadband which is where compression really factors in. Committing to either of those loser disc formats is a waste of money! Which genius thought a 18GB video format would fly in a broadband world? Moronic!
DV Guru Podcast 02 - 10.25.06 {DV Guru}
Oct 31st 2006 11:14AM URL is wrong in the RSS feed!
Apple to introduce iPod volume limiter {Engadget}
Mar 29th 2006 10:47AM My question is who are these idiots that don't know that volume at high levels can damage your ears? There's a reason that earplugs are sold at concerts too. If these people are dumb enough to crank their iPods full blast, who's to say they don't do the same with their television and home stereo? This brings the phrase frilivous lawsuit to new heights!
Sony Walkman E-series flash players {Engadget}
Mar 27th 2006 1:52PM Wow! Sony has finally released something that is actually sexy for a change. I am an iPod fanboy but I would consider buying on of these. As long as I can use WinAmp to transfer the files....
How Bob Iger Saved Network TV {Blog Maverick}
Oct 16th 2005 5:14PM I think the success of HBO shows isn't really because they contain profanity. I think it's more because the characters talk and behave more like characters we know in life. I have never once met someone who replace the word "fuck" with the word "poopie do". People say what they mean in real life and these shows reflect the expressiveness of real people.
How Bob Iger Saved Network TV {Blog Maverick}
Oct 15th 2005 3:31PM Oh yeah, I want to add that my point in bringing up AOL is that AOL could have been in the same position as Apple right now. Now AOL has egg on its face as it watches Steve Jobs gloat on stage as he'll be no doubt recognized as the *forefather* of online video distribution. But AOL has no one to blame but themselves. They've had to the content to do this YEARS ago.
How Bob Iger Saved Network TV {Blog Maverick}
Oct 15th 2005 1:39PM #6, it's hard to fathom watching a movie on a small screen but I think the serial nature of television series makes it a better fit (so to speak). Generally the utility in the iPod model is that you're using it to fill yourself in on something you miss. This gives you an opportunity to see what you missed at a time that's convenient for you before the next episode comes. If you don't have time during the week, getting a chance to watch it on a train or during a lunch break is ideal. In choosing television show content instead of movies, I think this is a brilliant move.
How Bob Iger Saved Network TV {Blog Maverick}
Oct 15th 2005 1:35PM I've felt for a while that AOL should be giving its client away for free to broadband clients and selling access to its huge library of content. i.e. original shows, classic Wimbledon, classic fights, etc.. That way, instead of letting their dialup customers escape when they get broadband, they still get a chance to tap some money out of that customer. Being able to pay $2 for a missed episode of something is invaluable and I would prefer it to torrent networks if it can deliver it reliably within a half hour. The thing about torrents is generally you have to wait much longer to get something you want because it depends on the amount of seeders and downloaders connected. If a show isn't as popular, you're out of luck. As an invester in Time Warner, I'm annoyed they've been sitting on a content library that's generating ZERO revenue. Mark, why don't you make a bid for Time Warner and do it right???
