Friday, November 28, 2003

Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Menlo Park Museum -> the birthplace of recorded sound Next Saturday is the 126th anniversary (Dec. 6, 1877) of Thomas Edison recording the nursery rhyme "Mary had a little lamb" on his first phonograph at the laboratory in Menlo Park. The Menlo Park monument is located at the corner of Christie Street and Route 27 (Lincoln Highway) in Edison, New Jersey.  I grew up in a house walking distance from the Tower and Museum.  The giant lightbulb on the top of the Tower was visible from my childhood home's backyard.  This probably has something to do with my interest in audio.  If Edison was alive today what would he think about the progress of "recorded sound" and "recorded audio messaging" on the Internet today? 6:24:18 PM  comment []    trackback []     WinFS isn't a system for storing metadata associated with files Mike Deem writes  "I need to clear up a misconception about WinFS: it isn't a system for storing metadata associated with files.  WinFS is an item store. Items have a type which defines the properties that make up that item. Item types are arranged in a type hierarchy, rooted with a base Item type." 3:30:06 PM  comment []    trackback []     New digital voice recorder from Philips New digital voice recorder from Philips. Lance Ulanoff of PC Magazine takes a look at the new Digital Pocket Memo 9250 voice recorder from Philips... [Gizmodo] 2:52:58 PM  comment []    trackback []

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