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Coincidentally I'm digging into this now. For computer to computer calls it's a great solution but calls to phones are still cheaper and more convenient with phone cards. . .< 5:57:38 PM  >Apple shares up 10% on strong results Shares of Apple Computer Inc. rose more than 10% in early trading today, boosted by its report that quarterly profit and revenue jumped on robust sales of its iPod digital music players, and optimism for the current quarter. [Via Computerworld Macintosh News] . .< 5:49:02 PM >Backpack Broadcasting Since 2003, tens of thousands have died in Darfur, Sudan, and many more have been displaced. To help draw awareness to the situation, veteran commentator and journalist Dr. Bob Arnot, armed with his camera, traveled to the region to film “Darfur,” a one-hour documentary that puts compelling faces against the still-mounting numbers. [Jan 14, 2005] [Via Apple Hot News] . .< 5:42:36 PM >Our defining moment in hockey to be a TV movie 1972 Summit Series drama inspired by the success of the 2004 Disney movie Miracle [Via The Globe and Mail: Arts] . .< 5:37:08 PM >CBC tsunami benefit raises more than $4 million CBC executives Richard Stursberg and Jane Chalmers said nearly one million people had tuned in to watch the show on the main CBC channel alone. [Via CBC | Arts News] . .< 5:33:52 PM >100 Definitive CDs Norman Lebrecht's weekly look at the 100 definitive recordings. This week, Decca's first studio Ring cycle with Solti. Last week, Tebaldi's Aïda. [Via LaScena-Features] . .< 5:24:59 PM >High-Definition Radio Quality from an Engineer's Perspective
“Don’t just accept the marking hype with HD. There isn’t much additional quality gained with the DAB audio over
analog. The bit rate for FM is currently 96Kb/s and NPR stations are petitioning to roll that back to 64Kb/s so they
can sell the other 32Kb/s for other program content. Any 96 Kb/s audio stream does not equal ‘CD quality.’ Follow the link to read more. . .< 5:17:04 PM >Extra Channels with HD Forbes writes about an interesting sidenote to the iBiquity announcement at CES of thousands of radio stations committed to adding high-definition (HD) digital radio to their AM and FM broadcasts by 2007. Public radio stations are apparently particularly intrigued by the ability to add subchannels, thus being able to provide, say, all news on one channel and all music on another, or traffic and weather on one (lower fidelity) and classical music and news on another (higher fidelity). [Via Droxy (Digital Radio)] |
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