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Sunday, March 9, 2003
Why we need a high-tech shakeout. How many high-tech companies have folded their tents since the bubble burst? Not enough, say experts at McKinsey. [CNET News.com]
4:22:07 PM
The Swiss connection shines phone spotlight on US tourists. Unforeseen dangers of Swiss pre-paid phone deals... [The Register]
4:20:32 PM
Ole Eichorn: The Tyranny of Email. [Scripting News]
4:20:01 PM
Jon Udell: Writing for the Web. [Scripting News]
4:19:34 PM
Frank Casanova from Apple talked about QuickTime and standards. He has respect for Windows Media 9 and Real, but Apple has a different model. He showed a Shakira video in MPEG-2 and MPEG-4; there was a noticeable moire in one place, causing him to say "her fishnet skirt is driving us crazy". Apple is going to release H.264 and AACplus soon. I asked why the ISMA profiles don't support widescreen; he said that widescreen and ref movies are coming in future ISMA profiles. [Hack the Planet]
10:35:38 AM
In a Digitally Animated World, Oscar Stands Rigid. The computer has revolutionized movies, but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences seems stuck in an analog past. By Dave Kehr. [New York Times: Technology]
10:29:57 AM
The Ascent of the Software Civilization. In his incisive, panoramic book on the history of the software industry, Martin Campbell-Kelly delivers context, insight, and even occasional humor. By Steve Lohr. [New York Times: Technology]
10:28:31 AM
4:22:07 PM
The Swiss connection shines phone spotlight on US tourists. Unforeseen dangers of Swiss pre-paid phone deals... [The Register]
4:20:32 PM
Ole Eichorn: The Tyranny of Email. [Scripting News]
4:20:01 PM
Jon Udell: Writing for the Web. [Scripting News]
4:19:34 PM
Frank Casanova from Apple talked about QuickTime and standards. He has respect for Windows Media 9 and Real, but Apple has a different model. He showed a Shakira video in MPEG-2 and MPEG-4; there was a noticeable moire in one place, causing him to say "her fishnet skirt is driving us crazy". Apple is going to release H.264 and AACplus soon. I asked why the ISMA profiles don't support widescreen; he said that widescreen and ref movies are coming in future ISMA profiles. [Hack the Planet]
10:35:38 AM
In a Digitally Animated World, Oscar Stands Rigid. The computer has revolutionized movies, but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences seems stuck in an analog past. By Dave Kehr. [New York Times: Technology]
10:29:57 AM
The Ascent of the Software Civilization. In his incisive, panoramic book on the history of the software industry, Martin Campbell-Kelly delivers context, insight, and even occasional humor. By Steve Lohr. [New York Times: Technology]
10:28:31 AM
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