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Samstag, 8. Januar 2005 |
Katastrophaler Soundtrack
Seit Weihnachten beherrschen die Medien schreckliche Bilder. Zerstörte Häuser, weinende Kinder, in Eis gepackte Leichen. “Darüber” die Kommentare und Berichte der Korrespondenten. “Darunter” war bislang Stille. Jetzt versuchen allerdings zahlreiche TV- und zunehmend auch Radiosender, ihren eigenen Flut-Song zu finden.
Die RTL-Gruppe zeigt unter anderem auf n-tv einen Trailer, der zu Spenden aufruft. Unterlegt ist dieser mit “Liberatio”, einem Song, der auf der “Krypteria“-Doppel-CD zu finden ist. Das Werk, das in die Mystik-Ecke einzuordnen ist, enthält pikanterweise neben “Liberatio” auch Titel wie “Die Erde bebt”, “Renn und Dein Leben” oder “Im Angesicht des Todes.” Part II von “Liberatio” trägt gar den Untertitel “Der Weg ins Licht.” Ob das nun besser geeignet ist, als die “Perfekte Welle“, muss jeder für sich entscheiden.
Chancenreiche Anwärter auf den zweifelhaften Titel “Bester Katastrophensoundtrack” sind auch Sarah McLachlan mit “Angel” oder Michael Andrews und Gary Jules mit ihrer “Mad World”. Sicher werden auch morgen, wenn für drei Minuten eigentlich Stille herrschen sollte, diese oder andere Songs zu hören sein.
Bereits nach den Anschlägen an 9/11 verliehen zahlreiche TV- und Radiosender ihren Berichten über die einstürzenden Twin Towers mehr Ausdruck, in dem sie Enya’s “Only Time” unterlegten. Einige Stationen bedienten sich auch bei REM und nutzten “Everybody hurts” als Rahmen für O-Töne von Opfern und Stimmen aus Deutschland.
Quelle: eigene Recherche, radioforen.de
(medienrauschen, das Medienweblog.)
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Orb Networks :: WhatIsOrb
Orb gives you secure access to the digital media on your home PC through a simple web interface. Orb streams your content safely to virtually any internet-connected device. Just install the Orb software on your PC, then access your media anywhere. 5:20:03 PM trackback []
Fact-Check: Who Created RSS?
A fact-checker from Business 2.0 contacted me this week, seeking clarification about who created RSS for an upcoming story on podcasting.
My response:
A few years ago, I did some research on this subject for the preparation of a book on weblogging software.
The creation of RSS is a huge can of worms. One of the ironies of the format is how well it spreads arguments about itself.
My take, as someone who was around when no one cared who took credit: RSS was co-created by Netscape and Dave Winer.
In 1997, Winer introduced a site syndication format called scriptingNews, a simple XML dialect for viewing a Web site with different browsers.
Two years later, Netscape offered RSS 0.9, a more complex XML dialect for syndication that used the Resource Description Framework (RDF), an XML standard created by the World Wide Web Consortium to make it easier for software to mine documents for information.
Later that year, Netscape dropped RDF from RSS, releasing a new simplified version, 0.91, that adopted elements of scriptingNews format and publicly acknowledged Winer's contribution. To support the effort, Winer dropped his format and threw his considerable energy for evangelism behind RSS.
That protocol lives today as RSS 2.0.
If not for Winer, it wouldn't matter who created RSS, because the format would be as dead as Channel Definition Format, an early attempt at site syndication by Microsoft. When Netscape gave up on RSS and dropped the specification page from its site, Winer promoted it relentlessly on his weblog and in his software, Frontier and Radio UserLand.
Full disclosure: I'm a member of the RSS Advisory Board, the group that shepherds the RSS 2.0 specification, and have worked on a weblog hosting project with Winer. So at this point I'm closely associated with one side of the debate.
(Workbench.)
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Cyberduck FTP browser
Mark Frauenfelder:
I've been using David Kocher's Cyberduck FTP client for several months now. It's freeware for OS X and it is fabulous. All the other FTP clients I've used have been hard to learn and are confusing, but I've never had to look at the help file for Cyberduck. I don't even know if it has a help file. The bookmarking feature is well-implemented and I like being able to click on the BB Edit icon to edit any file on the server (yes, I know BB Edit lets you open files on servers, but sometimes I like to open them from Cyberduck.) If you are looking for a simple, power FTP client, check this out. Link
(Boing Boing.)
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Attention.xml export for NetNewsWire
Niall Kennedy: “I wrote an AppleScript that exports all of your NetNewsWire subscribed feeds and followed items within the feed to the Attention.xml format. The output can be saved locally or stored on Technorati’s servers if you have created a Technorati account.”
(Ranchero.)
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NetNewsWire 2.0b10: podcasting, Atom, bug fixes, Yahoo search, more
NetNewsWire 2.0b10 includes bug fixes, podcasting support, a rewritten and much improved Atom parser, Yahoo news search, performance optimizations, and a bunch of small new features and enhancements.
See the change notes for the full scoop. Also see this post on inessential.com for some screen shots and more about podcasting.
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Radio Scripts - saveCopyOpenDatabases
I found a script squirreled away in my workspace table called saveCopyOpenDatabases that I believe I found on Andy Fragen's site. It's a modified Frontier script to backup Radio.root and all open databases (i.e. tools).
Last night I ran it and it seemed to get through where the built-in Radio command, Compact Data Files, failed. It all happened so fast that I almost forgot I ran it.
I am not sure but perhaps this is why Radio started working again. Still diggin but I'm happy to see Radio reacting to my wishes again. All this makes me much more determined to take better care of the engine that drives my online life.
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Whoa! Radio can upstream all of the sudden!
I have absolutely no idea why but Radio just started behaving as I would expect. As of right now, I can publish the home page from Radio; I can save an outline and it gets rendered immediately; and touching a file also renders right away.
Let me do some more testing, try to recall what I might have done to cause this, and get back here. Any ideas why Radio just started working again?
Note: I do notice a lot of XML writing posts flying by in the About window. Also, here's what the Events log has to say:
Weblog Archive
221 posts were archived, 4 categories were archived, and the weblog prefs were archived.
The only other things that look out of the ordinary are these server error messages that appeared in the Events log as well:
Upstream
2 files were deleted on kirlian.pair.com, but there was at least one error reported by the server.
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1.035
Upstream
1 file was deleted on kirlian.pair.com without error.
7:49:20 PM
1.216
Upstream
7 files were deleted on kirlian.pair.com, but there was at least one error reported by the server.
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Upstreaming troubleshooting checklist
At this point I should mention that UserLand suggests that you answer the questions on the Upstreaming troubleshooting checklist should you be experiencing problems, as I am, with Radio. Here are my answers:
- Were you ever able to upstream from this copy of Radio? Or is this a new installation that has never been able to upstream?
If upstreaming was working and it stopped, do you recall any recent software, network or hardware changes on the machine that might have coincided with upstreaming not working.
DW: I've been able to upstream in the past. I don't recall any recent changes that might have coincided with this problem.
- What kind of Internet connection do you have? Also, what operating system (including version) do you have installed on your machine?
DW: DSL. Mac OS X 10.3.7
- Do you have any Internet security software or hardware (firewall/proxy server) installed on your machine and/or network?
DW: Yes. I have the built in firewall installed on my laptop.
- On the Events Log page, do you see any upstream error messages?
DW: No.
- Are you upstreaming to the UserLand community server? Or are you using FTP to your own server?
DW: FTP.
- If you are using FTP upstreaming, you can check a list of TCP/IP error messages that you might come across.
DW: I'm not seeing any of those messages.
- Basic things to check in Radio. Is upstreaming enabled? Is Radio in work offline mode? How many threads do you see running in the About Radio UserLand window?
DW: Upstreaming is enabled. Radio is not in work offline mode. There are 7 threads.
- Is there any change if you exit and restart Radio and/or your machine?
DW: If I choose Publish home page from the Radio menu, nothing happens. If I exit and restart Radio, the home page and rss.xml file will be uploaded.
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Problem number 2: Compact Data Files Hangs Radio
UserLand suggests that Radio users compact data files from time to time.
When I choose Compact Data Files, Radio runs through my root files rather quickly, and then hangs when it attempts to process weblogsComData.root. I ran this dilemma by those on the Radio Developers list and got two responses. Dave Winer offered up a script that would simply bypass the weblogsComData.root file during a compact. Matt Mower suggested I reinstall Radio.
I tried Dave's script first. I'm not sure if it skipped the file in question but it did get farther than my earlier attempts. However, it ended up by attempting to upload something and then hung.
So, on to suggestion 2. I tried to reinstall Radio but that's when more problems surfaced. And that's the subject of future posts. Stay tuned..
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Problem number 1: Publish Home Page Doesn't
In Radio, I choose Publish, Weblog Home Page from the Radio menu. Radio does not publish my home page. It should and it has in the past.
So, I've learned that if I exit and restart Radio, at the end of the Radio startup process, Radio will then upload my home page and the RSS file.
Why must I restart Radio to make this happen? The same issue happens when I touch a file. It should and used to upload to my ftp site but now requires a exit/restart of Radio. Any ideas?
Notes
In the About Radio UserLand window I see 7 threads. I understand that if I see a single thread that I would need to restart Radio Threads to tell Radio to run more threads. I've done this after attempting to Compact data files (the subject of my next post) and it hasn't helped.
I'm running Mac OS X 10.3.7. I'm running Radio UserLand version 8.0.9b2 with 20MB free.
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I'm going to weblog about my Radio woes
In my last post, I mentioned that posts to Radio UserLand: The Missing Manual would be light while I somehow get my Radio to work right once again.
Well, scratch that. I'm going to post my journey, 2 entire days now spent, attempting to fix Radio. Follow along if you want. I've learned an awful lot about Radio as a result of my troubles. That's a good thing for my readers because I'm going to make my findings public. There are some great Radio reference sites out there to draw from.
To organize my thoughts and process, I created an outline in Radio. You can open this outline in your copy of Radio, or you can view it as a web page.
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A new Harvard blogging conference
Harvard is holding a conference on January 21 on blogging, journalism and credibility. The format of the conference is something we're not sure about, but it appears to largely be professionals talking about our credibility. Perhaps we should put on another conference for professionals explaining how respect works. We've been working on issues of integrity and credibility in the blogosphere for a long time, this is not a new subject for us and our readers. May we be given a chance to present what we've learned alongside our professional colleagues? Apparently not.
The conference is hosted by Shorenstein Center at the Kennedy School of Government. The director of the center, Alex Jones, wrote a scathing condemnation of the integrity of bloggers during the 2004 primary campaign. It seems appropriate for Jones to present that paper, and then listen to the people he condemned. Let's add another issue to the agenda, how have the pros manipulated public opinion to fear bloggers?
The Jones piece is gone from the LA Times site, but Jay Rosen has an extensive quote and comments.
I have mixed feelings about participating in this conference. I would much prefer that they have BloggerCon-style sessions, without presentations, a level playing field, the judgement of the planners not so crucial. It's possible I misunderstand their intent. However, if we're to have a series of presentations, let's get to the heart of the matter, and hear Jones defend his writing. I would be happy to stand up and offer an explanation of my experience trusting the independence of professional reporters, and how that experience formed the genesis of blogging. And I would welcome questions and comments from the pros, and from other bloggers.
After all this time, after all the disrespect, it's disheartening to have merely earned a place in the audience. It's time for the pros to acknowledge bloggers as equals, and it wouldn't hurt to have the courage to make your accusations to our faces or withdraw them. Perhaps that will turn out to be part of the definition of integrity, for all of us.
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Mixcast Live
Finally a podcast recording console for windows. Its looks so good, I want it for my Mac!
(Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog.)
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shownotes template
Wow, look at the beautiful shownotes template and rendering of the opml I just got from the nice folks at ActiveRenderer!
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PowerLogix, OWC offer 1GHz processor for old Macs
Mac CPU upgrade maker PowerLogix and retailer Other World Computing (OWC) on Thursday announced the release of a 1.0GHz PowerForce 750GX G3 processor upgrade. The new device is aimed at older Power Mac systems that preceded the G3 era to upgrade to a faster processor. It's compatible with Power Mac 7300 - 9600 era models, and is compatible with select Mac "clones" manufactured by Power Computing and Umax.
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