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Raymond.CC Blog - Access Pandora Radio Outside of USA: IP Hider

Raymond.CC Blog - Access Pandora Radio Outside of USA: IP Hider

Access Pandora Radio Outside of USA: IP Hider

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 07:30 PM PDT


Normally I’m not one that supports or uses proxies myself, seeing as I usually can access 99% of what I need and want on the internet without the use of them. However, because I live in Canada and not in the United States, I can not access certain sites or certain Youtube videos without the [...]

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Preview of the Official Boxee Video Streaming System: Digital Convergence in Action

Preview of the Official Boxee Video Streaming System: Digital Convergence in Action

Preview of the Official Boxee Video Streaming System: Digital Convergence in Action

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 07:12 AM PDT

In the following video, tech entrepreneur Zach Klein shows his company's official version of Boxee, a set-top box system that provides users a "plug-and-play" opportunity to view Web-based video on their televisions.


The first Boxee Box arrived from the D-Link Factory from Zach Klein on Vimeo.
Note:  Zach Klein is the co-founder of Vimeo.



Web video and content, viewed on a large-screen HD display, in the comfort of a cozy recliner or sofa, is in line with the "Slow Media" movement, as well as the concept behind Google's "YouTube Leanback" application (see links and info below).

Relax.  Share.  Interact.  Chill with your Web.

RELATED
Boxee Website
Boxee Readies Its Set-Top Box Nick Bilton, New York Times, 7/16/10
Boxee debuts Boxee Box, ready to take on Roku Jacob Brody, SocialBeat Venture, 12/7/09
Hands-On With the Boxee Set-Top Box and Remote Brian X. Chen, Wired Gadget Lab, 1/8/10
Designing for Interactive TV:  Boxee Case Study (Method)
Boxee and Digital Convergence Lynn Marentette, Interactive Multimedia Technology, 3/22/09


SOMEWHAT RELATED
Slow Media Manifesto
"The concept "Slow", as in "Slow Food" and not as in "Slow Down", is a key for this. Like "Slow Food", Slow Media are not about fast consumption but about choosing the ingredients mindfully and preparing them in a concentrated manner. Slow Media are welcoming and hospitable. They like to share."
Google YouTube Leanback (Google)
YouTube Leanback offers effortless viewing (Google)
"YouTube Leanback a different way of watching videos on YouTube. Just as its name implies, YouTube Leanback is all about letting you sit back, relax and be entertained. Videos are tailored to autoplay as soon as you get started, in full screen and high definition, so watching YouTube becomes as effortless as watching TV. YouTube Leanback is simple to use, easy to navigate with your keyboard's arrow keys, and is personalized to your unique preferences."
YouTube's 'Leanback' Wants to Friend Your Television Remote Eliot Van Burskirk, Wired  7/8//10


Somewhat Related IMT Posts
All IMT posts referring to remote controls and usability (This will continue to be a problem as our digital streams converge)
Video and Links about Google TV: Another Flavor of Android - "Google TV brings everything you love about the Web to your television".
Designing for TV Screen Interaction:  Interesting IxDA Thread
Digital Convergence & Interactive Television
An Example of Convergence: Interactive TV - uxTV 2008
http://interactivemultimediatechnology.blogspot.com

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Raymond.CC Blog - The Previous Generation: Older Computer Advertisements

Raymond.CC Blog - The Previous Generation: Older Computer Advertisements

The Previous Generation: Older Computer Advertisements

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 07:30 PM PDT


So it’s Sunday again, meaning that I’m going to post something completely unusual by many standards. Today’s topic: the computers of yesteryear. For those of us born after 1994, you’ve certainly missed many magical advancements in computers, especially the advancement in the price tags. I mention this because of the legendary computers of old, you [...]

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Interactions Magazine!

Interactions Magazine!

Interactions Magazine!

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 12:13 PM PDT

I'm out and about with no time to blog. Even so, I had to post a link to one of my favorite magazines, ACM's Interactions. Here is the introduction to the most recent issue, which comes with membership in ACM SIGCHI:
interactions, XVII.4



July / August, 2010
interactions: subtlety and change
Jon Kolko
Full article for Free! | 1 comment
"There are some strange changes under way in our world. We constantly hear the refrain of the massive chaos around us, yet the allure of such a large, looming flux may distract us from something more important: the countless tiny, nuanced, and fundamental ways in which our culture and society are advancing. This issue of interactions describes these subtleties and teases them out of the greater topics that we've grown accustomed to discussing: environmental change, the role of education and government in a technological society, and the nature of behavior."
Click to continue reading this article.

The cover story is written by Dennis Littky, who focuses on ways to improve the success of our high schools and colleges, from a UX perspective:
Cover Story
Time Goes By, Everything Looks the Same. 
Dennis Littky
Full article for Free! | 2 comments
http://interactivemultimediatechnology.blogspot.com

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Raymond.CC Blog - Mandriva Linux 2010 spring “Farman” Review

Raymond.CC Blog - Mandriva Linux 2010 spring “Farman” Review

Mandriva Linux 2010 spring “Farman” Review

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 07:42 PM PDT


Recently, the 2010 edition of Mandriva rolled out the presses and became available to download. For those who know nothing at all about Mandriva or it’s history, I must explain why to me this is a big deal. Before using Mandriva for the first time about seven months ago, I profess: I had an extreme [...]

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