Re: [backstage] BBC RD Move- Video

2010-02-01 Thread Rupert Watson
You can do that with Isilon's WebDAV interface (Kodak Easyshare for example) and with SyncIQ and Aspera it could be replicated around the BBC's storage clusters with no human interaction. The tools to buy, not build, a DMI exist already. Sent from my dog On 1 Feb 2010, at 14:37, Ant Miller

RE: [backstage] iPad

2010-01-31 Thread Rupert Watson
kids, though. Although you'd think it was a bit pricy for them. I can see iTunesU combining lectures and notes rather nicely on the device, though. Rupert Watson +44 7787 554 801 www.root6.com From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf

RE: [backstage] iPad

2010-01-31 Thread Rupert Watson
I think it is more about conflation / coalescence / convergence on one device. The more one can consume, interact and communicate on one platform, the better, I think. Rupert Watson +44 7787 554 801 www.root6.com From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst

RE: [backstage] iPad

2010-01-29 Thread Rupert Watson
A Haynes manual won't help you with a modern car. You need an engine monitoring system and connection to the manufacturer Rupert Watson +44 7787 554 801 www.root6.com -Original Message- From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf

Re: [backstage] iPad

2010-01-28 Thread Rupert Watson
Did he say whether iBooks will run on existing iPhones? Sent from my dog On 28 Jan 2010, at 08:53, Mo McRoberts m...@nevali.net wrote: On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 08:32, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote: It does, both, what? it runs an operating system. it has a keyboard.

RE: [backstage] iPad

2010-01-28 Thread Rupert Watson
Put Jellycar and Doodlejump on it and you will never see it again... Rupert Watson +44 7787 554 801 www.root6.com -Original Message- From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Mo McRoberts Sent: 28 January 2010 12:56 To: backstage

RE: [backstage] Google Wave

2009-10-09 Thread Rupert Watson
am immensely excited about what this can do for us and our customers internal and external communication. I think (and hope) it will be a massive success as we could really use a tool like this. Rupert Watson www.root6.com +44 7787 554801 -Original Message- From: owner-backst

Re: [backstage] License to Kill Innovation: the Broadcast Flag for UK Digital TV?

2009-09-16 Thread Rupert Watson
At a guess it is the parties that paid large sums of money to acquire or create the content. Sent from my dog On 16 Sep 2009, at 07:52, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote: I was going to post about this when I saw the original document, but I'm ashamed to say I didn't get

RE: [backstage] [Fwd: [ORG-discuss] The Guardian drops Office has gone OpenOffice]

2009-04-26 Thread Rupert Watson
Do you all have to wear polo necks tucked into your jeans, now? Rupert Watson www.root6.com +44 7787 554801 -Original Message- From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Martin Belam Sent: 26 April 2009 00:29 To: backstage

RE: [backstage] [Fwd: [ORG-discuss] The Guardian drops Office has gone OpenOffice]

2009-04-25 Thread Rupert Watson
I wonder what they are using as their mail server. Kerio, Apple or something else? Rupert Watson www.root6.com +44 7787 554801 -Original Message- From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Tim Dobson Sent: 25 April 2009 22:45

RE: [backstage] [Fwd: [ORG-discuss] The Guardian drops Office has gone OpenOffice]

2009-04-25 Thread Rupert Watson
Martin If you are an information architect; who are the information civil engineers? ;-) So how many people have *actually* moved off an MS app to an open source app. And more to the point, who on earth thought using Notes was a good idea!! Rupert Watson www.root6.com +44 7787 554801

RE: [backstage] Make the primary operating system used in stateschools free and open source

2009-02-09 Thread Rupert Watson
It goes deeper than this; currently there is no place in the national curriculum to teach kids to touch type. So even though they will most likely spend a large part of their time on a keyboard no one thinks it appropriate to teach them an effective way to do that. Rupert Watson +44 7787554801

RE: [backstage] BBC iPlayer on a map

2008-10-23 Thread Rupert Watson
The Magic Elf seems to have got Stephen Fry touring the US with a map pin in London, though? Rupert Watson -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Andy Sent: Thu 10/23/2008 9:33 PM To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] BBC iPlayer on a map Oh man

RE: [backstage] BBC DRM iplayer mobiles etc

2008-10-16 Thread Rupert Watson
Are you calling Stephen well covered? Rupert Watson +44 7787554801 www.root6.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Jolly Sent: 16 October 2008 09:02 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] BBC DRM iplayer mobiles etc

RE: [backstage] iPlayer 2 - wow!

2008-07-03 Thread Rupert Watson
But was it to scale? Rupert Watson +44 7787554801 www.root6.com From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robin Cramp Sent: 03 July 2008 09:38 To: 'backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk' Subject: RE: [backstage] iPlayer 2 - wow! The original iPlayer goes to 11 too

RE: [backstage] Ashley Highfield leaves BBC (almost)

2008-04-15 Thread Rupert Watson
met in the Media and Technology space. He would whip FMT into shape - if anyone could. Reading Ariel yesterday it looks like the BBC have got some serious house cleaning to do on the bureaucracy front. I would think that is one of the largest tasks facing them as an organisation. Rupert

RE: [backstage] Ashley Highfield leaves BBC (almost)

2008-04-15 Thread Rupert Watson
Tim, my reading of the email was that the, linked to, article contained quotes that look like they might have been lifted straight from an email on this very list... Rupert Watson +44 7787 554801 www.root6.com From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Duckett Sent: 15

RE: [backstage] BBC tells ISPs to get stuffed

2008-04-09 Thread Rupert Watson
Have you read the weasel words about Traffic Shaping aka Fair Usage on the Tiscali web site, they are quite a hoot. Rupert -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Sent: 09 April 2008 14:33 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re:

Re: [backstage] What would you love to see coming out of BBC Vision in the near future?

2008-03-05 Thread Rupert Watson
lurking on the list? Rupert Watson www.root6.com +44 7787 554 801 ROOT 6 LIMITED Registered in the UK at 4 WARDOUR MEWS, LONDON W1F 8AJ Company No. 03433253 - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01

Re: [backstage] Adobe fuses on and offline worlds

2008-02-27 Thread Rupert Watson
Alia It is on all platforms now I think; http://wiki.mozilla.org/WebRunner#Latest_version Rupert Watson Www.root6.com +44 7787 554 801 On 26/02/2008 21:43, Alia Sheikh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: windows only for the moment but open ROOT 6 LIMITED Registered in the UK at 4 WARDOUR MEWS

Re: [backstage] Adobe fuses on and offline worlds

2008-02-25 Thread Rupert Watson
Ian I think it is funny that it says The current versions of the programs only work on PCs. despite the fact that earlier the article quotes your BBC man saying that the nice thing is that it is cross platform... I think that the BBC should keep an eye on Mozilla Prism as well. Rupert Watson