Re: [backstage] New BBC customisable homepage

2007-12-18 Thread Brian Butterworth
Also, if you are going to have a clock, how about being able to click on the TV and radio programmes to set a reminder and then having an alarm that says "Eastenders has just started on BBC One.." etc Also, where's the iPlayer? On 18/12/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL

Re: [backstage] New BBC customisable homepage

2007-12-18 Thread Brian Butterworth
top of the page that restore everything to defaults, without erasing the settings. This is vital, as a personalized page is no help to anyone else you might share the computer with. 3) Would be great to have a "podcasts" box. On 18/12/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [backstage] New BBC customisable homepage

2007-12-18 Thread Brian Butterworth
ve to feed). > > Feed! An RSS feed of fixes and updates to the new page, too, I'd like, > please, thank you very much. > -- > Frank Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, > please visit > http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] iPlayer and TV Anytime Feeds

2007-12-17 Thread Brian Butterworth
r if anyone is interested in > doing it themselves. > > http://jonathan.tweed.name/2007/12/hacking-the-iplayer-embedded-m > > Cheers > Jonathan > > > On 13 Dec 2007, at 12:00, Tom Loosemore wrote: > > > Seconded. It rocks. > > > > On 13/12/2007, Brian B

[backstage] Re: [backstage-developer] A request for help from Radio 4's iPM

2007-12-17 Thread Brian Butterworth
t; - > > ___ > *Matthew Cashmore > *Development Producer > * > **BBC Future Media & Technology, Research and Innovation > *BC5C3, Broadcast Centre, Media Village, W12 7TP > > *T:*020 8008 3959(02 83959) > *M:*07711 913241(072 83959) > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] flash streaming version of iplayer is live

2007-12-17 Thread Brian Butterworth
ves/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Podcast RSS feed

2007-12-13 Thread Brian Butterworth
gt; **BBC Future Media & Technology, Research and Innovation > *BC5C3, Broadcast Centre, Media Village, W12 7TP > > *T:*020 8008 3959(02 83959) > *M:* 07711 913241(072 83959) > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Please release Perl on Rails as Free Software

2007-12-13 Thread Brian Butterworth
ge.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] flash streaming version of iplayer is live

2007-12-13 Thread Brian Butterworth
Nick > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] iPlayer and TV Anytime Feeds

2007-12-13 Thread Brian Butterworth
]> wrote: > > Will it work on Vista? > > On 13/12/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jonathan, > > > > Thanks for doing that, it's great. It certainly addresses the concerns > I > > had before. > > > > On 13/12/2007,

Re: [backstage] flash streaming version of iplayer is live

2007-12-13 Thread Brian Butterworth
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/dec/13/bbc.digitalmedia?gusrc=rss&feed=media On 13/12/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is the general idea now that the iPlayer migrate to be a Flash-delivered > "catch-up" service and the archive be moved t

Re: [backstage] iPlayer and TV Anytime Feeds

2007-12-13 Thread Brian Butterworth
c.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] flash streaming version of iplayer is live

2007-12-13 Thread Brian Butterworth
n group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

[backstage] DVB-H and DVB reviews MHP patent policy

2007-12-12 Thread Brian Butterworth
Couple of interesting bits... http://informitv.com/articles/2007/11/30/dvbreviewspatent/ and http://informitv.com/articles/2007/11/30/euendorsesdvbh/

[backstage] Project Kangaroo today???

2007-12-05 Thread Brian Butterworth
http://www.liveuktv.com/

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-12-05 Thread Brian Butterworth
Sent: 28 November 2007 22:06 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage > > On 28/11/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would start by constructing Acts of Parliament by Wiki for a start. > > ROFLCOPTOR!!!1 &g

[backstage] Classical music joins the DRM-free trend

2007-12-04 Thread Brian Butterworth
http://www.betanews.com/article/Classical_music_joins_the_DRMfree_trend/1196714195 " *Adding to the canon of DRM-free music, a Universal Music Group subsidiary has made a large portion of its catalog of classical performances available online free from digital rights protection.* Today, a label i

Re: Speed of bbc.co.uk? (was RE: [backstage] Future of BBC's iPlayer in doubt - Sunday Herald - Kangaroo ...)

2007-12-04 Thread Brian Butterworth
> > ---------- > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Brian Butterworth > *Sent:* 02 December 2007 13:34 > *To:* backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > *Subject:* [backstage] Future of BBC's iPlayer in doubt - Sunday Herald - &g

[backstage] Future of BBC’s iPlayer in doubt - Sunday Herald - Kangaroo venture with ITV and C4 places question mark over standalone service

2007-12-02 Thread Brian Butterworth
Lots of lovely Sunday speculation.. http://www.sundayherald.com/business/businessnews/display.var.1874441.0.future_of_bbcs_iplayer_in_doubt.php And truly odd comment... "hi this seems like a great initative! Online and flexible is the way forward. However I hope that BBC does NOT give up on fixi

[backstage] ECU ruling: Panorama: Wi-fi: a Warning Signal, BBC1, 21 May 2007

2007-11-30 Thread Brian Butterworth
Good news everybody, it's Doctor Nick! http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/news/2007/11/30/51156.shtml More information... *Panorama: Wi-Fi - A Warning Signal, BBC1, 21 May 2007* Thank you for your e-mail of 19 June. I'm sorry you feel the responses you've had to your complaint so far have bee

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-29 Thread Brian Butterworth
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/nov/29/it.internet On 29/11/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 29/11/2007, Noah Slater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 28/11/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wr

[backstage] How long should copyright last?

2007-11-29 Thread Brian Butterworth
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/nov/29/comment.intellectualproperty

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-28 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 29/11/2007, Noah Slater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 28/11/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's just so bloody facetious. > > Welcome to teh intrawebs: serious business. > > > Whilst were are at it, every room in the

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-28 Thread Brian Butterworth
ive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-28 Thread Brian Butterworth
ving the BBC News 24 Aston outputs as a data feed. But dreaming's all I do, if only they'd come true.. ..I should be so lucky Sean. > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-28 Thread Brian Butterworth
on watch" 24/7 for 28 days at a time. The senate was voted for very frequency. The "civil service" was hired on a daily basis using a randomized marble system. The system we have today is a joke by comparison, especially in a world of instant communications. I would start by constructing Acts of Parliament by Wiki for a start. Vijay. > > > > > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-27 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 27/11/2007, Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 27/11/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Sure, and I'm suggesting that a common API will be a base that each > > > gatekeeper will add bespoke feature

Re: [backstage] tiresias PC fonts released under the GPL

2007-11-27 Thread Brian Butterworth
> http://www.levien.com/type/myfonts/inconsolata.html is nice for > monospaced (code) work. > > -- > Regards, > Dave > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Broadcasters to launch joint VoD service

2007-11-27 Thread Brian Butterworth
Another : http://www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=7107677 Not very accurate of course. BSkyB is really only a subscription-and-sport company these days. Hardly anyone watches the Movie channels anymore (1.5%in total), Sky One has no viewers ( 1.2%), only Sky Sports have viewers left (~3%). Liv

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-27 Thread Brian Butterworth
oclaimed "nutritionist". > > Not on topic, or relevant for this forum, but an important distinction. > > Cheers, > > Rich. > > > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-27 Thread Brian Butterworth
; - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-27 Thread Brian Butterworth
> everything free because that's convenient for me and I don't care about > > anybody else") > > > > elite > -noun > the choice or *best of anything* considered collectively, as of a group or > class of persons.[1] > > I see no problem with elitism if it means we get the "best of anything". > > [1]paraphrased from http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=elite&x=0&y=0 > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Broadcasters to launch joint VoD service

2007-11-27 Thread Brian Butterworth
group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] tiresias PC fonts released under the GPL

2007-11-27 Thread Brian Butterworth
gt; - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Broadcasters to launch joint VoD service

2007-11-27 Thread Brian Butterworth
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2007/11/kangaroo_a_giant_leap_for_tele.html

Re: [backstage] Broadcasters to launch joint VoD service

2007-11-27 Thread Brian Butterworth
(c) Mark Thompson > Cheers, > > R. > > (Waits for this news to descend into "DRM-Bad, Free-Good!!" ranting...) > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-27 Thread Brian Butterworth
p://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-27 Thread Brian Butterworth
t; Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Hmm...

2007-11-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Hmm...

2007-11-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
o.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
- R. Stallman > > - > > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, > > please visit > > http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial > > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > > > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
t; be a lovely API to offer, hint hint... > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

[backstage] iPlayer - what happened to "copy to device"

2007-11-25 Thread Brian Butterworth
The original iMP version of the iPlayer was able to copy the programmes to a mobile device. I can transfer TV recorded by the Windows Media Center to my Lobster portable device, but I can't see how to do this with the iPlayer as you could before. Has this facility been removed? Brian

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-25 Thread Brian Butterworth
And, given that you acknowledge a need for people to learn to value > software-freedom in this same message, above, I sense you agree with the > reality. > > I do love a good mailing list troll, Dave. Don't let it border onto > obsessiveness, will you? > > J > > > -- > http://james.cridland.net | http://www.mediauk.com > > Media UK is a Not At All Bad Ltd production. Company info: > http://www.notatallbad.ltd.uk/ -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-24 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 24/11/2007, Noah Slater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 24/11/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > And why is this different to the broadcast radio where there are > plenty > > > of devices that allow the recording of a radio progra

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-24 Thread Brian Butterworth
2007-08-18T10_48_09.txt > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-23 Thread Brian Butterworth
eements with rights holders prevent the BBC from authorising > copies being made of internet audio streams. > > Hope that helps, > > Tristan > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

2007-11-22 Thread Brian Butterworth
could do to help Auntie? On 20/11/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 20/11/2007, Gary Kirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm not on a network share, I'm on an XP laptop. > > I thought it was the Kontiki engine that was not Vista compatib

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-22 Thread Brian Butterworth
rchive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-22 Thread Brian Butterworth
ars ago in pre-ajax days - now we have > ajax/javascript dropdowns it makes more sense. > > > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archi

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-22 Thread Brian Butterworth
n's overloaded link example - some sort of > spidery engine which grabs all such wiki links on pages viewed by the > user, collates the entries into a monthly "encyclopedia" pdf, > delivered to your door with fake leatherette burgundy cover for > $9.99... > > cheers

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-22 Thread Brian Butterworth
.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-22 Thread Brian Butterworth
gt; > (Disclaimer : I worked on the project) > > Thanks, > > Rob > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-21 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 21/11/2007, Tim Dobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 21/11/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How very .. classic .. of you to use a desktop application. > > > > My laptop is liberated without being weighed down by Outlook, onli

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-21 Thread Brian Butterworth
hem, then each of us now > has two ideas. - George Bernard Shaw > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/back

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-21 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 21/11/2007, Martin Deutsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 11/21/07, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Just as an aside, I have a collection of BBC Sound Effects records on > > vinyl, can I use 30 second snippets o

[backstage] iPhone - security issues?

2007-11-21 Thread Brian Butterworth
FYI http://www.betanews.com/article/Apple_tracks_iPhone_and_Leopard_users/1195502356 *A discovery buried deep within the code of some iPhone applications may be cause for concern for those who like to know who's seeing their data.* *Some code-savvy users of the iPhone discovered the lines in a

Re: [backstage] Bandwidth Crisis

2007-11-21 Thread Brian Butterworth
d IP VPNs) as an increasing component of corporate >connectivity may want to reconsider this strategy in >light of the potential downstream performance impact." > > Conrad > -- > > > -- > Regards, > Dave > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-21 Thread Brian Butterworth
o.uk/blogs/radiolabs/2007/11/music_podcasts.shtml -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Brian Butterworth > Sent: Wed 11/21/2007 6:34 AM > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music > > On 21/11/2007, Dave Crossland <[EMAIL

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-20 Thread Brian Butterworth
- > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-20 Thread Brian Butterworth
> -Carlos. > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

2007-11-20 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 20/11/2007, Gary Kirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not on a network share, I'm on an XP laptop. > I thought it was the Kontiki engine that was not Vista compatible. But 4od > uses it, and I've been using that for weeks. I'll give it a go! > > &g

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

2007-11-20 Thread Brian Butterworth
, then each of us > > still has one object. > > If each of us have one idea, and we exchange them, then each of us now > > has two ideas. - George Bernard Shaw > > - > > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, > > please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html > > . Unofficial list archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > > > > > > -- > Gary Kirk -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-20 Thread Brian Butterworth
ther examples of this. Dave is 100% correct to say > that being popular today is a poor way of determining the future.* > > > > > > No. Being popular is not *a poor way* of determining the future. Being > popular is *not necessarily a good way* of determining the future. These > are not the same thing. In Davetopia everything is black and white > - popular = bad. In the real world, things are less clear cut. Popular has > no place on the scale between good and bad. > > > > Rich. > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-20 Thread Brian Butterworth
or way of determining the future.* > > > > > > No. Being popular is not *a poor way* of determining the future. Being > popular is *not necessarily a good way* of determining the future. These > are not the same thing. In Davetopia everything is black and white > - popular = bad. In the real world, things are less clear cut. Popular has > no place on the scale between good and bad. > > > > Rich. > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-20 Thread Brian Butterworth
termining the future.* > > > > > > No. Being popular is not *a poor way* of determining the future. Being > popular is *not necessarily a good way* of determining the future. These > are not the same thing. In Davetopia everything is black and white > - popular = bad. In the real world, things are less clear cut. Popular has > no place on the scale between good and bad. > > > > Rich. > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-20 Thread Brian Butterworth
re not the same thing. In Davetopia everything is black and white > - popular = bad. In the real world, things are less clear cut. Popular has > no place on the scale between good and bad. > > Rich. > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-20 Thread Brian Butterworth
ing "no one ever got sacked for buying Microsoft"* > who can play MP3s anyhow. > > That is part of the debate. > > -- > Regards, > Dave > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-20 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 20/11/2007, David Greaves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dave Crossland wrote: > > On 20/11/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On 19/11/2007, Martin Belam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> You see, I just somehow knew that

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-19 Thread Brian Butterworth
> visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Fwd: [Fsfe-uk] Interview: Ashley Highfield on BBC's DRM'd iPlayer

2007-11-19 Thread Brian Butterworth
Sorry, I forgot the diagram... On 19/11/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 19/11/2007, Michael Sparks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Monday 19 November 2007 14:58, Dave Crossland wrote: > > > GOODS THAT HAVE

Re: [backstage] Fwd: [Fsfe-uk] Interview: Ashley Highfield on BBC's DRM'd iPlayer

2007-11-19 Thread Brian Butterworth
t; "diff" + the internet actully. Remove "diff+internet" and life gets real > hard, real fast (you can do it of course)). The equivalent doesn't exist > for > media yet as far as I know. If someone REALLY wanted to make a change, > that's > where I'

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-19 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 19/11/2007, Andy Leighton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 04:30:46PM +, Dave Crossland wrote: > > On 19/11/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dave, > > > > > > If the BBC podcasts are fir

[backstage] Freesat - oppotunistic data for podcasts

2007-11-19 Thread Brian Butterworth
Matt, Good afternoon. I posted a suggestion about doing backstage stuff for the upcoming Freesat project, presumably using MHEG5. I quite like the idea of using the "opportunistic data" facility - bandwidth that becomes usable in a "lumpy" way due to the way MPEG2/MPEG4 works. If the picture be

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-19 Thread Brian Butterworth
n-patent encumbered audio > (ie, Ogg Vorbis) :-) > > -- > Regards, > Dave > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail

Re: [backstage] What's going on with the News 24 live stream?

2007-11-19 Thread Brian Butterworth
/11/2007, Steve Jolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Brian Butterworth wrote: > > If you are going to be pedantic, at least be right! UKTV (and all in > > Europe) is 25 frames a second > > > > I suspect yuou don't understand what "interlaced"

Re: [backstage] Require Information on BBC Content

2007-11-19 Thread Brian Butterworth
and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The > company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted > by this email. > > www.wipro.com > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-19 Thread Brian Butterworth
carlyon.co.uk > > http://www.lsrfm.com > > http://www.wbmfproductions.co.uk > > http://www.lsweb.org.uk > > http://www.airebornetheatre.co.uk > > > > mobile: 07729048443 > > skype: barrycarlyon > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > live help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] What's going on with the News 24 live stream?

2007-11-19 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 18/11/2007, Steve Jolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Brian Butterworth wrote: > > Givem the original is at 25fps, why not encode at that in fact? > > 50fps. ;-) (Pedantic, but important...) If you are going to be pedantic, at least be right! UKTV (and all in

Re: [backstage] What's going on with the News 24 live stream?

2007-11-17 Thread Brian Butterworth
> Either way, I'd still appreciate it if some attention was paid to the N24 > stream, so if someone's reading this who knows someone who can get someone > else to take a look, that'd be great! > > Christopher > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Freesat and backstage - can we MHEG? Yes we can...

2007-11-11 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 09/11/2007, Frank Wales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brian Butterworth wrote: > > On 09/11/2007, *Dave Crossland* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL > > PROTECTED]>> > wrote: > > On 09/11/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL P

Re: [backstage] Freesat and backstage - can we MHEG? Yes we can...

2007-11-09 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 09/11/2007, Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 09/11/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > - an alternative electronic programme guide > > By "alternative," do you mean "user-generated," so when there

Re: [backstage] Freesat and backstage?

2007-11-09 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 09/11/2007, Martin Deutsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 11/9/07, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I would propose that Freesat and backstage could provide some special > > services for Freesat upon the commencement of the service in Spri

[backstage] Freesat and backstage - can we MHEG? Yes we can...

2007-11-09 Thread Brian Butterworth
Freesat is launching next Spring. >From what I understand it will use MHEG5 to deliver the interactive services. Given the rather old-fashioned look of the current crop of OpenTV services on digital satellite, I thought perhaps backstage.bbc.co.uk could come up with some better: - weather maps (

Re: [backstage] Freesat and backstage?

2007-11-09 Thread Brian Butterworth
Dave, I have to say I wasn't even remotely offended! I would say I laughed but that might be inappropriate. On 09/11/2007, Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 09/11/2007, Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 09/11/2007, Brian Butterwo

[backstage] Freesat and backstage?

2007-11-09 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: Etiquette and TCP (was Re: [backstage] Use of Tinyurl in Emails)

2007-11-08 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 08/11/2007, David Greaves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Brian Butterworth wrote: > > Yes, I am sure you do. That's your opinion. I'm sure I probably don't > > agree with it as I'm sure that I regard etiquette as something for Mrs > > B

Re: [backstage] Use of Tinyurl in Emails

2007-11-08 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 08/11/2007, vijay chopra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 08/11/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > They are not mine, they belong to the Internet! I find it incredible > > someone on a

Re: [backstage] Use of Tinyurl in Emails

2007-11-08 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 08/11/2007, vijay chopra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 08/11/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > That makes you a noobie in my book! There is nothing polite about > > making up your own rules and then claiming that the

Re: [backstage] Use of Tinyurl in Emails

2007-11-08 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 08/11/2007, vijay chopra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 08/11/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > In fact it is not. RFC 1855 says > > > > "You *may* shorten the message and quote only relevant parts,

Re: [backstage] Use of Tinyurl in Emails

2007-11-08 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 08/11/2007, Andrew Bowden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > -- > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Brian Butterworth > On 08/11/2007, Andrew Bowden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >

Re: [backstage] Use of Tinyurl in Emails

2007-11-08 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 08/11/2007, Andrew Bowden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > -- > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Brian Butterworth > On 08/11/2007, Andrew Bowde

Re: [backstage] Use of Tinyurl in Emails

2007-11-08 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 08/11/2007, Andrew Bowden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > -- > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Brian Butterworth > On 07/11/2007, Noah Slater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >

Re: [backstage] Use of Tinyurl in Emails

2007-11-07 Thread Brian Butterworth
s/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Use of Tinyurl in Emails

2007-11-07 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 07/11/2007, Steff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Brian Butterworth wrote: > >> Oh, and your quoting of entire emails takes up a LOT of space and > >> make's it harder to read. > > > > Or you can use Gmail and it sorts it all for you. > > No

Re: [backstage] Ashley Highfield speaks again [off topic]

2007-11-07 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 07/11/2007, Noah Slater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 07/11/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 07/11/2007, Noah Slater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 1. Google OS (windows platform) 53.9% > > > > > > What

Re: [backstage] Use of Tinyurl in Emails

2007-11-07 Thread Brian Butterworth
l. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Ashley Highfield speaks again [off topic]

2007-11-07 Thread Brian Butterworth
o unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Use of Tinyurl in Emails

2007-11-07 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 07/11/2007, Jonathan Tweed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:15:41 +0000, "Brian Butterworth" < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Looks like an unmanageable mess to me. I must prefer a database table, > > much >

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