RE: [backstage] A couple of things including Arrington

If that's you in the background going WHAT?!, I wholeheartedly agree with your sentiments. The whole point of the BBC, at least to me, is that as it's insulated to an extent from wider market forces, that is what gives it the freedom to innovate to a greater extent and spend more on R&D, to bring

RE: [backstage] A couple of things including Arrington

Dugg ;) _ From: blogHUD [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 22 February 2007 18:18 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] A couple of things including Arrington I have posted the audio here: http://kosso.wordpress.com/2007/02/22/techcrunchs-mike-arrington-calls-for-t he-e

RE: [backstage] Ad Blocking

> -Original Message- > From: Richard Lockwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 27 February 2007 07:22 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] Ad Blocking > > > > > Until you show me that your site isn't just a waste of bandwidth, > > however, you're Adblocked. > > If

RE: [backstage] Percentage of License fee going towards DRM?

I would've hoped that the BBC listserver either washes those kind of emails or returns them to sender. > -Original Message- > From: Jim Gardner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 27 February 2007 19:20 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] Percentage of License fee goi

RE: [backstage] Tube on Twitter

Hang on, are we playing Finsbury Rules here? > -Original Message- > From: Davy Mitchell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 27 February 2007 22:43 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] Tube on Twitter > > Mornington Crescent. > > -- > Davy Mitchell > Blog - http://ww

RE: [backstage] Percentage of License fee going towards DRM?

> -Original Message- > From: Martin Belam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 28 February 2007 10:08 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] Percentage of License fee going towards DRM? > > On a related DRM tip, I just thought I'd chip in with some > comments my wife mad

RE: [backstage] Want a quick bit of beta-testing fun?

"Looks like you're using broadband (infinity kbps)" ... I wish! _ From: James Cridland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28 February 2007 11:37 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] Want a quick bit of beta-testing fun? If you're a Virgin Radio VIP, go to

RE: [backstage] Percentage of License fee going towards DRM?

> -Original Message- > From: Deirdre Harvey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 28 February 2007 12:32 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: RE: [backstage] Percentage of License fee going towards DRM? > > > Uh? Wow, pretty judgemental of someone who wants to listen to > radio sho

RE: [backstage] Percentage of License fee going towards DRM?

> -Original Message- > From: Deirdre Harvey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 28 February 2007 12:32 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: RE: [backstage] Percentage of License fee going towards DRM? > If there's a demand for that kind of service, > is there a way you could implemen

RE: [backstage] Percentage of License fee going towards DRM?

> -Original Message- > From: Jason Cartwright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 28 February 2007 13:27 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: RE: [backstage] Percentage of License fee going towards DRM? > > > It never set out to make them happy: It set out to give > them freedom. >

RE: [backstage] Percentage of License fee going towards DRM?

_ From: Mario Menti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28 February 2007 22:59 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Percentage of License fee going towards DRM? On 2/28/07, Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The claim is partly misleading because the word "lo

RE: [backstage] Traffic Info

I'd do that kind of thing around Birmingham if my GPS receiver worked amongst all those multi-storey buildings - I've tried before, dismal failure. That said, my phone (Hermes) apparently has a dormant, disconnected GPS chip in which can be activated with a firmware flash, so that's something to t

RE: [backstage] End of week exam

Error: you need a license to view my responses. > -Original Message- > From: Frank Wales [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 02 March 2007 08:44 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: [backstage] End of week exam > > >Cynical University > "Where all your ideas are der

RE: [backstage] BBC on YouTube

Isn't a lot of the new programming the BBC creates now made with new royalty arrangements, which take into account new media distribution and broadcast alongside traditional broadcast? I heard something about the rules and restrictions being clarified and extra clauses added (at the very least), bu

RE: [backstage] Question.

Believe not so due to licensing / royalty agreements, hence their Creative Archive license instead. Could be wrong, but that's from memory so ymmv. It makes sense to me, don't fix what's not broken etc. > -Original Message- > From: Gordon Joly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 04 March

RE: [backstage] UK trumps Europe on Linux streaming

Maybe it's the secret iPlayer-for-Linux-and-Mac-users dev project! > -Original Message- > From: Martin Belam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 05 March 2007 09:27 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] UK trumps Europe on Linux streaming > > > Wow, what an excellent

RE: [backstage] UK trumps Europe on Linux streaming

t! On 05/03/07, Christopher Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Maybe it's the secret iPlayer-for-Linux-and-Mac-users dev project! > -Original Message- > From: Martin Belam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 05 March 2007 09:27 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.u

RE: [backstage] University Tour update

I sent you an email via your cubicgarden site's contact form a while back but never received a response; did you receive it? > -Original Message- > From: Mr I Forrester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 11 March 2007 06:09 > To: BBC Backstage > Subject: [backstage] University Tour update

RE: [backstage] World Service Schedule...Missing

On a related note (schedule information), I've noticed that Digiguide doesn't offer listings information for some of the regional BBC stations like BBC WM for example - it offers some but listings for stations like BBC WM are only available on the BBC whatson subsite. Is there a particular reason

RE: [backstage] BBC site statistics

Something I noticed earlier today - the BBC News pages show how many pages have been served in the past minute, and that cycles round with other facts about the site... When I was looking earlier this morning (around middayish) it showed over 73,000 pages served THAT MINUTE - that's insane! Right n

RE: [backstage] BBC site statistics

gt; > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Christopher Woods > Sent: 26 March 2007 17:26 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: RE: [backstage] BBC site statistics > > Something I noticed earlier today - the BBC

RE: [backstage] BBC announces 3G mobile syndication trial with Orange, Vodafone and 3

Oh for CRYING out loud - why not a partnership with T-Mobile? They have the best 3G HSDPA network in the UK! And I'm on T-Mobile! Typical. > -Original Message- > From: Brian Butterworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 29 March 2007 11:46 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: [bac

RE: [backstage] BBC announces 3G mobile syndication trial with Orange, Vodafone and 3

> > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher > > Woods > > Sent: 29 March 2007 13:51 > > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > > Subject: RE: [backstage] BBC announces 3G mobile syndication trial >

RE: [backstage] xmltv.radiotimes.com

Bleb.org/tv is something I use quite often (when I don't have my laptop with Digiguide to hand on it) but unfortunately they can't show ITV listings due to legal reasons at the mo - believe a solution is being sought at the moment. Still, VERY handy site. And who watches ITV anyway. ;) > -Or

RE: [backstage] Browser Stats

I'd take issue with that sweeping stateent - pretty much all of my student friends have laptops, some have both. I live in a house with five other people - in total there's three mac users and three windows users. Me, I'm a Windows expert, one of my housemates is a Mac expert. The other three are m

RE: [backstage] Multicast Trial

As far as I understand it, it was more a case of the BBC (and ITV) trialing broadcasting via the multicast infrastructure - moreso than it was a trial of consumers actually watching the content. I was on a ja.net provider for an entire year and not once could I actually watch the multicast content

RE: [backstage] OS choice, assume= ass u & me

Pfft. I'm rather dismissive of numbers and comparisons such as these, particularly when over 74.3% of all statistics are made up anyway. > -Original Message- > From: Brian Butterworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 10 April 2007 16:53 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: RE: [bac

RE: [backstage] Multicast Trial

... That are totally reliant on the willingness of each individual higher education institution to implement multicast on their own internal networks to enable the functionality of the wider ja.net network as a whole. I think the whole situation boils down to the simple fact that it's just not cos

RE: [backstage] OS choice, assume= ass u & me

e] OS choice, assume= ass u & me > > > > I thought it was 84.3% of stats that were made up? > > > > Someone is clearly skewing the market against made up statistics. I > > suspect it is more Microsoft FUD myself. > > > > :-) > > > > > >

RE: [backstage] BBC Archive trial

"Many thanks for your time - unfortunately you did not meet the recruitment criteria for this trial." Ditto me, how could I possibly not qualify? I'm 21, I have a fast broadband connection, I also am an active mobile data user with a flatrate package and I'm in that perfect area of candidacy age-w

RE: [backstage] BBC Archive trial

I was amazed that they're even considering opening up their archive, given that if it's going to include anything which isn't natural history or news / in-house documentaries, I can't see how there's NOT going to be royalties and copyright ownership disputes. How is this being done, and what conten

RE: [backstage] BBC Archive trial

I bet your siblings don't watch downloaded media on a big, high-quality television set. YouTube and even broadband-bitrate streaming formats just look shockingly bad on a TV screen - the old interlaced sets of yore, whose method of display helped to mask the encoding artefacts to a degree, are incr

RE: [backstage] BBC Archive trial

il 2007 02:10 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] BBC Archive trial > > > On 19 Apr 2007, at 01:48, Christopher Woods wrote: > > > I bet your siblings don't watch downloaded media on a big, high- > > quality television set. YouTube and even

RE: [backstage] BBC Archive trial

Indeed, it's something I as a music tech student have both seen myself and have been told by tutors - and it makes sense. I remember putting up with dodgy projections in cinemas because the sound was alright, but the one time I was watching one of the Pirates films and the centre speaker started pu

RE: [backstage] DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY

These horror stories remind me of the companies who either accost you in the street or cold-call your mobile promising cut-price tariffs, but who don't actually work for the companies they sell contracts for - it all seems very shady stuff to me, even if they are legit. Those "6 month free" deals w

RE: [backstage] DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY

two months of > > local and international calls had a gentle SMS reminder I > should pop > > into the shop and pay my bill of HK$29.50. > > that's about £2. > > AND the phones work on the MTR/underground. > > funny though there's no public toilets on th

RE: [backstage] "Cridland heads to Beeb"

Oo blimey - looks like we have a man inside now! How useful... > -Original Message- > From: Peter Bowyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 03 May 2007 15:22 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] "Cridland heads to Beeb" > > On 03/05/07, Mario Menti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [backstage] The Proms

iCal's the Mac calendar program (full name iCalendar). iCal is also the shortened name of the open standard (RFC 2445, thanks Wikipedia) calendar format, one version of which is used by iCal the program. http://www.apple.com/ical/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICalendar http://en.wikipedia.org/wik

[backstage] BBC News 24 now streaming live!

I just noticed whilst reading an article on the BBC News site that there was a link to watch BBC News 24 live - I clicked and it's streaming now! Does anybody know if this is a permanent addition to the bouquet of online services from the Beeb, or just a temporary thing due to some breaking news in

RE: [backstage] BBC News 24 now streaming live!

h it." > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2007/05/news_24_live.html > > > Christopher Woods wrote: > > I just noticed whilst reading an article on the BBC News site that > > there was a link to watch BBC News 24 live - I clicked and it's > > str

RE: [backstage] Web 2.0 'neglecting good Accessible design'

Odeo.com is a classic example of a Web2 site which looks very nice but unfortunately suffers from a REAL lack of usability. I actually used the site to add a new entry to my podcast on there, and then ranted about how hard it was to do so (and half of their in-page embedded players STILL don't work

RE: [backstage] BBC News 24 now streaming live - to your PDA

s 24 now streaming live! There was a BBC press release to the effect that it's permanent. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/05_may/08/news24 .shtml Now all I need is a Vista sidebar News 24 gadget... Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv <http://www.ukfree.tv/&g

[backstage] iPlayer invite emails

Just checked through my backlog of emails and I noticed (with glee) that I had one inviting me to apply for the iPlayer public trial... Sweet! So, I filled it in sharpish and fired it off (and I hope it filled it all out correctly, the more I think about it the more I'm not sure whether I chose Yes

RE: [backstage] Web 2.0 'neglecting good Accessible design'

od Accessible design' > > At 21:03 +0100 15/5/07, Christopher Woods wrote: > >Odeo.com is a classic example of a Web2 site which looks > very nice but > >unfortunately suffers from a REAL lack of usability. I actually used > >the site to add a new entry to my podcast on

RE: [backstage] Web 2.0 'neglecting good Accessible design'

rkier :) > -Original Message- > From: Gordon Joly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 16 May 2007 23:42 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Cc: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk; Christopher Woods > Subject: RE: [backstage] Web 2.0 'neglecting good Accessible design' > &

RE: [backstage] Web 2.0 'neglecting good Accessible design'

Whoah, that FlashEarth site is awesome! Love that interface, very subtle and really responsive. @ Simon Cobb: you another GMSV reader? ;) > -Original Message- > From: Brian Butterworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 16 May 2007 17:05 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: RE: [bac

RE: [backstage] attendin' Hackday

You should do a browser check for IE and then pass to a text- or simple-graphics only version, because many people still use IE (myself included, along with FF, Opera, etc, but I have to use IE for checking web designs) and to be honest 85% of the time I use IE because I'm used to it and its quirks

RE: [backstage] Web 2.0 'neglecting good Accessible design'

I get the feeling Nielson is deliberately provocative for the sake of it sometimes (although if it sparks discussion in an area, then hell why not). I still think he needs to update his own web site though, it looks like it's stuck in the 90s. I think I've said that before, too :/ > -Origina

[backstage] This one's for Cridland... BBC A/V interface ideas

Whilst on the subject of interface and UI design, I was thinking about the BBC site's design. So, the BBC has a burgeoning portfolio of online multimedia offerings, and they have their BBC Audio/Video link in the left bar of the BBC News site (and elsewhere on the site), but once you're actually

RE: [backstage] This one's for Cridland... BBC A/V interface ideas

tter way to view these videos (when it works) and does much of what you describe. Personally, I've stuffed all the video feed URLs on an iGoogle tab... Brian Butterworth HYPERLINK "http://www.ukfree.tv/"www.ukfree.tv _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] O

RE: [backstage] Backstage Naturalists Party?

When they saw we were all fully-clothed they lost interest. ... Hang on a minute... > -Original Message- > From: ~:'' ありがとうございました。 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 23 May 2007 07:44 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: [backstage] Backstage Naturalists Party? > > Is this the only l

RE: [backstage] This one's for Cridland... BBC A/V interface ideas

, Media Village, 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TP e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] p: +44 (0)2080083965 _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Woods Sent: 23 May 2007 06:06 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] This one's for Cridland... BBC

RE: [backstage] This one's for Cridland... BBC A/V interface ideas

TP e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] p: +44 (0)2080083965 _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Woods Sent: 25 May 2007 06:39 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] This one's for Cridland... BBC A/V interface ideas He's at the BB

RE: [backstage] This one's for Cridland... BBC A/V interface ideas

ject: Re: [backstage] This one's for Cridland... BBC A/V > interface ideas > > On Friday 25 May 2007 14:16, Christopher Woods wrote: > > ... Ginger biscuits in the canteen? > > Yes please. > > Thanks. > > Michael > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk dis

RE: [backstage] BBC Archive trial

And the call-tracking app is being developed by iSoft... ... Two wonderful companies > -Original Message- > From: Kim Plowright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 27 May 2007 20:04 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] BBC Archive trial > > > I _suspect_ they just

RE: [backstage] BBC Archive trial

Bloc not block ;) > -Original Message- > From: Gordon Joly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 28 May 2007 21:55 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Cc: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk; Timothy-john Bishop > Subject: Re: [backstage] BBC Archive trial > > At 17:43 +0100 28/5/07, Timothy-john Bisho

RE: [backstage] This one's for Cridland... BBC A/V interface ideas

I could run a special half-time feature (~10mins duration) on the best multibuys to be had > -Original Message- > From: Peter Bowyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 29 May 2007 09:44 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] This one's for Cridland... BBC A/V > interfa

RE: [backstage] Joost backend revealed

I have a feeling I have quite a few spare invites - email me offlist and I'll fire you off an invite :) Just a note - you NEED XP or higher, Joost does an OS check and won't even let me get past the splash on my 2000 desktop. Works fine on the laptop though (and when stuff is correctly encoded in

RE: [backstage] BBC "Radio" 7

"More complaints about shockingly poor audio quality received by Ofcom as the BBC diversifies even more in its digital radio offerings" Nice bit of tautology if the new Beeb radio policy is to prefix "Radio" onto all their chans' metadata :/ > -Original Message- > From: Simon Cobb [mailt

RE: [backstage] BBC "Radio" 7

BBC local radio's obviously being left well alone for the time being then (as I tune into BBC WM, and observe the previous response along the same lines from Tim!) > -Original Message- > From: Frank Wales [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 29 May 2007 17:06 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk

[backstage] Blogging about iPlayer

I got my acceptance email earlier, tried to log in but noted the "please wait at least an hour" (which would probably explain why my details aren't authenticating me right now) but I was wondering - given that the email says "all information about iPlayer is confidential" what exactly can we blog a

RE: [backstage] Blogging about iPlayer

e doing around you. > > I did actually link to this massive review of the iPlayer on > my own blog. > http://www.consumingexperience.com/2007/05/bbc-iplayer-free-tv > -radio-programme.html > > Cheers > > Ian > > Christopher Woods wrote: > > I got my acceptan

RE: [backstage] Blogging about iPlayer

iPlayer > > To paraphrase Elvis Costello (or possibly Frank Zappa), > surely blogging for fun is like dancing about architecture? ;-) > > Cheers, > > Rich. > > On 5/30/07, Christopher Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - but you wonder sometimes whether >

RE: [backstage] BBC "Radio" 7

Maybe this is all because you can somehow magically receive the audio streams from Freeview stations via your DAB radios as WELL as the digital audio broadcasts, but we're not told how to discern between the two thus the ostensibly unnecessary branding on the radio streams... Maybe... > -Orig

RE: [backstage] BBC "Radio" 7

Blimey, the BBC still have Danny Baker in their employ! Bet he's not on the same payscale as Jonothan Woss > -Original Message- > From: Gordon Joly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 30 May 2007 12:29 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Cc: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk; Andrew Bowden > Subject

RE: [backstage] Joost backend revealed

Also, looks like GigaOm and NewTeeVee partnered with Joost to allow people to invite themselves - http://joost.com/presents/gigaom-newteevee/ ... I've been sending out invites but I was shown that URL a few days ago, tried it myself just now with my gmail address but since I already have an account

RE: [backstage] BBC "Radio" 7

Thanks for the partyline response, I suppose it kinda makes sense from a grouping perspective... As long as the DJs on stations like 6Music aren't made to say "BBC Radio 6 Music" (which would sound really stupid) then overall I'm happy with the changes. > -Original Message- > From: Jamie T

RE: [backstage] openID on the BBC

I run my own PHP OpenID server on another of my domains (christopher.woods.name - I bought it and failed to have a use for it until suddenly I realised it'd make the perfect domain for an OpenID identity :) However, I've noted that there's already been issues raised amongst the blogosphere (and we

RE: [backstage] openID on the BBC

ommissioned to write a report > on how the BBC might use OpenID in the future. We're not > necessarily committing to it or endorsing it as a technology, though. > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Christopher W

RE: [backstage] openID on the BBC

e@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] openID on the BBC > > On 6/5/07, Nic James Ferrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Christopher Woods" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > I run my own PHP OpenID server on another of my domains > &

[backstage] A Swarm Of Angels - CC-licensed film project - sign up for first 1,000 members be part of something unique nearing closure

As I feel the spirit of this project is somewhat similar to Backstage - producing interesting results with combinations of weird and wonderful methods which haven't been attempted before - I thought I'd just let the list know of a project to produce a CC-licensed film called A Swarm Of Angels. You

RE: [backstage] A Swarm Of Angels - CC-licensed film project - sign up for first 1,000 members be part of something unique nearing closure

> Their counter displays zero's for me, the source seems to > suggest the deadline was 2007-05-06 21:00 GMT Oh dear :( As the counter had 1 day left on it when I looked earlier (and it was counting down, it had 1 day, 1 hour and 13 minutes left last time I checked), I assumed the deadline would b

RE: [backstage] openID on the BBC

I use a very simplified version of an OpenID server for my OpenID requirements - just one flat-file PHP script in which you define your variables such as password, username etc. That script's running on christopher.woods.name and you can download it from http://siege.org/projects/phpMyID - the simp

RE: [backstage] Google Map Symbols Key

If you use My Google Maps, you can define any one of a number of symbols to any pinpoint you add to your map. > -Original Message- > From: ~:'' ありがとうございました。 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 12 June 2007 15:42 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sub

RE: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

Interesting you mention the teenagers thing - I was at my neighbour's barbeque last weekend, and as well as me and my family they invited some other of their friends along. I was sitting at the table eating with a few other people, and one father and his daughter were talking about music - they go

RE: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

I also read all the text in a dialog box (because I've learnt from my mistakes). Unfortunately, 'joe normal' doesn't, because they're not total nerds. They trust that the systems are designed in an intuitive and user-friendly way, and when they get caught out by weasel wording or just plain confusi

RE: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

wonder why they're haemorrhaging cash year-on-year! ) Apologies to all who consider this tl;dr, stuff just kept on coming to mind as I was writing ;) > -Original Message- > From: Dave Crossland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 13 June 2007 02:00 > To: backstage@lis

RE: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

Too late. :D _ From: Jeremy Stone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 13 June 2007 12:19 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk; backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk; backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info And whilst i'm at it. Martin Belam has also analysed the freebbc peti

RE: [backstage] Windows Home Server RC1 available for download

I've both accepted and done it for quite a few years now. Just makes sense. An old Xbox with XBMC on it makes a cracking media centre machine, and hell, I had so many computer bits lying around I just bunged together an old server and slapped WS2003 on it (OS provided gratis by my Uni!) I know man

[backstage] BBC & Microsoft Photosynth technical preview - very cool!

Just noticed this: http://labs.live.com/photosynth/blogs/Britain+In+Pictures+BBC+Collection.asp x Checking out Ely Cathedral right now, it's working really nicely for a tech preview! How come this wasn't mentioned on Backstage at some point? ;)

RE: [backstage] Windows Home Server RC1 available for download

ownload > > WHS is built ontop of Windows 2003 Small Business and you can > remote desktop into it the same you would with a normal > server. You then have the added support the backup built in. > > Just downloaded the RC, just need some harddrives now. > > On 13/06/07,

RE: [backstage] BBC & Microsoft Photosynth technical preview - very cool!

d it :) Ian Forrester This e-mail is: [ x ] private; [ ] ask first; [ ] bloggable Senior Producer, BBC Backstage BC5 C3, Media Village, 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TP e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] p: +44 (0)2080083965 _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher W

RE: [backstage] BBC & Microsoft Photosynth technical preview - very cool!

uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] BBC & Microsoft Photosynth technical > preview - very cool! > > On 13/06/07, Christopher Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So were you guys at the Beeb keeping this secret or what? :P > > Well if they where hiding it they weren't

RE: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

> To take my own little "media role" as an example. Do you > think you could flat plan a magazine so it had pace? (For > that matter, do you even know what a flat plan is?) I'm sure a quick Google would explain it in words everybody can understand. All the media industries suffer from an overa

RE: [backstage] DRM does not work... what next?

I think - as do many others, it seems - that people pirate because they want interoperability, convenience of consumption on their own terms, and the quality is often better to boot. Me and my housemates all pay for a TV license but I don't have a TV in my room (and the only person with a TV's gon

RE: [backstage] Joost invites just for the Backstage community

Oh, snazzy! > -Original Message- > From: Mr I Forrester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 15 June 2007 18:28 > To: BBC Backstage > Subject: [backstage] Joost invites just for the Backstage community > > Go get your invites now and enjoy... > > https://www.joost.com/presents/backstage/

RE: [backstage] Joost invites just for the Backstage community

We have friends in many different places... > > Christopher Woods wrote: > > Oh, snazzy! > > > > > >> -Original Message- > >> From: Mr I Forrester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: 15 June 2007 18:28 > >> To: BBC Backstage >

RE: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

Nah, because the technology-friendly minority of the world's population will figure out both how to crack the DRM, and how to produce one-click tools which strip the DRM from crap-ridden files they've downloaded. The world rejoices! > -Original Message- > From: Richard Lockwood [mailto:[E

RE: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

I believe that it's up to individual member states to implement the EUCD as they see fit (and there is a great deal of leeway in how countries interpret the copyright laws accordingly, take Sweden for example!) > -Original Message- > From: Dave Crossland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent:

RE: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

There's already been discussion of this on forae such as Ars Technica (and its ilk) where they discuss the legal ramifications of a developed, researched combination of numbers which achieves a particular purpose or function (as opposed to the same group of numbers which just happened to be randoml

RE: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

Eh? The iPlayer content is WMV format, WMA 9.1 and WMV9 with the MS DRM implementation. I always thought because WMV files are ASF-based, and streamable, they were discrete audio and video streams within the WMV wrapper? _ From: Brian Butterworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 June

RE: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

c } DRM > WMV ) The VCodec the BBC use is WMV9, I was presuming it was the WM9 MPEG-4 based codec because of the quality and bitrate, I havn't got a file to hand to check however... On 19/06/07, Christopher Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Eh? The iPlayer content is WMV fo

RE: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

Woo woo, here comes the DRM train again... A laughter track over Newsnight is rather redundant if Paxman is presenting (he makes my whole family laugh enough on their own!) Bringing this topic back on track again [haha... train... track... never mind] does anybody know wh

RE: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

I am also against the use of WM DRM as a matter of principle, but I think we all have to realise that the iPlayer trial is a closed, walled-garden trial, and I fully expect the setup to change once a viable alternative is developed and brought to a quality level where it's robust enough to handle e

RE: [backstage] BT 21C SDK

Ah, another person on the 21CSDK mailing list ;) Have you seen how much the access credits are priced at, though? Wow! > -Original Message- > From: Jason Cartwright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 26 June 2007 18:01 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: [backstage] BT 21C SDK > >

RE: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

> Schools are all PC farms anyway, aren't they? Ok, you'll love this story: My Dad works for Bucks County Council (not a civil servant, just a county employee). He's an educational IT adviser, which covers all sorts of stuff. Anyway, he recently went to a school which is being completely rebuilt

RE: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

Problem is, as many other counties and universities have, Bucks has a county-wide agreement with (primarily) Dell to supply their IT equipment. Last time I checked, Dell don't do Macs. Macs would be inappropriate because the software suite used by schools around the county is all Windows, granted

RE: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

ooo, videos! _ From: Ian Forrester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 June 2007 18:26 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised Alright alright, Ok this is getting a little out of hand. think of this as a virtual slap :) Can we give this a res

RE: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

Just don't spell it Tiananmen and you're golden! > -Original Message- > From: David Woodhouse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 27 June 2007 19:44 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: RE: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised > > On Wed, 2007-06-27 at 18:25 +0100, Ian Forrester w

RE: [backstage] DVD Region 2

DVD players are pretty easy to find multiregion and PAL/NTSC compatible, at least in Europe... I'm *sure* that if you go to the right place, a specialist hifi store or electronics dept, you could find em. Or order them online. With the upscaling players coming out, the PAL/NTSC issue is moot (imo)

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