Gosh some holes in the blog over the last little while. Several projects on the go. So the blog has been idling. Thought this might be useful. Take a moment to reflect how the net impacts your life. If it wasn't there, how would that change things for you?
Here's a glimpse of where we are and where we may be going.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Tech Saturday
Musings about technology we can use, make, or enjoy. Mostly to learn how we can change consumption and still benefit from abundance.
To all deep thinkers, in Edmonton, those who'll make lots of money from the downtown redevelopment, a trip to Taiwan may be provide insight. Hello Rexall Sports and Entertainment.
Taiwan's Solar Stadium
For Bikers and Green Geeks, solar powered bicycle, ah fooled ya, sharing system, in Montreal.
What a simple way to get folks to the River Valley, in our berg. Of course 'we' need to want to get them there, in the first place.
Bike Sharing System
Cut it Green. Electric riding mower, that's quiet ! Great for sustaining neighbourly relations.
Practical crowd sourcing event created by Airbus to learn how to clean up air travel.
Green Skies
To all deep thinkers, in Edmonton, those who'll make lots of money from the downtown redevelopment, a trip to Taiwan may be provide insight. Hello Rexall Sports and Entertainment.
Taiwan's Solar Stadium
For Bikers and Green Geeks, solar powered bicycle, ah fooled ya, sharing system, in Montreal.
What a simple way to get folks to the River Valley, in our berg. Of course 'we' need to want to get them there, in the first place.
Bike Sharing System
Cut it Green. Electric riding mower, that's quiet ! Great for sustaining neighbourly relations.
Practical crowd sourcing event created by Airbus to learn how to clean up air travel.
Green Skies
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Sunday Video Monetize Free
The news debate continues. How to get it paid for? Associated Press still thinks it is 'their' content. They create it. They do the research to find it. They distribute it. They own it. Yep they do all of it.
BUT once it is out, it has no value. The information belongs to the consumer. The consumer can now be Associated Press, and redistribute it. That's syndication. It can be monetized. However, most old mass media companies don't understand that.
That's the part of the new emerging business model that confounds the media barons.
Well it's their barronhood (sic) that's under attack. That's the real issue.
With 150 million users, could Facebook be Associated Press. In a way, it is for the demographic, which uses Facebook. They don't know and don't care, who AP is. AP and its' mass media conglomerate benefactors might want to note that.
Take a look, this video might offer a better understanding, why Newspapers and Broadcasters are in distress, financially.
Charlie Rose understands it. I can redistribute his video material. Do it often. Could not do that with AP Video.
AP is vast and important player. They aren't the only player. They don't get that yet.
Neither do local media, in our town. That's why reporters continue to get laid off.
Here's what old media thinks will work.
Will you buy it?
Here's what new thinkers think
What say you?
BUT once it is out, it has no value. The information belongs to the consumer. The consumer can now be Associated Press, and redistribute it. That's syndication. It can be monetized. However, most old mass media companies don't understand that.
That's the part of the new emerging business model that confounds the media barons.
Well it's their barronhood (sic) that's under attack. That's the real issue.
With 150 million users, could Facebook be Associated Press. In a way, it is for the demographic, which uses Facebook. They don't know and don't care, who AP is. AP and its' mass media conglomerate benefactors might want to note that.
Take a look, this video might offer a better understanding, why Newspapers and Broadcasters are in distress, financially.
Charlie Rose understands it. I can redistribute his video material. Do it often. Could not do that with AP Video.
AP is vast and important player. They aren't the only player. They don't get that yet.
Neither do local media, in our town. That's why reporters continue to get laid off.
Here's what old media thinks will work.
Will you buy it?
Here's what new thinkers think
What say you?
Saturday Tech Day
Useful, well we hope so, energy and conservation solutions.
Composter from Costco
Hydrogen Power Home
Solar Powered Home Theatre
Composter from Costco
Hydrogen Power Home
Solar Powered Home Theatre
Friday, April 17, 2009
Net Buffet - Slimmer Pickins Coming
Keep an eye out. The all you can eat Internet buffet is on it's way out. For a decade or so, we've enjoyed unfettered access to the net. Access is under severe attack, by incumbent telephone and cable companies.
The phone companies say they need to manage, aka protect their networks from over use. So everyone gets a minimum level of service. Gosh you would think if demand exceeds supply there is money to made supplying more. Seems logical, right?
What is over use? Who says, some one is over using? It is the guy next door, downloading a movie, or several. It it the kid down the street updating his music collection? Is it the researcher, at the UofA , crunching data, with colleagues in India.
ISPs want more money. Metered Billing is the way to get. That's classical old economy thinking.
Control and ration. Create scarcity, where there is abundance. Old thinking, that has brought on the current economic crisis, made us all poorer, stifled innovation.
Oligopolies get away with it because they control the regulatory process, by controlling the regulator, in this case the CRTC.
"...The CRTC's vice-chairman, Leonard Katz, spent 17 years working for Rogers and 11 for Bell. Canada's Telecom Telecommunications Policy Review Panel,..."
What"s good for Bell, et al is not good for you. First by capping your bandwidth, your connections are slow. Try sending a 5 MB picture, in an email. Capping, controlling and rationing, there's no need to innovate, or invest. Margins are high, profits too. Who cares about efficiency, or innovation? No need to improve the network, beyond a minimum standard. Our standard is low and slow, when compared to other countries.
Creating scarcity, under a false flag of network security and equanimity, is the ruse. There's a coordinated campaign, afoot to take control of the net. Access is the control point.
Content regulation is coming too. Music, Movie, and News industries, the mass media content providers and producers are in alignment, on dispatching net neutrality to the dust bin. Capping works for them too. Package content bundles are coming to the net. Think cable television. How much control do you have over the programming packages. None!
We are witnessing, if we care to see, how capitalism works and fails us. Don't be fooled. Less, is not more, never was. Network regulation is code for control, scarcity, rationing, and higher costs for us.
Further reading.
Coordinated Government action :
France Australia More on Australia New Zealand
Regulation in Canada
Capping The net
Lowest Possible Standard
Metered Billing
The phone companies say they need to manage, aka protect their networks from over use. So everyone gets a minimum level of service. Gosh you would think if demand exceeds supply there is money to made supplying more. Seems logical, right?
What is over use? Who says, some one is over using? It is the guy next door, downloading a movie, or several. It it the kid down the street updating his music collection? Is it the researcher, at the UofA , crunching data, with colleagues in India.
ISPs want more money. Metered Billing is the way to get. That's classical old economy thinking.
Control and ration. Create scarcity, where there is abundance. Old thinking, that has brought on the current economic crisis, made us all poorer, stifled innovation.
Oligopolies get away with it because they control the regulatory process, by controlling the regulator, in this case the CRTC.
"...The CRTC's vice-chairman, Leonard Katz, spent 17 years working for Rogers and 11 for Bell. Canada's Telecom Telecommunications Policy Review Panel,..."
What"s good for Bell, et al is not good for you. First by capping your bandwidth, your connections are slow. Try sending a 5 MB picture, in an email. Capping, controlling and rationing, there's no need to innovate, or invest. Margins are high, profits too. Who cares about efficiency, or innovation? No need to improve the network, beyond a minimum standard. Our standard is low and slow, when compared to other countries.
Creating scarcity, under a false flag of network security and equanimity, is the ruse. There's a coordinated campaign, afoot to take control of the net. Access is the control point.
Content regulation is coming too. Music, Movie, and News industries, the mass media content providers and producers are in alignment, on dispatching net neutrality to the dust bin. Capping works for them too. Package content bundles are coming to the net. Think cable television. How much control do you have over the programming packages. None!
We are witnessing, if we care to see, how capitalism works and fails us. Don't be fooled. Less, is not more, never was. Network regulation is code for control, scarcity, rationing, and higher costs for us.
Further reading.
Coordinated Government action :
France Australia More on Australia New Zealand
Regulation in Canada
Capping The net
Lowest Possible Standard
Metered Billing
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Sunday Video Web 2.0 What is it
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Skyped Out
Hey Reg, he's my buddy. Actually, my very good tech buddy. Everyone needs one of those. So how's Skype working, on at that Fido/Rogers iphone? Rogers and Fido are the providers of iPhone service, in Canada.
Skype is, world's largest phone company. Except it isn't a phone company, as we know phone companies. Skype lets you make cheap calls, over and through the internet, and now via wifi, with the iphone.
Now, I know, any new iphone app is a stop the presses moment. However, Skype mobile is also on a host of other cell phones, too. Phones that don't have a wifi connection. You know, lower tech phones, which are less smart, than smart phones, and whole bunch less expensive!
Skype came to the iphone yesterday, in a limited Apple command and control sort of way, via wifi only. Well sort of, Skype for the iphone is every where on the planet, expect Canada.
Another example of the progressive thinking that infects Canadian life. Rogers is afraid. Really afraid it'll lose money. Skype on cell networks is working well in Europe. No phone companies going broke there. Just another example of the way things work, in Canada. Well off the leading edge that's for sure.
So Reg how is Skype, on that iphone working for ya. Working around it with Fring? Or this maybe? Just wondering? Skype me!
Skype is, world's largest phone company. Except it isn't a phone company, as we know phone companies. Skype lets you make cheap calls, over and through the internet, and now via wifi, with the iphone.
Now, I know, any new iphone app is a stop the presses moment. However, Skype mobile is also on a host of other cell phones, too. Phones that don't have a wifi connection. You know, lower tech phones, which are less smart, than smart phones, and whole bunch less expensive!
Skype came to the iphone yesterday, in a limited Apple command and control sort of way, via wifi only. Well sort of, Skype for the iphone is every where on the planet, expect Canada.
Another example of the progressive thinking that infects Canadian life. Rogers is afraid. Really afraid it'll lose money. Skype on cell networks is working well in Europe. No phone companies going broke there. Just another example of the way things work, in Canada. Well off the leading edge that's for sure.
So Reg how is Skype, on that iphone working for ya. Working around it with Fring? Or this maybe? Just wondering? Skype me!
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Sunday Video Google's Eric Schmidt
What is Google doing. Does it apply to your business?
Take a look.
Take a look.
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