1. I think the technology that will have the biggest impact will be Internet-based TV and movies. Everything seems to be going to the computer.
I do not know of another technology that will have more effect.
2. I am definitely not an early adopter of every gadget. As far as fond memories of techologies from the past, I was very excited when I got my first cassette tape recorder with a real microphone when I was a kid. I went around the house recording sounds like the toilet flushing and sophisticated things like that.
I don't presently have a favorite media gadget. My mp3 player is currently missing and I have no idea where it is. I guess since dvds are discussed in this module I can name my dvd player.
The only outdated technology that I really miss is having a cassette player in my car...I have some music on cassette that I would still like to play.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
The Future of Media #80: Movies
1. I tried to find a movie on Auteurs first, but the one I wanted to watch (a filmed concert of Louis Armstrong and other jazz singers in 1958), could not be watched for some reason. I didn't find another movie on Auteurs that I wanted to watch that didn't have a fee attached, so I switched to Hulu. I started watching Shades of Ray. It was cute and I wouldn't mind watching it at home. I would still prefer to watch films on the television rather than the computer, but it is good to know about these free movies.
2. I watched a trailer for a documentary called 'Prodigal Sons' on Apple Trailers. It looks like a very good film and I want to look for it when it is at theaters starting on February 26. I would like to use this site in the future to keep up with current films.
3. At this time, I wouldn't consider using the fee-based services to get movies that I want at home, because I don't have that much time to watch movies and I can get some of what I want through HCPL. Netflex sounds interesting and I would probably look into it if I had more time to watch movies.
2. I watched a trailer for a documentary called 'Prodigal Sons' on Apple Trailers. It looks like a very good film and I want to look for it when it is at theaters starting on February 26. I would like to use this site in the future to keep up with current films.
3. At this time, I wouldn't consider using the fee-based services to get movies that I want at home, because I don't have that much time to watch movies and I can get some of what I want through HCPL. Netflex sounds interesting and I would probably look into it if I had more time to watch movies.
Monday, February 8, 2010
The Future of Media #79: Television
1) I browsed the tv sites, but finally settled on CastTV and looked for an old show I liked, 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'. You can watch full episodes online: Seasons 1 & 3 are almost all available free; seasons 2, 4-6 are all for a fee.
2) No, I have never watched a tv show on a cell phone. I am not interested at this time because my cell phone doesn't include many extras and I'd have to pay for it, which I don't want to do.
3) I've only watched bits of a few streaming programs or user "channels" that my niece or someone else has sent me. I've never posted a video to a site.
2) No, I have never watched a tv show on a cell phone. I am not interested at this time because my cell phone doesn't include many extras and I'd have to pay for it, which I don't want to do.
3) I've only watched bits of a few streaming programs or user "channels" that my niece or someone else has sent me. I've never posted a video to a site.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Searching #78: Video
1) Try Truveo and Blinkx and compare results.
I tried 'vinyl tile floor installation' in each of these because that is a project I am going to do. They both brought up similar results, though Blinkx brought up videos more relevant to my needs on the first page of results. However, I liked Truveo a lot better. There is a menu on the left that allows searches to be limited to certain sources. Also, when the results are returned, they are arranged on the page in a cleaner way than Blinkx, and Truveo gives "suggestions" as you type in the search terms, much as Google does. I found this helpful.
I also used both to search for St. John of the Cross. I liked the results I got in Truveo better on that search. Both websites, however, are very good tools to find videos.
2) HCPL's You Tube Channel. The exercise says to "discuss in your blog ideas for how your own branch video could add to the mix of searchable video content on the Internet." The only thing that comes to my mind is that perhaps David and Mandy could post a video to show the steps that are taken to make the SRP video each year. But I would think that would be a time-consuming task, and they are already stretched thin.
I tried 'vinyl tile floor installation' in each of these because that is a project I am going to do. They both brought up similar results, though Blinkx brought up videos more relevant to my needs on the first page of results. However, I liked Truveo a lot better. There is a menu on the left that allows searches to be limited to certain sources. Also, when the results are returned, they are arranged on the page in a cleaner way than Blinkx, and Truveo gives "suggestions" as you type in the search terms, much as Google does. I found this helpful.
I also used both to search for St. John of the Cross. I liked the results I got in Truveo better on that search. Both websites, however, are very good tools to find videos.
2) HCPL's You Tube Channel. The exercise says to "discuss in your blog ideas for how your own branch video could add to the mix of searchable video content on the Internet." The only thing that comes to my mind is that perhaps David and Mandy could post a video to show the steps that are taken to make the SRP video each year. But I would think that would be a time-consuming task, and they are already stretched thin.
Seaching #77 Images, part II
3) I searched on Valentine for the clip art program for hcpl use and found this picture.
Image copyright Jupiterimages.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Searching #77: Images
1) I searched in AllFreeClipArt and it took 4 clicks to get to a color Santa that didn't look like a troll.
2) For the two sites that have images to download, I first tried FreePhotosBank. It was very easy to use and clear as to what your options were regarding the photos. I looked for waterfalls, mountains, lakes and rivers, and cairn terrier (there were no free ones for that last search).
For the second search, I used Picsearch.com. I like it because it brings back so many images...thousands! The downside is that you have to be sure to check the liscensing agreement or copyright information for each photo to find the usage terms.
2) For the two sites that have images to download, I first tried FreePhotosBank. It was very easy to use and clear as to what your options were regarding the photos. I looked for waterfalls, mountains, lakes and rivers, and cairn terrier (there were no free ones for that last search).
For the second search, I used Picsearch.com. I like it because it brings back so many images...thousands! The downside is that you have to be sure to check the liscensing agreement or copyright information for each photo to find the usage terms.
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