An interesting post on TechCrunch was pointed out to me today by Philip Hodgetts. Philip has been putting his acceptance behind the open-web based around the push by Apple into WebKit/javascript and Javascript frameworks like Sproutcore. (Note this can also now be said for Google and the new Chrome browser) Today we have another contender [...]
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Javascript frameworks. Is it the future?
September 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: Adobe · Apple · Development · Microsoft · Silverlight · Standards · flash · flex · google
ABC (Australia’s public broadcaster) goes Microsoft Silverlight
August 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments
UPDATE: Angelo Tilocca has contacted me and has pointed out what we both consider to be a misunderstanding. To clear it all up, let me quote him in regards to the use of Microsoft and Silverlight by the ABC.
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Thanks James.
Confirming that ABC Commercial has launched its integrated ABC Shop
Media Player and its Downloads [...]
Tags: Adobe · DRM · IPTV · Microsoft · Silverlight · codecs · flash
Where to now developer
July 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments
There is no denying that the future of how we use computer is changing. The advent of applications that live on the network/Internet is making the developer think twice about where he should be headed. As a developer, you need to be ahead of the curve as by the time your product is ready your [...]
Tags: Adobe · Apple · Development · Microsoft · Silverlight · Standards · flash · flex
The tend towards an open STB continues.
June 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments
A common topic I cover on my blog is what the Set top box of the future is likely to be. Recently in my post named “Discussion with Philip Hodgetts about the digital TV future.”, Philip and I covered many aspects of this idea. Recently a number of developments connected to this topic have surfaced. [...]
Tags: Adobe · Apple · DRM · Film Making · IPTV · Microsoft · Sony · Standards
An understandable description of Microsoft Mesh.
April 30th, 2008 · No Comments
“Microsoft Mesh WHAT?” As usual Microsoft is doing a terrible job Marketing this new platform. (How many years did it take before you actually new what DOT.NET was?)
I have been doing some reading and listening to a few different people’s spin on Microsoft Mesh. Let me now explain what I understand Microsoft Mesh is and [...]
Tags: Development · Microsoft · google