2013-11-24

This social video app is more popular than Facebook among Japanese teens | VentureBeat

This social video app is more popular than Facebook among Japanese teens | VentureBeat - Facebook started in colleges. Japanese live video startup TwitCasting said yesterday that it owns 50 percent of the college market in Japan — and it’s coming here.


Big in Japan!

2013-11-22

Rumor: Apple field testing 'iPhone 6' with 4.9-inch display

Rumor: Apple field testing 'iPhone 6' with 4.9-inch display - Apple has begun field trials of a next-generation iPhone sporting a larger, 4.9-inch display, according to new information from one popular tech-focused Far East website.


I don't know why you'd need a mockup when the larger display size was clearly pictured behind Craig Federighi at the iPhone 5s rollout.

2013-11-20

Apple updates iMovie for Mac with support for older video cards

Apple updates iMovie for Mac with support for older video cards - Apple on Wednesday released an update to its consumer-level video editing and management software iMovie for Mac, adding support for machines running legacy video cards.


Good news for people who use Macs. As opposed to people who sell Macs.

2013-11-18

Insights from an app-developer veteran: Think simple, low-risk | VentureBeat

Insights from an app-developer veteran: Think simple, low-risk | VentureBeat - Rob Jonson is a self-taught programmer who has been releasing apps under the Hobbyist name for 10 years. Rob makes his living selling apps (including the best selling VLC Remote and VLC Streamer) direct to customers via app stores.


Weird and small and specific. Yay!

NASA to launch robotic explorer to Mars | Fox News

NASA to launch robotic explorer to Mars | Fox News - NASA is sending Maven to Mars to study its upper atmosphere. Scientists want to know why Mars went from being warm and wet during its first billion years, to the cold and dry place it is today.


To infinity and beyond! Go Buzz!

2013-11-11

Thanks to iPhone, Japan becomes Apple's hottest market

Thanks to iPhone, Japan becomes Apple's hottest market - With an estimated 37 percent of the smartphone market and 50 percent of the tablet market, Apple has seen explosive growth in Japan.


The Japanese love American design and Jazz.

2013-11-07

Amazon Studios Upload - 10.8.5 - Safari - Firefox - Mac

After several hours of hair-pulling-out activity, I was able to successfully upload a video to Amazon Studios using Firefox 25.0 (how's that for a version number) and Java 7 Release 45.

Here are some combinations THAT DO NOT WORK:

  • Safari and 10.8.5
  • Safari and 10.6.8
  • Firefox and 10.6.8

In theory, the Safari upload should work, but the Java plug-in is unable to enumerate the list of movie files in my home folder (where it has read permissions).


Hopefully this will save many directors hours of angst!