Over the weekend, I put YouMakeMedia’s sister site FOSSwire.com through its paces with some visual and structural updates. Be sure to check it out, but also take some time to examine your old projects. Updating an old project with new knowledge is always a worthwhile activity.
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About five years ago (wow, time flies…) I posted a review of a program that helped you calculate timecode on Windows. Since then, the app disappeared from the web, but the post remained quite popular. After a bit of searching, I have found and posted a mirror. Check it out!
by Chris » No comments » #BREAKING: Viacom has lost its case against Google/YouTube, after charging that YouTube was not protected by safe harbor provisions claiming it was “fully aware” of illegally uploaded content. Google has made available a PDF summarizing the judgement. Viacom, of course, will be appealing the decision, saying in a statement:
by Chris » 2 comments » #We believe that this ruling by the lower court is fundamentally flawed […] We intend to seek to have these issues before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit as soon as possible. [via NewTeeVee]
A new version of VLC is out, 1.1.0. Among the many features and improvements are GPU decoding for some HD content in Windows 7 and Linux, support for DVD Audio, support for Google’s WebM, and the usual speed and bug fixes. Get it today!
by Chris » One comment » #Just sharing an old favorite that I re-discovered today while working on the site. Joel’s writing tips are all awesome, but his 3rd tip (“Research – It feels like you’re working”) has some great commentary applicable to anyone suffering any type of creative block…
by Chris » No comments » #Writer’s block, for most people, is merely a deficit of motivation and a surplus of good old fashioned laziness. But that’s not a “block.†That’s not an inability or an impairment. That’s procrastination.
Breaking: a new version of Celtx is set to be released today! Celtx is a longtime fave of YMM, and we’re excited to see this new version, which is slated to feature add-on support, new web services (in anticipation of paid services) and the Firefox 3.0 codebase. Check back later for our review and thoughts!
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