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Refocusing Net Neutrality

Awhile back, I echoed the electricity analogy : the problem is that the "telecoms are threatening to charge a premium for how the utility is used, instead of how much of it is used." Someone from the Hands Off the Internet Coalition commented on that post. Tim, the analogy is flawed and doesn't make...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 06-04-2007
Microsoft Silverlight

A lot of people are very excited about Silverlight , the technology that was formerly known as WPF/E. Jesse says it will give Flash a real run for its money because of a better video story (emphasis in original). Unlike Flash, Silverlight (the new name) will support DRM, it supports the industry standard...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 05-25-2007
Understanding the Cablevision DVR lawsuit

While I agree with Mark Cuban that the lawsuit is a mistake , I thought it was worth discussing why - from a legal perspective - the network DVR is an issue. Copyright gives the owner a limited monopoly over a few aspects, most notably the ability to reproduce and distribute the work. In a "normal" DVR...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 04-11-2007
Streamburst offers innovative DRM for video

I've already discussed the German music store using watermarks to discourage piracy , and now it seems another service is applying the same principle to video . Instead of handcuffing viewers who want to view films they purchase on multiple devices and otherwise use content legitimately in ways DRM blocks...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 02-28-2007
An Introduction to OpenID

OpenID, which describes itself as "an open, decentralized, free framework for user-centric digital identity", has been gaining momentum and getting press in the Identity 2.0 space. The fundamental idea of OpenID is that a URI is necessarily unique and thus a good way to identify users. If you say you...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 02-15-2007
An Anthropologist's Take on Web 2.0

The Machine is us. ( Link to the video )

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 02-09-2007
TiVo service on ComCast

ComCast is releasing a DVR withTiVo software . I've been using Time Warner's DVR service for awhile and I've been pretty happy with it. There are clear advantages from getting the service from your cable provider: namely, no upfront costs, tighter integration (i.e., a single box for cable + DVR), and...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 01-19-2007
Streaming video to XBOX 360... without Media Center

The Fall Dashboard Update has been announced and is bringing a ton of changes. The one that really caught my eye is that "it is now possible to stream WMV video from a Windows PC running Windows Media Player 11 or Windows Media Connect." It's about time - this was something I could do with my Streamium...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 10-30-2006
iTunes 7 vs. Windows Media Player 11

One of the main reasons I prefer Windows Media Player to iTunes is that WMP monitors folders and automatically updates your library. In other words, if you add or remove folders on your hard drive, the changes are reflected in your library - automatically. For some inexplicable reason, iTunes doesn't...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 09-22-2006
Intro to Cryptography Course

A University of Washington course in Cryptography is available online , including videos of all the lectures ( via Bruce Schneier ). I've listened to the first lecture and it seems like a great introduction if you're interested in the subject. Interestingly, he cautions about Schneier's "popular-but...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 09-01-2006

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