Jason Thibeault's Blog: From My Pen, page 57

How-To: Taking Underwater Photographs

NatGeo has posted a piece on tips for taking underwater photographs. My first one? Make sure the camera is really waterproof…

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http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photo-tips/underwater-photography-tips/

Some of their tips include:

Get comfortable underwater
Understand marine life
Choose the right gear
Be familiar with the basic camera settings (see example below)
Use available light:Flash is not always the solution; it will yield amazing pictures, but keep in mind that it’s not the only option...

Finding Meaning Where There Isn’t Any

I always applaud people for having experiences that change their perspective on things. That’s how we learn. What I don’t appreciate, though, is people trying to create universal or generalized meanings from those experiences when, frankly, there aren’t any.

Case in point. My friend recently sent me a link to this post about a software guy (maybe UI/UE, unclear; he calls himself a Mozzilian, as in Mozilla web browser, which should give you a clear indication of things to come) who went to a ma...

Preparing For the Inevitable: Anytime, Anywhere Video

This post was originally published on the Limelight Networks blog as part of my role as Sr. Director, Solutions Marketing (Digital Media).

With the 2012 summer games looming,there is a growing concern if the Internet will somehow melt down trying to deliver an Olympiad experience. And it’s not a crazy concern. The 2012 summer games, building off the online success of the 2008 Beijing games and the mobile success of the 2010 Vancouver games, portend to unshackle viewers from stationary screens....

Is There Really a Digital Divide?

A recently published paper on this subject would suggest that there is a growing gap between those that have access to the Internet and those that don’t as well as the level of access we have. Although I agree, in principal, that there is a difference in what we can access and what we can’t (depending on where we live in the world), I conjecture that this is a result of governmental initiatives and business/market pressure that have impacted the same core issue, freedom of information, for hu...

Quote: Are You a Geek?

More evidence my 14yr old is a Geek: after prompting me to ask them if they knew any jokes about sodium, the reply: “Na”

– Anonymous

Originally posted 2011-07-23 07:50:37.

A Culture of Innovation

I think that perhaps the biggest reason why I continue to seek entrepreneurial opportunities (whether as my single passion or in conjunction with a “regular job”) is because I am drawn to innovation. In many large companies, innovation is seen as “counter-productive” to normal operations. That is primarily because in order to succeed in business, you must remain focused (i.e., on a business model, on a channel strategy, on a product line, etc.). Resources are brought into the business to supp...

Steve Jobs: An Era Comes to an End (And Why That Shouldn’t Affect the Stock)

Although Steve Jobs was truly an instrumental visionary and leader for Apple, he has stepped down. As the press release reads:

Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple

Tim Cook Named CEO and Jobs Elected Chairman of the Board

CUPERTINO, California—August 24, 2011—Apple’s Board of Directors today announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as Chief Executive Officer, and the Board has named Tim Cook, previously Apple’s Chief Operating Officer, as the company’s new CEO. Jobs has been elected Chairman of the...

Why Siri Isn’t a Google Killer

Many times, journalists covering tech companies see the “next big thing” and begin to espouse the death of everything we’ve come to get used to. I call it the “oh shiny” syndrome. That is no more prevalent that in an article from Forbes titled “Why Siri is a Google Killer.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2011/10/28/why-siri-is-a-google-killer/

Before I dig into this article, I want to note that I agree with many of the points that Mr. Jackson lays out about Siri and voice-recognition....

The Amazon Kindle Fire: Soup-to-Nuts

Given the flurry of news (and my own blog postings) about the Kindle Fire, I decided to bring everything together on one page…and even hint at a couple of additional topics I plan to address in the near future.

The Market

The Kindle Fire has brought clear segmentation to the tablet market.

It’s not really a battle between the iPad and Kindle Fire. It’s a battle between iTunes and Kindle (as a software platform). [COMING SOON]

The Cloud, The Content, and the Consumer: how Amazon’s Kindle Platform...

Has the Tipping Point for Online Video Finally Come?

The recent announcement by Netflix to phase out third-party CDNs in favor of an open-source software/hardware solution for access networks has generated a lot of speculation in the market. Is Netflix launching its own CDN? Why doesn’t Netflix need CDNs anymore? Is this the beginning of a shift in the relationship between content owners/publishers and the access networks? Although the real reasons for Netflix’s decision is their own, I definitely believe it is multi-faceted (economic and opera...