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Bing: the better way to Google

This is one of the most humorous videos I’ve seen in a while.

“…introducing Bing: the better way to Google”; also known as “the easiest way to Google since Yahoo!”

via TechCrunch

Star Trek movie

The 11th movie in the Star Trek franchise is being released in theatres on May 8, 2009. If there is a single film in this year that I definitely wish to see, it is this one.

High definition trailers may be found on Apple’s Web site (requires QuickTime).

Looking back and looking forwards

Hey, guys. It’s the end of 2008. This post is surely the last I will make this year, given that it is scheduled to be published on the 31st of December.

At this point in time, we can look back and we can look forwards. We can reflect on all of the things we did right (and the things we did wrong), and think about how we can improve in the future. I’ve said this in some of the holiday-wishes messages that were sent out, and I’ll say it again: there’s always room for self-improvement.

It can’t be fun to end the year on that note. So I’ll leave you, instead, with this amazing video. (I was originally going to use a streaming QuickTime embed, but I realize that many people don’t like QuickTime or don’t have it installed. Instead, here’s the YouTube video — and you can find the video in HD format here.)

An Uncluttered World on Vimeo

An Uncluttered World on Vimeo.

As always, you can find other videos to watch on Videos to Watch, the blog where all I do is embed great videos.

China’s first spacewalk

Not really a spacewalk, just a bit of floating outside the module.

I recommend H.264

I’m a fan, user and promoter of the H.264 (also known as the MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding) codec. It’s an excellent standard which provides great quality at low(er) bitrates while supporting true High Definition resolutions such as 1080p (1920×1080).

It is the flagship format of Apple QuickTime and also used by large studios on many Blu-ray releases. Virtually all of the modern personal computers in use at this time support the format or are capable of supporting it:

• Adobe Flash Player 9 is capable of playing H.264 content
• the free QuickTime Player media software supports it
• QuickTime Pro supports exporting to H.264, thus iMovie HD and other QuickTime-based products can use it
• professional video editing software like Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro support exporting to H.264
• the open source FFmpeg project supports H.264
• open source media players such as VLC Media Player and mplayer support H.264

Unfortunately, Microsoft does not support it at this time, favouring — instead — their own non-open VC-1 codec for HD content and Silverlight.

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If fonts were people

Another interesting video… this one’s actually funny — at least for geeks and other people who use their computer a lot.

If you have any interesting videos, leave a comment. (And in response to certain people, I will not rickroll anyone! Don’t try to rickroll me either.)

Unveiling the (original) Macintosh

I recently found this video of Steve Jobs unveiling the Macintosh in 1984. It’s a very interesting video to watch, particularly 24 years later.

Still, it’s not hard to believe that this amazing machine was such an important milestone.

Can you believe Bill Gates claimed credit for inventing the Personal Computer?

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