If you want to speed up (slightly) the web, you might want to try OpenDNS service. DNS is Domain Name Server and is what your computer uses to translate the text of an http address (like google.com) into the numbers the internet really uses -- IP address (192.168.1.1 for example [not google's]).
This company has their own, more effecient DNS server which speeds up the request for IP addresses and also blocks phishing sites. Seems like a good idea. Not sure how they make any money on it though. Privacy policy seems pretty good.
If you are using DSL, click on configuring your router instead of each computer and then all computers will use it.
http://www.opendns.com/
2007/07/09
2007/07/06
Live Earth has started...
Well, I was looking forward to the Live Earth web broadcast. But what I'm seeing right now...well, it sucks. I was expecting a lot from the same people who did Live Eight. That was a great web broadcast. Great sound, full screen video, easy to change to different stages. No commercials, no interruptions.
What do we see so far with Live Earth? Well, if you don't use Internet Explorer, you get a tiny Quick Time window. Boo! :( If you use Internet Explorer, you figured it would be awesome right? No! It's also not full screen. There is an option to make it full screen, but the resolution is not good enough... it's blocky. So the regular resolution is bigger than the Quicktime/non-IE version, but still not full screen. Gee, thanks Microsoft.
Oh, and get this. Australia concert has started but you can't even access it on IE. You click on the concert link and nothing happens!! Firefox/Quick time is running though. Hope they fix that problem before some real network traffic comes through.
Anyhoo, I'm really only interested in the concert on the Kyoto Stage. Haven't been able to find if it is being broadcast anywhere (HD TV or XM radio). Looks like the Tokyo one is partially on Sundance channel. Here's Kyoto Stage lineup:
LIVE EARTH KYOTO (Special Broadcast Event)
(not representative of running order; TBA)
BONNIE PINK
MICHAEL NYMAN
RIP SLYME
UA
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
Yeah, I don't know why Nyman is playing there...but that's okay. The big news is Yellow Magic Orchestra!! First reunion under that name in over 10 years. They have been playing a little under the name Human Audio Sponge over the last 2-3 years.
Well, the rest of the lineup is here:
http://liveearth.msn.com/about/factsheet
Only other artists I'm kind of interested in are: The Police and Spinal Tap (not together, unfortunately)
If anyone finds out info about the Kyoto broadcast (other than the web, please post!)
Enjoy??
What do we see so far with Live Earth? Well, if you don't use Internet Explorer, you get a tiny Quick Time window. Boo! :( If you use Internet Explorer, you figured it would be awesome right? No! It's also not full screen. There is an option to make it full screen, but the resolution is not good enough... it's blocky. So the regular resolution is bigger than the Quicktime/non-IE version, but still not full screen. Gee, thanks Microsoft.
Oh, and get this. Australia concert has started but you can't even access it on IE. You click on the concert link and nothing happens!! Firefox/Quick time is running though. Hope they fix that problem before some real network traffic comes through.
Anyhoo, I'm really only interested in the concert on the Kyoto Stage. Haven't been able to find if it is being broadcast anywhere (HD TV or XM radio). Looks like the Tokyo one is partially on Sundance channel. Here's Kyoto Stage lineup:
LIVE EARTH KYOTO (Special Broadcast Event)
(not representative of running order; TBA)
BONNIE PINK
MICHAEL NYMAN
RIP SLYME
UA
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
| SPECIAL BROADCAST EVENTS To-ji Temple in Kyoto, Japan | LOCAL START 11:00 p.m. 7/7 | USA START (EDT) 10:00 a.m. 7/7 |
Yeah, I don't know why Nyman is playing there...but that's okay. The big news is Yellow Magic Orchestra!! First reunion under that name in over 10 years. They have been playing a little under the name Human Audio Sponge over the last 2-3 years.
Well, the rest of the lineup is here:
http://liveearth.msn.com/about/factsheet
Only other artists I'm kind of interested in are: The Police and Spinal Tap (not together, unfortunately)
If anyone finds out info about the Kyoto broadcast (other than the web, please post!)
Enjoy??
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