Comments for Digital Rant http://www.digital-rant.co.uk A string of expletives in the vastness of cyberspace Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:11:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Heading for last minute panic for IP addresses by Joe http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/2008/05/19/heading-for-last-minute-panic-for-ip-addresses/#comment-447 Joe Tue, 05 May 2009 03:38:56 +0000 http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/2008/05/19/heading-for-last-minute-panic-for-ip-addresses/#comment-447 I agree: it's all about the Benjamins. It's sad but true, dollars win out over technology virtually all the time. I applaud Google's effort in nudging the vast Internet masses in that direction. I agree: it’s all about the Benjamins. It’s sad but true, dollars win out over technology virtually all the time. I applaud Google’s effort in nudging the vast Internet masses in that direction.

]]> Comment on Who turned the lights out? by James http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/2008/03/29/who-turned-the-lights-out/#comment-441 James Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:54:36 +0000 http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/2008/03/29/who-turned-the-lights-out/#comment-441 google looks wayyyy better with that background i have to say. google looks wayyyy better with that background i have to say.

]]> Comment on Take a trip back in Google time by Mark Steadman http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/2008/10/04/take-a-trip-back-in-google-time/#comment-430 Mark Steadman Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:16:49 +0000 http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/2008/10/04/take-a-trip-back-in-google-time/#comment-430 Love that. I remember being told about two important websites many years back (maybe even pre 2001). One was scour.com which was a site that indexed MP3s and the other was this weirdly named site called Google. It'll never last though. Love that. I remember being told about two important websites many years back (maybe even pre 2001). One was scour.com which was a site that indexed MP3s and the other was this weirdly named site called Google.

It’ll never last though.

]]> Comment on Go live with a bang or a pop? by louise http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/2008/06/23/go-live-with-a-bang-or-a-pop/#comment-428 louise Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:47:25 +0000 http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/2008/06/23/go-live-with-a-bang-or-a-pop/#comment-428 Ive been checking in to see what the Mybrumtv thing was all about with great interest. I have to say that I hate this website. Its made from software anyone can buy at a very small price from www.ostube.de/en/ostube All theyve done is thrown in some adobe stock pictures all over it, to make it look a bit nicer and then joined up with the local college to get teenage students to shoot videos. But not only that, they charge full price for these untrained unqualified children to make videos for real companys. Half the videos sound like they've been shot in a tunnel (people are not being miked up properly), with a school girl/boy voiceover. They are not scripted well either. One of the "films" which shows a bus travelling down the road isnt even using a proper car to car mount - its hand held and wobbling all over the place. Another intro shot (their main preview) is shot from a dashboard and you can see the wipers bouncing in and out of shot (which theyve tried to disguise with an ugly transition which makes you feel sick). Another video shows a woman walking through a door and then comes out the other side a man!!! Although this had us in stitches, there's a poor company out there that paid thousands for this public humiliation. So Basically, its a website using software anyone can buy, filled up with stock photos, students making the videos, the site isnt SEO'd at all, no text anywhere, same heading etc and in my opionin a complete rip. I recommend people get a decent broadcast quality video shot by a real production company (FOR THE SAME PRICE) and then put it on their own website, google video ads and Youtube. Far more chance of people happening by it, than on this unsearchable, unfindable, unSEO'd site. Very disappointing! Ive been checking in to see what the Mybrumtv thing was all about with great interest.

I have to say that I hate this website. Its made from software anyone can buy at a very small price from http://www.ostube.de/en/ostube All theyve done is thrown in some adobe stock pictures all over it, to make it look a bit nicer and then joined up with the local college to get teenage students to shoot videos.

But not only that, they charge full price for these untrained unqualified children to make videos for real companys. Half the videos sound like they’ve been shot in a tunnel (people are not being miked up properly), with a school girl/boy voiceover. They are not scripted well either.

One of the “films” which shows a bus travelling down the road isnt even using a proper car to car mount - its hand held and wobbling all over the place. Another intro shot (their main preview) is shot from a dashboard and you can see the wipers bouncing in and out of shot (which theyve tried to disguise with an ugly transition which makes you feel sick). Another video shows a woman walking through a door and then comes out the other side a man!!! Although this had us in stitches, there’s a poor company out there that paid thousands for this public humiliation.

So Basically, its a website using software anyone can buy, filled up with stock photos, students making the videos, the site isnt SEO’d at all, no text anywhere, same heading etc and in my opionin a complete rip.

I recommend people get a decent broadcast quality video shot by a real production company (FOR THE SAME PRICE) and then put it on their own website, google video ads and Youtube. Far more chance of people happening by it, than on this unsearchable, unfindable, unSEO’d site.

Very disappointing!

]]> Comment on I’m a Daddy! by ScottB http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/2008/08/25/im-a-daddy/#comment-425 ScottB Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:39:21 +0000 http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/2008/08/25/im-a-daddy/#comment-425 Congratulations! :) Scott Congratulations! :)
Scott

]]> Comment on I’m a Daddy! by Andy Parkes http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/2008/08/25/im-a-daddy/#comment-380 Andy Parkes Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:37:52 +0000 http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/2008/08/25/im-a-daddy/#comment-380 3 hours! I wont tell my wife as she was in labour for 26 hours Congratulations! Glad to hear all mother and baby doing well 3 hours!

I wont tell my wife as she was in labour for 26 hours

Congratulations!

Glad to hear all mother and baby doing well

]]> Comment on Is software all about image now? by Andy Parkes http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/2008/07/29/is-software-all-about-image-now/#comment-351 Andy Parkes Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:42:52 +0000 http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/2008/07/29/is-software-all-about-image-now/#comment-351 Only just saw your reply....glad you found it! Only just saw your reply….glad you found it!

]]> Comment on Is software all about image now? by David North http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/2008/07/29/is-software-all-about-image-now/#comment-349 David North Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:19:46 +0000 http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/2008/07/29/is-software-all-about-image-now/#comment-349 Ah ha found it! http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/04/20/suppress-and-skip-needs-your-permission-to-continue-prompt-with-uac-on-in-windows-vista/ Ah ha found it! http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/04/20/suppress-and-skip-needs-your-permission-to-continue-prompt-with-uac-on-in-windows-vista/

]]> Comment on Is software all about image now? by David North http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/2008/07/29/is-software-all-about-image-now/#comment-348 David North Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:00:10 +0000 http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/2008/07/29/is-software-all-about-image-now/#comment-348 Yep disabled it and yep using IE. How do you silently elevate? Got any links? Yep disabled it and yep using IE. How do you silently elevate? Got any links?

]]> Comment on Is software all about image now? by Andy Parkes http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/2008/07/29/is-software-all-about-image-now/#comment-347 Andy Parkes Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:57:25 +0000 http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/2008/07/29/is-software-all-about-image-now/#comment-347 I just realised i hadn't commented on this.... Have you actually disabled UAC or set it to silently elevate? Love or hate it, one of the biggest benefits of UAC is Internet Explorer protected mode If you disable UAC you also disable protected mode Though i guess it depends on if your using IE? :-) I just realised i hadn’t commented on this….

Have you actually disabled UAC or set it to silently elevate?

Love or hate it, one of the biggest benefits of UAC is Internet Explorer protected mode

If you disable UAC you also disable protected mode

Though i guess it depends on if your using IE? :-)

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