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If I just want one bit of information, it's a tad difficult to get that out of a webcast without watching the whole thing (or at least until the part I'm interested in.)
Webcasts are nice and pretty, and "cool", but from a practical standpoint, they suck.
An expert is somebody who learns more and more about less and less, until he knows absolutely everything about nothing.
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Navin wrote:
Webcasts are nice and pretty, and "cool", but from a practical standpoint, they suck.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Good point Navin.
You can't print them either!
regards,
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
South Africa
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:
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Crikey! ain't life grand?
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Well, though, they have photo printers, it's only a matter of time before they have video printers... 
Reminds me of somebody here's sig... "How do I print my voice mail?"
An expert is somebody who learns more and more about less and less, until he knows absolutely everything about nothing.
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I never click any streaming video, or audio links, because usually they don't work for whatever reasons (can't get through firewall, wrong browser, not correct software installed, etc.)
and it's not worth the effort, you can just as easily read whatever it is in plain text 
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Amen Brother !
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I largely agree.
However for those who insist on streaming, use anything but Windows Media please. I find it to be by far the worst, especially in buffering and caching.
Apple QuickTime does a far better job, I actually occasionally watch QuickTime streams.
Next up would be Flash, it caches nicely.
Even RealPlayer streams better than Windows Media on low bandwidth lines.
regards,
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
South Africa
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:
"Gassho rei, Watson-san!"
Crikey! ain't life grand?
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are you using Linux 
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I like to listen to audio books when I am driving. It fills the otherwise dead time with some interesting material. I've also downloaded some of the dot Net Rocks shows and put them on audio tape so I can listen to them in my car (When I get a new car I'll make sure that I get one that plays MP3s). However, I've found that the good information in those shows is often obscured by the inane chatter that fills about half the show.
So, my questions are:
* Which do you prefer Audio webcasts or video webcasts?
* Do you want them pure and factual, or mixed with inconsequential material?
Personally, I'd prefer more factual audio. It doesn't have to be dry - but I think the superfluous material should be dropped.
"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him, for an investment in knowledge pays the best interest." -- Joseph E. O'Donnell
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...are worth a thousand pictures.
(going by the results thus far)
Software Zen: delete this;
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Assuming, of course, that everyone it talking about video webcasts.
"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him, for an investment in knowledge pays the best interest." -- Joseph E. O'Donnell
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I wanted to ask; What does the Jus plain No option mean?
regards,
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
South Africa
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:
"Gassho rei, Watson-san!"
Crikey! ain't life grand?
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Paul Watson wrote:
What does the Just plain No option mean?
I'm guessing that it means No, because (a) I cannot be bothered to find out about them (b) I'm too stupid (c) I don't have the time (d) I'm so stubborn that I won't view them.....
"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him, for an investment in knowledge pays the best interest." -- Joseph E. O'Donnell
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Hmm, you sound a little condescending there... what gives?
"Just Plain No" for me means the other two "no" reasons, plus many others not listed (including, but not limited, to the fact that my sound card doesn't work, which leaves most webcasts lacking...  )
An expert is somebody who learns more and more about less and less, until he knows absolutely everything about nothing.
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Navin wrote:
you sound a little condescending there... what gives?
 That wasn't my intention at all!
"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him, for an investment in knowledge pays the best interest." -- Joseph E. O'Donnell
Not getting the response you want from a question asked in an online forum: How to Ask Questions the Smart Way!
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I would probably watch more.
I only have a 64k ISDN so even downloading for offline watching can take ages (thank god for GetRight). So I tend to pick and choose. When I finally get myself a broadband connection, then I think I'll watch and download more. There can be some interesting bits that you don't often pickup from text-articles.
Michael
CP Blog [^]
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I don't use the webcasts much, or at all, mainly because of bandwidth issues.
However even when in our London office with nice fat bandwidth I don't use them. If there is an article I far prefer to read it than watch a webcast. One can take an article at one's own pace, backtrack easily and you don't miss things. Transcripts aren't the same either.
I see some use for webcasts. As snazzy marketing and for conveying a bit of visual-only wizardry but otherwise they are a bit light on the practical side IMO.
And once you have seen Don Box once, do you really need to download another 50mb to see him again?
If it becomes effortless, as easy as clicking a link to read a Code Project or MSDN article, then it will be ok. But till then it is just a mission and interrupts my devil music.
regards,
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
South Africa
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:
"Gassho rei, Watson-san!"
Crikey! ain't life grand?
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I learn better from visual medium rather than from text. I learnt more about COM from watching one of Don Box's lectures at TechEd than I did from all the books I've read on the subject.
Books and text articles are great for reference, but I prefer to learn new stuff either by being shown it in action or by playing around with it.
Michael
CP Blog [^]
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In my experience it is better to use both of media: like at university watching a lesson is much more involving process than stand-alone reading but, the reading is necessary to better focus and fix the concept expressed.
Marco.
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webcast site that I like: Channel 9[^]. Their vids are of varying lengths, so you can grab a couple short ones to pass a few minutes, or watch Don Box walk through the Indigo offices for 20 minutes if you really feel the desire.  The recent series on interviewing at MS with Gretchen and Zoe[^] (#1[^] #2[^] #3[^]) are really good.
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I really like the channel9 website. This site offers a lot of inside looks at microsoft stuff.
"Every rule in a world of bits and bytes can be bend or eventually be broken"
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I second that
Joel Holdsworth
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Indeed. It worries me a bit that our tool makers are so unaware that there are many, many developers out there still on dialup or worse.
And before the usual suspects make snide remarks about how it is just us whiny 3rd worlders I can assure you there are still significant numbers of developers in 1st world countries struggling on poor bandwidth.
At least, after some prompting, Channel9 are offering downloads of their streaming vids.
regards,
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
South Africa
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:
"Gassho rei, Watson-san!"
Crikey! ain't life grand?
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