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Can You Watch Apple's Keynote Stream? Requirements and Workarounds
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iShowU is a great one. It is a video capture software. Anything that plays on your screen, it can record.
Eric reminds me of a client I talked with yesterday - who emailed me to say how proud she was of herself for FINALY figuring out how to (by hand) write an HTML document using tables without using a WYSWIG. I proceeded to welcome her to the 1990s.
Maybe I missed something... What is the url for the live Stream?
Is it the same as the test URL?
Is it the same as the test URL?
Whiny all-or-nothing complaint.
The alternative is, of course as we've seen in many other comparable high-profile live-streaming events, is for the millions of others to crash the servers and ensure nobody sees the content and everyone gets cheesed off that Apple can't <insert prolonged anti-Apple complaint here>.
Part of what makes Apple successful is that while what Apple releases may be technically behind the curve, it WORKS. In this case, streaming distribution may be limited, but those who do watch it will get flawless delivery. Better, in Apple's business plan, to make a few customers delighted and not serve others at all, than to deliver POS to everyone. (Ok, what Apple does isn't always flawless and doesn't always work, but less so than most other manufacturers and with much higher polish than most others. End perception is, among most customers, perfection.) When this streaming event is over, those who saw it should be delighted, and any issues learned behind the scenes will be rolled into a broader delivery next time.
If you're going to limit distribution of freebies (and that's why you're cheesed off: you're not getting one of the freebies), best to use 'em to delight existing customers.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/08/31alert.html
Well I'll be damned... Apple finally did it. Right there, in the 3rd paragraph, first sentence, they finally put out a piece of Apple media/press materials that stakes the claim once and for all for the entire world to see...
"Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork, and professional software."
Geez, the level of elitism just shot clear into the stratosphere with that one - and it sure seems pretty odd to me that the only people they're going to be targeting with a broadcast of a live event that can (by design) only be viewed by people that already own Apple hardware seems a bit silly to me.
One would think they'd like to "advertise" this entire event to the broadest audience possible but, I suppose the fact that so many Apple hardware owners consistently - or should I say constantly - keep spending more and more on Apple hardware when it becomes available that... well...
The Cult of Mac lives, right now this moment more than ever before...
Well I'll be damned... Apple finally did it. Right there, in the 3rd paragraph, first sentence, they finally put out a piece of Apple media/press materials that stakes the claim once and for all for the entire world to see...
"Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork, and professional software."
Geez, the level of elitism just shot clear into the stratosphere with that one - and it sure seems pretty odd to me that the only people they're going to be targeting with a broadcast of a live event that can (by design) only be viewed by people that already own Apple hardware seems a bit silly to me.
One would think they'd like to "advertise" this entire event to the broadest audience possible but, I suppose the fact that so many Apple hardware owners consistently - or should I say constantly - keep spending more and more on Apple hardware when it becomes available that... well...
The Cult of Mac lives, right now this moment more than ever before...
Well its not like Macs have topped consumer reports charts for years or anything, oh wait.
Also, they're testing out a new streaming technology, are you seriously getting upset about it. It's a case of "lets see how this works under heavy loads, if it sucks we can still do what we always do and post it online after."
Why would they want to risk crashing their servers from too many hits when in the middle of testing something?
Thanks for the URL br0adband...
It's all about "needs" versus "wants"... If everyone saw the live stream they would realize they really don't "need" these new products. Not being able to see the live stream makes them really "want" the new products... Just ask me, I own all of apple's products... Basic sales tactics which apple is REALLY good at.
Besides, if this was streamed to the Mass's it would probably be a major "fail" with servers belching smoke..
That's an Internet Draft. I don't think you should rely on that as a "published" document. Apple of course actually develop the spec so no risk for them to implement it. I suspect many other adopters may wait until it becomes an Internet Standard.
Why would they want to risk crashing their servers from too many hits when in the middle of testing something?
Mac X-Servers crashing? That's a joke, right? Macs don't crash... or so the marketing spin would have you believe. Right?
They don't in this press release: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/08/31alert.html
And to quote wiki as well:
True - but the point is that they are not operating in a vacuum and leaving everyone else out. They're talking about what they're doing and allowing the technology to stand on its own. They're also letting people have access to it before it potentially becomes a standard.
For people to say what Apple is doing is proprietary is pure fantasy. Those that spout it are using the same old arguments because it's what they feel comfortable doing.
It's apparently open in terms of other people being able to implement it, but I wouldn't call it "open source" because it's relying on proprietary technologies like MPEG.
Sigh....
Apple doesn't use X servers in most of their data centers around the world. They have some use, but its foolish to really believe they use all in house stuff.
They still used Windows based retail machines until last years.
Being a part of a small market share certainly has it's advantages. I'm so glad that Apple chose this HTTP streaming so that it only runs on Macs, the iPhone and iPod Touch. This will limit the bandwidth getting eaten up. Nice to see something more Mac centric, instead of the usual, "You need I.E. or Silverlight to watch this video" crap.
As usual, the fine art of sarcasm is lost on today's population... that's something worthy of a "Sigh...." if there ever was one.
Gosh, some people need to get a perspective on this. If you don't have the technology to watch the streaming broadcast, wait a few hours and watch the QuickTime version when it becomes available.
Be thankful you're not waiting for a life-saving donor organ. You're waiting for a glorified show-and-tell time about a little device that plays music and games. Life will go on if you miss the stream!
Be thankful you're not waiting for a life-saving donor organ. You're waiting for a glorified show-and-tell time about a little device that plays music and games. Life will go on if you miss the stream!
Ah now that's a better attitude! Whingers note: Mr Steevo is going to 'enjoy' it the old fashioned way.
Reminds me of how they used to broadcast the cricket in Australia from matches in England in the days before it was possible over live radio The commentators would get telegrams about each delivery and then make the sound effect of bat hitting ball by tapping their pencil on the desk as they read the commentary. And it was good enough for the fans back then!
Downloaded the latest version of Safari (on XP) but no luck, i'm just going to watch it via twit.tv.
I could log in to my Mac at home, but video performance via remote access is a slideshow.
I could log in to my Mac at home, but video performance via remote access is a slideshow.