James Loney
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YouTube hits the big(ger) screen
In: technology
9 Nov 2009The situation isn’t that uncommon. You have a couple of friends over, pop out the beer, and you fire up the LCD TV to show off the latest viral video of the day. But for a while, YouTube had been looking rather hideous from eight feet away on the couch. All of this lies in [...]
Did You Know 4.0: The social media landscape
In: technology
6 Nov 2009Looks to be a viral video designed to promote the Third Annual Media Convergence Forum, but this piece actually does have a host of valid points. It really speaks to our online, socially-networked media climate and contrasts this against the more traditional media vehicles. Certainly an eyeopener. The stats do seem a [...]
Just add sunlight
In: technology
25 May 2009Fascinating idea right here. A Brazilian village has employed rooftop-mounted bottles filled with water and bleach to light buildings and amplify exterior sunlight during daylight hours. Canadian winters might intimidate some from doing it over here, I wonder if some fearless entrepreneur could produce a weatherproof version for tougher weather conditions…
A day I wish that I didn’t live in Canada?
In: Policy| technology
31 Mar 2009Skype for iPhone/iPod Touch was released today. Well, if you live outside of Canada, that is.
The CBC is reporting that patent-license restriction are preventing the free app store add-on from being used by Canadians. Although Fring has been able to step up and fill the VOIP-void on iPod Touches/iPhones, I was hoping to [...]
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- Tags: iPhone, ipod touch, patent, skype, voip
iPod Touch 2Gs get the “get out of jail free” card
In: technology
11 Mar 2009Second generation iPod Touches are now feeling a bit more liberated. Twenty-one hours ago, an untethered jailbreak tutorial was released at ipodtouchfans detailing how to jailbreak the mobile devices using redsn0w. The liberation process was thought to have taken so long (2Gs were released September 9, 2008) due to widespread belief that Apple [...]
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- Tags: 2g, apple, crack, hack, ipod touch, redsn0w, resctriction
About Jim
Based out of Toronto, I'm a graduate of the Radio and Television Arts program at Ryerson University and, at present, a graduate student registered in the Communication and Culture joint program at Ryerson and York Universities. I'm also a new media creator dealing heavily with internet video delivery systems. I'm fascinated by the idea of user-centric networks, whether they be social or technological, and the ways they alter our social interactions.
- Kathleen: Sweet. I would never find out about these things if it weren't for you Jim. [...]
- Brad: Well written Jim, To my way of thinking (based on the comments above) the Radio side of RTA is ac [...]
- Android: [...] Now here’s an idea… | James Loney [...] [...]
- elaine: It's hard to be part of RTA sometimes because we're such a small dept. The courses on the chopping b [...]
- Jim: Ahhh, good points indeed. But video and audio will always needs to remain "new," there's no room fo [...]
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