Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Read a text file in vb.net 2005
VB.NET - Code Samples - Read a text file in vb.net 2005
VB.NET 2005 My namespace provides a simple way to read a text file
VB.NET 2005 My namespace provides a simple way to read a text file
posted by Keith [12/21/2005 06:39:00 PM] - permalink - 0 comments
Saturday, December 17, 2005
App.path in vb.net 2005
VB.NET - Code Samples - App.path in vb.net 2005
VB.NET 2005 has simplified many routine programming tasks using the My Class. One of its functions includes returning the application executable directory location.
VB.NET 2005 has simplified many routine programming tasks using the My Class. One of its functions includes returning the application executable directory location.
posted by Keith [12/17/2005 02:15:00 PM] - permalink - 0 comments
Friday, December 09, 2005
Lyrics Sites Illegal?
Is this the end for lyrics sites?
* How musicians benefit from lyrics freely available on the Web.
* Legitimate Business Model? How the music industry has failed.
* Long History of Cracking Down. Examples of the industry taking down web sites as far back as 1996.
Read Full Commentary
If you have a comment on my mredkj.com commentary, then you can leave it here. I've also set up a specific blog that will cover news and opinions.
Free the Lyrics
2005-12-18
Which of the big lyrics sites will be first to be shut down by the music industry?
Read my opinion.
Update log for mredkj.com commentary
2005-12-10
I totally underestimated the current state of the lyrics site crackdown when writing my opinion piece, so I had to edit my essay a bit. Added the section "Long History of Cracking Down"
2005-12-13
Restructured existing links. Added another OLGA link. Added the section "Legitimate Business Model?"
2005-12-28
In "Legitimate Business Model?", made clearer the difference between the MPA/NMPA and RIAA.
2006-01-03
Split up the information into different pages.
Read more
* How musicians benefit from lyrics freely available on the Web.
* Legitimate Business Model? How the music industry has failed.
* Long History of Cracking Down. Examples of the industry taking down web sites as far back as 1996.
Read Full Commentary
If you have a comment on my mredkj.com commentary, then you can leave it here. I've also set up a specific blog that will cover news and opinions.
Free the Lyrics
2005-12-18
Which of the big lyrics sites will be first to be shut down by the music industry?
Read my opinion.
Update log for mredkj.com commentary
2005-12-10
I totally underestimated the current state of the lyrics site crackdown when writing my opinion piece, so I had to edit my essay a bit. Added the section "Long History of Cracking Down"
2005-12-13
Restructured existing links. Added another OLGA link. Added the section "Legitimate Business Model?"
2005-12-28
In "Legitimate Business Model?", made clearer the difference between the MPA/NMPA and RIAA.
2006-01-03
Split up the information into different pages.
Read more
posted by Keith [12/09/2005 03:36:00 PM] - permalink - 0 comments
IMDb for Commercials
I'm on the lookout for a web site that functions like IMDb, but for commercials.
IMDb makes it easy to cross-reference actors with movies and television shows. For example, if you look up the name of an actor, it will list all the movies he's been in. If you look up a movie, it will list all the cast and crew. Everything's connected to each other.
Unless you've been living on another planet, chances are you know all about IMDb. The reason I'm explaining it is because that's the kind of functionality that would be great for commercials.
The best thing I've found so far is, well, IMDb. Every person in the database can have a list of "Other Works" that includes things such as television commercials and music videos. Adrien Brody has a few good examples.
In the Other Works section the phrase TV commercial is linked to http://www.imdb.com/SearchBios?TV%20commercial, which brings back every biography that has the phrase "TV commercial" in it. While that's not specific enough to be useful, you can add keywords to the search to narrow down the results.
What all this lacks is an actual page for each commercial. If movies, television shows, and video games can have their own pages, then why not commercials?
Update 2006-10-06 - We here at mredkj decided to launch a site that's like IMDb for commercials. It's called splendAd.com, and it's just getting started, so take a look.
IMDb makes it easy to cross-reference actors with movies and television shows. For example, if you look up the name of an actor, it will list all the movies he's been in. If you look up a movie, it will list all the cast and crew. Everything's connected to each other.
Unless you've been living on another planet, chances are you know all about IMDb. The reason I'm explaining it is because that's the kind of functionality that would be great for commercials.
The best thing I've found so far is, well, IMDb. Every person in the database can have a list of "Other Works" that includes things such as television commercials and music videos. Adrien Brody has a few good examples.
In the Other Works section the phrase TV commercial is linked to http://www.imdb.com/SearchBios?TV%20commercial, which brings back every biography that has the phrase "TV commercial" in it. While that's not specific enough to be useful, you can add keywords to the search to narrow down the results.
What all this lacks is an actual page for each commercial. If movies, television shows, and video games can have their own pages, then why not commercials?
Update 2006-10-06 - We here at mredkj decided to launch a site that's like IMDb for commercials. It's called splendAd.com, and it's just getting started, so take a look.
posted by Keith [12/09/2005 01:37:00 AM] - permalink - 4 comments
