What makes the Opus codec so interesting? Why is there such a buzz about Opus right now? If you are not in telecom or doing anything with audio, why should you even remotely care about Opus? In a word… Innovation!…
Jul 26
TDYR #025 – Why The Opus Codec Matters
Why does the Opus codec matter for apps and services communicating on the Internet? What *is* the Opus codec? Why should you care? In this episode I speak about what Opus is all about and how it has the potential to enable better user experiences on …
Jul 25
IETF Journal – WebRTC: Moving Real-Time Communication into the Web Browser
Seeking to understand the basics of WebRTC and why there is so much interest in it? There is a new July 2013 issue of the IETF Journal out this week that includes an article I wrote titled "WebRTC: Moving Real-Time…
Jul 25
“Rough Guide To IETF 87″ Now Available – IPv6, DNSSEC, Routing and much, much more…
Next week is the 87th meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), taking place this time in Berlin, Germany, and it will be an incredibly busy week as something like 1,200-1,500 engineers gather in a hotel meeting space to debate and discuss various topics and create the open standards that power the Internet. There Read more…
Jul 25
Apple Celebrates 1 Billion Podcast Subscriptions Via iTunes!
By way of a Facebook update from Donna Papacosta, I learned that Apple announced that there have been over 1 billion podcast subscriptions through iTunes. Yes, one billion subscriptions! And indeed opening up iTunes, going to the iTunes Store and…
Jul 24
TDYR #024 – SoundCloud’s Crashing iOS App Is A Reminder To Have Multiple Tools
Today was frustrating in that the SoundCloud app on iOS kept crashing when I tried to upload a recording. It turns out that this is a known issue and a fix has been submitted to the app store:
http://help.soundcloud.com/customer/portal/articles/12282…
Jul 23
INET DC, Weds, July 24: Surveillance, Cybersecurity and the Internet’s Future (Livestream available) (Featured Blog)
Are you concerned about the recent reports about government surveillance programs? Are you concerned about security and privacy online? If so, you may want to attend (in person or remotely) the INET Washington DC event happening on Wednesday, July 24, …
Jul 23
2 DNSSEC / DANE Sessions Next Week At IETF 87 In Berlin
Next week is the 87th meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in Berlin, Germany, and there will be two working groups meeting that are related to DNSSEC on the agenda: DNSOP The DNSOP (DNS Operations) Working Group will meet on Thursday, August 1, from 1520-1650 (Berlin time) in the Bellevue room. There are Read more…
Jul 22
FIR #713 – 7/22/13 – For Immediate Release
Brian Solis interview up, Youtility book review coming; Quick News: Facebook metrics dustup, a medical Instagram, fear of missing out (FOMO) and headlines for Twitter; Ragan promo; News That Fits: what brands can learn from today’s newsrooms, Dan York’…
