May have given us CSS (and AJAX), but we all know how well IE6 renders it. Hm, re-compressing 10TB of data does not sound like time well spend, just so I can save a few GB. May be a good idea for someone that is just starting to build a repository, but otherwise I do not see a point.
On Oct 17, 2006, at 8:07 AM, Ray Shah wrote: > MS gave us CSS, a very handy technology, and a good way to separate > content from presentation. > Technologists will always find a better way to do things, and as > mathematical theories evolve better algorithms will emerge. > Better storage, yes, great! Better algorithms, why not, particularly > if they are kept in the public domain. > > -- > - Ray > > Ray Shah - think design, inc. > Web, application design, usability, training. > rayshah at thinkdesign.com tel: 212.922.0952 x 212 > http://www.thinkdesign.com mobile: 917.476.0952 > > > On Oct 17, 2006, at 10:59 AM, Tom A. wrote: > >> Storage media (hdd) is getting cheaper and larger. I really do not >> see the need >> for a new compression algorithm these days. Especially from MS. >> >> >> >> On Oct 17, 2006, at 7:12 AM, Mike Rippy wrote: >> >>> It would be too bad if it wasnt open source. "the philosophy has >>> been >>> that licensing should not be a restriction" to adoption, Crow >>> said. Id >>> say the same thing if I were working for Microsoft. >>> >>>>>> akeshet at imj.org.il 10/17/2006 2:19 AM >>> >>> >>> Unlikely. Has anyone looked into this? >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> >>> "If it is up to Microsoft, the omnipresent JPEG image format will be >>> replaced by Windows Media Photo. >>> The software maker detailed the new image format Wednesday at the >>> Windows >>> Hardware Engineering Conference here. Windows Media Photo will be >>> supported >>> in Windows Vista and also be made available for Windows XP, Bill >>> Crow, >>> >>> program manager for Windows Media Photo, said in a presentation. >>> "One of the biggest reasons people upgrade their PCs is digital >>> photos," >>> Crow said, noting that Microsoft has been in contact with printer >>> makers, >>> digital camera companies and other unnamed industry partners while >>> working >>> on Windows Media Photo. Microsoft touts managing "digital >>> memories" as >>> one >>> of the key attributes of XP successor Vista. >>> In his presentation, Crow showed an image with 24:1 compression that >>> visibly >>> contained more detail in the Windows Media Photo format than the >>> JPEG >>> and >>> JPEG 2000 formats compressed at the same level." >>> >>> http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-6076650.html >>> >>> >>> >>> Amalyah Keshet >>> Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management >>> The Israel Museum, Jerusalem >>> fax 02-670-8064 >>> tel 02-670-8874 >>> akeshet at imj.org.il >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >>> Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >>> >>> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu >>> >>> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >>> Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >>> >>> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu >>> >>> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >> Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >> >> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >
