Re: [videoblogging] Broadcast your computer usage live on the net.

2006-03-27 Thread marvin
ging] Broadcast your computer usage live on the net. Hi,I plan to have daily broadcasts of my computer usage.The broadcast would probably be around an hour a day.  Initially, Iwill probably web surf though that may change later  as I get moreconfident with doing more challenging task

Re: [videoblogging] Broadcast your computer usage live on the net.

2006-03-27 Thread Amir Michail
Hi, I plan to have daily broadcasts of my computer usage. The broadcast would probably be around an hour a day. Initially, I will probably web surf though that may change later as I get more confident with doing more challenging tasks in public. There would be an associated chat room for discu

Re: [videoblogging] Broadcast your computer usage live on the net.

2006-03-27 Thread Amir Michail
On 3/28/06, Stephanie Bryant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Amir, I think the feedback so far is that your initial assumption that > people will find value in watching people work, or broadcasting a > desktop while they work, is probably not going to be the great > application of this tool. > It

Re: [videoblogging] Broadcast your computer usage live on the net.

2006-03-27 Thread Stephanie Bryant
Amir, I think the feedback so far is that your initial assumption that people will find value in watching people work, or broadcasting a desktop while they work, is probably not going to be the great application of this tool. What you have to remember is that there are already tools for a lot of w

Re: [videoblogging] Broadcast your computer usage live on the net.

2006-03-27 Thread Amir Michail
On 3/28/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > BTW, if you are a university student trying to impress potential > employers over a long period of time before graduating, would you not > want to work live? > > And wouldn't companies have an incentive to watch these broadcas

Re: [videoblogging] Broadcast your computer usage live on the net.

2006-03-27 Thread wlight
>>> BTW, if you are a university student trying to impress potential employers over a long period of time before graduating, would you not want to work live? And wouldn't companies have an incentive to watch these broadcasts to identify talented people?  For example, software companies wou

Re: [videoblogging] Broadcast your computer usage live on the net.

2006-03-27 Thread Amir Michail
On 3/27/06, Deirdre Straughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 3/27/06, Amir Michail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Perhaps watching someone write a book is not as interesting as I > > thought it would be. But at the very least, you would get some idea > > of how much work is involved and

Re: [videoblogging] Broadcast your computer usage live on the net.

2006-03-27 Thread Deirdre Straughan
On 3/27/06, Amir Michail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Perhaps watching someone write a book is not as interesting as Ithought it would be.  But at the very least, you would get some ideaof how much work is involved and what a daily routine might look likefor writing a book -- at least for that aut

Re: [videoblogging] Broadcast your computer usage live on the net.

2006-03-27 Thread Amir Michail
On 3/27/06, Deirdre Straughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >This reminds me of an old George Carlin line about how everybody should > have an audience seated on the other side of their desk saying, "Hey, he's > good!" > > However, in real life I can't think of anything more off-putting to >

Re: [videoblogging] Broadcast your computer usage live on the net.

2006-03-27 Thread Deirdre Straughan
This reminds me of an old George Carlin line about how everybody should have an audience seated on the other side of their desk saying, "Hey, he's good!"However, in real life I can't think of anything more off-putting to intellectual/creative work than knowing people are watching. It's been a wh

Re: [videoblogging] Broadcast your computer usage live on the net.

2006-03-27 Thread Amir Michail
On 3/27/06, Stephanie Bryant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Personally, I find other art media, like drawing/cartooning, crafts, > sculpture, etc., to be much more visualy interesting. > A lot of visual art is done on computers nowadays, so you can certainly watch those sorts of broadcasts if you

Re: [videoblogging] Broadcast your computer usage live on the net.

2006-03-27 Thread Stephanie Bryant
On 3/27/06, Amir Michail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Some people might find this interesting. Perhaps they do something > similar. Perhaps they might give you a few tips. It's interesting to > see how people use their computers. I certainly agree there: studying usability would definitely be one

Re: [videoblogging] Broadcast your computer usage live on the net.

2006-03-27 Thread Amir Michail
On 3/27/06, Stephanie Bryant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, I wouldn't, primarily because what I type on my computer doesn't > always belong to me, and broadcasting it would be a huge problem. Any > potential employers, I am sure, would be *horrified* to see me > broadcasting stuff live-- i

Re: [videoblogging] Broadcast your computer usage live on the net.

2006-03-27 Thread Stephanie Bryant
Well, I wouldn't, primarily because what I type on my computer doesn't always belong to me, and broadcasting it would be a huge problem. Any potential employers, I am sure, would be *horrified* to see me broadcasting stuff live-- if I do it for a current employer or client, who's to say I won't do

[videoblogging] Broadcast your computer usage live on the net.

2006-03-26 Thread Amir Michail
Hi, I've started working on VNCCasts, a place where you can watch live broadcasts of ordinary people working on their computers. You don't see the people themselves, but rather, you see what they see on their computer screens. I also plan to add a chat feature so that you can talk to these compu