Streaming Media Primers, Reports, White Papers The following is a list of streaming multimedia, video and audio primers, reports and white papers I thought might be useful to those engaged on this topic. If you know of any documentation that should be added to this list, please let me know. Continue reading »
Embedding MPEG-4 Media Files Using HTML MPEG-4 was developed in the late 1990s. Initially development was supported by many companies including Apple, DIV-X and Microsoft, but Microsoft has since abandoned active support. MPEG-4 is a very good quality standard with low file sizes. Embedding MPEG-4 video file into your web page requires the use of Continue reading »
How to Create a Multimedia Streaming Video File To make a video file which will be streamed from your website can be done in two ways: Use a multimedia conversion utility program to convert an existing file into the streaming file format you require. Multimedia conversion can range from the very expensive to free. There Continue reading »
HTTP Streaming Multimedia Video & Audio HTTP streaming, or progressive downloading is the simplest and cheapest way to stream multimedia video and audio from your website. With HTTP streaming you don’t need any expensive, special website or hosting package, just a good web hosting provider which recognizes the multimedia file types you will be using. Continue reading »
Streaming Video Servers A streaming multimedia server or “true streaming” server is a specialized application which needs an Internet server to run. True streaming has advantages such as: The ability to handle much larger traffic loads. The ability to detect users connection speeds and supply appropriate files automatically. The ability to broadcast live events. There Continue reading »
Streaming Multimedia Video and Audio I’ve just started a new series on streaming multimedia, video and audio. The first article introduces the two main methods of streaming video on the Internet, streaming servers (true streaming) and HTTP streaming. The article covers topics on creating good streaming videos, popular video file formats, streaming methods, HTTP streaming Continue reading »
7 Top Tips For Growing Your Email List Growing your email list is one of the top priorities you should have for growing your online business. If you don’t have an email list you are leaving a lot of money untouched on the table. This article will not only give you the 7 Top Tips Continue reading »
Perl Regular Expression Cheat Sheet Do you want or need to modify your htaccess file or other script requiring regular expressions? Are you confused by syntax such as ^abc|abc$ or ab{2,4}c? Don’t worry you are not alone. I’ve created the “Perl Regular Expression Cheat Sheet” to help both of us. This document presents a quick Continue reading »
Security Risks of URL Shortening Services We all share URLs (website links) with each other through emails, blogs, social media sites, book marking websites and word of mouth and we rarely, if ever, think about the potential security risk this simple act can raise. In this article I will outline some of the potential risks Continue reading »
Take a walk on the Moon It’s been nearly 40 years seen Apollo astronaut Eugene Cernan became the last man to walk on the lunar surface, but at http://www.moonzoo.org/live you can take your own journey over the lunar surface. The site is powered by the efforts of visitors to Moon Zoo – the latest project Continue reading »
Reporter vs Expert – Which Are You? Why Most Bloggers Are Stuck as Reporters. There are basically two types of bloggers in the world, reporters and experts. Now all bloggers are reporters in one form or another but a minority will also be experts at their craft. This article is a story about using your Continue reading »
ClickBank Has Improved Their Service Please note that ClickBank has now made it possible to get your commissions paid straight into your bank account, once a week. So, no more annoying and cumbersome paper checks in the mail that takes ages to process.
Domain Names – What You Need to Know Update 2 Some new sections have been added to the, Domain Names – What You Need to Know series. The series now includes the following files. Best Web Hosting Providers for WordPress and eBusiness Domain Names – What You Need to Know Does a good domain name Continue reading »
What Do You Do When Someone Steals Your Content? I just read this great article about what to do when someone steals your web site content by Lorelle VanFossen. This is an excellent article and well worth reading, especially if you think your web site may have been cloned. The article covers all the steps Continue reading »
Domain Names – What You Need to Know Update Two new sections added to the, Domain Names – What You Need to Know series. The new section describe what domain names are and how they work. Domain Names – What You Need to Know Domain Names – How Do They Work? Domain Names – What Continue reading »
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