Comments for AV-1 http://av-1.org Field reports along the road to what's next in learning space innovations. Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on AV Hearts a Twitter by Greg Brown http://av-1.org/av-hearts-a-twitter/#comment-328 Greg Brown Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:18:00 +0000 http://av-1.org/?p=1155#comment-328 On second thought, you may not want to use TweetDeck. Twitter bought TweetDeck last year. In December, Version 1.0 was released, the first post-buyout update. It seems TweetDeck fans have been in an uproar since. The last pre-Titter TweetDeck was Version 0.38.2. That is the version I was using when I wrote that, and will continue to use after reading the reviews for the newer versions. Look up TweetDeck on download.com and you will find these and other diatribes: Pros: It won’t give you a virus. Cons: Downloads successfully, which means you may be able to use this piece of crap. Pros: Decreases the likelihood of getting fired from work for using Twitter, since it sucks so hard you won’t spend any time on it. Cons: Anonymous hasn’t crashed the site yet. Plus this gem of an analogy: “If old Tweetdeck was a 70" hi-def LCD Internet-capable flat panel TV, complete with smartphone-compatible all-in-one remote and user-defined programming, then Tweetdeck 1.2 is a black-and-white 13" tube tv that shows "The Paul Reiser Show" in a constant loop, and shocks you if you try to change the channel.” I’m not feeling the love. If, however, you search for TweetDeck 0.38.2 you will find any number of sites people have setup to continue access to the older version. I’m not sure what the long-term ramifications are of that, but I’m sticking with 0.38.2 myself for the time being. On second thought, you may not want to use TweetDeck.

Twitter bought TweetDeck last year. In December, Version 1.0 was released, the first post-buyout update. It seems TweetDeck fans have been in an uproar since.

The last pre-Titter TweetDeck was Version 0.38.2. That is the version I was using when I wrote that, and will continue to use after reading the reviews for the newer versions.

Look up TweetDeck on download.com and you will find these and other diatribes:

Pros: It won’t give you a virus.

Cons: Downloads successfully, which means you may be able to use this piece of crap.

Pros: Decreases the likelihood of getting fired from work for using Twitter, since it sucks so hard you won’t spend any time on it.

Cons: Anonymous hasn’t crashed the site yet.

Plus this gem of an analogy:

“If old Tweetdeck was a 70″ hi-def LCD Internet-capable flat panel TV, complete with smartphone-compatible all-in-one remote and user-defined programming, then Tweetdeck 1.2 is a black-and-white 13″ tube tv that shows “The Paul Reiser Show” in a constant loop, and shocks you if you try to change the channel.”

I’m not feeling the love.

If, however, you search for TweetDeck 0.38.2 you will find any number of sites people have setup to continue access to the older version. I’m not sure what the long-term ramifications are of that, but I’m sticking with 0.38.2 myself for the time being.

]]> Comment on Change and Trust by PhilSeminara http://av-1.org/change-and-trust/#comment-327 PhilSeminara Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:29:00 +0000 http://av-1.net/wordpress/?p=34#comment-327 Thanks Greg! I enjoyed your perspective! Phil Anaheim, CA Thanks Greg!
I enjoyed your perspective!
Phil
Anaheim, CA

]]> Comment on I Guess We’re All Free Wednesday Night by Greg Brown http://av-1.org/i-guess-were-all-free-wednesday-night/#comment-326 Greg Brown Fri, 09 Mar 2012 06:01:00 +0000 http://av-1.org/?p=1198#comment-326 Really? That would be great. I was told otherwise by someone there in Anaheim the day after the announcement. Really? That would be great. I was told otherwise by someone there in Anaheim the day after the announcement.

]]> Comment on I Guess We’re All Free Wednesday Night by Extron Electronics http://av-1.org/i-guess-were-all-free-wednesday-night/#comment-325 Extron Electronics Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:31:00 +0000 http://av-1.org/?p=1198#comment-325 Hi Greg - Extron will still teach classes at InfoComm and plans on continuing to support the organization in that fashion. Stay tuned for a schedule. Hi Greg – Extron will still teach classes at InfoComm and plans on continuing to support the organization in that fashion. Stay tuned for a schedule.

]]> Comment on AV Hearts a Twitter by Greg Brown http://av-1.org/av-hearts-a-twitter/#comment-324 Greg Brown Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:59:00 +0000 http://av-1.org/?p=1155#comment-324 Yes, #AVTweeps and #AVNews are two of the best. Those will give you an idea of who is out there and what they tend to tweet. Look at their tweet history and you can get an even better idea if they tweet info you want to read. The higher-ed world has #highered - but it is a very popular tag. Following everything on it would be a full-time job. Most people will follow you if you follow them. The big professional twitters and bloggers - with thousands of followers - are the exception. Yes, #AVTweeps and #AVNews are two of the best. Those will give you an idea of who is out there and what they tend to tweet. Look at their tweet history and you can get an even better idea if they tweet info you want to read.

The higher-ed world has #highered – but it is a very popular tag. Following everything on it would be a full-time job.

Most people will follow you if you follow them. The big professional twitters and bloggers – with thousands of followers – are the exception.

]]> Comment on AV-1 Insiders Initiative Announced by David Mulford http://av-1.org/av-1-insiders-initiative-announced/#comment-323 David Mulford Fri, 02 Mar 2012 01:21:00 +0000 http://av-1.org/?p=1189#comment-323 Nice job on the new layout! Nice job on the new layout!

]]> Comment on AV Anxiety by joesoko http://av-1.org/av-anxiety/#comment-316 joesoko Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:13:00 +0000 http://av-1.org/?p=1173#comment-316 I am so very with you. It is to the point my wife joke about how bad does not being able to fix it bother me. I am so very with you. It is to the point my wife joke about how bad does not being able to fix it bother me.

]]> Comment on AV Hearts a Twitter by Scott Tiner http://av-1.org/av-hearts-a-twitter/#comment-315 Scott Tiner Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:42:00 +0000 http://av-1.org/?p=1155#comment-315 Greg- Do you have some AV related hashtags that would be useful for those of us new to twitter to start following? Greg-

Do you have some AV related hashtags that would be useful for those of us new to twitter to start following?

]]> Comment on Surely You Gesture by gmbrown http://av-1.org/surely-you-gesture/#comment-314 gmbrown Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:15:00 +0000 http://av-1.org/?p=1149#comment-314 You are so right Scott. I think lecture capture is definitely one of those “killer app” areas for the technology. People don’t realize how often an instructor will be talking about something they aren’t standing directly in front of. It has forced us to stick with cameras on tripods, or operator controlled PTZ cameras for all lecture capture. We even had a homemade system that automatically switched to follow the instructor as they walked in front of the various boards, went to a wide shot when they left the boards, and switched to the screen if they changed what was being projected. It was very cool, but it got nixed because of how often the instructor would walk off and point to something or talk about something that wasn’t where the camera just followed them to. (If that system sounds interesting to anyone out there in AV-1-land let me know and maybe I’ll do a write up on it.) You are so right Scott. I think lecture capture is definitely one of those “killer app” areas for the technology. People don’t realize how often an instructor will be talking about something they aren’t standing directly in front of. It has forced us to stick with cameras on tripods, or operator controlled PTZ cameras for all lecture capture.

We even had a homemade system that automatically switched to follow the instructor as they walked in front of the various boards, went to a wide shot when they left the boards, and switched to the screen if they changed what was being projected. It was very cool, but it got nixed because of how often the instructor would walk off and point to something or talk about something that wasn’t where the camera just followed them to.

(If that system sounds interesting to anyone out there in AV-1-land let me know and maybe I’ll do a write up on it.)

]]> Comment on Surely You Gesture by Scott Tiner http://av-1.org/surely-you-gesture/#comment-313 Scott Tiner Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:23:00 +0000 http://av-1.org/?p=1149#comment-313 Greg- Right now we are dealing with class capture and the issues with camera tracking. Wouldn't it be super cool if gesture control allowed a faculty member to indicate where the camera was to be focused? Or chose what preset to go to? Greg-

Right now we are dealing with class capture and the issues with camera tracking. Wouldn’t it be super cool if gesture control allowed a faculty member to indicate where the camera was to be focused? Or chose what preset to go to?

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