Enclosures

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FeedDemon and RSS enclosures

FeedDemon and RSS enclosures 05/12/2004 09:45 AM

The RSS enclosure element is used to attach media (such as video) to a news item. The original design of enclosures was to enable downloading media attached to news feeds while the computer wasn't in use - for example, downloading MP3s while you sleep - so you wouldn't have to wait.

I have to confess, though, that I was never wild about this idea, at least not for FeedDemon's purposes. If you read a news item that was just retrieved by your aggregator, you probably want to see the enclosure right then and there rather than wait for it to be downloaded when the computer is idle.

More importantly, much (but admittedly not all) of the Web's media is designed to be streamed, so rather than download enclosures, why not simply link to the media object and let the system's default media application take care of it? For example, if a news item has a video enclosure, just link to it and let the media application stream it to you - no wait, and no wasted hard drive space.

So, this is how FeedDemon handles RSS enclosures. If FeedDemon encounters a news item with an enclosure, you'll see a paper clip ("attachment") icon in the newspaper. Just click this icon to view the media.

Disney and RSS enclosures: 2 m served!

Disney and RSS enclosures: 2 m served! 02/11/2004 09:40 AM
Excellent!  Ross Mayfield also reports (via a presentation by Disney execs) on Disneys use of weblogs and wikis.  Very interesting stuff.  It seems that Disney is using RSS enclosures on a huge scale to distribute video:

Using RSS Enclosures to deliver video to 2 million broadband users. Some argue that enclosures don't scale and their not enough bandwidth, but >500M videos have been delivered in less than one year an have been able to scale bandwidth to demand, now moving towards caching at the edge. Most of the delivery is off-peak hours, especially from them to the cable head end, so bandwidth cost is nominal. P2P like Bittorrent and others may broaden this.

Wow!  This is great,It closely parallels our discussion yesterday!  Disney is really on the cutting edge.  This would be very fun to work on.  Given that they use Newsgator, it is likely that Greg may be selling us a bittorrent interface soon.

Multiple-enclosures on RSS items?

Multiple-enclosures on RSS items? 12/22/2004 01:10 AM

Disclaimer: These are my thoughts, not spec text.

This question comes up from time to time, and I've resisted answering it directly, thinking that anyone who really read the spec would come to the conclusion that RSS allows zero or one enclosures per item, and no more. The same is true for all other sub- elements of item, except category, where multiple elements are explicitly allowed. The spec refers to "the enclosure" in the singular. Regardless, some people persist in thinking that you may have more than one enclosure per item.

Okay, let's play it out. So if I have more than one enclosure per item, how do I specify the publication date for each enclosure? How do I specify the title, author, a link to comments, a description perhaps, or a guid? The people who want multiple enclosures suggest schemes that are so complicated that they're reduced to hand-waving before they get to the spec, which I would love to read, if it could be written. Some times some things are just too hard to do. This is one of them.

And there's a reason why it's too hard. Because you're throwing out the value of RSS and then trying to figure out how to bring it back. There's no need for items any more, so you might as well get rid of them. At the top level of channel would be a series of enclosures, and then underneath each enclosure, all the meta-data. Voila, problem solved. Only what have you actually solved? You've just re-created RSS, but instead of calling the main elements "item" we now call them "enclosure".

Sometimes linear thinking leads you to a dead-end, and this is one of those times, imho. You end up in a torus, there's no wall that says "you may go no further" but somehow you keep going in circles, chasing your tail, re-inventing RSS, when there's absolutely no need to.

So people ask how will we fit show notes into RSS? Maybe we won't. When you get into show notes, think outlines, and think about linking MP3s into outline structures. I think this has more potential. I could be wrong of course (not joking).

Comment here .

MVK Encrypted Hard Drive Enclosures

MVK Encrypted Hard Drive Enclosures 04/06/2005 11:31 AM

MVK has a new line of hard drive enclosures for the security folk, called the "impact Encrypted HDD Enclosure" line. Available in 40 bit and 128 bit encryption models, each enclosure includes three "security keys" necessary to access the data on the hard drive that is enclosed. I'll also guess and say that they require some sort of special formatting, because otherwise it seems like someone could just steal the entire assembly and remove the hard drive.

MKV external hard drive case with encryption [PC Watch]

FireWire Depot intros two FW/USB 2 combo
enclosures

FireWire Depot intros two FW/USB 2 combo
enclosures 07/15/2004 01:48 PM
FireWire Depot announced on Wednesday two new FireWire 400/USB 2.0 combo enclosures, one a 2. 5-inch model and the other its 3. 5-inch bigger sibling. Both feature all-aluminum bodies, two FireWire 400 ports and one USB 2.0 port, the ability to draw power from the bus with the option for an external power supply and a US$89.99 price.

WiebeTech drops prices on storage
enclosures

WiebeTech drops prices on storage
enclosures 02/10/2004 07:24 AM
WiebeTech today announced price reductions on the MicroGB800TM FireWire 800 / USB2 pocket drive...

WiebeTech announces price reductions on
FireWire enclosures

WiebeTech announces price reductions on
FireWire enclosures 03/19/2003 10:43 PM
WiebeTech has announced price reductions of its DesktopGB FireWire enclosures...

Camden Electronics DIN Rail Enclosures
Go Worldwide With OKW Distribution Deal

Camden Electronics DIN Rail Enclosures
Go Worldwide With OKW Distribution Deal 02/01/2005 09:11 PM
Camden Electronics' extensive range of DIN rail enclosures is now available worldwide through a distribution agreement with German company OKW. [PRWEB Jan 27, 2005]

Green House XSIO Aluminum Hard Drive
Enclosures

Green House XSIO Aluminum Hard Drive
Enclosures 06/29/2004 01:39 PM

Why, these XSIO external hard drives enclosures from Green House look awfully familiar. Let me look at the specs; hrm, yes, aluminum, fanless, Mac OSX supporting towers ... huh, no, just doesn't ring a bell at all. The 120GB, 160GB, and 300GB USB 2.0 and FireWire drives will be available in July in Japan and will also work with Windows, if that's your OS of choice. In addition, software is included that will allow up to 8 hard disks to be recognized by the OS as a single virtual drive.
Read - Product Information (English) [TechJapan]
Read - Product Page [Green-HouseJP]

Ultra Products ULT31310 & Vantec
NST-355U2 Drive Enclosures -=
www.bigbruin.com =-

Ultra Products ULT31310 & Vantec
NST-355U2 Drive Enclosures -=
www.bigbruin.com =- 04/12/2005 08:08 PM
Ultra Products ULT31310 & Vantec NST-355U2 Drive Enclosures @ BigBruin .. bigbruin

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OpenSong

OpenSong 05/06/2004 12:58 PM
OpenSong 0.9.5 Released!

OpenSong 0.9.6b

OpenSong 0.9.6b 05/19/2004 08:44 PM
Software for printing and presenting song lyrics, slides, and more.

OpenSong 0.9.9 Released!

OpenSong 0.9.9 Released! 09/23/2004 07:36 PM
OpenSong is a free software application for managing chords and lyrics sheets (lead sheets), presenting lyrics (and custom slides) using a projector, and much more! Great for worship leaders and musicians! This next release contains quite a few bug fixes, set list printing, proxy support, module loading, a new background image chooser, backgrounds folders, songs folders, multiple themes per song, key field, aka field, key line field, ccli import now imports the new song fields, configurable alert font, live scripture browsing during presentations, HTML song export, and more! Everything has been moved around and optimized. Now with multiple language support. This is a great update to 0.9.8. You can find the latest release here: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=108754&package_ id=117409

Notes and Tips: OpenSong

Notes and Tips: OpenSong 06/23/2004 11:01 AM
Here's one more option for church "worship software"....

Mercury Computer Systems Announces
PowerPC 970FX Rack-Mountable Server
Solutions

Mercury Computer Systems Announces
PowerPC 970FX Rack-Mountable Server
Solutions 06/08/2004 03:21 PM
Linux Electrons Jun 8 2004 7:02PM GMT

Linare Tech to launch low-cost computer

Linare Tech to launch low-cost computer 12/21/2003 10:53 AM
News Today Dec 21 2003 8:54AM ET

Metro Detroit’s Small Business Computer
Specialists “The Computer Guys” Launch
Their New Customer Interactive Website

Metro Detroit’s Small Business Computer
Specialists “The Computer Guys” Launch
Their New Customer Interactive Website 06/17/2005 07:19 PM
Announcing the launch of The Computer Guys new website, www.tcguys.com offers customers the ability to submit computer and network service requests along with troubleshooting support. [PRWEB Jun 15, 2005]

Exabyte ships auto-loading FireWire 800
tape backup

Exabyte ships auto-loading FireWire 800
tape backup 06/08/2004 05:18 PM
Exabyte Corp. is shipping its VX A-2 PacketLoader 1x10 1U, a US$3,299 FireWire 800-based tape backup system intended for Mac-based rack mount installations, including Xserve systems. It's built with an auto-loading mechanism that enables up to 1.6 terabytes (TB) of storage capacity using ten VXA 160GB tape cartridges. The system comes with a rack mount kit, cables, backup software and a cleaning tape, as well as a copy of Dantz's Retrospect Workgroup/Single Server backup software.

New: Marathon 12U Equipment Rack

New: Marathon 12U Equipment Rack 09/09/2004 10:37 AM
Marathon Computer released an enclosed 12U rack cabinet that is deep enough for Xserves and tall and wide enough for two G5 PowerMacs side-by-side.

Marathon announces 12U rack cabinet

Marathon announces 12U rack cabinet 09/07/2004 10:36 AM
Marathon Computer has announced a new 12U enclosed equipment rack, suitable for office workgroup or machine room...

Marathon offers enclosed 12U rack

Marathon offers enclosed 12U rack 09/07/2004 10:40 AM
Marathon Computer on Tuesday announced a new 12U enclosed equipment rack, suitable for office workgroup and machine room use. It's deep enough to accommodate Apple Xserves, and uses adjustable-depth support rails. It's short enough to fit under most countertops, according to the manufacturer. It features a smoked glass front door and security locking; it also has removable bottom panels for cable management and flow-through ventilation. Side panels are also removable. The cabinet rests on four full-swivel casters. The 12U Rack Cabinet is available now and costs US$699.

Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve
Backup and BrightStor Enterprise Backup
UniversalAgent buffer overflow
vulnerability

Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve
Backup and BrightStor Enterprise Backup
UniversalAgent buffer overflow
vulnerability 04/14/2005 07:25 PM
Posted by Williams, James K, Apr 14 2005

Infotech: Computer expert by day, glass
artist by night

Infotech: Computer expert by day, glass
artist by night 01/03/2004 01:00 PM
Philippine Daily Inquirer Jan 3 2004 12:36PM ET

PowerRack Model M rack-mounts Mirror
Door G4 components

PowerRack Model M rack-mounts Mirror
Door G4 components 11/07/2003 09:58 AM
Marathon Computer has introduced its PowerRack Model M, a rackmount enclosure designed to accommodate Power Mac G4s equipped with mirror drive doors. This isn't a bolt-on accessory for G4s -- instead, it's a complete rackmount upgrade chassis that houses the components of such Power Macs in a 4U rack mount enclosure.

Willow Design closing doors

Willow Design closing doors 02/11/2004 03:59 AM
Longtime Macintosh carrying case-maker Willow Design officially announced on Tuesday the company is going out of business. Willow Design President, Nigel Peck said it was a difficult decision to make, but was necessary based on the economics of offshore competition.

Protect Your Computer With Power Backup

Protect Your Computer With Power Backup 07/30/2004 11:53 AM
G4 Tech TV Jul 30 2004 3:36PM GMT

San Francisco Mac reseller MACadam
closing doors

San Francisco Mac reseller MACadam
closing doors 02/01/2005 09:21 PM
MACadam, an Apple reseller that has sold Macs for 16 years in San Francisco, is closing its doors...

MacShirt.com closing its doors;
clearance sale

MacShirt.com closing its doors;
clearance sale 04/09/2004 09:16 PM
MacShirt.com (formerly MacSurfShop) today announced that it is ceasing operations after nearly five years in business...

Mac Retailer In Montreal, Canada Closing
Its Doors

Mac Retailer In Montreal, Canada Closing
Its Doors 09/21/2004 06:34 PM
By MacNN (via MyAppleMenu)

SQL Server forum stories - Sql backup or
copy of backup to server in trusted
domain

SQL Server forum stories - Sql backup or
copy of backup to server in trusted
domain 08/12/2004 08:48 PM

Computer Users Need a Good Backup Plan

Computer Users Need a Good Backup Plan 08/14/2004 10:49 PM
Washington Post Aug 15 2004 2:25AM GMT

Comair computer meltdown raises backup
questions

Comair computer meltdown raises backup
questions 12/27/2004 11:56 PM
MENAFN Dec 28 2004 3:47AM GMT

Florida shuns paper backup of computer
ballots

Florida shuns paper backup of computer
ballots 02/19/2004 10:02 AM
Miami Herald Feb 19 2004 2:03PM GMT

Computer Associates unveils latest
version of ARCserve Backup

Computer Associates unveils latest
version of ARCserve Backup 01/26/2004 08:35 AM
Computer Weekly Jan 26 2004 1:07PM GMT

German police raid homes in Sasser
computer worm probe (AFP)

German police raid homes in Sasser
computer worm probe (AFP) 05/12/2004 09:51 AM
AFP - German police have raided the homes of five people who had been in contact with a teenager arrested last week on suspicion of creating the Sasser computer worm, a spokesman said.

German police raid homes in Sasser
computer worm probe

German police raid homes in Sasser
computer worm probe 05/12/2004 11:16 PM

World Computer Systems launches Black
Ice E-Max PC

World Computer Systems launches Black
Ice E-Max PC 12/10/2003 11:22 PM
Sunday Times South Africa Dec 10 2003 10:46PM ET

Binary Black Holes Modeled on Computer

Binary Black Holes Modeled on Computer 05/25/2004 08:59 PM
Universe Today May 26 2004 1:13AM GMT

Making black holes go 'round on the
computer

Making black holes go 'round on the
computer 05/29/2004 12:14 AM
Spaceflight Now May 29 2004 4:42AM GMT

Microsoft To Launch Virtual Server 2005
Next Week

Microsoft To Launch Virtual Server 2005
Next Week 09/09/2004 06:54 AM

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“The two-year wait is over. Microsoft will formally launch its long-awaited Virtual Server 2005 early next week, sources said. The virtualization software, which Microsoft acquired from the former Connectix in February 2003, runs on Windows Server 2003 only but supports Windows NT and Windows 2000 workloads. It will compete with EMC’s VMware and SW-Soft’s Virtuozzo, which allow for server consolidation and simplified management of applications. Pricing has not yet been released but sources expect the…

Enclosures

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