Radical Development | Entertainment

July 28, 2011
by Steven Swafford
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PlayLater: A Digital Video Recorder For PlayOn

PlayLater is a digital video recorder that gives you the freedom to record your favorite online videos and enjoy them on your schedule. As more and more of you are getting your favorite shows online, we felt that it was high time the rest of your entertainment technology caught up. After all, the same reasons that apply to recording TV shows and movies in the old world apply to the new world, right? Convenience, access, and frankly — sometimes you don’t have an Internet connection available and that shouldn’t bar you from watching your favorite shows. The future of entertainment …

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April 19, 2011
by Steven Swafford
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Sony Crackle Make Its Debut On The iPad

Today Sony Crackle for the Apple iPad and so far I am impressed. This free app puts hundreds of movies from Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Classics, and Tri-Star libraries, as well as hundreds of TV shows owned by Sony all for free with of course advertisements. Don’t let the ads turn you off. They are small and unobtrusive and in my opinion well worth the delays for watching free content. You may recall a previous post titled Are Traditional Cable Providers Becoming Extinct and with the release of Crackle this is just another step in the direction when …

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March 26, 2011
by Steven Swafford
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Are Traditional Cable Providers Becoming Extinct

Just the other day I was visiting Best Buy to pick up a Wii game for my daughter when a gentleman from Direct TV approach me about their service. Little did the salesman know that I walked away from traditional cable providers well over six months ago and I have never turned back. Anyhow I let the sales rep throw out his sales pitch and once he finished I asked a very simple question. I asked him why should I pay Direct TV any amount of money for a service that I can easily locate for free or even for …

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March 19, 2011
by Steven Swafford
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How To Use ScreenFlow To Capture Netflix Streaming Media

First things first, I am not advocating violating copyright laws and you should clearly understand the Digital Millennium Copyright Act surrounding digital media before you try capturing media. Previously I wrote about How to Backup DVDs with Handbrake and this article is very different in nature. Because you do not own the content that you wish to capture you will likely find yourself in a legal battle should you distribute such content. That being said since I am a paying NetFlix subscriber there are often times that I may be traveling and I don’t have access to the internet. Because …

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February 26, 2011
by Steven Swafford
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How to Backup DVDs with Handbrake

Before moving into how to backup a DVD it is worth stating that you must understand copyright laws and how they apply in order to keep from finding yourself in a situation where you may be facing fines or jail time. This being said make sure that you legally own any DVD that you wish to backup. I’m not a lawyer nor do I pretend to be, so be sure of what your about to set out upon. I for one do not like the idea that I have a DVD collection that contains a number of films that I …

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December 30, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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Is Facebook’s Facial Recognition Going Too Far?

The facial recognition feature is technology you may take for granted when you upload images on Facebook. The point of view that I take is technology is only as good as those that use it. What am I saying you may ask? All technology has good and bad points and the individual behind the use of the technology makes the difference. For example, just because I have the freedom to publish my thoughts that does not give me the right to do so should it cause harm to another. Using common sense should always be the focal point and as …

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November 23, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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Easily Capture Streaming Media

Are you looking to add your favorite television show or movie to your collection? If so, then I have a solution that you may be interested in. Now it is important to say that I do not advocate violating copyright laws, so be sure what content you are interested in capturing is legal to do so. During my search for a product that would capture media content that I was interested in many came at a cost and did not allow a trial run. I for one typically do not pay up front for something that I am not entirely …

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