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Final Cut Studio 3 Predictions

Posted: 21 February 2009 by Chris Hocking

There has been a lot of discussion on the Internet the last few months in regards to what Apple is going to do with the seemingly out-dated Final Cut Studio package. Lots of people have written blog articles about what…

GPS raises significant issues of mobile privacy

Posted: 20 October 2006 by Chris Hocking

The government’s been in bed with the entire telecommunications industry since the forties. They’ve infected everything. They get into your bank statements, computer files, e-mail, listen to your phone calls…. Every wire, every airwave. The more technology used, the easier…

Philosophy of Open Source

Posted: 13 September 2006 by Chris Hocking

Introduction The purpose of this document is to explain the philosophy behind Open Source. It will first examine the definition of the term, then reveal its history, and finally, explore how the philosophy is affecting all areas of society –…

Reality TV has no redeeming features…

Posted: 5 June 2006 by Chris Hocking

When inventor Paul Nipkow completed his “electric telescope” in 1884, he could not have predicted the impact it would later make on the world. Nipkow’s device, which allowed the sending of images over wires, inspired others to build upon this…

Realism & Representation

Posted: 30 March 2006 by Chris Hocking

As you know, every time we come across a media text, we’re not seeing reality, but instead someone’s interpretation of it. The media take something that’s real, manipulated its form to suit a specific purpose, and we end up something…