[nfb-talk] streaming the NFB convention

Tue Jul 13 02:39:51 UTC 2010

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at comcast.net>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 7:18 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] streaming the NFB convention

Well, Mike, believe it or not, we actually completely agree on this 
particular matter.  I personally believe a straight mp3 stream would have 
been by far the best thing to have done.

Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!

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On Jul 12, 2010, at 8:49 PM, Mike Freeman wrote:

> Ray:
>
>
> There were some who couldn't use the .PLS format this year. Win some, lose 
> some. Personally, I prefer streaming MP3 directly so that Winamp, Windows 
> Media Player and the various players available on the Mac all could play 
> the stream. But glad it worked at least some of the time for you.
>
> AS for an iPhone app, who's gonna write it?
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at comcast.net>
> To: <info at michaelhingson.com>; "NFB Talk Mailing List" 
> <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 1:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] streaming the NFB convention
>
>
> Mike and Sherry,
>
> I was able to catch the NFB convention stream right through to Thursday 
> afternoon or so.  Seems to be that we've got folks running the stream at 
> the NFB convention who; though better than last year, still made some 
> stupid mistakes.  For example, cutting the audio at critical moments.  I 
> think another issue too is to obtain a server big enough to support way 
> more machines listening in than what we have so far.  The smartest move 
> the nFB convention streamers made this year was the use of the .pls file 
> streaming. That made it more universal.  Last year, who ever did the 
> streaming used Microsoft Silverlight, which, if you will remember, caused 
> problems for quite a few of us.  This year, it was pulling wires and 
> connections at aquard times.  Frankly, I thinkn we need to be more 
> professional about how we go about this.  We are getting better each year; 
> and, hopefully, next year, we'll get somebody who really knows what 
> they're doing.
>
> In the interest of fairness, however, I think it would be of interest to 
> hear from those doing the streaming.  Perhaps there were issues beyond 
> their control of which we were unaware and maybe, we would all be bettter 
> off working with each other to resolve this.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>
> E-Mail:
> rforetjr at comcast dot net
> Skype Name:
> barefootedray
>
> On Jul 12, 2010, at 12:37 AM, Michael Hingson wrote:
>
>> Greetings from Phoenix,
>>
>> There are indeed only around 400 or 500 people in the audience.  I am now
>> back in my room and listening on ACB radio.  The ACB has been streaming 
>> and
>> such for several years.  They do know how to do it and have put an effort
>> over the years into making streaming work.
>>
>> However, I just encountered a dropout here as well.
>>
>>
>> Mike Hingson
>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Sherri
>> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 7:30 PM
>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: [nfb-talk] streaming the NFB convention
>>
>> I am currently, just for the sake of comparison, listening to the ACB
>> convention opening session on ACB radio. There are no drop-outs, no loss 
>> of
>> signal, but it sounds as though maybe 400-500 people are in the
>> audience--only based on what I can hear. I think it would be phenomenal 
>> if
>> someone knowledgeable in the streaming process could help our NFB be 
>> better
>> able to stream our convention. Our National Convention was so exciting! I
>> believe that if it could be streamed in its entirety, it would encourage
>> those who have not attended to want to attend a convention. Is there 
>> anyone
>> who could maybe talk to the ACB folks and find out how they do such a 
>> good
>> job streaming their convention? Attending our convention in Dallas, I 
>> found
>> it to be inspirational and though much of it will be put on the 
>> convention
>> issue of the Monitor, I would hope that in future, especially for the
>> banquet and the Presidential Report, the convention could be streamed via
>> audio to those who will not be able to attend.
>>
>>
>> Sherri Brun, NFBF Secretary and Newsline® Coordinator
>> E-mail:  flmom2006 at gmail.com
>> http://www.nfbnewslineonline.org
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>>
>> "Don't give up something you want forever for something you want only for
>> now!"
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