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Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Viruses are hitting online video
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Maintaining this blog has been a odd and revealing experience for me. For one thing it helps me see the differences that age makes - I’m an old guy - in how we use technology. Just a few days ago I wrote about my inability to enjoy books in electronic form. And I got another reminder that my online habits are no longer typical this morning while reading a news item - I’ll link to it in a bit - about online videos.
Online videos are a big big deal on the Net, of course. But I seldom watch them. YouTube is booming but it doesn’t owe any of its success to me, smile. I happily watch video on my large-screen HDTV and my stepson is making his start in the movie business in Hollywood. So I’m a fan of videos - everything from short art films, to documentaries, to mainstream movies. But - just as is true with e-books - watching a video on my 19-inch computer screen doesn’t really do much for me.
For once, maybe that’s a good thing. The news article - located here - talks about another trend … one that isn’t as pleasant. Virus writers are increasing concentrating on some of the computer code needed to play videos.
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