Latest articles by Frank Beacham
Ear Time Versus Eye Time
By Christmas, we'll be seeing a flurry of new portable devices that store, playback and allow the personalized viewing of video programming away from home.
Net Update: More Lawsuits; New Journalist Tools
As it becomes clearer that broadband is developing into the next big media distribution system, showdowns between large content owners and Net users are escalating and getting nastier.
"The Whole World is Watching," Revisited
Spanning this 36-year bridge of time, I found myself in the middle of the two largest political convention protests in American history.
Producing Better Streaming Audio
Too many Web producers haphazardly encode any sound sent their way without consideration to optimizing it for Internet delivery.
Newest Reporter Tools Get Better & Quicker
There are some new tools that can aid in reducing the grunt work and assure bulletproof accuracy of quotes from fast-breaking events.
Dumbing Down the Kids
For too many, apparently, it's just another day parked in front of the TV set - the nation's most popular baby sitter.
The Slow Death of VHS
Attendees to the PC Expo tradeshow this summer in New York City were invited to bring for sacrifice an old VHS tape to "celebrate the VCR's impending retirement."
Media Ownership Surprise: The People Respond!
The public outrage over the FCC's action came in at hurricane force.
