Through the LCD clearly

Quick links of interest round up. (Mainly via Digg)

Five best media encoders/converters – via life hacker

X-box game store being revamped – Microsoft has really been ahead of the curve with content on demand, and the grapevine has a great many interesting  rumors about the 360 and Zune floating about.

Article on perceived expense of video games – Keep in mind though that the retail stores in the UK such as Game, or Gamestop here are not covering their overhead, employees and so forth out of new game sales. It is in fact used game sales where they make the bulk of their profit, and thus would highly encourage us to have about a 75% used sales rate. Simply buy the game back for pennies on the dollar (remember paying 1.50 for something and putting it on the shelf later that day for 29.99), and of course the latest trend is to try and tack on at least 50% of trade ins a refurbishment fee.. (So that 1.50 could very easily turn into a .75).  I worked on and off at Eb-games (and for Gamestop for a bit after the merger) for at least three years, I should probaly do a write up on those experiences and how the business model works.
30 Word Press Tips, Tricks, and Hacks I should take a closer look at this as time allows.

MPLC breeches Irish Law – in effort to collect royalties from Kindergartners. Failing to register with a patent office seems like a pretty large oversight on their part. Also royalties are nice, Irish tax laws when it comes to film making are excellent hopefully this doesn’t turn into an issue of the moment that could affect foreign eligibility of such.

Juard Van Dikhorst