Streaming Media: Why It WorksWritten by Lala C. Ballatan
Isn’t it more interesting to pay attention on a kind of medium that is complete with valuable data and presented on a creative way with audio-video quality to match? That’s kind of media we sometimes look for before becoming compelled enough on certain products or service offers. Content delivery over Internet is really never guaranteed.Given this, it is easy to understand why streaming media has worked enough to become part of our daily lives. Streaming media is term for enabling real-time distribution of digital media (audio, video and data) over a network that could be internet or a corporate Intranet. Here, digital media are received as a continuous real-time stream. Streaming audio and video demand that delivery is reliable and fast. It is advantageous since it allows multimedia to be downloaded and viewed simultaneously without leaving behind physical files. It is easy to understand why streaming media works for almost everyone since everyone can benefit from it. From new parents wanting to share their child’s first birthday party with long distance relatives to corporations holding live shareholder meetings online – in fact, anything that can be captured, can be streamed. How is streaming media distributed, then? A server transmits streaming media data, presenting it in real-time to a client application running n a PC or other electronic device such as a cellular phone or Personal Digital Assistant. As soon as enough data has been transmitted and stored in client’s buffer, streaming media allows devices to begin playback of multimedia.
| | Separating Presentation, Content and StructureWritten by Maricon Almonte
The overall quality of website quantifies its worth. It must not only be unique, flashy or overwhelming, it should also be functional, entertaining. It is not only there for display. Its there for a purpose and it should serve that purpose. There are three elements that make up website –it’s presentation, content and structure. They are intertwined with each other to create an awesome website.The very reason why separation of presentation is necessary is to simplify any alteration from a minor design adjustment to a full-fledged redesign. In order to achieve this, isolation of presentation from rest should be completed. Isolation should involve everything purposely and exclusively geared towards style. This is not limited to CSS or a site like CSS Zen Garden. It also includes HTML tags and properties that subsist only to offer a handle for designer to apply styles to. Content is text which includes accompanying semantic coding. It should not require any additional presentation tags or styles in order to convey message clearly. In isolated cases, additional tags are necessary to present content correctly. The reason for separation of content from rest of page is to make adding and updating things easy while still preserving presentational consistency of site.
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