Embed audio and video

May 15, 2007 at 1:15 pm | Posted in video | Leave a comment
Tags:

This code plays audio when the page loads – user has NO CONTROL!

<EMBED src=”file.wav” autostart=false loop=false volume=100 hidden=true><NOEMBED><BGSOUND src=”file.wav”></NOEMBED>

This code shows the player and gives the user control.

<EMBED src=”file.wav” autostart=true loop=false volume=100 hidden=false><NOEMBED>

source: http://www.world-voices.com/resources/addaud.html

Embed options: http://www.webreference.com/js/column20/embed.html

Embeding video (non-YouTube): http://www.rodmilstead.com/webdesign/addvideo.htm

Blooker Prize

May 15, 2007 at 8:00 am | Posted in books, food | Leave a comment

blook (noun) A blook can refer to either an object manufactured to imitate a bound book, an online book published via a blog, or a printed book that contains or is based on content from a blog. Source- wikipedia.com

Blooker Prize – annual $10,000 prize awarded to the best book of the year based on a blog.

This year’s award winner is Colby Buzzell whose book about his service in Iraq will be published by Penguin later this year.

Last year’s winner wrote about her effort to cook all 524 Julia Child recipes in one year.  Her book is now being adapted to the screen by the director of “When Harry Met Sally”.


Entries and comments feeds.