http://www.sylvainzimmer.com Music, Code & Happiness. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:38:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today we received an USB audio interface so we shot a quick demo of our Jamendo+FON prototype ;-) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58z42iBnmrc[/youtube] That's it! For those interested in the source, it was moved on the official FON repository. Feedback welcomed! http://www.sylvainzimmer.com/2008/12/19/jamendo-radios-on-the-fonera-20-the-video/ I've spent a few hours yesterday on a prototype of Jamendo application for the upcomping Fonera 2.0 The idea is to allow Foneros to listen to our Creative Commons-licensed radios with an USB sound card plugged in the new USB port of the Fonera. These small sound cards can be found ... http://www.sylvainzimmer.com/2008/12/12/a-prototype-of-jamendo-radios-on-the-fonera-20/ It's time to support the Commons! Creative Commons is holding its annual fundraiser drive. I just donated $50 and thus joined the new CC Network. Other bonuses of the donation include t-shirts, usb keys, signed copies of Lessig's new book, etc.. so check it out and donate today ;-) http://www.sylvainzimmer.com/2008/11/19/joined-the-cc-network/ [caption id="attachment_132" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Bassist virtuoso T.M. Stevens with The Headhunters, from where I was standing ;-)"][/caption] One more concert I'll never forget. Even one year later I still consider it as being the best I've ever been to so far. And I go to a lot of them ;-) So the ... http://www.sylvainzimmer.com/2008/10/31/the-headhunters-nancy-20-10-07/ Last March, Elaine and me spent one week travelling in New Zealand, one of the most beautiful roadtrips we've ever made. One surprise I had kept to her was that our stop in Christchurch included a Maceo Parker concert ;-) Everybody was seated and the seats were numbered, which kind of ... http://www.sylvainzimmer.com/2008/10/29/maceo-parker-christchurch/ [caption id="attachment_115" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Funk Legend Fred Wesley and Me!"][/caption] A year ago I helped my good friends at Rocktambule organize a Fred Wesley concert (official photos), it was an outstanding evening, and I had the time to spend some quality time with Fred and his fellow musicians. Best song of the ... http://www.sylvainzimmer.com/2008/10/28/fred-wesley-and-me-grenoble-12-10-07/ Well, time has come to try to blog again. For several reasons actually: We launched Jamendo.net blogs! This blog is now actually hosted on jamendo.net, which gives me the ability to test the platform myself ;-) I really like the iPhone wordpress client :) We're going to the Web2 Summit 08 with Laurent, ... http://www.sylvainzimmer.com/2008/10/28/a-lot-of-news/ "Open Business is still Business" - Jon Phillips http://www.sylvainzimmer.com/2008/07/30/opening-sentence-of-the-open-business-track-of-isummit-08/ CC founder with his trademark presentation style. Still impressive! http://www.sylvainzimmer.com/2008/07/30/lawrence-lessig-keynote/ Speech about innovation, openness and creative commons http://www.sylvainzimmer.com/2008/07/30/joi-ito-keynote-at-isummit-08/