Oliver Masciarotte

By Oliver Masciarotte ⋅ Published: 05/01/2001

Mac OS X, a layer cake of software modules, is not really new. Its lineage extends back to over 30 years ago, to a...

By Oliver Masciarotte ⋅ Published: 05/01/2001

If you use a Mac at home or work, then by now you've probably already seen the ads, purchased the cocktail napkins and generally...

By Oliver Masciarotte ⋅ Published: 04/01/2001

A TALE OF TWO TRADE SHOWS Just after the turn of the new year come, back to back, the Consumer Electronics Show and then...

By Oliver Masciarotte ⋅ Published: 03/01/2001

I'm just now heading to Boulder, Colo., seat of the U.S. data storage industry and domestic home to Sony's SACD effort, in an attempt...

By Oliver Masciarotte ⋅ Published: 02/01/2001

What would a broadband column be without some jargon? FTP File Transfer Protocol provides facilities for bidirectional transfers between remote computer

By Oliver Masciarotte ⋅ Published: 02/01/2001

Faster, cheaper, everything you always wantedin a common carrier. Broadband is the soon-to-be-retired buzzword of the year gone by. Not as fashionable

By Oliver Masciarotte ⋅ Published: 01/01/2001

ALL PRAISE SACD Cheap, simple and good. These are the linchpins of consumer acceptance, pretty much in that order. Did I mention cheap? Free...

By Oliver Masciarotte ⋅ Published: 12/01/2000

ROADBLOCKS TO DVD-AUDIO It wasn't so long ago, just a few years really, that I got excited about the prospect of a really hi-fi...

By Oliver Masciarotte ⋅ Published: 11/01/2000

MOVING TOWARD INTEROPERABILITY Once upon a time, in my City By The Bay, where Green Street hits Telegraph Hill, there was a warehouse. On...

By Oliver Masciarotte ⋅ Published: 10/01/2000

This month, I still haven't jumped off the local bus. I'm hangin' on there, exploring the ramifications of...I know, you're at AES in L.A.,...

By Oliver Masciarotte ⋅ Published: 09/01/2000

IMPROVING THE NETWORK BUS Ah, September. A time when latent color emerges from behind the green of summer. When the latest retro tube gear...

By Oliver Masciarotte ⋅ Published: 08/01/2000

THE STATE oF THE STANDARDS Right off the bat, let's dispel the lack of respect for our elders that we brazenly exhibit here in...

By Oliver Masciarotte ⋅ Published: 08/01/2000

Since this is the 5.1 issue, I'd like to remind everyone that mono isn't quite dead yet. Heck, its not even pining for the...

By Oliver Masciarotte ⋅ Published: 07/01/2000

Some things just aren't right. Take, for instance, canned orange juice. Someone should really put a stop to that. Another evil that simply will...

By Oliver Masciarotte ⋅ Published: 06/01/2000

Ye olde saw about wedding accoutrements, "something old, something new..." loosely fits our theme this month. Not that I'm planning on tying the knot.

By Oliver Masciarotte ⋅ Published: 05/01/2000

OR WHY NETWORKS ARE BORN ANEW was at a industry schmoozefest last night, meeting and greeting while munching on salmon thingies. Our small industry...

By Oliver Masciarotte ⋅ Published: 04/01/2000

Choice. When it comes to living my life and spending my time and money, choice is what I want. This month, I'm putting on...

By Oliver Masciarotte ⋅ Published: 03/01/2000

It's no surprise to most of us that, by adopting digital acquisition, processing and distribution, we've settled for audio that is audibly degraded relative