April 2007

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Been playing around with some different theme settings. (Yes, I can do flowers, too )

How do you like this one?

If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn’t it follow that electricians can be delighted?

Starting today, I’ll have a new offer on my blog. Often I come across really good video blogs, or other video films on the net, made by enthusiastic people. Some have amazing content, others are funny, and others again are just plain honest. What all too many of them have in common is that they could be easily improved. From time to time I shall pick out one video I enjoyed (and I am open for suggestions) and come up with some possible technical remedies.

I’ll kick off with Commoncraft’s excellent explanation for us non-nerds about what RSS is, and how it works. (Via Doug and Dawud.) I’ve been seeing RSS buttons everywhere, and have been told many times as to how cool and great they are, but before I had never understood the concept, nor its benefits for me. Now, I am enlightened. So, content-wise a fantastic video. Lets make it even better.

Gems from the Web:

• A closer look at Apple’s new ProRes 422 video format - Despite compressing HD footage to a size smaller than raw standard definition video, the codec’s demands on the CPU and disk speed are light enough that a MacBook Pro can play editing-grade video in full HD resolution.
• Apple developing active desktop feature for Mac OS X - An enhancement to the Mac OS X operating system under development by Apple looks to pave the way for active desktop pictures, or desktop backgrounds that can include motion graphics and alter themselves based on user actions or the time of the day.
• High-quality photos of Apple at NAB 2007 - Apple’s presence at the National Association of Broadcasters conference this week includes a mind-boggling on-site server demonstration comprised of 130 Xserve components and over 3 miles of fiber optic cable.
• How to Get out of a Car That’s Hanging over a Cliff - will you know how to escape before the car plummets to the bottom?
• iPhone could turn technology world on its ear - Awareness of Apple’s iPhone device had spread to nearly 50 percent of U.S. consumers, with a significant chunk of those people expressing sincere interest in buying the device without having first seen one in person, a broad market survey has shown.

Gems from the Web:

• nito .: hawkeye :. - Hawkeye simplifies creating custom DVD mixes with minimal knowledge.
• Biodiesel and Elephants - Biodiesel can be made 50% cheaper.
• Mac spoofs - TrueNuffs Mac spoofs have been updated. Here is one about the upgrading capabilities of Windows and Mac. Enjoy
• Ripzor.com - YouTube & Google Video Ripper - Ripzor offers a unique service that provides users with the ability to rip and download videos from popular video sharing websites, such as YouTube and Google Video with the click of a mouse.
• Despicable Squatters Reserve the Domain Names of those Killed in VA Tech Shootings - Domain cybersquatters are reserving the names of the people killed in the Virginia Tech shooting incident, as well as the names of their family members. The squatters then [...] offer to sell them back to the family members at exhorbanent prices.
• Lots of Links for Filmmakers - film production knowledge and resources - Nice collection of links, not only for Minnesota people.

If there was ever anything you wondered about the movie business: fire away.

I shall try my best to answer any questions. (And remember, there are no stupid questions)

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