SurfFoo for April 2nd

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Gems from the Web:

• HandBrake - HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 ripper/converter, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows. Outputs to MP4, AVI or OGM.
• DV - Columns - The Rashomon Effect - What a camera test reveals depends on who is doing the testing
• Spanning Sync - Synchronize Google Calendar and Apple iCal. Share calendars between multiple Macs. Share calendars with your coworkers, family, and friends. And while you’re at it, connect Google Calendar to your iPod, mobile phone, and other devices.
• DoubleClick’s Research Demonstrates the Benefits of Online Video Advertising - Consumers Interact with Video Ads More Than with Image Ads; Video Click Rates Are Higher than Image Format Ads
• Plugins for Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express by CHV-electronics - This plugin creates a city and maps video clips onto the houses. Many options make this plugin a handy tool for 3D effects creation. Free!
• Phorum :: FCP FAQ: Read me First! - Plathora of tips and trouble-shooting advice on FCP
• FCPUG NAB event - Share your feedback directly with the Final Cut Studio development team. Show them how you work, ask questions and provide feedback. Take advantage of this great opportunity to talk directly with some of the engineers that are building Final Cut Studio.
• idustrial revolution freebie pack 1 - 4 free plug-ins for Final Cut Pro and Motion
• Is Google Too Powerful? - As the Web giant tears through media, software, and telecom, rivals fear its growing influence. Now they’re fighting back…
• Photograph - Amazing photograph
• Troubleshoot your misbehaving Mac with Apple’s Hardware Test - On those rare occasions when a Mac starts acting a bit uppity, most of us turn to Apple’s Disk Utility as our first attempt at setting things straight. Sometimes the problem can lie in the hardware itself.
• stock.xchng - the leading free stock photography site - The leading FREE stock photo site! - if self-proclaimed
• Grunge Photoshop Tutorials - Grunge is an effective technique when used properly to add some texture to a design to make it stand out from all those clean web2.0 designs. Here we digg out the best techniques and resources to help you master this style..
• guff » Head META Description - Head Meta Description provides an automatic meta description tag for your blog, inserting a dynamic description depending on the query-type (i.e. page you’re on). Some search engines are supposed to love this tag, so I guess we should, too.
• The Beginner’s Guide to Social Media Optimization - As with SEO, most sites can benefit from some form of social media optimization but your strategy needs to be designed to compliment the specifics of your site.
• Web 2.0 how-to design style guide - A tutorial that describes various common graphic design elements in modern web (”2.0″) design style. Plus anexplainaiton why they work (i.e. why they have become common), as well as how, when and where you might use each element in your designs.
• Doug top 3K - My favourite blogger, Douglas Karr, has just broken into the top 3000 blogs. Congratulations!
• SEO for WordPress - The Complete Guide - An SEO Expert gives all his tips for you to rank very well in Google with your blog.
• Photo Matt » Premium Gas - A lot of people think that giving a car a higher grade of gas is a way to give it “extra treatment”, but this couldn’t be farther from the truth. Or could it?
• $10 wok replaces $20k satellite dish, transmits signal 20 km - “The $20,000 for a commercial link was just money we didn’t have, so we bought several woks from The Warehouse instead which was convenient and cheap.”