modifoo · OSX

Flipbook revival

25-Sep-07 in Advertising, Camera & Eye, Cool Sites, Film, Humor | No comments

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When I was a kid, I loved making flipbooks. They could have between 2 and 100 pictures. Flipbook.info is a great site that has many videos of antique flipbooks.

I was delighted to find out that there is software to print out your films, and make a thumb-able movie. For the Mac there is the free DYI flipbooks, and if you are on Windows, you can start your search here.

A US sandwich chain is taking the concept further and made a human flipbook:And a fun how-did-they-make-it film:

SurfFoo for March 20th

21-Mar-07 in Cool Sites | No comments

Gems from the Web:

Checking the back focus - A brief explanation alongside a printable siemens star for easy back focus calibration.
ISO 12233 Test Chart - Resolution test chart for HD
Video Resolution Test Patterns - Nice collection of downloadable test patterns for video cameras
bartek:bargiel : iGTD - Freeware organizer for the Mac
MacUser: Want to download YouTube videos? Kiss them - Simple way of downloading YouTube videos that are worth keeping
MacUser: 10.4.9 brings new phone sync compatability - …but my p990i - the so-called top-of-the-line phone from Sony Ericsson - still does not sync.

You can run Vista, but you cannot hide

9-Mar-07 in Fun, Life, Technology | 2 comments

Here’s a funny clip featuring B. Gates and S. Jobs - and a surprize guest from the 80s.

And talking of the past and B. Gates, here’s what he once said about the Mac: Read the rest of this entry »

iPhone un-hyped

19-Jan-07 in Life, Technology | 1 comment

The first hypedust has settled. I was amazed at some rather strong reactions. Some commentators flared at the high price tag, seeing a demise in society per se.

Others say it is just another phone. One that does exactly what many other phones already can do.

Only few have actually seen, let alone played with, it. In a previous post I mentioned one of those lucky ones.

Since then the projected costs of the iPhone have been estimated. Projecting a whopping 50% margin. Which means that Apple has a lot of leeway if they should decide to enter a price war.

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List of Apple resources

13-Jan-07 in Cool Sites, Editing | 2 comments

On the norwegian language site video1 I found a nicely compiled list of recources of OSX software. All levels of experience catered for. For those who are not fluent in Norwegian, here it comes: