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Guy Ritchie Still Kicks Ass

May 6th, 2008

One of my favorite directors, Guy Ritchie, still proves he can kick ass in his new series of spots for Nike.

Now I just wish he would get back behind the camera and deliver more quick witted films for the theater (my home theater that is).

Podcasting Explained

April 22nd, 2008

Please, please, please pass this YouTube clip to anyone that still doesn’t understand the concept behind Podcasts.

Oh, and be sure to visit my Podcast, that I co-host with Charlie White - The Coolness Roundup, the Tech Show for Everyone!

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Final Cut Pro Quick Tip #47

February 20th, 2008

(originally published May 23, 2005)
Real-time Multiclip Editing in Final Cut Pro 5

One of the best new features in Final Cut Pro 5 is multicam editing. This handy feature allows those do multiple camera productions to gang the clips together to make editing a breeze. In this Final Cut Pro Quick Tip, we?ll quickly look at how it works.

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Ten Years Online?

January 14th, 2008

I just realized today that 2008 marks my 10th year writing and reporting online.  My first story was for Digital Media Net on a Pinnacle capture card, but soon proved writing tutorials for LightWave and Adobe After Effects were my cup of tea.

Thoughts from the Middle of Nowhere #3 - Practice Makes Perfect

January 10th, 2008

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On this drive home, I comment about poor shooting and how learning from one’s mistakes and practicing leads to more satisfaction and excitement in everything you do.

 
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PC to Mac: Getting There

January 8th, 2008

thunderbird.jpgMigrating your Outlook Express Contacts to Apple Mail

When I purchased my MacBook Pro a year ago, I had originally intended it to be my portable editing facility. In the current configuration, it has more than enough power to edit DV or HDV in the field with an attached G2 FW800 drive and a Sony HDV deck. My HP Pavilion DV8000 is also a 17-inch system, but weighs quite a bit more than the MacBook Pro. Little did I know that midway through this fall semester I would get extremely tired of lugging two laptops to work with me so I could get class work done on the Mac (thanks to Keynote being an awesome app) and my regular writing (DVICE.com, Major Spoilers, Coolness Roundup) on the PC.

Around November I decided to make the migration from using the PC laptop to using the Mac exclusively for everything I do. For the most part I have mirrored everything from the PC to the Mac, with two exceptions; Adobe After Effects (needs to be updated to run on Leopard), and my e-mail. I like Mac Mail a lot, but considering I have hundreds of contacts on the PC, moving them to the Mac as easily as possible is/was one of those final frontier things.

Of course Microsoft and Apple are never going to make it easy to migrate from one system to the other, and my contact list is no exception. Using the standard export/import features on both applications was not a success. Either no data would import, or about half the contact info would import, but not in the correct information cell.

Fortunately, an hour of searching the web for a short way revealed the answer - use Thunderbird as an in between step.

Take the jump for the step by step and save yourself the trouble if you are moving.

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Thoughts from the Middle of Nowhere #2 - SMART Goals

December 30th, 2007

More inane drivel from the middle of nowhere as I drive home from another basketball game. This time around I tackle resolutions and goals and how playing it S.M.A.R.T. can help you achieve anything.

 
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12 Must Have Plug-ins for WordPress

December 27th, 2007

wordpresslogoI’m a big fan of WordPress for all my current website needs. With free blogging software making it easier and easier for creatives to build a website that is easy to update from anywhere, there are a few plug-ins I’ve been using that make posting articles much easier and enjoyable for me and readers of the sites.

Take the jump for my list of 12 Must Have Plug-ins for WordPres that you can use right now.

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Spending the day with my son

December 26th, 2007

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Since the day care center is closed today, and I have the day off, I get the pleasure of spending the day with my six-month old son.  As you can see he seems a bit bored.  But really, the activity schedule for a six-month old is pretty basic:

  1. Feed
  2. Hang out in the chair
  3. Throw toys and make daddy pick them up again and again
  4. Fuss until daddy picks me up
  5. Make stinky smells that make daddy make funny faces and noises
  6. Sleep
  7. Repeat

Rants from the Middle of Nowhere

December 21st, 2007

Thought I would take a swing at an audio blog where I just give thoughts on the goings on in my life. In this first outing I drive home from a basketball game and complain that weather people are right 50% of the time.

 
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