Archive for the 'television' Category

Fueling the (MTV) Machine

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Ugh. I don’t even know why I’m writing this. I said I wouldn’t, but I looks like the machine is powerful enough to push an independent hippie like me over to the dark side (or maybe it’s the light side – depending on your point of view) a little bit.
Before reading my drivel, I recommend [...]

Social TV

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Derek Steen thinks the ability to watch a live chat while watching your favourite television show would be absolutely awesome! It’s something that was used online during the 2009 Presidential Inauguration.

Deinterlace Your Online Videos

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Here are FOUR simple steps to remove interlacing when you export your videos in Quicktime Pro, iMovie HD, iMovie ‘08, or Final Cut Pro.
****See original size****
1. File > Export
2. If you want this to be DEAD SIMPLE choose ‘Movie to Apple TV‘ (.m4v – playable on iPod, Zune, any computer, uploads to Viddler). DONE. If [...]

Easter Thoughts

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Over the past several years I’ve grown out of Easter.
First, in my early teen years, I began to realise that hollow milk chocolate is the worst chocolate in the world. Can’t I pay $20 for a massive egg that’s filled?
Sure, Lindt (good Swiss chocolate) have their Easter Bunnies, but they’re still hollow; no fun!
Then, in [...]