Archive for the 'video' Category

MeUpdate - January 22, 2010

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Here’s an update of what I’ve been up to. Below the video is a brief summary of what’s discussed in the video. It’s well worth a watch.

On the first recording of this video I recorded an entire 50 minute video that didn’t have any audio. I’m thinking about uploading that video anyway and letting you [...]

Espresso NOT Expressos

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

I could probably write regular posts on the horrible grammar I see used by others all the time in my day-to-day life. But Jan (@jannygirl) has already summarised everything you need to know in this handy image:

I saw this television commercial for Hungry Jacks (aka Burger King) while I was watching The Simpsons.
At one point [...]

Kevin Rose announces iPhone Copy + Paste

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

Warning: Strong Language!
Kevin Rose annouced that Copy + Paste functionality will be available in iPhone OS 3.0 - to be released on March 17th, 2009.
iPhone Software 3.0 will also have all the features that the Palm Pre has that made it more attractive than the iPhone.
This was announced on Diggnation #194 recorded LIVE at Stubbs [...]

Best encoding settings for Viddler and others

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

Best encoding settings for Viddler(/YouTube/Vimeo)
Every year video quality on the web gets better, new cameras with better chip resolution are released, and everyone asks “why doesn’t my video look good” (or something to that effect).
As of January 2009, these are the settings I would use if you want your video to look great online.
HD VIDEO
If [...]

My First Rock Band Experience

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

I first played Guitar Hero some time back in 2007. I have almost no musical talent (I can play Hot Cross Buns on the recorder and hit a triangle), so it wasn’t easy for me, but I eventually got the hang of it (on easy mode).
When I arrived at #thebeachhouse in Venice Beach a couple [...]

San Francisco to Los Angeles on Amtrak

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

I went to San Francisco for the week of MacWorld. It was an interesting experience. I decided to catch the Amtrak down to LA to stay there for about a week.
This is the experience I had traveling on the Amtrak from Emeryville to Bakersfield, and then some of the bus ride from Bakersfield in to [...]

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.