Every year, more than 150,000 people in the broadcast video industry converge on sin city to ooh and aah at the latest cameras, monitors, and broadcast goodies. For the past several years, the migration to all things digital and HD … Read More
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2012 NAB Preview: How Will it Impact Our Work?
Get Started With That New iPad (3, HD, Newer, etc.)
Everywhere except in Southern (Gotta Have It) California, people lined up to be the first on their block (for at least five seconds) to own the latest release of the Apple iPad. Apple is magic at getting people to give … Read More
Formula 1 Using Twitter Effectively & With Purpose
Formula One is known as the most technologically advanced form of motorsport. While people will argue over the type of racing they enjoy, F1 has a remarkable history of making specialized technology common ground. And now, they’re making good use … Read More
Leaping into the New Year
As we push our way into 2012, the coming year is already filled with expectations and variations from the norm. What will you do on February 29? Will you take advantage of the extra three days prior to filing taxes? … Read More
New RedRock Micro Follow Focus Rocks the House!
It’s totally cool that RedRock has delivered an Apple-certified iPhone/iPod touch application specifically for focus automation. And, if you add all of the proper goodies, it’s so James Bond or Jason Bourne, or (pick fave actor or serial adventure star here). … Read More
One user’s positive experience with the Apple iPad
Would I stop using a laptop? Nope. But, the iPad has changed the way I look at computing. The devices have started to fall into different use categories. … Read More
The iPad Redefines How People Use the Internet
Most importantly, we don’t feel like we’re using a computer when we pick up the iPad. It’s more akin to using a television, or – and this sounds silly – like reading a book. Because what the iPad does better than anything I’ve seen in my 30 years of creating software, video, websites and so on – what it does better is share content. And for content creators, ranging from our boutique firm to a major newspaper or magazine, that’s good news. … Read More
Canon EOS 7D a Great Production Tool
It is a fabulous production tool. It also represents a major breakthrough in some respects, but it is not, as some would tell you, a fix-all for video production. … Read More
The Mystique of the Mac, MacWorld Expo, and Evolution.
Each MacWorld Expo was a chance to see Jobs speak, and many of us thought each speech would be the last one. After all, when he returned, he coined the “iCEO” term, meaning he was at that time the interim CEO. He wasn’t planning on staying. In those days, he used to end his presentations with, “oh, and one last thing…” and it would be the show’s bombshell. The big deal. I’ll never forget the 2000 Macworld, when he said, “oh, and one last thing… I like what I’m doing, so I’m going to stay.” … Read More
Two sides of the coin
With the press days at the Los Angeles Auto Show and the San Francisco International Auto Show just past, there’s a lot that’s been on my mind in terms of hardware, on the show floor yes, but more importantly in our own hands. … Read More