Month: March 2007

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Battlestar Galactica Videomaker Toolkit

I’m late to the new BG series, catching up with the help of Netflix and what little spare time I have right now. It’s a compelling show, with amazing special effects and good writing. Now, the producers have created the Battlestar Galactica Videomaker Toolkit, a collection of video and audio clips from the show that ...

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Canon TX-1 Hybrid HD Camcorder

When Canon announced its $500 PowerShot TX-1 recently, I was skeptical. It’s a tiny camera, about the size of my old S200 still camera, that can take 7.1 megapixel still images and also capture 720p HD footage. We’ve seen similar attempts (like the Sanyo Xacti) that haven’t been impressive in real life. Well, Gizmodo is ...

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Espressomap

Oooooh: espressomap is a simple site that uses Google Maps to identify excellent espresso venues in North America. Type your zip code to find out what’s near you!

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What Kind of Coffee Are You?

My friend Karen pointed me to What Kind of Coffee Are You? No surprise: You Are an Espresso At your best, you are: straight shooting, ambitious, and energetic. At your worst, you are: anxious and high strung. You drink coffee when: anytime you’re not sleeping. Your caffeine addiction level: high. What Kind of Coffee Are ...

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My Macworld Expo Session Online

At Macworld Expo in January, I delivered a session called “Graduate from iMovie to Final Cut Pro” as part of the Users Conference track. I thought it went pretty well, especially since public speaking doesn’t come naturally to me, but I’m working on it. As I was leaving, one man asked if the presentation would ...

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Cinematize 2 Pro review at Macworld.com

Macworld has published my review of Cinematize 2 Pro, a utility for extracting video and audio content from a DVD. The non-pro version also extracts content, but without as many options, such as subtitle extraction (in a variety of formats). Click here to read the full review. When you burn a DVD from an application ...