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NBC show ‘Conviction’ pilot debuts on iTunes, for free

NBC has released the pilot of it’s new show Conviction at the iTunes Music Store for free. What a great way to build buzz for a show. I’m grabbing it not only because I like the idea, but because my wife is a Law & Order: SVU fan. We may have to hunker over the ...

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New Themes for iMovie HD 6

Sidicom is the first company to release themes for iMovie HD 6: Eye Candy Themes. Four themes are available: Science Lab ($28), Folding Cards ($35), World Cup ($26), and Drop-In ($34); for $10 more, each set can be licensed to up to five users. All of them are available in SD and HD resolutions.

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Which Sci-Fi Crew?

Via Karen, I learned that I would fit right in with the crew of Serenity (though I admit to slightly handicapping my answers to see if I could get on board): You scored as Serenity (Firefly). You like to live your own way and don’t enjoy when anyone but a friend tries to tell you ...

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iMovie HD 6.0.1 Restores cf/x Compatibility

Christian Franz of cf/x reports that iMovie HD 6.0.1 restores compatibility to cf/x plug-ins. I’m happy to report that iMovie 6.0.1 appears to have fixed the incompatibility problems that made iMovie 6 incompatible with our plug-ins (you needed to disable the preview before you could configure our plug-ins). Our tests now show that iMovie 6.0.1 ...

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iLife ’06 Apps Updated

Apple delivered a bug-fix release of nearly all of iLife ’06 today, updating everything except GarageBand. From the update we posted at TidBITS: “Details are still scarce, but Apple claims that iPhoto 6.0.1 (a 13.7 MB download) fixes bugs related to photocasting; viewing thumbnails in large libraries; and ordering cards, calendars, and books. iMovie HD ...

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Kim picks a flower Originally uploaded by Jeff Carlson. I’d like to say that I try not to get into this commercial Hallmark holiday, but I’m too much of a sappy romantic. I’d spend a lot of time as a kid in grade school working on my valentine’s day box, and get all hopeful when ...

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The Coffeehouse Dictionary

Looking for a good primer on the coffee terms that people are slinging at your neighborhood java joint? Check out The Coffeehouse Dictionary.

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High quality at low bit rates – Quicktime Wiki

Fresh HDV points to a valuable tutorial on compressing QuickTime movies with high quality at low bit rates (Quicktime Wiki). Very very useful.

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iMovie audio tracks too deep in GarageBand

Chris Breen at Macworld explains why bringing audio from iMovie to GarageBand can cause the sound to change, and what to do about it: Macworld: Mac 911: iMovie audio tracks too deep in GarageBand.

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How to Reinstall iMovie HD 5

Is iMovie HD 6 not working out for you? Bruce passes along a tip for how to reinstall iMovie HD 5 if you’ve already upgraded to iLife ’06. Don’t forget to rename your iMovie application first. You think it would be as easy as running the iLife ’05 installer and doing a custom install for ...

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