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I received an email from a happy client today. Steve lives in Palm Springs and saw my landscape images online after spotting my website. After some discussion he ordered a print and had it delivered with the intention of getting a custom frame. Good to see it framed and up on the wall. Thanks for [...]

This pic from Apples’ booth at NAB is a little over the top for most of us. According to Think Secret: Apple Inc.’s presence at the National Association of Broadcasters conference this week includes a mind-boggling on-site server demonstration comprised of 130 Xserve components and over 3 miles of fiber optic cable. Very impressive but [...]

All all happens at 7.oo AM.

I got my beta invitation to Joost today and for those not aware Joost is an internet TV service that works a little like free cable TV for your computer. The content and channel selection is interesting and predictably of a standard inferior to “free to air” traditional TV. Having said that my 9 year [...]

Having read about the details regarding Apple Final Cut Studio 2 and looking at some of the video online I have to say it was a surprise that this suite has moved so quickly to embrace new controls and new formats. The impressive videos including the Cohen brothers talk about “Color” shows the new color [...]

During todays part of the ongoing renovation of Big Trousers headquarters, a slight disconnection of the gas main was created. They cut through the pipe. The emergency gas crew were called an within an hour they had two more trucks and were digging up bitumen. Something we were trying to avoid when removing existing concrete [...]

Jen Hawley of Siren music rang the other day after having inadvertently deleted a piece recored through Logic Pro on her MacBook. It was a classical piano piece recorded some weeks ago and when it was not found on the Firewire back up she wondered if it was still on the local drive. It turned [...]

After many years as the token Windows geek in a medium sized firm of Electrical component manufacturers my brother has taken delivery of a new MacBook. For very good reasons Relay Monitoring Systems has run on a network of PC’s kept in secure harmony under the gaze of my little brother. AutoCad and advanced networking [...]

I just wanted to see if my little Ava would fit on the page here. Not quite.

So you may notice my little Twitter window in the sidebar and wonder what all that is about. I will attempt to explain. In the current climate of SMS messaging and IM using AIM or MSN, Twitter has emerged as an addictive web based SMS style mini blog tool. You can subscribe to other peoples’ [...]

So it looks like there are 4 processor options now. Dual quad core “Clovertown” Xeon, Quad 2.0 GHz, Quad 2.66 GHz, Quad 3.0 GHz all “Woodcrest” Xeon. Standard feature is the 2.66 GHz Quad, the 8 core adds a whopping $2400 to the price and the 3.0 GHz Quad adds $1300. Start adding multiple 750 [...]

Finally the worst kept secret is out. When there is a box to check online for this puppy it will have my name on it. They are currently online in Australia but not in the online store. Opt for the 8-core Mac Pro and you get the power of two Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Clovertown” processors [...]

Turns out the deal includes a higher price download free of DRM but at twice the quality encoding (265 kbs AAC). Also Apple will offer all albums at this new quality but offer both the new and the old for single downloads. I think that EMI are assuming that the higher quality and subsequent larger [...]

It looks like EMI have come to the conclusion that Digital Rights management is getting in the way of their long term profitability. About time too I say. From the Wall Street Journal In a major break with the music industry’s longstanding antipiracy strategy, EMI Group PLC is set to announce today that it plans [...]

This article from Daniel Eran on the capability of Apple TV in relation to 5.1 audio is lengthy and concise. Thanks to Merlin Mann who has a vested interest in the technology working properly now and who is in opposition to the Scott Bourne’s of the podcast world. I think Merlin or Ze Frank could [...]