Heath & Ford now IMAP Compliant

Posted on 31. Aug, 2010 by Philip in Web design

Interesting job for Risk Management and Compliance firm Heath and Ford.
Mostly mobile, David Butters insisted on trialling Google service IMAP for his email. This service costs $50 per address but give full IMAP configuration for email on his domain. Sent folders and inbox are automatically synchronised on all devices.

Big Trousers can configure Google IMAP for any domain giving small business the services of a dedicated email server but with Google’s SPAM protection and “cloud” service backup and audit trail.

AcePlus consortium website goes live

Posted on 18. Aug, 2010 by Philip in News, Web design

Great work by all in the consortium. Everyone involved has taken to uploading of course details via the WordPress backend. Thanks to Kathy Jacka for keeping this group together online.

The new site uses the new features of the Google Maps API to show training venues by map view and Street view.
Check it out now at aceplus.org.au

The new home of Big Trousers

Posted on 14. Aug, 2010 by Philip in Big Trousers News

Just thought I would post an early warning that we are on the move. The old shop in Essex Street has served us well but we are on an expansion drive. The new place is a warehouse conversion 9 Bute Street Seddon.

Full 5 metre high photographic studio and large office floor is a bonus. We will be getting this building up to speed over the next month.

HTML5 video for WordPress

Posted on 04. Jun, 2010 by Philip in Apple, Digital imaging, Video, Web design

We are currently testing HTML5 video for WordPress with a view to supporting the explosion of interest in the new iPad from Apple. So here goes…
Only works currently in Webkit browsers (Safari etc). Firefox support not yet available here but is possible.

Here is the embedded Flash version.

Apple now second most valuable Company

Posted on 27. May, 2010 by Philip in Apple

Apple shot ahead of Microsoft in market capitalisation yesterday to become the second largest company behind Exon-Mobil.
The trend continues as investors see the value long term in Apple stock given growth in the iPhone, iPad tablet business. Apple is now worth 222 Billion Dollars, Microsoft….219 Billion.

Japara Neighbourhood House gets online

Posted on 20. Apr, 2010 by Philip in Big Trousers News, Web design

After a very long wait for staff changes and committee approval the new website for Japara Neighbourhood House has gone live.
Features a CMS for event calendar

Apple iPad Australian delivery delay

Posted on 15. Apr, 2010 by Philip in Apple, Hardware


Apple has issued an advisory that iPad delivery will be delayed into Australia and all other markets due to stronger than anticipated demand in North America. While this is not good news it is not uncommon for Apple to look after it’s main market first. iPhone was released a full 12 months later here that the US market and most Mac releases have been met with supply constraints from time to time.
While we believe iPad will revolutionise the way we do business in the mobile space the delay is only minor and was in fact predicted by us all along. This means the iPad has been the runaway success we assumed and we will just have to wait.
A delay of one month should hopefully see shipment of stock to meet demand here in Australia.
Read the note from Apple here.

New Canon 5D Mk11 video rig

Posted on 06. Apr, 2010 by Philip in Digital imaging, Hardware, Photography

I have finally assembled the components required to make better use of the Canon 5D Mk11 video capture. This set up should allow greater stability, better focus action and view and a way better solution than just mounting on my stills tripod. I am looking forward to testing on some unsuspecting children.
What I am hoping to achieve is a shallow focus, Cinema style look in High Definition primarly for web.
After much research and a few fitting trials I have started with:

  • Manfrotto Pro Tripod ART 535 with 501HDV head
  • Canon 5D Mk11 body
  • Canon 17-40mm wide zoom
  • Canon 70-200mm tele zoom
  • Zacuto Z-Finder
  • D-Focus follow focus
  • indiRAILSpro DSLR
  • Lee Filter hood and ND grad set
  • Also around but not in shot, Delkin Fat Gecko Dual Suction Cup Camera/Mount

Timor Adventures

Posted on 05. Apr, 2010 by Philip in Big Trousers News, Web design

If you are looking for a trip with a difference perhaps East Timor by motorbike is your answer. Shirley and David Carlos run Timor Adventures as a small operation a few times a year guiding small groups through East Timor by motorcycle. Their new website has just gone live and includes pictures of the areas of the country their tour covers.

Ride the Worlds Newest Nation here.

Andy Steward, Forge Designs gets off the ground

Posted on 25. Mar, 2010 by Philip in Big Trousers News, Web design

After a few years messing around we get a site running on WordPress for Andy Steward.
Early days but up and about is good. Check out his new site.

Fusion Digital Print Benalla go live

Posted on 24. Mar, 2010 by Philip in Big Trousers News, Web design

After many months of strategy and design, Fusion Digital Print of Bennalla now have a new website complete with and uploader for client file.
We wish them well and hope their new site we have provided serves them well.

Fusion Digital Print

HD Video workflow

Posted on 18. Mar, 2010 by Philip in Big Trousers News, Digital imaging, Hardware, Photography, Software, Video


Bruce from benallaonline.com.au gets up to speed with HD video.
Includes 24 inch iMac, Canon 7D DSLR shooting 1080p video, loaded to Aperture 3 and edited in iMovie. Export at 720p and embedded from Vimeo upload.

Testing HD and the Zacuto Z-Finder

Posted on 06. Mar, 2010 by Philip in Digital imaging, Hardware

It rain and it rained big…
So the Zacuto Z-Finder attached to the Canon 5D Mk11 has proved to be the pivotal device for using the DSLR as a video shoot platform. Great stability is generated by using this device alone, but I now know why I need a lanyard on it. More later..

Keynote on auto schedule shutdown-startup

Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by Philip in Apple, Big Trousers News, Digital imaging, Hardware, Software, Video

A very recent installation job nearly went pear shaped when a new “feature” in iWork 09 Keynote stopped us from scheduling a shutdown of a kiosk style big screen sideshow on 3 screens.

The job is a display of news and coming events on 3 big screens for The West Footscray Neighborhood House. The screens run separate keynote presentations containing HD video and slideshows all with audio in 3 different locations within the center complex. Three Mac mini’s run the program files in full HD resolution and they could not be more happy with the quality of the presentations.

There were a number of hurdles to overcome however and in the interests of others trying to achieve the same result we will list solutions to some of the problems we encountered.

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Sick Australia site goes up, taste in T-Shirt design goes down.

Posted on 18. Feb, 2010 by Philip in Big Trousers News, Web design

We made live the new site built for Fang and Dome from Sick Australia T-Shirts.
Jean-Luc is the guy with the designs and is probably better known for his work on the comic Modern Gentleman, the movie Cannibal Suburbia, and his own movie productions.
A talented man with a warped mind..bring it on JL !

sickaustralia.com.au

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