As previously posted on this blog, RED has announced a new camera at NAB this year, codenamed “Scarlet”. I wanted to take some time to talk about the impact I think it’s going to have on the indie filmmaking landscape in the next few years. one thing I can say right off the bat [...]
Category Archives: Borderline_GEEK
The Coolest Thing you can do with a Wiimote, hands down.
April 15, 2008 – 1:21 am
I can’t even begin to describe how cool this is.
NAB Report: RED Announces New Cameras
April 15, 2008 – 12:41 am
Camera Company RED announced some pretty awesome stuff today at NAB. Details after the jump.
Standing Behind Your Product Means Admitting When You Are Wrong
April 14, 2008 – 11:59 pm
A Case Study.I will tell a brief story about my experience dealing with one of the world’s largest router suppliers, and making a large investment in the technology. – I am telling this story because this is the corporate attitude, this is how corporations think, act, and behave in large part – this describes the [...]
$400 Dollar Hackintosh?
April 14, 2008 – 3:10 pm
Computing company Psystar has announced it’s new “OpenMac” product, an unofficial PC tower which will run Leopard out of the box. The price point is certainly tempting, but one has to wonder if it’s worth it given the non-sanctioned approach that they are taking here. After all, if you do run into problems Apple is [...]
The Fear of Free Part 1: Corporations and Open-Source Software.
April 12, 2008 – 1:08 am
Martha froze as she drew her finger back slowly from the keyboard … what was this, no registration required? – as short shivers ran down her back she though “I can’t believe it!” All her life Martha had been bombarded by offers for ‘enhancement’ drugs, free shipping, and diet pills. She had punched the [...]
How Many Beers Fit in That Computer?
April 10, 2008 – 1:14 am
Today on this blog I will sadly admit something about my work history, during college, I worked for the Geek Squad - I was a shameful corporate pawn, but this post isn’t about that, it’s about the lessons I learned while dealing with 40 - 50 ‘users’ a day.
When you ask [...]
Inaugural Fuzz of the Week: Zend
April 10, 2008 – 1:09 am
Each week in this column, I’ll be highlighting a cool company or product from the technology world and awarding it with our “Fuzz of the week”. To start things off right in our inaugural post let’s jump right in.
My weekly fuzz this week is directed at Zend “The PHP Company”. Hit up [...]
Yahoo-AOL Merger?
April 9, 2008 – 10:14 am
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Yahoo and AOL are in talks for a possible merger. As the article mentions, this could really throw a big ‘ol monkey wrench in Microsoft’s plans to acquire Yahoo. One of the bigger stories for bloggers is buried a couple of paragraphs into the article: Yahoo [...]
Space Shuttle: Old but still cool.
March 28, 2008 – 6:32 pm
It is easy to forget just how awesome the Space Shuttle is now that it is such an aging part of the space program. This video follows a Shuttle launch and then shows the view from one of the solid booster rockets from separation all the way back down [...]
