In the last video I shared thoughts about converting old videotapes to a digital format. I mentioned the importance of Bit Rate (or Data Rate) if you plan on using those old videos for editing or to share with your audience. If you’re just converting old tapes to watch at home, then you can pay […]
In our last video I shared thoughts to help folks plan on converting their old videotapes to a digital format. If you’re just viewing at home that’s one thing but if you plan on re-purposing old videos of you teaching, presenting, speaking into new promo videos, online classes, clips for workshops, etc then you will […]
Maybe you have a bunch of videotapes of you teaching or leading a workshop that you want to see again – or even use as part of an online class, or to promote your brand, your business. You might want to use parts of old video on YouTube, Facebook, or LinkedIn. Most people automatically think […]
Here’s a good collection of some useful iPhone settings – knew about most of these but to have them all in one place is helpful. “24 hidden iPhone settings you should know about” from the folks at Popular Science
From CES 2018 (Consumer Electronics Show) held in Las Vegas there is always new and innovative technology on show. One of these that caught my eye this week is called Enhancia. It’s a ring you wear on your finger, that is connected to a hub that integrates with an electronic instrument, like an electronic keyboard. The musician can move their hand with the ring on it to affect the musical notes they’re playing. See the video for a sample where you can see the keyboard player moves the ring to cause vibrato in the notes. Pretty amazing stuff – the company announced they will launch a Kickstarter campaign this Spring with an estimated price of $250-$400 US.
Since there’s lots of looking back with the end of one year and the start of another I thought it would be interesting to look back a decade ago and share the (shocking to me) growth of people around the world using the internet. According to Internet World Stats – just a decade ago, in […]
An insightful article by Walt Mossberg shares thoughts about the challenges of the battery in our SmartPhones. As we expect more from our mobile devices he shares how the battery technology is perhaps the component that needs updating. 
For those who have youngsters around tonight – or who are young at heart we have two websites to help track Santa Claus on his annual trek around the globe! In fact with the international time zones I just checked and Santa is already busy over Armenia heading to Russia. https://www.noradsanta.org https://santatracker.google.com/tracker.html
I have a friend who’s immersed in Educational applications of Technology. He shared this good post to help students determine if a post or article is “Fake News” or has merit as truth. This would be valuable for a lot of us adults as well. You can read the article by clicking on the link above or visit: http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2017/12/some-useful-tips-to-help-students-spot.html
To update the software for your hardware, like cameras or even DVD Players, etc – something called Firmware – companies either have you update the camera directly or provide
software you download onto your computer and then connect that device to your computer for updating your device. According to an aritlce on Petapixel.com this week – a security expert cautions folks with Sony cameras about the potential security risks that are inherent with the way Sony’s camera firmware updater might affect your computer.