An afternoon of fun, NFL football, and the Canon 7D DSLR By John Virata
This past weekend we were able to spend an afternoon with the Canon folks at the San Diego Chargers/Philadelphia Eagles NFL football game in beautiful San Diego California to attain some first impressions on the new Canon 7D DSLR. Canon invited several journalists to shoot with the Canon 7D and Digital Rebel T1i.
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Kaspersky Lab's Peter Beardmore talks anti-virus and the Mac OS By John Virata
Kaspersky, developers of anti-virus and security software has just released a version of its anti-virus software for the Macintosh operating system. While the Mac OS is targeted by malware and virus writers significantly less than Microsoft's Windows OS, it still gets attacked, just on a much smaller scale. Digital Media Net spoke with Peter Beardmore, senior product marketing manager, Kaspersky Lab, about viruses, malware, and the Mac OS.
...Read More »
First day with Windows 7 By John Virata
Windows 7 is here and not a moment too soon. Microsoft's two-and-a-half year old operating system is a dog, and will hopefully be put to pasture. After many years of development, Windows 7 shipped October 22, and after a full day of using Windows 7 Professional, I have to admit I am really liking what I have seen so far.
...Read More »
Working on the Mac OS X Desktop By Paul McFedries
When you start your Mac and log on to your user account, the first thing you will see is the Mac OS X desktop, which takes up the entire screen as shown in Figure 1.1. The default desktop is fairly sparse with only the Dock at the bottom of the screen and the menu bar at the top.
...Read More »
Insider #129 -- The OS Wars By Miles Weston
It's usually so easy to knock Microsoft for this, that, darned near everything. But they finally seem to have all the troops marching in the same direction. Win 7 looks darn solid. They've got corporate and individual OS solutions and apps (ok so some Texan judge said no but...) Apple likes them a lot better than the guy from the cloud company. Microsoft and Apple think Chrome is a little overblown...totally eliminating malware? Naw!!!! And MS offers a tech support phone number. They know this is a battle they can not lose
...Read More »
Free Apps that make your Mac go Zing! By Matthew David
There is a lot of noise about the apps you can get for your iPhone. But what about the Mac, the system that got most Cocoa developers excited? Well, you are in luck. There are thousands of applications for the Macintosh. Some of the best are small and free. In this article you will get review the best of the free applications on the market.
...Read More »
Elemental Accelerator showcased at SIGGRAPH 2009
At SIGGRAPH 2009, the Elemental Accelerator 2.0 plug-in for NVIDIA Quadro graphics cards can be seen at PNY Booth #2017. It was also announced that Hewlett Packard's HP Z workstations have been outfitted with the CUDA based plug-in to enhance and speed up processes in Adobe Premiere Pro CS4.
...Read More »
E3 gets bonus life By John Haley
"E3 is BACK!" Those are the spoken words from several of the people who were also visiting/reporting on the show. For me it was my very first Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), and boy was it a high powered show! Thousands of people from all over came to check out the hottest new games and gadgets, also to get the first hands on experience while the game is still in the beta stages.
...Read More »
Verbatim CEO Randy Queen:The future of removable media By John Virata
Verbatim just celebrated its 40th year in the removable storage market and a lot has changed in those 40 years, even in the last 10 years. Verbatim CEO Randy Queen speaks on the future of removable storage, where he sees it going, and what to expect.
...Read More »
Google Street View Continues to Raise Privacy Concerns By Brian Cooper
Google Street View, a Google Maps feature that lets users see images of streets and the surrounding areas, continues to generate controversy. Since its launch in May 2007, the feature has prompted questions about whether it constitutes an invasion of privacy, complaints about inappropriate images, and even a lawsuit.
...Read More »
Verbatim wireless mouse By Ko Maruyama
While you may be enjoying the new frustration of the recently released MacBook and MacBook Pro track pads, you may want to reach for a fullsized mouse instead. The new wireless notebook laser mouse from Verbatim offers a comfortable alternative to scratching and clicking at your new Mac laptop.
...Read More »
The Great After Effects Mac/Windows Smackdown: CS4 Edition By Kevin Schmitt
Last summer I got curious. With the advent of Intel Macs, Boot Camp, and Universal builds of After Effects, for the first time it was possible to forget about all the Intel vs. PowerPC benchmarks that had been run to that point and effectively remove hardware from the equation, focusing solely on the OS and how well AE was tuned to it. XP took the prize back then, but I'm curious again, and with Mac OS X Leopard, 64-bit Vista, and After Effects CS4 at my disposal, it's time to find out where things stand today.
...Read More »
How the iPhone is Cloud Computing's Killer App By Matthew David
The iPhone has changed how the mobile phone market is viewed. More importantly, the iPhone applications are changing how customers interact with their data, documents and files. In this article, you will see how the iPhone is the tool that is exposing the potential of Cloud Computing to the masses and is converting this new technology to a mainstream solution.
...Read More »
File sharing for Creative Developers: Top 5 issues By Daniel Frank
The move to digital photography has created both opportunities and challenges for photographers. While there is now the possibility to present clients with greater choice and selection due to the reduced cost of shooting digital, photographers must grapple with how to deliver and manage ever increasing numbers of large files. This article gives a quick overview of the key issues that photographers need to address when deciding how best to share files online with their clients.
...Read More »
SIGGRAPH 2008 Wrap-up: 3D Apps get updates By Jon Carroll
SIGGRAPH 2008 occupied most of the main convention center floor of the Los Angeles convention center, with 230 companies exhibiting and a reported 28,400 attendees. Covering everything, even with an army of writers, is still difficult- but here's a summary of select vendors at SIGGRAPH.
...Read More »
Content Insider #107 - The Perfect Storm By Miles Weston
The Internet, Web 2.0 and our relentless need to express ourselves has created a growing volume of content. The challenge is where do we store it? Why should we store it? Does anyone really care about it?
...Read More »
Lenovo shows W700 workstation class ThinkPad with built-in digitizer at SIGGRAPH 2008 By John Virata
One thing about the notebook workstation market that tends to stand out every time Intel or AMD releases a new CPU is the seemingly lack of innovation. Manufacturers talk about graphics chipsets and processing power, but usually that is the gist of the innovation. Sure there may be other new features, but these usually don't change the game. At SIGGRAPH 2008, Lenovo introduced what can arguably be described as the most innovative workstation-class notebook computer of the year, if not the last several years.
...Read More »
Frantic Films VFX Embarks on New Line's "Journey to the Center of the Earth"
Award-winning VFX studio Frantic Films VFX, a division of Prime Focus Group, recently served as a lead visual effects provider for the forthcoming stereoscopic feature film, Journey to the Center of the Earth, produced by Walden Media and New Line Cinema. Based on the Jules Verne classic of the same name, the movie is directed by Academy Award-winning visual effects veteran Eric Brevig. The 3D film is slated for U.S. release on July 11, 2008.
...Read More »
Wading through the iPhone 3G hype machine By Matthew David
It has been almost a year to the day that I purchased my first iPhone, or iPhone 1.0. Yes, I was caught paying the hefty sticker of $599, caught using AT&Ts slow EDGE network and, yes, caught in the frenzy only Apple is capable of building. In other words, I was caught hook, line and sinker.
...Read More »
3Ware Sidecar By Ko Maruyama
The sidecar RAID from 3Ware isn't new gear featured at NAB this year, but with the advent of more and more high definition resources and 2K+ video, every Mac editor and/or compositor will have to look at the different solutions available to store and access all of those gigantor elements. It's not just about storage, its about bandwidth too.
...Read More »
Bluetooth headsets have become more and more popular throughout the years and now more and more cell phones have been able to take advantage of this technology. In this review we'll be looking at a brand new Bluetooth headset from iTech, the SolarVoice 908, one of the first solar charging headsets on the market.
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Thank goodness you're a pack rat! You know, have to grab, keep everything that flies by...ok everything except that report or news item or YouTube yuck you saw last week and now desperately need. Can't find it it save your behind. And still you don't have enough storage...there are new worlds to conquer, new worlds to destroy or take home with you. Don't worry Flash will always be there for you Dale!!!!
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On this Veteran's Day 2009, as we honor those who served and gave their lives for America, there are stories about man's best friend being told by those who fought alongside their "War Dogs of the Pacific." Most Americans have no idea that dogs were trained to sniff out the enemy during World War II, 549 to be exact fought with the U.S. Marines on Guam, Saipan, and other battlegrounds of the Pacific Theater.
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Did you hear? Microsoft is releasing a new version of Windows - should you buy it? Windows 7 is here. In this article you will find out if Windows 7 is worth the wait and whether or not you should upgrade. Or is Windows 7 just another Vista?
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An afternoon of fun, NFL football, and the Canon 7D DSLR
This past weekend we were able to spend an afternoon with the Canon folks at the San Diego Chargers/Philadelphia Eagles NFL football game in beautiful San Diego California to attain some first impressions on the new Canon 7D DSLR. Canon invited several journalists to shoot with the Canon 7D and Digital Rebel T1i.
...Read More »
Kaspersky Lab's Peter Beardmore talks anti-virus and the Mac OS
Kaspersky, developers of anti-virus and security software has just released a version of its anti-virus software for the Macintosh operating system. While the Mac OS is targeted by malware and virus writers significantly less than Microsoft's Windows OS, it still gets attacked, just on a much smaller scale. Digital Media Net spoke with Peter Beardmore, senior product marketing manager, Kaspersky Lab, about viruses, malware, and the Mac OS.
...Read More »
First day with Windows 7
Windows 7 is here and not a moment too soon. Microsoft's two-and-a-half year old operating system is a dog, and will hopefully be put to pasture. After many years of development, Windows 7 shipped October 22, and after a full day of using Windows 7 Professional, I have to admit I am really liking what I have seen so far.
...Read More »
Working on the Mac OS X Desktop
When you start your Mac and log on to your user account, the first thing you will see is the Mac OS X desktop, which takes up the entire screen as shown in Figure 1.1. The default desktop is fairly sparse with only the Dock at the bottom of the screen and the menu bar at the top.
...Read More »
Insider #129 -- The OS Wars
It's usually so easy to knock Microsoft for this, that, darned near everything. But they finally seem to have all the troops marching in the same direction. Win 7 looks darn solid. They've got corporate and individual OS solutions and apps (ok so some Texan judge said no but...) Apple likes them a lot better than the guy from the cloud company. Microsoft and Apple think Chrome is a little overblown...totally eliminating malware? Naw!!!! And MS offers a tech support phone number. They know this is a battle they can not lose
...Read More »
Free Apps that make your Mac go Zing!
There is a lot of noise about the apps you can get for your iPhone. But what about the Mac, the system that got most Cocoa developers excited? Well, you are in luck. There are thousands of applications for the Macintosh. Some of the best are small and free. In this article you will get review the best of the free applications on the market.
...Read More »
Elemental Accelerator showcased at SIGGRAPH 2009
At SIGGRAPH 2009, the Elemental Accelerator 2.0 plug-in for NVIDIA Quadro graphics cards can be seen at PNY Booth #2017. It was also announced that Hewlett Packard's HP Z workstations have been outfitted with the CUDA based plug-in to enhance and speed up processes in Adobe Premiere Pro CS4.
...Read More »
E3 gets bonus life
"E3 is BACK!" Those are the spoken words from several of the people who were also visiting/reporting on the show. For me it was my very first Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), and boy was it a high powered show! Thousands of people from all over came to check out the hottest new games and gadgets, also to get the first hands on experience while the game is still in the beta stages.
...Read More »
Verbatim CEO Randy Queen:The future of removable media
Verbatim just celebrated its 40th year in the removable storage market and a lot has changed in those 40 years, even in the last 10 years. Verbatim CEO Randy Queen speaks on the future of removable storage, where he sees it going, and what to expect.
...Read More »
Google Street View Continues to Raise Privacy Concerns
Google Street View, a Google Maps feature that lets users see images of streets and the surrounding areas, continues to generate controversy. Since its launch in May 2007, the feature has prompted questions about whether it constitutes an invasion of privacy, complaints about inappropriate images, and even a lawsuit.
...Read More »
Verbatim wireless mouse
While you may be enjoying the new frustration of the recently released MacBook and MacBook Pro track pads, you may want to reach for a fullsized mouse instead. The new wireless notebook laser mouse from Verbatim offers a comfortable alternative to scratching and clicking at your new Mac laptop.
...Read More »
The Great After Effects Mac/Windows Smackdown: CS4 Edition
Last summer I got curious. With the advent of Intel Macs, Boot Camp, and Universal builds of After Effects, for the first time it was possible to forget about all the Intel vs. PowerPC benchmarks that had been run to that point and effectively remove hardware from the equation, focusing solely on the OS and how well AE was tuned to it. XP took the prize back then, but I'm curious again, and with Mac OS X Leopard, 64-bit Vista, and After Effects CS4 at my disposal, it's time to find out where things stand today.
...Read More »
How the iPhone is Cloud Computing's Killer App
The iPhone has changed how the mobile phone market is viewed. More importantly, the iPhone applications are changing how customers interact with their data, documents and files. In this article, you will see how the iPhone is the tool that is exposing the potential of Cloud Computing to the masses and is converting this new technology to a mainstream solution.
...Read More »
File sharing for Creative Developers: Top 5 issues
The move to digital photography has created both opportunities and challenges for photographers. While there is now the possibility to present clients with greater choice and selection due to the reduced cost of shooting digital, photographers must grapple with how to deliver and manage ever increasing numbers of large files. This article gives a quick overview of the key issues that photographers need to address when deciding how best to share files online with their clients.
...Read More »
SIGGRAPH 2008 Wrap-up: 3D Apps get updates
SIGGRAPH 2008 occupied most of the main convention center floor of the Los Angeles convention center, with 230 companies exhibiting and a reported 28,400 attendees. Covering everything, even with an army of writers, is still difficult- but here's a summary of select vendors at SIGGRAPH.
...Read More »
Content Insider #107 - The Perfect Storm
The Internet, Web 2.0 and our relentless need to express ourselves has created a growing volume of content. The challenge is where do we store it? Why should we store it? Does anyone really care about it?
...Read More »
Lenovo shows W700 workstation class ThinkPad with built-in digitizer at SIGGRAPH 2008
One thing about the notebook workstation market that tends to stand out every time Intel or AMD releases a new CPU is the seemingly lack of innovation. Manufacturers talk about graphics chipsets and processing power, but usually that is the gist of the innovation. Sure there may be other new features, but these usually don't change the game. At SIGGRAPH 2008, Lenovo introduced what can arguably be described as the most innovative workstation-class notebook computer of the year, if not the last several years.
...Read More »
Frantic Films VFX Embarks on New Line's "Journey to the Center of the Earth"
Award-winning VFX studio Frantic Films VFX, a division of Prime Focus Group, recently served as a lead visual effects provider for the forthcoming stereoscopic feature film, Journey to the Center of the Earth, produced by Walden Media and New Line Cinema. Based on the Jules Verne classic of the same name, the movie is directed by Academy Award-winning visual effects veteran Eric Brevig. The 3D film is slated for U.S. release on July 11, 2008.
...Read More »
Wading through the iPhone 3G hype machine
It has been almost a year to the day that I purchased my first iPhone, or iPhone 1.0. Yes, I was caught paying the hefty sticker of $599, caught using AT&Ts slow EDGE network and, yes, caught in the frenzy only Apple is capable of building. In other words, I was caught hook, line and sinker.
...Read More »
3Ware Sidecar
The sidecar RAID from 3Ware isn't new gear featured at NAB this year, but with the advent of more and more high definition resources and 2K+ video, every Mac editor and/or compositor will have to look at the different solutions available to store and access all of those gigantor elements. It's not just about storage, its about bandwidth too.
...Read More »
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