04.02.08
Posted in Announcements, Media, News, Pictures, Resources, Tech at 1:03 am by Administrator
I still remember the day my cousin had his first daughter back in 1997. Everyone gathered to celebrate the birth of their baby. I can always replay the scene in my head, almost like watching a video recording. It has been ten years and counting, as my cousin’s daughter grows up, technology changes much more rapidly. In 1997, digital camera and digital camcorder were still out of reach for many. A sub-megapixel digital camera carried a price tag over one-thousand dollars. Digital camcorder cost even a lot more. We were still using film camera and Hi-8 Video Camcorder back then. These days, we can go to the store and buy a much better digital camera for as low as one-hundred dollars. For three-hundred dollars we can get a great point-and-shoot digital camera. Similarly, we can get a digital video camera for under three-hundred dollars.
Let’s talk about Digital Camera for now, we’ll get to Digital Video Camera later on different posts.
Imagine having a frame filled with pictures of your baby’s first 30 days and another frame filled with weekly picture of your baby’s first year. You can see the growth and changes of the baby in these two frames. That means you have to take a lot of pictures of your baby on daily basis for the first thirty-days, and the first fifty-two-weeks. It is much easier to take tons of pictures using digital camera than the film camera. You can take as many pictures as you want using digital camera without having to worry about wasting the film by taking bad pictures. In addition to that you can instantly take a look at the picture you just took in the digital camera. So, don’t be afraid to take pictures of your baby.
Let’s talk about the digital camera. You might want to get a reasonably compact and fast point-and-shoot digital camera. You want to have the camera handy whenever you want and need to take the picture of your baby. Newborn babies are unpredictable, well, mostly they either sleep or cry. The point is, you need a camera that is easy to carry and use, such as Canon PowerShot SD1100IS, PowerShot SD750, or PowerShot SD850. I have used all three canon cameras and really happy with all of them. My personal favorite is the PowerShot SD850. If yo have not bought any digital camera, please go to the nearest store and test drive these cameras first before you bought one. There are plenty of digital camera brands and models, so take your time to choose one.
If you want to take great picture of your baby, consider getting a second digital camera; a better one if you can spare some change. A Digital SLR Camera can take pictures rapidly, and in general can capture pictures better. Digital SLR Camera is a lot more affordable today. You can get Canon Digital Rebel XT for under $500 at Amazon.com; that includes the body and one lens ($459.95 - April 1st, 2008).
Realistically, you won’t have that much time to think about taking pictures of your new baby, because your attentions will be focused on the baby’s need. It is not going to be easy. We’ll get to that in the second part of Being Digital for New Parents: Digital Camera.
UPDATE:
I changed the selection of camera from PowerShot SD1000 to PowerShot SD1100IS because I have recently tested one. PowerShot SD1100IS comes with Image Stabilization, and I really recommend it over PowerShot SD1000. Of course PowerShot SD1100IS costs more than PowerShot SD1000.
For your reference:
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03.07.08
Posted in AVCHD, Announcements, Apple, Applications, Apps, Cat, Entertainment, Leopard, Mac OS X, MacBook, Media, Movies, News, Pictures, Resources, Reviews, TV, Tech, iMovie at 10:32 pm by Administrator
UPDATE:
Panasonic HDC-SD9: The Trouble with Mac OS X
Another video, with audio intact. Imported using Final Cut Pro 6.0.2.
Panasonic HDC-SD9 video sample:
- Recording Mode: HA1920
- 24p Digital Cinema mode
- Imported using Final Cut Pro 6.0.2
- H.264 @ 1920 x 1080
- 10.80 mbits/s
- 27 seconds
- 35.4 MB
- Done on 15-inch MacBook Pro Core Duo 2.0GHz, Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.2
Final Cut Pro is having trouble playing/importing when the video is recorded with “24p Digital Cinema” mode turned off.
UPDATE:
For some reasons, Final Cut Pro imported the video and speed it up a little bit. The original video runs about 40 seconds, while the imported video runs about 28 seconds. It is clear that Final Cut Pro does not fully understand the recording mode from this camera.
WARNING! THIS MOVIE FILE MIGHT NOT PLAY IN YOUR BROWSER DUE TO ITS RESOLUTIONS.
Right-click, then save as. Because it is going to take a long time to buffer.
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Posted in Announcements, Cat, Media, News, Pictures, Resources, Tech at 12:22 pm by Administrator
Continuing the coverage on cats, I proudly present the latest picture of Meatloaf T. Cat.
Taken using Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT with EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 lens.
Click picture for higher resolution picture.
©2008 Very G. & 37prime.com
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03.04.08
Posted in Announcements, Cat, Media, News, Pictures, Resources, Tech at 1:15 am by Administrator
I am proud of these two pictures, and I have posted them before. If you’re a Flickr user, and you like these two pictures, pleas add them as your favorites.
These pictures were taken using Sony CyberShot DSC-T7.
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03.03.08
Posted in Announcements, Apple, Applications, Apps, Leopard, Mac OS X, Media, News, Pictures, Resources, Tech at 1:55 pm by Administrator
Aperture 2.0.1 - 43.9MB
Aperture 2.0.1 addresses issues related to performance and overall stability. It also fixes a number of other minor issues. This update is recommended for all Aperture users. For more information, go to: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1083
Apple ID and Aperture 2 Serial Number is required.
GarageBand 4.1.2 - 19.1MB
This update improves overall stability and addresses issues with the automation of software instrument parameters, FireWire and USB based audio devices and Magic GarageBand.
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02.26.08
Posted in Announcements, Apple, Applications, Apps, Entertainment, Leopard, Mac OS X, Media, Movies, Music, News, Pictures, Resources, Security, TV, Tech, Vista, Windows, iPhone, iPod, iTunes at 12:39 pm by Administrator
Apple releases iPhone and iPod touch Software 1.1.4 today.
The iPhone Software 1.1.4 weighs in on 162.1MB, exactly the same with iPhone Software 1.1.3 file size.
I’m updating my iPhone right now. I don’t have an iPod touch, so Apple, please send me one. :-p
to be continued.
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02.21.08
Posted in Announcements, Apple, Applications, Apps, Leopard, Mac OS X, Media, News, Pictures, Resources, Tech at 11:57 am by Administrator
Pixelmator 1.1.3 is released today. The release notes can be found here: http://www.pixelmator.com/support/updates/
Pixelmator is a great alternative to Adobe Photoshop at a low-low-price. Pixelmator is priced at a mere $59 and available as trial. Head to Pixelmator.com for more informations.
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02.13.08
Posted in Announcements, Apple, Applications, Apps, Leopard, Mac OS X, Media, News, Pictures, Resources, Tech at 3:44 am by Administrator
I launched Pixelmator today, and it notified me that there’s an update available. I told it to download the update, and it did. After it finished downloading, it prompted me to update and relaunch the apps. So I did. For some reasons, the update failed and rendered the apps unusable. I downloaded the latest version off Pixelmator web-site and replace the apps in my Applications folder. I noticed earlier that the release notes said that Pixelmator 1.1.2 is dated January 22, 2008. Interesting since I previously I downloaded Pixelmator sometimes in February. Anyway, the release notes can be found here: http://www.pixelmator.com/support/updates/
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Posted in Announcements, Apple, Leopard, Mac OS X, Media, News, Pictures, Resources, Tech at 12:40 am by Administrator
Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.2 comes with a new “Generic File Server Icon”. It used as icon for most connected network drives, like AppleShare and SMB-Share.
Just an excuse to post the huge icon here.
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