I'm now on my 5th AirPort Express as the others have all just died on me (and even this one is a bit flakey). It's generally the power supplies that have gone in them - the caps are rated for...
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The Chapel – HDR video
Here's a short film on Vimeo - The Chapel paying tribute to an exceptional protestant temple in Zeliszów, Poland, designed by Karl Langhans and built in 1796-1797. There's also a making of video as well that is quite worth watching.
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THX Certification for HDTVs
For once, THX certification may be something that I actively look for with my next display panel purchase. I'm not a huge fan of the current trend for glossier and glossier displays, especially for a wall-mounted TV. If the THX...
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Sony come through with a decent car stereo
Sony have come through with the goods with their new flagship car stereo - the MEXBT5750U. Whilst it's a great looking unit, with impressive specs, they are giving with one hand and taking with the other. It's their only headunit...
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Mr Speaker presents: Parcycle. A HTML5 Canvas Particle System
Whilst I'd love to herald the death of Flash, it's simply not going to happen any time soon. There is hope that it's stranglehold will be released, if ever so slightly, through the power of open standards, such as HTML5...
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$10k to produce an iTunes LP?
Apparently Apple are charging artists or labels $10k to produce an iTunes LP (Album download from iTunes Music Store with cover artwork, full graphical interface with extras like band photos and videos)... Or not? Hardmac.com - Apple Does NOT Ask...
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Final Cut Pro glitches when importing AVCHD footage
I encountered an issue recently where Final Cut Pro will jitter and glitch out every half a second or so when importing AVCHD footage from a Sony HD camcorder. I eventually tracked down the error thanks to some google searching...
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The Homewrecker
Spotted over at the Instructables site, the rather appropriately named: The Homewrecker.
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VLC 1.0.1
The VLC Media Player has just been updated to 1.0.1 VLC is an outstanding project, providing a free and open source media player for Mac, Windows and Linux that will handle just about every video format that you could throw...
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Mac mini Media Centre
[This is a post from an old blog of mine that I'm reposting as the information in it is still quite useful - obviously specs and pricing have changed somewhat since November 2006] I picked up an ex demo Mac...
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