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  • About a month ago I got to use the LG Optimus G on the Sprint network. Optimus G is a newer Android phone that has power and storage to rival the future designs of the smartphone. A phone with enough power to not only get work done or the ability to do two things at once but the battery power to stay functional for...

    LG Optimus G (Sprint) – Quad-Core Android with 32 GB Storage [Review]

    Posted on December 16, 2012 | No Comments
    About a month ago I got to use the LG Optimus G on the Sprint network. Optimus G is a newer Android phone that has power and storage to rival the future designs of the smartphone. A phone with enough power to not only get work done or the ability to do two things at once but the battery power to stay functional for...

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  • I have been very busy these last few weeks and have missed a lot of TV. In the past, I would have just shrugged it off and possibly caught it through On-Demand or HuluPlus. Before I left, I set up a Hauppauge Win-TV DCR-2650 to a Windows PC running Windows Media Center and recorded all my favorite shows. About the Hauppauge DCR-2650 Win-TV device...

    Record Shows on your PC with Hauppauge Win-TV DCR-2650

    Posted on September 26, 2012 | No Comments
    I have been very busy these last few weeks and have missed a lot of TV. In the past, I would have just shrugged it off and possibly caught it through On-Demand or HuluPlus. Before I left, I set up a Hauppauge Win-TV DCR-2650 to a Windows PC running Windows Media Center and recorded all my favorite shows. About the Hauppauge DCR-2650 Win-TV device...

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  • It is difficult to do a one-size-fits-all review of the OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G. Without getting into a huge amount of technical minutia, which can actually be misleading will call this drive “middle of the road” in terms of performance. Whether it is the right drive for you, or not depends on factors outlined next. When I got this drive, I installed it...

    One Week with the OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD

    Posted on July 25, 2012 | No Comments
    It is difficult to do a one-size-fits-all review of the OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G. Without getting into a huge amount of technical minutia, which can actually be misleading will call this drive “middle of the road” in terms of performance. Whether it is the right drive for you, or not depends on factors outlined next. When I got this drive, I installed it...

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  • [bhinline] In the days of Clark Kent (Superman) the young photographer Jimmy Olsen got by with a low-cost 35mm camera. It looks like an Argus C3. The more senior photographers ran about with a Speed Graphics and a pocket full of M3 flashbulbs. Subsequently World War II came and the Japanese pilots in their Zeros plied their trade of war craft using Nikon optics....

    Making of a Legend – Canon EOS 7D

    Posted on July 9, 2012 | No Comments
    [bhinline] In the days of Clark Kent (Superman) the young photographer Jimmy Olsen got by with a low-cost 35mm camera. It looks like an Argus C3. The more senior photographers ran about with a Speed Graphics and a pocket full of M3 flashbulbs. Subsequently World War II came and the Japanese pilots in their Zeros plied their trade of war craft using Nikon optics....

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  • You are stepping up your game as a video blogger, newscaster, interviewer, or just want something that doesn’t have a wire attached to it. The answer – a wireless camera microphone that you can use in any situation. There are many out there, but in this case, going cheap may mean not having the best sound or the interview at all. If you are...

    Sony Wireless Camera Microphone UWPV6 for Professional Interviews

    Posted on June 20, 2012 | No Comments
    You are stepping up your game as a video blogger, newscaster, interviewer, or just want something that doesn’t have a wire attached to it. The answer – a wireless camera microphone that you can use in any situation. There are many out there, but in this case, going cheap may mean not having the best sound or the interview at all. If you are...

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  • As an old-time photographer I have always enjoyed the Nikon/Canon battle that seems to last longer than the feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys. However, I’ve also had a keen interest in audio as well. I became enthralled with the performance of Shure microphones which I first became aware of their killer performance when the audio engineer mis-adjusted the gain during an outdoor...

    Zoom H1 On-Camera Audio Kit Adds Better Audio to Your DSLR Camera

    Posted on June 14, 2012 | No Comments
    As an old-time photographer I have always enjoyed the Nikon/Canon battle that seems to last longer than the feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys. However, I’ve also had a keen interest in audio as well. I became enthralled with the performance of Shure microphones which I first became aware of their killer performance when the audio engineer mis-adjusted the gain during an outdoor...

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  • Jeffrey Powers looks at "POM presents the Greatest Movie Ever Sold". He poses that New Media should look at this model.

    The Greatest Movie Ever Sold: Applying to New Media [review]

    Posted on September 5, 2011 | No Comments
    Jeffrey Powers looks at "POM presents the Greatest Movie Ever Sold". He poses that New Media should look at this model.

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  • I came across a game quite recently on my Google+ stream. Someone was talking about a fun, strangely philosophical flash game they had found called The End. So I thought I’d give it a shot. And surprisingly, they were right. This game is cleverly disguised as a cute innocent flash game with platforming elements. However there is something much deeper at work here. And...

    Philosophical flash game…. wait what? – GameBreak

    Posted on August 18, 2011 | 1 Comment
    I came across a game quite recently on my Google+ stream. Someone was talking about a fun, strangely philosophical flash game they had found called The End. So I thought I’d give it a shot. And surprisingly, they were right. This game is cleverly disguised as a cute innocent flash game with platforming elements. However there is something much deeper at work here. And...

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