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Entries from May 2008

PC Video Encoding

May 31st, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

I blew up my main video machine. Too much crud on it. So here is the fresh installation:

Sony Vegas Platinum. I only have v6, but it is up to v8. While Adobe Premier might work for the real afictionados it is too complicated for me. The tricky part is making anamorphic standard definition come out. [...]

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Snipe racing logistic

May 31st, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

Seattle Parks and Recreation: Fees and Charges – Lakewood Moorage
Leschi Marina: (206) 325-3730 to get dry moorage. The office hours are 1000-1700 Monday-Saturday in the summers (1 April – 30 September) and Tuesday – Saturday at other times

CYC Race Registration Form
Register for CYC races online here

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Die Hard

May 31st, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

Watching Die Hard for the first time in a long time. Amazing how a 20 year old movie can hold up. Also watched the latest Indiana Jones. Nice to see Harrison Ford again. Big CGI effects that somehow looked phony no matter what. The older movies like True Lies and Die Hard had to [...]

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Wallpaper Changer

May 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

I love how Mac OS X changes the wallpaper automatically. With Windows XP, there is a Creativity Fun Pack PowerToys Wallpaper Changer that does the same thing essentially.
Like the Mac one, the main drawback is that it won’t search through lots of directories to find lots of wallpapers, so everything has to be in a [...]

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Camcorder for casual use

May 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

Jim asked me, what’s a good camcorder for someone who isn’t a serious pro but who wants good pictures. It can’t be too big. There is really just one afictionado choice right now, the Canon HF-10 and Pricegrabber has it for $830 or so right now.
The reviews have been very good, it is high [...]

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