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The first computer I ever had was an Apple IIe. It was amazing. Since that day back in about 1985 or so, we’ve seen the Apple Computer evolve. The company has not only done a great job building great products, but they’ve proven they’re good at marketing those products as well. Apple is still making great products, and of course, they’ve mastered the art of advertising. The proof is the...
I was chatting with our morning meteorologist Lissette Gonzalez about her camera yesterday. She has a Canon Elph and was taking some pictures at a station event. Her pictures are always crystal clear with great colors. The only downfall I could see is that it’s another device to lug around in a world of too many small devices to lug around! Perhaps it doesn’t bother her. After all...
I’ve always appreciated hard drive storage. Working in TV News, I’ve created many resume tapes and I’ve enjoyed working on documentaries and short films. I’ve also been on a never-ending mission to convert my family’s 8mm video collection. At last check, I think we have about 30 hours of footage from 1989 to 2004. All analog, of course. So converting everything to...
If you’ve never owned a Slingbox, you’re missing out. It’s a box that can take a video stream like your home cable programming and stream it to you, live, without any audio or video glitches. In fact, the quality can be so good, it rivals some TV programming I’ve seen on flat screens. I’ve had my Slingbox since 2007 and haven’t missed a Minnesota Vikings game...
There’s already a lot of people taking shots at the new Passbook App for iPhone (now available on the new iOS6 upgrade). Some say ‘it doesn’t do anything’. Others say it has potential but it still seems silly. Others have just given up hope altogether: I want to put Passbook & Newsstand into a folder called “sad empty things”. — Anil Dash (@anildash)...
Newsgathering has changed so much in the past decade. Heck, it’s changed in the past month. And it will continue to change as bandwidth gets faster, devices get smaller and the option to capture news becomes more abundant. Smartphones allow reporters to ‘bring the scene’ to viewers in ways never before possible. Apartment fire? Snap a photo. Car accident with traffic back-ups...
If you’re a Twitter user, you’ve probably heard of a recent update that allows you to update your ‘header’ graphic on your account page. Have not fear, it’s pretty easy. It’s also nice to personalize your page just a bit. I just updated my Twitter profile very quickly to help mesh with my Facebook page and eventually, my website. Here is the quick and dirty on...
If you haven’t seen this video below – you must. It’s creepy but ridiculously futuristic. Not only is this a great idea (in my opinion), it’s a step in the direction that many people figured we’d get to eventually: cyborgs and other robots waging our battles and performing jobs that humans currently occupy. These ‘robotic pack mules’ are beasts. They...
If you are a Joker Media customer, you may have some concern about a recent hack of GoDaddy servers. If you haven’t heard the news, here is a summary: (CBS News) GoDaddy, the domain registrar and Web hosting company, is down, perhaps taking millions of websites down as a result. Status Alert: Hey, all. We’re aware of the trouble people are having with our site. We’re working on...
Remember cassette tapes? Or ‘Walkmans’? They were great inventions and served us well. But no more. When was the last time you’ve seen a Walkman? I think I still have one back at my parent’s house up in the attic. And I know there’s a copy of the Top Gun soundtrack cassette tape nearby. That, I’m sure. But as we fondly remember the cassette tape era, could it...
