Alright, time for a little non-industry related rant.  The fact is, I need WiFi.  For business use, for personal use . . . I’m always online doing something.  I have DSL at home and a few years ago I bought an iPhone which only fueled the addiction – now I’m always online in one form or another.  While my iPhone is great, sometimes I find myself in a remote location needing online access for my MacBook Pro. . .   Enter the new MiFi hotspot from Verizon and Sprint.

Very cool concept – it’s not much bigger than my iPhone but provides WiFi access for up to 5 computers simultaneously by using Verizon or Sprints 3G network.  The reviews I’ve seen show DL speeds of up to 1.5Mb/s which isn’t bad (obviously speeds decrease as more people share the connection).  Pretty cool right?  Here’s where I start to lose it.

I have AT&T DSL at home – 6Mb/s for around $30.00 per month

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One of the biggest questions I get when people are purchasing Assimilate SCRATCH for their DI Suite is “What should I run this on?”  Well, according to Assimilates Hardware Guidelines you can use a number of qualified PC’s with specific spec’s.  Assimilate only checks the minimum spec’s to see if the PC is capable of running SCRATCH effectively.  The truth is that just about any tech savvy person who wants to build a station can go to Fry’s and build a workstation that meets the spec’s required for a pretty low price.  Of course you could also grow your own Penicillin but I think I’ll leave that to the biologists . . . [Read more →]

You are invited to attend Autodesk’s virtual technology preview of Autodesk® Smoke® software for the Mac OS® X platform.

During this webcast you will learn how Smoke can empower your existing creative cut workflows by helping deliver true editorial finishing on the Mac. Discover how you can take a project from ordinary to extraordinary with a creative toolset that encompasses editorial, conform, color correction and advanced 2D and 3D compositing.

This webcast will be hosted by Autodesk Applications Engineers Dean Schirm and Will Harris.

Registration is free, but you’ll need to register to gain access to the webinar.

Register HERE.

When: December 17, 2009

Time: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM PST

TB

Check out THIS great video from FX Guide on Smoke on Mac.

TB