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WiFi Woes . . . .

Verizon MiFi

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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February 10, 2010   No Comments

RED Day

RED Day
Had a great day today at RED Day at Ren-Mar Studios in Hollywood.  The festivities kicked off with a nerd-fest most enjoyable get together at the Culver Hotel hosted by the guys from Assimilate last night.  Special thanks to Lucas Wilson for lining that up and also getting me a room there.  Cool little place which allegedly has a “John Wayne Suite” with a round bed.  Word was that someone from our party got it but it certainly wasn’t me . . .

Then this morning I got to head over to Ren-Mar a little early with Lucas and Jeff from Assimilate.  I was able to check everything out without having to push through the crowd and jockey for position.  RED has a [Read more →]

January 19, 2010   No Comments

SCRATCH Hardware No Brainer . . .

Globalstor

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 →]

December 21, 2009   1 Comment

December 17 Webcast: Autodesk Smoke 2010 For Mac OS® X Technology Preview Webcast

Smoke for Mac

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

December 15, 2009   No Comments

Smoke on Mac Video

Smoke for Mac

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

TB

December 11, 2009   No Comments