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On to Dreamwidth.
I've made the decision to use Dreamwidth for future posts.
Everything here will remain as-is since my technical posts seem to still be popular.
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A Rant on Commerce
So, let me put on my Andy Rooney hat (again) for a second.
(Disclosure: I also posted an abbreviated version of this rant on Facebook earlier today.)
I've been looking periodically for ice melt for the front steps. I don't want a 20lb bag of it, I want a plastic container with a lid I can open and shake a bit out. Unbelievably, the only place I ( Read more... ) -
Best TV Intros
So I was talking with rakko78 recently and the TV show "The Fall Guy" came up. This prompted me to say I thought it has one of the 20 best title sequences of all time. Not only does it have a catchy theme, but the clips match the lyrics pretty well:
So, gentle reader, while I'm thinking about this, give me some nominations for best TV intros. Tell me ( Read more... ) -
Troubleshooting the BVU-870
So, some time back I wrote an article about my attempts to obtain higher-quality video output from my old warhorse 3/4" deck (see Stupid U-Matic Tricks). The one thing about documenting my efforts is that it pulled together a lot of useful information I simply didn't have before. Like information on other gear out there that was available on eBay ( Read more... ) -
Classic DW Core Characters & Concepts
As a follow-up to my last post, I got to thinking about how even if I were going to introduce someone to the new Doctor Who, that I would still prefer to introduce certain core concepts from the series, well, from the classic series ( Read more... ) -
"My Sarah Jane"
If you're a Doctor Who fan and haven't seen the BBC's tribute to Elisabeth Sladen, it's very well done and worth watching:
I got my "Planet of the Spiders" DVD from Amazon which I'd had on preorder for months and watched it this weekend. I was reminded how Sarah Jane really is the Gold Standard when it comes to companions.
Rest In Peace, Lis. -
Civil War Beards!
The Smithsonian has a poll to see which Civil War figure has the best facial hair.
You can vote HERE.
Appropriately, good ol' Admiral Burnside has quite a lead so far. -
The Mysterious Locking 7-Pin DIN
Here's another set of technical tidbits I wanted to put together in one place given how difficult it was for me to find accurate information when I needed it ( Read more... ) -
Outsmarting Sony (or, Stupid U-Matic Tricks!)
So, part of the reconfiguration of my edit suite/man cave has been to recable everything to use S-Video instead of composite video for the highest quality video I can get from my collection of professional and prosumer gear. This was pretty easy on the S-VHS front since that's where S-Video was developed to begin with, and my Betacam deck does S- ( Read more... )