Monday, July 30, 2007 Filed in:
Windows
Continuing
my mixtape habit.... I invite you to listen
to an iMix (a collection of songs arranged
around a topic). Just click this
link to visit the
iTunes music store and you can here a little
part of the soundtrack of my life.
Radio & TV
features some
songs for those who work in the
film/video/broadcast industry. A little
satire, a few good beats, and some nice
instrumentals. Seems that all my iMixes run
with a theme... but I guess all good mix tapes
do.
Saturday, July 28, 2007 Filed in:
Adobe
| Resources
I've been meaning to post
on this for a while (I am knee-deep in 4
books right now). Came across some
incredible Photoshop actions from the
talented PanosFX.com. The new Analysis action set contains 23
different looks that can make your photos into
books, filmstrips, and photo spreads. What's
nice is that these actions add realistic
lighting and edges for a very believable
effect. Another bonus is that things remain
layered which means you can perform some level
of animation in After Effects (or even the
Photoshop CS3 timeline). The set cost $10, but
is quite nice and a strong entry into my
toolbox. If you'd like to see the quality of
PanosFX, check out their generous
Freebies. Quite a lot of cool things
in there.
Thursday, July 26, 2007 Filed in:
Motion
Graphics | Video
| Adobe
| Apple
Interested in Motion
Graphics? The check out the evolving
MographWiki
which has a nice
collection of user contributed content and
articles. Its a great place to browse for
ideas and talent. There's a lot of useful
things up here including:
Sunday, July 08, 2007 Filed in:
Personal
| Windows
Looking to
expand your typographical toolbox? Then be
sure to visit Dinc Type at the unique
URL
www.GirlsWhoWearGlasses.com.
The
site is sassy and filled with great fonts. The
unique thing is that while fonts are free, the
selection frequently changes and fonts appear
then disappear. Its like an incredible import
shop where everything’s free, but the
inventory keeps changing. Bookmark and keep
checking back as their fonts are absolutely
fantastic.
Saturday, July 07, 2007 Filed in:
Humor
Maybe you've heard about
the iPhone and its multi-touch
awareness? Pretty cool stuff... but why stop
there? Touch technology is all the rage with
both Apple and Microsoft
getting in on
the act. Well Pixar (owned by Steve Jobs) is
joining the race.
I was shopping at Toys-R-Us with my
three-year-old and we discovered the following
new development in multi-touch technology.
Simple Motion Awareness for Children (SMAC) a new
innovation in Children's Toys and Electronics.
Interactivity for kids and hours of fun. Its
awareness system can detect input from a child
and responds with appropriate interactivity.
What will they think of next?
Tuesday, July 03, 2007 Filed in:
Apple
If you’re having
system problems and want to clean the disk,
check partitions, and so on, here’s a
way to fix problems without any third-party
applications: Start up in single-user mode,
and run FSCK. Uh, what was that?
FSCK stands for “file system check,”
and the –fy you’ll type just says to
go ahead and fix any problems it finds.
Here’s the drill:
- Restart your
Mac.
- Immediately
press and hold Command + Option + S.
You’ll see a bunch of text begin
scrolling on your screen. (Cool, you’re
now a geek.) Soon you’ll see the Unix
command line prompt (#). Don’t cry;
it’s still your Mac—you’re
just a true Unix god–well,
demi-god.
- Type fsck -fy
(that’s fsck + space + minus + f +
y).
- Press Return.
The FSCK utility will do its magic, running some
text across your screen. If there’s damage
to your disk, you’ll see a message that
says: “FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED.”
If you see this message, it found some problems
and fixed them—repeat steps 1 and 2 until
that message no longer appears. It’s normal
to have to run FSCK more than once; the first
run’s repairs often uncover additional
problems.
When FSCK finally reports that no problems were
found and the # prompt reappears, type reboot to
restart or type exit to start without rebooting.
Then press Return.
Like this
tip? It comes from the book
Final Cut Studio On the
Spot from Focal
Press.
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