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Archive for January, 2007

January 26, 2007

Procrastinators Clock

For a while in my teens I used to put my watch forward about five minutes in an attempt to be on time. This had a mixed success, and as David Seah also discusses, you most likely end up subtracting those five minutes, and you are back to square A. Or as I have experienced [...]

January 25, 2007

Cheap Online Video Converting

Via DownloadSquad I am happy to tell you about Hey!Watch. Hey!Watch gives you the possibility to convert videos online. Best of all, you don’t have to pay for those expensive video conversion programs. In my case, I am seldomly rooted at the same physical computer long enough to install applications locally (Read: Your Minis Your [...]

January 24, 2007

iJigg Music and Digg-Like Denominators

A while back I wrote about the indie solutions at Amie Street (Amie St. Not So Cheap…) now following a Tech Crunch review I was made aware of iJigg. iJigg exists to feature music from flash based players in a Digg like manner. Their interface and concept looks straight forward enough. But, I am struggling [...]

January 23, 2007

A Gentleman’s Duel Clip

A Gentleman’s Duel is a movie trailer clip from Blur Studios and has some of the ingredients that quickly captures audiences attention. Personally I am greatly impressed with their 3d and characters. Even though I do not like to admit it, the sound and accompanied music enhances the experience even more. I am looking forward [...]

January 22, 2007

Comparing 480p and 720p

Somewhat in regards to my post on camera resolutions in “My Digital Camera 10 Years Ago…” this comparison page, compares the actual picture quality from movies in 480p vs. 720p. (Beware Pop-ups and rogue ads.) This screen capture is a very preliminary comparison, however it does show some of the advantages of High Definition (HD) [...]

January 21, 2007

Picture(s) of The Week: 03

The temperature in Stavanger has decreased slightly this week, nothing close to normal winter temperatures yet. But it did catch many people off guard. We had a little bit of sleet, however not lasting long enough for any pictures. This first picture is the remaining frame construction of the large tents that are resurrected for [...]