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Oct 8, 2009

Design,

So with the recent release of Snow Leopard for Mac came an updated Quicktime called Quicktime X. But what's the new features?

Big features include new cleaner look, visual chapters, easier to share videos across multiple platforms, quick capture, easy trimming like the iphone, and the best is simple way for you to record your screen for use in tutorials in special programs.

As cool as all these features are many professionals are mad about the downgrade it has for converting video. Quicktime Pro was about to transcode into many helpful formats for video editors but good news, we still keep Quicktime Pro!

Basically Quicktime X is a polished version for the average consumer and still gives you the clean look apple is known for. Check it out especially if you are in to doing tutorials in FCP, After Effects, or what ever else.

Check out more about it at Apple.com

-NM

Oct 8, 2009

Design,

Wednesday

Oct072009

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days

Oct 7, 2009

Gaming,

The newest release of the Kingdom Hearts franchise was release last week and so far the reviews are positive. This is the second game of the series to be on the Nintendo ds. The previous game didn't do so well mainly because of the poorly designed new battling system unlike their orginal real time combat.

The new game fortunately has everything you would want from a PS2 or PS3 version, all packed into a DS. The game tells the side story of Roxas who we met in Kingdom Hearts 2.

I went out and bought it myself and must say it's almost as good as playing it on the DS. The controls are nice, the game feels great, and the story is well done. The only problems with the game are some weird camera movement, and how repetitive it is. I mean for god sakes I can only go visit Agrabah a certain amount of times.

If you are a fan of the series you will love this game and if you have never played any of them then this game will still please though, I do reccomend picking up Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2 first, but it's not necessary.

So if your looking for a new game, check it out.

-NM

Oct 7, 2009

Gaming,

Tuesday

Oct062009

Google Voice Finally Released to Public

Oct 6, 2009

Internet,

News,

Well i finally got the e-mail informing me that i could now sign up for Google Voice. Now many people who don't know what this is, will be excited to hear it's free, has more features than you could ever think of for a phone, and is just simply awesome.

Google Voice is basically a free number you get from google that allows you to have one central number you can give to people. It's amazing because it sends the call to all your different types of phones via; Cell, Home, Work, etc. that you specify. Not only does it help forwarding to where you want it, you can also view all the voice mail you receive from your computer anywhere in the world. Google Voice also provides features such as completely free SMS(text messaging) to all phones right from your computer, call screening, listening in on voice mails as they are being made, and the two biggest features are call recording and personalized voice mail messages.

While you are in a phone call you can simple press 4 and you call is now being recorded and saved to your google voice account so you can listen to an important conversation you had earlier. Personalized voice mail also is huge because you can theoretically have a different voice mail message for everyone of your contacts(if you really want to take the time). This is big so that you can have ones for specific groups such as friends and family vs. clients or job related types.

One last feature is the ability to have you voice mail audio e-mailed or texted to you in text format of what he/she said soon after the caller recorded it.

For a complete list of those features and more check out Google.com/voice

-NM

Oct 6, 2009

Internet,

News,

Friday

Sep182009

Zune HD vs iPod Touch - Compared

Sep 18, 2009

Gadgets,

Microsoft,

The iPod Touch is a solid and legendary multimedia device, as its ancestors was 7 years ago. The iPod Touch is so popular in fact, it is worrying Apple, as the iPod touch is just as popular as the iPhone, and with a yummy combo of AT&T's crappy service and no MMS for like 2 years, the people are wavering away to the iPod Touch, because of that.

The Zune HD on the other hand is a little late into the race, but is evolving fast. The Zune creates more of an overall experience than the iPod, because of the superb Desktop software and the Windows Live integration (and don't forget the subscription based music service!) but still lacks in the app store department. You be the judge.

Sep 18, 2009

Gadgets,

Microsoft,

Tuesday

Sep152009

Zune HD out now - Hands on demo, and list of features

The Zune HD holds the key to Microsofts success in the MP3, and portable media device market. If they screw this up, its all over.

But things are looking good! The Zune HD is looking to be a stable, usable and reasonably priced device which has a very good chance at competing with Apple's iPod touch.

Since giving up on the 30, 80 and 120 GB Zunes, Microsoft's focus is concentrated on the success of the Zune HD.

By the way, it has a beautifle OLED screen, Nvidia chipset, Wireless syncing, HD video output and more.

More Specs, video and pictures after the break kids [...]

Sep 15, 2009

Friday

Sep112009

Is OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard the worst Apple OS so far?

Apple has been famus for the "Virus free" and "No Hassles" os which we have all come to adore "Including me". Leopard was a huge overhaul of the OS in many ways, the fan-out dock "Stacks", the cover flow in the finder and other intense updates to the cosmetic and under-the-hood aspects of the OS.

Snow leopard, however, only changed things "Under the hood" like a service pack or an update. So why was this considered an OS and not an "Update" or "Service Pack"? [...]

Sep 11, 2009

Okay Geek,

Saturday

Aug082009

GI Joe : the Rise of Cobra Video review

Aug 8, 2009

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In this Episode:

Brandon Discovers how awesome GI Joe is

I never knew, Yes, even when I was a kid, how awesome GI Joe and the GI Joe crew were. Yeah I had the action figures, when i was 4! To a 4 year old, there just hunks of plastic you can smashtogetherand make them stomp around the floor like giant soldiers before bed.

Once i was older, I was more into Batman, Spiderman, Superman and other Gemeral "Super Heroes". I really think I missed out on the whole GI Joeawesomeness and the fun I could have had a Halloween!

Once I saw this movie, this was all clear. It is a true, epic adventure that tells a story for the GI Joe fans, but more importantly, reaches out to a new generation. Since in the podcast I mentioned this is a family movie, I think this is a great way to introduce younger brothers and sisters to GI Joe.

Following the point that it is a family movie, this takes all the latest superhero movies, and takes a classic approach of "hey: here is a great idea! Lets make aKidscartoon and make a movie for thewhole family!" I'm not saying i didn't like movies like the Dark Knight, but they really are taking from the kids on the previous hero movies. They took a kids cartoon, Batman, and turned it in to averyadult movie with a hugely modified overlook on the franchise. They turned it into a dark, twisted and evil plotted series, which is in NO WAY appropriate for kids! Its like taking a kids favorite toy, taking a lighter to it, maybe a bit of blood, and give it back to them and say, "Here ya go!"

I am not saying that new hero movies are bad, in fact Dark Knight was the best hero movie I have seen, Its just no one under 14 will like it, and the whole concept of Batman was, hey, FOR THEM!

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Aug 8, 2009