TuxRunner

I just discovered Kino (yes, I moved the rock I’ve been living under).  Since I’ve been home resting and recovering from a surgery, the wife had an idea for me to transfer all our digital video from an old Canon video camera over to the Drobo.  I’ve only done this once in the past with a Windows laptop and a Firewire card using the built-in tools in Windows.  So I set out on a mission to find something that would do the same under Linux.

Turns out there’s actually a handful of good applications out there for Linux that can be used for video editing.  Since I’m no pro, I found Kino to have a very good basic interface that’s easy to learn, and it out of the box supports the ability to capture video from any Firewire-connected video device.  Even has the ability to control your camera using on-screen buttons for rewind, play, pause, fast-forward, and more. (continue reading…)

Full disclosure…I’m typing this on a MacBook Pro (barely, I just had shoulder surgery 6 days ago. Almost can’t type).  So I’m not totally against Apple products.  I don’t mind using them actually.  But seriously, if I wasn’t given this MacBook by work I probably wouldn’t be using an Apple product.

Apple finally had their press conference to release their new tablet product.  Once I found out what it was, I guess I started to try to figure out if I’d ever have a use for something like that.  Couldn’t come up with one reason really, given all the other tech gadgets that I can use.  Since I’m really into my Nokia N900, I started to compare the two devices.  And what I was able to come up with is a lot of reason I would never give up my N900 for the iPad, so here’s why I prefer the N900 to Apple’s newest iStuff. (continue reading…)

She might not be the thinnest, not the smartest, and has a lot of growing up to do…but damn she’s hot!  The Nokia N900 is like a new blonde-bombshell girlfriend that all your friends drool over.  I’ve been using this pocket computer for a few weeks now, and I’m still completely amazed at how much it can do.  So my favorite activities on the N900 so far include:  web browsing, listening to podcasts, making Skype phone calls, and game emulation.

Hands down the killer application on the N900 is the MicroB web browser (based on Mozilla technology).  This thing is phenomenal at providing a full desktop browsing experience.  I haven’t yet run into a page that didn’t display as it does on my desktop computer.  I love browsing on the N900!  Visit back soon, I’m going to be installing Firefox Mobile (beta) for the N900 this evening.  It’s supposed to provide an even better browsing experience with more features. (continue reading…)