Welcome to my technology blog!
North American Technical Sales Manager Pro Video/Audio
Adobe Systems,Inc
Annapolis MD
This hard as I do a lot of reviews on various products. iPhone is up there but looking forward to seeing what happens with the Android OS, Chrome browser has won me over –Safari is now dead to me, & Garmin Nuvi
As you might have heard, there's been quite a bit of controversy on the web over the past few months about this thing called HTML 5. Although HTML 5 is far from completion as a standard, Adobe is answering its customers by releasing a HTML 5 Pack for Dreamweaver CS5 Today (well actually yesterday). That's right, you can begin authoring websites for HTML 5 right now in Dreamweaver CS5 with this FREE download.
Download a FREE 30 Day Trial of Dreamweaver CS5 here.
Here's a video with the NEW HTML 5 Pack being put to use to make one website for a desktop browser, tablet and phone:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soNIxy2sj0A
You might have noticed that I don't spend a lot of time here talking about products that I don't like or that you shouldn't buy. Although I review technology and gadgets, the purpose of this blog has always been to concentrate on the things I actually use, not the things I don't use or have no interest in. I'm going to break tradition here a bit and talk about a product that I just got that I may not actually use going forward. It's called the HoverCam X500. The reason I'm going to cover it here is because many of you have asked me about solutions for doing presentations of mobile devices like the iPad, iPhone, Droid, etc. Since very few mobile devices actually have video out that you can show the user interface of the device with, I wanted to share with you my experience with this device and what you should look out for.
The HoverCam X500 is a USB2 Document Camera. It's designed to allow you to scan both documents and objects into your computer. Think of it as a downward facing webcam on a stand that comes with (well actually you download it) software to allow you to capture what the camera sees as either still images or video.
Every DSLR Lens I have ever purchased has come with a Lens Hood. The Lens Hood serves a couple of different purposes. First and foremost it helps prevent lens flare when you're shooting towards a light source and secondly it provides a little extra protection from the occasional bumps that your lens may encounter as you walk around. These are reasons alone enough for me to always shoot with mine attached.
Although the Lens Hoods I've gotten with my various Nikon lens have all been decent, there are a couple of 3rd party lens that I'm not as happy with the supplied Lens Hood. Even with that being the case I was never in the market to actually "buy" a different lens hood. The ones that come with the lenses good or bad, do what they are supposed to do. However, at the last Photoshop World Conference I saw a couple of my buddies using the Mamiya Lens Hood and at first glance I even questioned whether or not they if they were shooting with a "NEW" lens. I asked because for some reason the Mamiya Lens Hood looked more (and I don't know how else to put this) "professional". It looked as if they were using some new high-end lens that I hadn't seen yet. When I found out that it was the same 70-200mm f/2.8 VR lens that I already owned, my next question was "hey where did you get the cool lens hood?" NAPP had featured this lens hood on D-Town before and they told me that every time they do, it sells out! I had always intended on ordering one, but like many things in my life I got busy with my day to day work and completely forgot about it. That was until I ordered my NEW Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VRII lens. I figured that was the perfect time not only to get a new Lens, but also a New Lens Hood.
Continue reading “Mamiya Lens Hood – Because it looks cool!”
As I head back to the US from an eleven day trip in Asia, I gotta say how refreshing it is to present to audiences that are appreciative and excited about what you're showing. Adobe Creative Suite 5 is a joy to present, but I really felt the love in Asia. It's very rare for any presenter to present to over 2,000 people and not receive a single complaint! However, that's exactly what happened last week. After each presentation people came up to simply say "thank you!" Sure there were questions asked about the features and to get clarification on certain things that were shown, but not a single person had anything bad to say.
What a great week!
Thanks Mumbai India and Singapore!
See more photos here.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r1CZTLk-Gk
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Savannah, Georgia
iPhone, V-Moda Vibe Duo Earbuds
(could not live without either of these), iHome Alarm Clock, Wacom Tablet (does that count ?) Wii
Amazon is running one of it's ONE DAY ONLY sales on Photoshop Elements 8. You can get either the Mac or Windows version for only $54.99. Remember that Elements 8 includes a $20 MAIL-IN rebate that brings the out of pocket price down to $34.99.
See it/order it here.
It was exactly one month ago today that I officially launched my YouTube channel and I've been both amazed and a bit overwhelmed by the success. In less than a month's time I've seen over 500,000 views of my videos, over 1,400 subscribers and literally hundreds of comments. All I can say is THANK YOU!
I currently work with two other full-time Adobe Creative Suite Evangelists (Jason Levine and Greg Rewis) and I'm happy to announce our NEW……wait for it……. YouTube Channel. It's cleverly named: Adobe Evangelist TV. Although we each have a presence on our blogs, twitter and Adobe TV, social media is about being EVERYWHERE and there's no denying the huge YouTube base. So look for regular videos and tutorials on the Adobe Creative Suite there.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioevL6m62yk
In this brief video, Adobe's Worldwide Video/Audio Evangelist Jason Levine will show you the incredible power and ease of NATIVELY editing DSLR footage in Premiere Pro CS5.
That's right. Straight from the camera to the timeline. No transcoding; no proxies. Import your videos through Adobe Bridge/Photo Downloader, or pull content directly off your CF/XD/SD/Express/PCMCIA card from a card reader. Full frame-size, mixed frame rates, all living together, harmoniously, in the Premiere Pro CS5 timeline. And what makes it all possible? The incredible new 64-bit Mercury Playback Engine. Oh, and Premiere Pro CS5 is a native 64-bit app as well now. 😉
Camera used: Canon 7D
Lens: Canon EFS 18-135mm, 3.5; Tamron AF28-200mm, 3.8
Machine(s): MacBookPro COREi7; 8GB RAM, Snow Leopard; HP8730w Quad-Core, 8GB RAM, Windows7
Download a FREE Fully Functional 30 Day Trial of Premiere Pro CS5 here.
Wow! What an amazing day in Singapore! Today was the first stop on our Asia CS5 Roadshow and we presented the NEW Adobe Creative Suite 5 to over 1,000 attendees (standing room only). What a fantastic warm reception. CS5 is going over great and I certainly enjoyed showing it too.
Thank you!
P.S. Don't forget that you can download a Free fully functional 30 day trial of Adobe Creative Suite 5 here.
