Here's a bit of computer history and humor with one of Compaq Computer's ads. Compaq was trying to show its computer was compatible with IBM's personal computer.
The ad showcases John Cleese comparing the Compaq Computer with a dead fish. See if you get the connection... and the dry humor.
Check out the options at crystalxp.net to put a new face on a Windows XP computer. If you have the right configuration, you'll get to sample the look of Vista. Also, this site has great graphics, icons, wall paper, and 3d animation.
You can equip any car with a rear view color camera and a monitor on your dash to extend what you can see through your rear view mirrors. This is a low cost way to see what's behind your car.
Cheryl gives a gold star (err. Crown) to Corel's Ulead VideoStudio 11 Plus video editing software. This new package can handle high definition cameras and camcorders. It has many templates that make advanced techniques easy to use.
Cheryl looks at Crosley's vintage looking audio player. It can take lp records and convert them to CD's. The same goes for taking casette tapes and recording them CDs.
If you want, you can create your own music for YouTube videos. This review shows three types of products, a keyboard, royalty free music, and assembly of sounds that conform to a mood map.
Cheryl reviews Planon's Docupen Pen scanner. It's a portable scanner that looks like a large pen and runs on batteries charged by the USB port. The scanner is available in color and black and white. New attachments are available which she will discuss in another video.
Cheryl shows off some professional lighting tricks for a video set and challenges that good lighting can come from Compact Fluorescent Light or LED bulbs. She shows how the cool low watt lights can be muted with plain wax paper. Note: All Cheryl's videos are recorded on a set with only LED and compact fluorescent light bulbs. She's also working on a green screen set with energy efficient lighting.
Cheryl's newest favorite pocket camera is Kodak's EasyShare V1003 which shoots at 10 megapixels. She shows how the extra megapixels help enlarge a photo or parts of a phot. She also talks about PictBridge, an industry standard from the Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) for printing directly from the camera to any PictBridge printer.
Cheryl talks about how her family has used security cameras over the years. Now, as more are being placed by cities and states, she asks it they should record everything that moves in front of them.
Some copyright owners have problems dealing with the digital world... this video mentions an incident on YouTube. It encourages copyright holders to think differently about sharing their work -- for advertising or for commissions.
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