Mac vs PC

Posted at 10:51PM Oct 11, 2007 Read More... by Lou Wallace in Computers  | 

Blue Sky Studios 'Bunny'

 
Ok, so once I looked at Bingo (click here to read that post if you haven't already) my two boys became hooked on watching Bingo. My wife, who over the years has been forced to watch more than her share of videos and animations, spoke up and said "but what about Bunny?".

Ok, that flood of memories strikes again. This time however various other memories started making connections. Bunny was by Blue Sky Studios. Didn't they also do Robots? And weren't they connected to Ice Age? And that meant No Time For Nuts. (Ok, its true. I love the Scat character!!)  So I started digging again...

But in any case I also found Bunny, which won an Academy Award in 1998..

Enjoy.

Posted at 10:10AM Oct 07, 2007 Read More... by Lou Wallace in Animation  | 

Were YOU Looking at MY Money??

Recently one of my children starting saying Bingo! for no apparent reason. He just enjoyed saying it.

But every time I heard it it resonated in my head like a bell, dredging up memories of Chris Landreth's Bingo, an animation that was at the time an amazing animation achievement, and is even today a thoroughly enjoyable (albeit dark) animated short.

Bingo was nominated in 1996 for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

Posted at 10:07AM Oct 04, 2007 Read More... by Lou Wallace in Animation  | 

Harry Potter Ending

Spoiler Alert! Ok, so the wait is over. Many of us have the Deathly Hallows in hand, and many have already finished.

So...

What did you think? 

Posted at 04:32PM Jul 21, 2007 Read More... by Lou Wallace in Odds 'n Ends  |  Comments[1]

Spb Mobile DVD - Convert DVDs & Videos For Playback On Smartphones & PDAs

How to get videos on that shiny new smartphone? Unless it is an iPhone you can't just go to iTunes and buy them, so where/how to get the video on it?

That's where the Spb Mobile DVD application comes in. With it you can easily - and fairly quickly - convert video from a file on your hard drive or from a DVD to a format that is playable on a variety of mobile devices.

Posted at 02:52PM Jul 02, 2007 Read More... by Lou Wallace in Consumer Electronics  | 

HD Dilemma - What TV Should I Buy?

I recently wanted to upgrade my home video system to something more in line with the 21st century, which meant I would need to dump my 10 year old rear projection TV - which I was quite okay with doing!

The question is what TV, and what to do about DVD playback?

Posted at 05:31PM May 07, 2007 Read More... by Lou Wallace in Consumer Electronics  | 

Space Surfing?

OK, so we all know the internet is the most important communications advance since the telephone. 

But now it seems the net will soon be migrating off planet...

Oh No - Martian Spam!

Posted at 10:33AM Apr 13, 2007 Read More... by Lou Wallace in Science & Technology  | 

Who Will Hold The NLE High Card At NAB 2007?

Every year at this time a hundred thousand or more media professionals, producers, broadcasters, and dealers descend on Las Vegas. And for the past few years NAB has been the venue for the major players to showcase the latest and greatest in digital video editing software.

Posted at 10:44AM Apr 09, 2007 Read More... by Lou Wallace in Digital Media  | 

Blogging From A Phone

I decided to test the Cingular 8525 PDA and see if I could make a blog entry via phone... [Read More]

Posted at 09:42PM Apr 04, 2007 Read More... by Lou Wallace in Consumer Electronics  | 

Content Remains King - But What Content And For What Purpose?

For years we have heard - and admittedly used - the expression Content Is King. Well, it was true then and remains even more so now. But the new questions racing around our heads like so many buzzing insects are more granular, more precise and specific then the general term Content.

Now the questions are What Is Content Really? and What, When And Where Will We Use It?

The answers to these questions will profoundly affect broadcasters, media producers, publishers, manufacturers and ultimately the consumer.

Posted at 10:33AM Mar 30, 2007 Read More... by Lou Wallace in Digital Media  |