Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 7:42AM UNetbootin, is a unique little application for Windows and Linux users. It allows the creation of bootable USB drives loaded with your choice of the various Linux distro's available alonside other utilities.
Choose any of the distro's provided via the application download, or simply provide your own .iso image. A computer running Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista, or Linux is required.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 9:24AM 
In the Past converting video was a complicated process for people with a technical know-how of codecs and convoluted jargon that only experts understood. With the evolution of video on the internet, various developers have simplified the process down with some easy to use applications, which the average person can utilize.
The list is long across all the mainstream platforms. However, I live in the Mac world for all my graphics/web and Visual Effects work. The two most common applications I end up using for converting between video formats are FREE.
file conversion, macapps, video in Software Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 3:51PM 
A few years back, there was a push to revive the old "Lost In Space" series. I worked on the pilot episode for the show. My job was to model and texture the new 3D version of the Jupiter 2 spaceship. Not sure that show ever saw the light of day. Here's a look at that CG model, enjoy.
Lost In Space, spaceships in Work Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 6:18PM 
onOne releases a cable release DSLR Remote application for the iPhone. It allows you to control (Canon only) DSLR cameras, wirelessly from the iPhone. Hooking up a Canon DSLR camera to a computer via USB, allows the DSLR Remote to communicate with the computer. You can then use the application to control the camera's shutter speed, aperture, white balance, etc....
You can even see the camera’s Live View right on the iPhone, giving you a real-time preview before shooting your photos. The Pro version is in the iTunes store at an introductory price of $9.99 and will jump to $20 shortly after a brief period. The lite version, limited to shooting photos only, sells for $1.99. If it sells well, we can no doubt expect a Nikon version, if not already in the works. Check out their site for more info, and camera compatibility.
iphoneapps in Photography, iPhone Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 5:01PM 
There are many ways to go about backing up your Mac hard drive locally. In another article I'll go over how to do this from within OSX using Disk Utility. However, there is something to be said for well designed applications that simplify the steps needed into a few clicks for both Backups and Restore.
I tend to go back and forth between Carbon Copy Cloner and Super Duper. Both of these programs are just as good. They both support incremental and bootable backups. So what's the difference? Mainly the price. Carbon Copy Cloner is Free, but they accept donations. Super Duper will allow you to make free full disk backups, but the full registered version costs $27.95.
