Technical

How to send a video message with Photo Booth and iMovie

If you're a mac user and want to send video clips to your family through email...you can use Photo booth & iMovie.

Here's a video on how to do it :)

Thanks!

Vidoe Camera Search

I am in need of a new video camera.   The two things I need the most are good quality and a remote.  In the fall of last year I purchased a Canon camcorder.  The quality is great.....but I'm on my 8th Memory card.  Memory cards are not cheap and I'm losing video content in the process.   Earlier this week I filmed a video for my Savanna Bag.  When I tried to upload it to my computer it kept getting an error message right in the middle.  So, I downloaded the parts I could, slipped the memory card back in my camera, deleted the parts that I had successfully downloaded and then went back to my computer and tried loading it.   It worked...but you can see during my video is there is one spot that some fuzzy stuff goes across the screen.
I'm kicking myself for not doing my homework before I bought the camera!!! Since getting it, I've read online that it records in large files.   Also, the lighting is not the best & the battery life it poor.  I agree with all those!  But, if it's daylight & your memory card is working, you get a great picture.

But, like I said Memory cards are not cheap, especially when they need to be HD & now I'm in constant fear of when is the next one going to go bad.

If anyone has a video camera they recommend I would love your help.  Last time I bought my camera based on features, my next one will be based on recommendations!!

In the meantime I'll continue to use my Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-W90 when I don't need a remote.  I also use Brooke's video camera and she has the DSC-W290.

Thanks!
 

ScribeFire update

Just an update on how I like ScribeFire.  It works great!!  But it does still have one problem.  When I add tags & keywords it doesn't transfer over.  To fix it I do one of two things. I'll go ahead and post and then later go in and add the keywords/tags.   Or I'll send the post in draft mode and the next time I log in I'll publish it.  But doing it that way defeats the purpose of having it.

What do I use ScribeFire?   I spent a lot of hours on my computer and get a lot of email  Thoughts come to me in all sorts of ways and sometimes I need to post something really fast without logging in.   With Scribefire, I pull up Firefox, click on the Scribefire button and there's my blog editor.  I can type as much or as little as I like and it saves it for me.   Or I can post it on any of my blogs (listed on the right side).  The process is very easy and I love it.

Blog Spam

I believe this Technical blog may be a good idea!! 

I learned two things today.

1. Check your spam folder on your blog. I had over 2,000 spams on my blog that began on Oct. 8th (What happened on Oct 8th and why me?)  I've deleted them and reset my email posting code (I was told that's how they're getting the spam in).  If you have a Typepad blog...make sure you check your comments folder, hit the down arrow button and look at the spam. I hope it has a zero next to it!
2. When centering my blog post I need to add a closing tag.  Wow, that's totally over my head but okay...I'll add </div> to the end of my post.   (or maybe it's always there and I deleted it when I was getting those pixies off my blog....that's a story for another day.)  This little error is what made me lose my right column until it was fixed.
   

Hope this info helps someone too :)

See ya!

Video Camera

What camera do I use for my videos?
I've always used a Sony Cybershot and have been very happy with the results.

But, I wanted a camera that had a remote to zoom in...so I bought one.
I've only had it a few months and I've gone through two memory cards and lost several videos.  When the memory card decides to stop working, it will load maybe 3 minutes of your video and then an error comes up.

Long story short... I'm on the market for a camera that doesn't eat memory cards like candy.  (purchased two more this week.) 

Or ...... something I just learned how to do is zoom in with imovie. I had no clue I could do that and it's pretty cool!  I think I used that technique when I edited the Rag Quilt Purse Tutorials.

See ya!

Airport Extreme

We've been having major issues with our internet router and today I installed the Airport Extreme (made by Apple).

I was expecting issues....but it installed with any problems.  Usually when I try to make changes to my pc I end up upset.

So, I'm posting this because I googled this subject for a while and couldn't find a simple answer.  My question was How to Install Airport Extreme to a Time Warner Modem.  If an Apple person read that they were probably laughing.  It's as simple as plug it in, put the disc in the drive and answer the questions.

I was afraid that connecting it to a pc might have an issue and I was afraid connecting it to the Time Warner Cable box would have an issue.  I was wrong :)

Maybe you'll find this info helpful one day :)

See ya!

p.s. I love my imac!!

ScribeFire

It took me a few days but I found the blog editor for me. 
It's ScribeFire and it didn't take long to set up & it's very user friendly and I like blogging again.  After 3 years plus, the whole signing into Typepad was wearing on me (if you didn't sign off, people hack your blog and delete your pictures and content....among other things).

ScribeFire is very easy to use, all my blogs are on the right column and I can post to any of them very fast. Loading pictures are easy and you resize it just like a Pages document (click on picture and drag the corner up) and it even tells you the size in very small writing.

The only negative I've experienced is the pixies it inserts at the bottom of your post. It's hidden so you don't see it.  If you use ScribeFire you can change the settings in your preferences.  I found this out by typing my question in the Google search box.

See ya!

Technical Blog

I'm creating this blog as much for myself as I am for you.  In this world of internet & blogging..... things change all the time. And, I find it takes me hours & sometimes days to find the answer to technical questions.  So, this blog is where I'll post my research and the answers. 

Mainly it should be about computers, internet, blogging, macs & cameras but I might throw in something about my Kindle.