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June 2007what to do with a web cam and shooting
On 07/06/07 at 22:52 cobaltfish wrote:
I've remembered something I've meant to say in my last update. I've done a bit of experimenting with recording my shooting, as I know various things (like how high my elbow is) need sorting. So I figured I'd borrow my dads mini digi camcorder. But its battery was flat.... so I remembered that the mac book I have, has a web cam. I didnt know how to use iMovie on it at that point, so I pointed my browser at youtube, and connected to the wifi, and recorded straight to youtube. Apologies for the lack of editing on the clips, but it was an interesting experiment:
I took a few more, and raised the laptop to get a better angle of me:
The next day, when the camera had some battery, and I knew how to use iMovie, I compiled this clip, with a spot of editing (once I figured a way of importing the microsoft .asf formated file to a mac, so it could play/edit it. (the answer was to install ffmpegx for transcoding the video, then import the output for editing!
what to do with a web cam and shooting
On 07/06/07 at 21:52 cobaltfish wrote:
I've remembered something I've meant to say in my last update. I've done a bit of experimenting with recording my shooting, as I know various things (like how high my elbow is) need sorting. So I figured I'd borrow my dads mini digi camcorder. But its battery was flat.... so I remembered that the mac book I have, has a web cam. I didnt know how to use iMovie on it at that point, so I pointed my browser at youtube, and connected to the wifi, and recorded straight to youtube. Apologies for the lack of editing on the clips, but it was an interesting experiment:
I took a few more, and raised the laptop to get a better angle of me:
The next day, when the camera had some battery, and I knew how to use iMovie, I compiled this clip, with a spot of editing (once I figured a way of importing the microsoft .asf formated file to a mac, so it could play/edit it. (the answer was to install ffmpegx for transcoding the video, then import the output for editing!
Norton + BT-Yahoo! broadband = pure evil
On 07/06/07 at 00:36 cobaltfish wrote:
I got the lucky task of sorting a friends computer out after work yesterday. I'd got told that it was wireless problems. TBH, they were just the tip of the iceburg. For starters the machine was unbeliveably slow. I know it wasnt too high a speced machine-256 MB RAM, couple of ghz cpu, but enough to plough its way thru xp home edition, which it did when I first set it up on the broadband. But no. It was making a 486 laptop seem blisteringly fast.
So I try and pull up task manager, only to get (eventualy) the message that the administrator had disabled it. Now, if I was a normal user on a windows domain, with a particulary nasty sys admin who'd locked it out, then I wouldnt be too fussed. But it was xp home, at home, with me logged in as an admistrator.
I coax it to let me reset a user accounts password (the password had been lost), as I thought maybe it was just this profile that was messed up. The other profile seems fine, but gradually ground to a halt, and taskmanager seemed to die, so in frustration I reboot it. to find... yep, task manager had be disabled by the adminsitrator. I was nearly convinced that it was a virus at that point, so getting a date set in diary to visit with a more complete set of. At that point I thought about other possable causes... I set at removing the infestation of BT and symantec software. Even by 1/3 of the way through the un-install, the performance had improved. By the end of it, after a reboot, the system seemed like a new machine.
To make matters worse, as part of the install procedure, Norton internet security had forced the removal of the other firewall and antiviral software on the machine!
So lessons learned... norton internet security-keeps things secure by never giving your computer a chance to access the net!
updates
On 07/06/07 at 00:17 cobaltfish wrote:
I have been so busy the last few months.
Isle of man went suprisingly well for me. I shot a couple of personal bests, beat my score from last year, and got a medal! I came 2nd last year, but had to settle for 3rd this year. I'm amazed that I did so well.
The roads of the island were equaly fun. We clocked up a few more miles, and visited a number of our old haunts. Cregneash is becoming a regular place to visit when the weather is nice, which it was on the monday when we went down there. We also went up the steap side of Snaefell-I think the road number is A14. That was quite an experiance! :-)
Since then.... Well, I've done my first outdoor competition of the year, the Canadian 1200 up at Bronte archery club. I wasnt made to feel all that welcome by the organiser, which kinda sucks given that I was an (associate) member of the club. But I enjoyed it all, once the competition got going.
Work is keeping me busy, as ever. But its still enjoyable, which I think is the main thing
I visited the suffolk kite festival the other weekend, and got myself a 3.5 sqr m quad line. Its got some serious power in it. I dont think I optimise its strengths just yet, but it seems good fun to fly. I've had it drag me a short way, while lying on my back. That was funny to do, though I dont think I'll try that trick again in a hurry.
I think that covers most recent events...
Norton + BT-Yahoo! broadband = pure evil
On 06/06/07 at 23:36 cobaltfish wrote:
I got the lucky task of sorting a friends computer out after work yesterday. I'd got told that it was wireless problems. TBH, they were just the tip of the iceburg. For starters the machine was unbeliveably slow. I know it wasnt too high a speced machine-256 MB RAM, couple of ghz cpu, but enough to plough its way thru xp home edition, which it did when I first set it up on the broadband. But no. It was making a 486 laptop seem blisteringly fast.
So I try and pull up task manager, only to get (eventualy) the message that the administrator had disabled it. Now, if I was a normal user on a windows domain, with a particulary nasty sys admin who'd locked it out, then I wouldnt be too fussed. But it was xp home, at home, with me logged in as an admistrator.
I coax it to let me reset a user accounts password (the password had been lost), as I thought maybe it was just this profile that was messed up. The other profile seems fine, but gradually ground to a halt, and taskmanager seemed to die, so in frustration I reboot it. to find... yep, task manager had be disabled by the adminsitrator. I was nearly convinced that it was a virus at that point, so getting a date set in diary to visit with a more complete set of. At that point I thought about other possable causes... I set at removing the infestation of BT and symantec software. Even by 1/3 of the way through the un-install, the performance had improved. By the end of it, after a reboot, the system seemed like a new machine.
To make matters worse, as part of the install procedure, Norton internet security had forced the removal of the other firewall and antiviral software on the machine!
So lessons learned... norton internet security-keeps things secure by never giving your computer a chance to access the net!
updates
On 06/06/07 at 23:17 cobaltfish wrote:
I have been so busy the last few months.
Isle of man went suprisingly well for me. I shot a couple of personal bests, beat my score from last year, and got a medal! I came 2nd last year, but had to settle for 3rd this year. I'm amazed that I did so well.
The roads of the island were equaly fun. We clocked up a few more miles, and visited a number of our old haunts. Cregneash is becoming a regular place to visit when the weather is nice, which it was on the monday when we went down there. We also went up the steap side of Snaefell-I think the road number is A14. That was quite an experiance! :-)
Since then.... Well, I've done my first outdoor competition of the year, the Canadian 1200 up at Bronte archery club. I wasnt made to feel all that welcome by the organiser, which kinda sucks given that I was an (associate) member of the club. But I enjoyed it all, once the competition got going.
Work is keeping me busy, as ever. But its still enjoyable, which I think is the main thing
I visited the suffolk kite festival the other weekend, and got myself a 3.5 sqr m quad line. Its got some serious power in it. I dont think I optimise its strengths just yet, but it seems good fun to fly. I've had it drag me a short way, while lying on my back. That was funny to do, though I dont think I'll try that trick again in a hurry.
I think that covers most recent events...
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