So maybe I am a little slow… I finally decided to seek out a desktop application to manage all my blogs versus browsing to each site, etc. Enter, MarsEdit 2 for Mac users. In a word: Finally.
I’ve been navigating to each site and editing with the browser for years and to have a single tool with access to all my blogs is a dream. Loving it. This is my first attempt using MarsEdit and so far I’m loving the simplicity! As a matter of fact, I think I’ll just stop right here and save my draft without having to be connected or logged in. (Clicks Save as Draft)
The latest app to hit the streets is from KTUU Channel 2 here in Anchorage, Alaska. They announced the app on their news broadcast earlier this week and I went to check it out.
Okay, say you’re creating a new iPhone app or you just want to DEMO an app in a screencast or maybe even in a presentation. Simple right? Try again, it has to be the most cluster ****ed process I’ve ever run into. Continue reading
Update: 26 May 2009
Reports are beginning to come in that 3G is now active in the Anchorage and Wasilla areas. Karen Whitworth mentioned via Twitter that she is now getting 3G in Wasilla. Continue reading
I spent nearly the entire day at the Wild Berry Theater in Anchorage today geeking out over amazing high end video cameras. It was also a great time to visit with some great people from around the state and those who are now making Alaska their new filmmaking home. Below are a few snapshots from the Alaska Filmmakers Clinic that included a great presentation by Ted Schilowitz of RED camera and other great presentations by Apple (ProRes), Sony cameras and Fujinon lenses.
The attendance was very strong and I believe this event ignited the “real” filmmaking industry in Alaska. Time will be the judge, but it really felt like Alaska may be breaking into the what-was-once-only-Hollywood kind of productions.
After the Clinic, hands-on with the cameras (including the amazingly Transformer-looking 3D rig) and presentations, many more people crowded into the theater to catch the “premiere” of Evergreen Film’s release of ICY KILLERS. This great movie about Alaska’s salmon sharks can be seen on National Geographic channel, check it out.
There’s lots more to say, but I wanted to share the photos right away while the rest of the experience sinks in. I’m personally grateful for the Alaska Film Office, Alaska Film Group, RED, Sony, Fujinon, Evergreen Films, AlaskaUSA (my credit union, yay!) and all the rest who made the event possible. Truly inspiring, thank you!
(Plug: We use Apple and Final Cut Studio for all our editing and are extremely grateful for the support that MacHaus has shown us over the last year. Seriously, if you are in Alaska and want help with your Apple and Mac products, you really need to visit MacHaus. They’re in Anchorage, Wasilla and Fairbanks. Thanks, Ben!)
Apparently the Iditarod is a weeks long camping trip. The Fur Rondy World Championship Sled Dog Races are apparently the cats meow when it comes to competitive dog sledding. Kudos to the cameraman and the director of photography for making Tozier track look so sexy. Nice editing and coloring of the sky. Enjoy the trailer, then check your pulse.
