My son’s digital short “Blowing someting up”
December 26, 2009 by Doug · View Comments
One of the project i’ve been meaning to do with my children is to teach them how to create a short movie. So I decided to sit down with my two sons Shawn and Jayden, write a small script. Record and edit the footage into a small movie.
Review: Speck See Thru Satin Case For The Apple MacBook Line Up
October 19, 2009 by Doug · View Comments
Quick review of the Speck See Thru Satin case for the Apple MacBook. Since I’ve had it exactly one month, I figured I would let peeps know I like, and recommend it.
Sorry in advance for the hum on the audio. Every now and again, I have a issue with my lav mic and the mono to stereo adapter I use. Didn’t catch it till I was done, and at midnight, it’s too late to re-record.
Elgato Turbo.264 HD DVD Encoding Time Tests
September 26, 2009 by Doug · View Comments
One of my favorite tasks to perform in terms of benchmarking systems is video encoding and DVD ripping.
Video encoding is one of those tasks that is very CPU intensive, and when you perform these tasks, you are also utilizing other components on your system. RAM, FSB etc.
Continuing to test my new MacBook Pro, I performed some DVD ripping tests.
For these tests, I used a non-comercial 
DVD that is 12:44 in length. It was encoded into an Apple TV compatible H.264 mp4.
The first set of tests were directly from the optical drive. Let’s begin..
Tutorial: Replace or upgrade the hard drive in a unibody Macbook
September 26, 2009 by Doug · View Comments
Unlike the old MacBook Pro’s design which is somewhat of a chore to get to the hard drive. Replacing and or upgrading the hard drive in the new unibody MacBooks is a rather simple process.
The first step is obviously to acquire a hard drive, and an external enclosure. Once you have those, install the hard drive in the external USB enclosure, connect it to your Mac, and run your favorite disk cloning software. I like to use Super Duper.
Unibody MacBook Pro HDD Upgrade
September 26, 2009 by Doug · View Comments
In this video I show what it takes to replace and or upgrade the hard drive in your unibody MacBook or MacBook Pro.
To see this tutorial in pictures, click here.
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