February 23rd, 2007 — General
The 2007 WEVA Wedding & Event Video Expo is set for August 13-16 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is a great place to learn about the latest video technology and trends and meet up with other videographers. They have lots of great workshops available also.
I plan on booking my reservations soon. You can find out more here.
Hope to see you there!
February 12th, 2007 — General
Today is Doing Business in Your Bathrobe Day… a day for entrepreneurs to celebrate their freedom. Kristie T., co-founder of WebMomz.com, is giving away some fabulous prizes for this great event, including a Video Scrapbooking Starter Kit donated by Scrapbooks Alive. You don’t even have to be an entrepreneur to enter.
So hop on over to WebMomz and enter to win some fabulous prizes.
February 6th, 2007 — General
Several of my Mom Masterminds friends put together this great little Organizing Minds Want To Know ebook on how to organize your home office. There’s tips on how to organize your Favorites folder, how to use a white board to manage your projects, how to create to-do lists, and how to use decorative storage solutions for your office. The best part about it is it is completely FREE.
So click the link below to grab your copy!
February 3rd, 2007 — General
The 5th annual Doing Business in Your Bathrobe Day 2007 is February 12. My Mom Masterminds friend, Kristie T., of www.webmomz.com is sponsoring this fun event. This event is a time to celebrate the freedom home business ownership offers people.
Even if you’re not a home business owner, you can still join the fun by entering to win some great prizes. I donated a Video Scrapbooking for Beginners starter kit. There are more than 25 great prizes you could win. It’s free to enter. So go check it out…
February 2nd, 2007 — General
Here’s a cute little video about Groundhog Day 2006 that I found on YouTube. Enjoy!
January 31st, 2007 — General
I just read an article from PC Magazine. Apparently, YouTube is planning to share advertising revenue with their video contributors. This is great news for contributers as long as the site doesn’t get bogged down with advertisements. I’m anxious to see how this plays out.
You can read the article here.
January 30th, 2007 — General
Microsoft officially launched Windows Vista today. I just did a Google search on news articles and blogs to see what people are saying. There are some really mixed reviews! Some love it, some hate it, some are undecided. The jury is still out for me since I haven’t had a hands-on experience yet.
I plan to buy a new laptop in the next few months. I decided to wait a little while to let all (or some) of the kinks get worked out. I’ve heard that it’s an imitation of Mac OS. Now I love my iMac. That will be a hard act to follow if that’s the case.
I’m really anxious to see how Vista handles video editing. If you’ve used Vista for your video editing, please leave a comment and let us know what you think about it.
January 29th, 2007 — General
I just completed one of the most difficult videos I’ve ever done. My dear sweet neighbor, Mrs. Nancy, went to be with the Lord yesterday after a long battle with cancer. Mrs. Nancy has been my neighbor the last 6 1/2 years. She was one of those people you could always count on. She was an amazing Christian and she loved everyone. And everyone loved Mrs. Nancy.
When her husband came to my door yesterday afternoon with a pile of Mrs. Nancy’s pictures, I was honored. I quickly scanned all the pictures into my computer and created a beautiful tribute video scrapbook of Mrs. Nancy’s life. This video will be shown at her funeral and her memorial.
I kept the video simple with some music, a title page, photos with dissolves in between, and a closing Bible verse. I hope this is something her family will cherish for years to come.
January 26th, 2007 — General
I purchased The Little Digital Video Book by Michael Rubin on Amazon last year. This is a great little book for those who are brand new to digital video. This book teaches you how to shoot well, organize easily, and quickly edit your own footage. This book is not filled with jargon like so many of the digital video books are. This book is truly for beginners and comes highly recommended if you are just starting out your digital video hobby.
January 24th, 2007 — General
I received an email from Microsoft this morning with information on their upcoming release of Windows Vista. Vista will let you import, organize, and correct your images easily. You can also easily save them to CDs and DVDs. You can also create slideshows from your pictures.
I currently use iPhoto on my iMac to manage all my digital pictures and LOVE IT! I can’t wait to see if Windows Vista can even compare to iPhoto.
Windows Vista will be broadly available on January 30. For more information, go to the Windows Vista website.
If you’re one of the first to try out Windows Vista, please leave a comment and let us know how you like it and let us know if it really can manage your photo library as easily as Microsoft claims.
