Convert VHS to Digital

Jan 5, 2010 | One Comment

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I was rummaging through old boxes the other day, and came across several MiniDV tapes. These are pretty important tapes. For instance, I have Wil Wheaton’s keynote from Gnomedex 4 back in Lake Tahoe. Another is Steve Wozniak from the same [...]

How to Edit Video

Oct 8, 2009 | 4 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Most video editors suck. I don’t mean the people who edit videos. I’m talking about the software itself. Many of them require you to take classes in order to even begin to grasp how to make use of the program. You [...]

Bye Bye, VHS – The Last Distributor Gives Up the Ghost

Dec 24, 2008 | 22 Comments

Good luck finding a replacement VHS tape for your favorite movie. The Los Angeles Times interviewed the last distributor of VHS tapes, and they have shipped out their last truckload. Whatever is left will be given away or thrown away. It’s sad to imagine all those tapes rotting in a landfill poisoning the earth, and [...]

Are You Still Using a VCR for VHS Tapes?

Dec 18, 2008 | 2 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed So what do all the cool kids want for Christmas this year? They want a VCR, of course! It’s such a hot product, since it’s been running for awhile. A VCR can play VHS tapes, you know! Thank goodness I finally [...]

How do you Deal with Old Technology?

Jun 2, 2008 | 63 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed We talk about new technology quite a lot. While home visiting my parents at this time, I’ve noticed how much my parents are behind the times when it comes to tech. Here in my old bedroom, there’s actually a small television [...]