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Apple releases Shake 4.1 – Price drop and Universal Binary

Jun 22, 2006 ramblings

"Apple [yester]day delivered Shake 4.1, the first Universal version of its industry leading compositing software and cut its price from $2,999 to $499 to fit almost any production’s budget."

Not included in the Apple announcement was the rumor (possibly now confirmed by ex-members of the Shake programming team) that this will be the last major release of Shake, which will be replaced by another yet-to-be-named professional level compositing tool in 2008.

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Microsoft’s view of “automatic.”

Jun 22, 2006 geek

This must be some definition of "auto" I wasn’t previously aware of.
Repairing the Headliner

Jun 17, 2006 ramblings

The headliner in my ’95 Saturn had started to fall, the fabric peeling away from the foam backing, and hanging down until finally, it was obstructing most of the view out the rear window. I had been just putting up with it, but when Reb wen out this morning, and had the kids holding it […]
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Five things I (re)learned during my most recent attempt to organize my library.

Jun 10, 2006 geek, ramblings

1.) I have a tendency to latch onto what should be a very small part of a larger project, and turn it into a project unto itself. Hence, cleaning out the living room (which contained some books) turned into a chance to organize the entire collection.

2.) I may not have a huge personal library, […]
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Logitech Harmony 880 Universal Remote

Jun 7, 2006 geek

Just got the Harmony 880 today, so I won’t post a full review yet, but aside from the fact that the new Intel-based Mac beta version of the software doesn’t actually work (thank the gods I have more than one Mac), the setup was relatively painless. I’ve probably got an odder assortment of devices in […]
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Haiku Askew™ #17

May 21, 2006 art

All life is fiction.
Action is where power lies.
Be your best story.
Late Linx

May 19, 2006 linkage, ramblings
So, NAB, then the 48 Hour Film Project, then sick and coughing up gods-know-what for a week, then too busy catching up on everything else to post for another week. Yes, I’m running late.

Here, for your temporary amusement, are some links for today. More in-depth content to come.
- Eleven Twelve — some funky Sesame Street marble action (via 37signals)
- Pak-Lite — the mini-led flashlight that snaps onto your 9-volt battery
- Style-Force — really great tiny pixel fonts
- My Life in the Bush of Ghosts — incredible David Byrne/Brian Eno disc from 1981, one of the first to use sampling in music, now remastered (also available via iTMS); plus, the remix site is finally up!
- Volkswagen’s beautiful transparent factory and 20-story robotic car storage tower. Amazing.

Mark Boszko

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