Manton ReeceUser experience, Mac programming, feature animation, and other personal views.Flip Ultra- April 24, 2008 I first heard of the Flip a few months ago, but it wasn't until this 37signals post that I started paying attention. I was attracted to the simplicity of the video camera: few buttons, decent quality, and kid-proof design. Here is my mini-review. Speed. This is where the Flip shines. It is compact enough to take anywhere, and simple enough that you can take it out of your pocket and start shooting video in seconds. I've already shot way more video than I would with my traditional DV...http://www.manton.org/2008/04/flip_ultra.html Wii Transfer serial numbers- April 23, 2008 The search phrase "wii transfer serial numbers" (or "wii transfer serials") is consistently one of the top referrers from Google to this blog, usually pointing to my post about the first 75 days. I figure I get enough traffic that I should dedicate a page to this. (I'm the developer, by the way.) Here are the best ways to get Wii Transfer: Buy a copy! Just $19. Simple checkout with PayPal and you'll get an automatic email within minutes. Write a review for a blog or magazine. Email me first.http://www.manton.org/2008/04/wii_transfer_serial.html Unite the Party- April 22, 2008 After Hillary won Ohio, Texas, and Rhode Island last month, I decided it was time to think less about actively supporting my own candidate, who clearly wasn't going away, and more about the future of the Democratic Party and what it would take to come together when a nominee is chosen. I had been quick to defend Hillary on Twitter and in blog comments, but the more I considered the close race and the long month until the next primary in Pennsylvania, now finally here, the more convinced I...http://www.manton.org/2008/04/unite_the_party.html Ollie Johnston- April 21, 2008 Last week Traci asked me if I had heard about the animator who had died. Now of the 220 feeds I subscribe to in NetNewsWire, a full 60 of those are in a group called "Animation and Comics", so I should have heard about any news from a variety of artist blogs or industry sources. But I've had my head down working on a number of programming projects -- both Rails and Cocoa and just keeping up with the never-ending flood of email and Basecamp messages -- so that NetNewsWire group was closed, and I.http://www.manton.org/2008/04/ollie_johnston.html MacLife write-up and Wii Transfer beta- April 20, 2008 Wii Transfer has a full-page mini-tutorial in the May edition of MacLife magazine, as part of a section on connecting your Mac to video game consoles. I finally picked up a copy last night. It was certainly a nice surprise and seems to have brought a small increase in sales. I've also been wrapping up the next version of Wii Transfer, which hopefully smoothes over most of the rough spots in the current release. After sending beta copies to a few customers, I'm opening up a new forums section..http://www.manton.org/2008/04/maclife.html |