July

Digital Video Hacks now out

I contributed four hacks to Digital Video Hacks by Joshua Paul, published by O'Reilly. I did hacks on remotely controlling a camcorder (hack #10), taking video in total darkness (#21), making your own weather report (#62) and saving a presentation onto DVD (#94). Needless to say, I really am as ugly as I look on pages 72 and 227. Our cat Tallulah and foster kitten Finn also make a guest appearance on page 74. These hacks aren't online, so go and buy a copy now!

Review of the SlingBox Personal Broadcaster

This review of the new Slingbox Personal Braodcaster was written by little old me. It's not often you get to sneak a Dalek into PC World... LINK

Wired Article on Waterproof Digital Cameras

I reviewed a number of waterproof digital cameras for Wired, including the rather cool Pentax Optio. The full version is in the July 2005 issue. The online version makes it look like I also wrote about 7-megapixel cameras and camcorders, but those articles were written by other writers. LINK

Making Movies: Reader Questions Answered

My latest Making Movies column answers a few common reader questions about Camcorders and video editing. LINK