Random thoughts and observations
I recently bought a Kodak Zi8 pocket video camera and used it seriously for the first time today. It’s small and light, about the size of a mobile phone, but slightly thicker. Compared with other cameras I’ve used, the integrated image stabilisation is an excellent feature, making the image quality much sharper. There are different [...]
Mobile phones should be banned in schools. While ostensibly a communications device, modern phones are also cameras and video recorders with internet access. The media reports today that footage of local children fighting on school grounds and in public places has been published on YouTube. It appears likely the young people involved knew they were [...]
I haven’t used the JasJam to take video before today. The quality isn’t great, but the capability could be useful when you’re not prepared with a proper camera, like when a chainsaw-wielding murderer is charging towards you and you want evidence for the trial. While Maggie was dancing I went for a short walk at [...]
I watched the final today of the Mount Gambier Blue Lake Women’s International tennis tournament between Natalie Grandin of South Africa and Melanie South from England. Grandin won 7-6, 6-4. I felt like gadget man, wired with a mini laptop, mobile phone, camera and video camera. I tweeted live scores and these were picked up [...]
A League soccer came to Mount Gambier this afternoon when Perth Glory played Adelaide United in a pre-season cup game. The crowd was about 4000, slightly lower than expectations, perhaps due to showery weather in the early afternoon. The game finished in a scoreless draw, which was disappointing for the fans. I think my son [...]
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