Oh spare me those stories of how we used to WALK 20 miles to school when we were kids– and UPHILL BOTH TIMES, even! 
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Here’s a cute video I found of some little kids pondering the enigmatic memorabilia of…. two decades ago! Very cute!
Yes, those were the days….
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Saw this video at Kim Komando’s site. Very interesting! Did you know any of this? Do you remember any of these things? I think I remember that very first banner ad!
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When I took my business trip to New York City, I used my netbook’s little webcam to talk to the kids. The kids, unfortunately, did not have a webcam, so I could not see them. I used my instant messenger software to connect… and UGH what a stuttering, slow connection it was! Not very pleasant. It was too bad. Next time I want to be prepared for a better experience.
There’s this new gadget called faceVsion out. It’s incredibly innovative–it’s High Definition (HD), and it’s the first HD video cam certified by Skype for making HD video calls. faceVision uses embedded hardware H.264 encoding. This chip helps to create a 720-pixel, high-quality image suitable for video-to-video communications. It’s great for businesses (such as video conferencing) but it’s also a wonderful tool for the commuting family. The camera is very high-quality, with a quickly focusing super wide angle lens. It certainly looks very high tech! The official name is the FV touchcam N1. It’s on sale at retailers (such as Amazon, Staples, and NewEgg) for a little over $100. I think that’s very affordable for such a high-quality webcam. It leaves the other webcams (like Logitech’s and Microsoft’s) in the dust.
Read more about it, see an informative video about the cam, and learn more about the FV ExpressCombo at the faceVision on line store.
Additionally, you can save some money right now! www.shop.facevsion.com is now running a back-to-school promotion with $10 off any purchase, using the promo code of FVTBTS2 at the checkout. The promotion ends September 30th, 2010, so don’t delay.
I was recently on a hunt for a p;ace where I could store my audio tracks– preferably for free. The video-sharing sites abound, it’s crazy there are so many! But I have had a difficult time finding a site where I can upload my audio.
Then, Kim Komando comes out and announces one! Cool. 
It’s called Zoopy. It’s free. I haven’t tried it out yet because I am still sifting through all my audio; but it looks very good! It has an embeddable video/audio player which you can use for blog posts (perfect for me! I do a lot of tutorials and it’s helpful to have audio and visual aids). Check out the terms of service. Looks good. I’ll have a full-fledged review on it after I’ve tried it for a while.
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This is timely. It’s a superior media backup and burner software program, very affordable and just in time for the holidays; not only as a gift, but also as a way to create gifts. With the personal computer becoming more powerful, with peripheral media creators and software becoming more user-friendly and affordable, we can now create our own videos! Moreover, these videos can be copied and burned onto DVDs for family and friends to enjoy, too.
OK I’m jumping the gun here. This 123 Media Max is very versatile software, and does many things. Moreover, it boastsBlu-Ray Copy Breakthrough which allows you to make backup copies of Blu-ray movies to standard DVD-RW, retaining the excellent HD quality.
The list of features is extensive, too extensive for me to list here entirely. But these are the main features the 123 Media Max software offers:
I make a lot of audio and video compilations, so to me this software looks fantastic. Plus, we have some very valuable DVDs and DVD collections that would break my heart if they became damaged or corrupted. And Blu-ray movies are pricey– the 123 Media Max backup feature is a perfect way to have backups on hand in case anything happens to the original. Or, if you are like us, use the backup copy and store the original for safe-keeping.
Check out the software. This would make a very nice gift for any audiophile or movie maker or movie buff on your gift list. It’s affordable and looks really nice! Make sure to go to the website to check your computer specifications before purchasing.
I’ve been in search of some video editing software that could manage my .MOV files that my Kodak camera creates. It’s been a very loooong search, almost a year now! I’ve tried all sorts of free (and purchased) video software and video converters– about a dozen, total. I was just about ready to buy a used Apple Mac so I could edit these videos– I was at wit’s end and could find nothing for my PC that could handle the .MOV files with ease.
Until now.
I have found the software of my dreams. It’s Roxio Creator 2010. 
(Lisa, thanks for mentioning it to me– Roxio totally rocks!!) The astute folks at Roxio had noticed my blogging lamentations about video editing software, and said they had what I needed. Honestly, I kind of doubted it at first- I’d tried so many other programs with no results. So Roxio sent me their product for a review. It was a bold move on their part, I believe. I’m pretty fussy and nothing had worked up to this point. I was shopping for used Mini Macs on eBay…. but I installed Roxio Creator on my PC, and….
:jeeters: HOLY COW!! I am very, very impressed with the software. It works it works!!
OK, now for the details.
Roxio Creator 2010 is a hefty chunk of software. It installed well on my Acer Aspire X3200 (AMD Phenom X3 at 2.1 GHz, 4 GB RAM) and my HP Pavilion a6720y (AMD Phenom X4 at 2.2 GHz, 6GB RAM), but it would not install on my Toshiba Satellite notebook (AMD Athlon X2 at 1.7 GHz, 2 GB RAM). I didn’t even try it on my computers with Celeron processor cheapies. So be watchful of your PC specs when getting the software. It requires a hefty machine.
Roxio Creator is touted as a “multimedia software suite.” Among its many capabilities, it can:
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