When a hard drive dies more often then not its is one of two things;
1. A component on the circuit has shorted out
2. The hard drive has a head crash.
In the event that the drive has a head crash one know method has been to seal the hard drive in dual zip lock bags [...]
How to Recover a Dead Hard Drive
Indoor Skydiving in Las Vegas
If you have ever had the urge to go skydiving but haven’t been able to take the plunge you may be interested in trying indoor skydiving. Last weekend in Las Vegas i tried indoor skydiving at fly zone and had a blast! It was how ever a bit pricey but it was a life experience. [...]
The Gun Store Las Vegas
Aside from shooting a airsoft gun or a .22 I have never really experienced shooting some real guns. Luckily Vegas is the kind of city that has everything and anything, including machine guns! So what guy could resist the chance to take one for a test drive… The gun store is a popular store [...]
Tripple Screen Upgrad
Dual screen monitors was one of the best upgrades I have ever done. It’s a fact that they improve productivity let you have a much larger work space and are just plain cool. Recently I decided to make the plunge into triple screens. Having such a large desktop is defiantly amazing! It just may be [...]
Bootleg Snowbarding the Zi8 at BigWhite – literally!
Today while going for a ride at Big White I decided to strap the Zi8 on to my boot/leg using some electrician tape and see what kinda shots i would get! This was shot at 720p@60fps however premiere only wanted to do 29fps so its down sampled a bit; However I don’t think you [...]
How to upgrade your iMac Hard Drive
Being a techy, before i even booted up my iMac I had to upgrade the hard drive to a 1TB WD Digital Black Drive…. At first glance you would wonder where the heck are the screws! Apple loves clean sleek lines and is all about style. To find the first round of screws you will [...]
Kodak Zi8 Test footage
After having the Kodak ZI8 for a while I made a few photos and while snowboaring at Big White ski resort. The video is pretty jerky and fast paced (a steady cam would of done wonders!) but it gives you a good idea of fast paced footage.
View from my room in the morning
Snowboarding [...]
Kodak Zi8 Review
After a week or so of comparisons and watching countless demo videos I decided to take the plunge and order my new Zi8. About five days later I received it in the mail along with my 16 gig class 6 SD card. The Zi8 is extremely small for video camera standards. This may not be [...]