Thursday, September 29, 2005

MarioCast: Handycam Tutorial 2



In the 2nd video podcast of our series orienting OU Piano Pedagogy students with the Sony Handycam, I focus on the touch LCD screen, recording, and zooming in and out.

These are MPEG-4 movies with the H.264 video codec.

It is highly recommended that you view them through iTunes 5 and have Quicktime Player 7 installed.

iTunes 5 can be downloaded for free here: http://www.apple.com/itunes/download

Quicktime 7 can be downloaded for free here: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download

Tuesday, September 27, 2005

MarioCast: Digital Video Tutorial 1


This video podcast is the first of a series introducing the new digital Sony Handycam to the University of Oklahoma Piano Pedagogy department.

These are MPEG-4 movies with the H.264 video codec.

It is highly recommended that you view them through iTunes 5 and have Quicktime Player 7 installed.

iTunes 5 can be downloaded for free here: http://www.apple.com/itunes/download

Quicktime 7 can be downloaded for free here: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download

Thursday, September 15, 2005

NioCast: Journey Down the Street



Take a 2-minute journey down the street with vidcast superstar, Nio! Recorded Thursday, September 15, 2005 in an MPEG-4 format with an H.264 codec.
If you don't have the free Quicktime 7 Player, download it here.

Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Philadelphia Eagles (0-1)


Ouch is right. Yes, the Eagles start the season 0-1 just like the OU Sooners. The difference is that unlike the stupid BCS system, in the NFL you don't have to pack it in and say we have NO chance of a championship after losing the first game. I think even the Patriots got blown out by the Bills on the opening season game en route to one of those Super Bowl victories.

Here are some game thoughts:

What's the deal with Jeremiah Trotter getting ejected?!? You definitely saw a hole in the run defense yet again with his absence. Warrick Dunn and Michael Vick definitely saw that hole.

How awesome is Brian Dawkins?

When did kicker David Akers become human?

Donovan McNabb did NOT look good last night. He seems to telegraph his passes too much. Why can't he be like Tom Brady who looks one way and finds an open receiver through his peripheral vision? And stop holding on the friggin' ball so long! If no one's open, take off!

Thursday, September 01, 2005

NioCast: He's walking!


Recorded on September 1, 2005. Nio had only taken 2 or 3 steps on his own. Today, he started to get more courage and was able to take more steps on his own.
Pretty quiet birthday that I had this week with the family. Seeing Nio walk more by himself was a good enough gift for me.
Gas prices are out of control. I filled up because I figured that the prices aren't going to stabilize or drop anytime soon. I normally go to Albertson's or 7-eleven to get gas, but they were already at $3.09 per gallon. I know other parts of the country have it worse. $3.00 per gallon at the closest Texaco was the best I could find. The final damage was $25.25. I never paid that much to fill up the good ol' Honda Civic.
I find it kind of insulting to the victims of Hurricane Katrina when I keep hearing the media blame the rising gas prices on this disaster. I'm sure there may be some impact, but there's more to this than meets the eye. That's just the conspiracy theorist in me talking again.
It's interesting that during this video podcast of us getting all jovial for Nio's walking, you can hear the TV discussing the horrible news down in New Orleans.