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Shedworx has just released a new version of their software that allows you to do a conversion into the WMV format as well as the AVI format. The added advantage for the Canon HG-10 is that the conversion keeps the video in the correct 16:9 format.

For this version to work Windows Media version 11 needs to be installed. I had an initial problem with this as I had version 9. As before, Shedworx were extremely efficient and worked out why I had an issue.

The following screen shot shows how simple the Shedworx interface is:… Continue Reading

I was just reading how Matt Cutts had had some issues with his backup server and it reminded me that someone may be interested in a couple of recent occurrences where my backups saved my bacon (well actually not quite that serious, but it would have required me to do a lot of extra work to get things back to where they were supposed to be).

I while back I decided to install Carbonite. As I mentioned before, it was an extraordinary efficient process and is very easy to use. Carbonite is a backup service … Continue Reading

Images of Canon HG10 Camcorder

The following are several images showing some of the main parts of the camera. Excuse the dust.

The camera comes with several cables, notably a sound cable, a component out cable and a USB cable (not shown). The component out cable only transfers video data and hence needs to be used with the sound cable. An HDMI cable was not included with my camera…. Continue Reading

I recently bought a Canon HG10 video camera to replace my old Canon ZR DV camera. The ZR is still going strong, but the firewire port on the camera is broken and hence I cannot transfer videos to the PC anymore. I am left with pile of mini DV tapes, many of which I forgot to label.

I like the HG10 for the following reasons:

• It is high definition (HD) i.e. 1080 lines. I don’t have a HD TV but I think it best to be prepared for a client who needs high def. You can always convert down – but not … Continue Reading
  

Before attempting to register a domain name at Network Solutions, read this article.

Apparently, Network Solutions takes the domain name that you enter and puts it on hold. This means that once you have seen that the domain you want is available at Network Solutions, if you want the domain you have to pay their relatively high fees ($34.99 for one year for a dot com) as compared to $9.95 for one year for a dot com here.

You can check this phenomena out for yourself … Continue Reading