Disto D3 – Laser tape measure

May 13th, 2010

Disto D3

Disto D3 Laser Tape Measure

Everyone knows that conference service managers are notorious for “fudging” on room sizes. Here is what I use as my argument ender.

The Leica Disto D3 is a great addition to the job box.  It works well indoors but not so well in full sunlight.  Lightweight and uses standard AAA batteries.

“You’ll get screen credit”

November 27th, 2009

I always have to laugh at the posts in Craigs List to “work on a feature film for no pay but you get experience and screen credit”.  Like those asses aren’t getting paid. This guy tells it like it is:

Why we need LITE

July 13th, 2009

Recently there has been lots of comments flying around about the LITE Center in Lafayette.  Now there are several pieces to this puzzle and I am not going to beat the political horse.  This is about the research and technology side of things. Read the rest of this entry »

Drives on ice

April 10th, 2009

Sometimes drives get a bit warm and need some cooling down.   This Maxtor USB drive was getting way too warm after some long data transfers.

Clouds

June 11th, 2008



2008-06-11 Clouds B mpeg4video

Originally uploaded by kris_wotipka

I’ve been having fun with my Cannon A720IS Powershot camera. Thanks to Mr. Melancon reminding me about the CHDK firmware for it.

See other videos on my flickr page.