Author Archives: Alvin Trusty

Copyright at the Art Museum

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Over the weekend we visited the Toledo Museum of Art.  It’s an impressive facility with pieces from many famous artists.  The spaces available in the galleries offer exceptional viewing environments. As with many museums, most of the art can be photographed … Continue reading →

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Canon HG10

Posted on May 18, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

I have moved into high definition video recording.  Through a mini-grant I have received a Canon HG10 hard drive based video camera. I can record about five hours of 1920 x 1080 video on the 40 GB hard drive.  Putting … Continue reading →

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EveryZing

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Here is a handy tool for anyone interested in finding a podcast about a specific topic.  Everyzing is a service that scans through an assortment of podcasts and converts all that speech into text that is searchable.  You can search … Continue reading →

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Backyard Guests

Posted on May 10, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

A robin has decided to raise a family in one of the trees in our back yard.  The nest is high enough in a pine tree that I can’t see inside it.  I held the camera up in the air … Continue reading →

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Jing

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Jing is a free screen capture tool from TechSmith, the makers of Snag and Camtasia.  Jing runs on Windows or OS X and can be linked to your own server or to a free streaming service called ScreenCast.com. Jing will capture … Continue reading →

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