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Google Docs: I am now a video player

Google is about to roll out a new feature to their Google Docs product line: Video Upload and Video Player The new feature promises easy access to all your uploaded videos from everywhere. Files that you can play Uploaded video files can be up to 1 GB. These are the most common video formats that […]

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put.io Exits Beta Phase

Highly controversial video and download service put.io has just informed its beta testers about their official public launch in 7 days. Read the full email below. What is interesting to note with this launch is the fact, that put.io will only offer a limited amount of accounts. See the following screenshot. And the accounts are […]

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Zattoo Feature Requests

Zattoo, the first IPTV online video player for TV stations, is now for more than three years on the market and available. In fact, my first blog post about Zattoo “Zattoo – News from the field” is from January 2007. Since that time a lot has changed. The installable software has lost its Linux client […]

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Beautiful Tilt Shift Video

A nicely edited photography can make me “ahh”. A nicely edited video makes me “uhhh”. And a tilt shift faked video is just unbelievable. Do not trust me? Well, check out the video below to see for yourself. There must be so much time, knowledge and patience. Simply breathtaking. (Source) You can also check out […]

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Nikon D5000 Device Fail

I am sad. Really, really sad. My new Nikon D5000 DSRL camera I bought a little while ago already is failing to start up. No matter what (changing batteries, re-charging, “cold” start) the device won’t start. After a quick Internet search I have found that this seems to be a problem with quiet a few […]

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Nikon D5000 Video Mode

This is a High Definition Video I shot at the Rhine Falls in Neuhausen. The video was shoot in High Definition mode with my new Nikon D5000 and a 18-105mm VR lens. Some photos can be found on my Flickr account or here below.

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