Monthly Archives: September 2008

Ubuntu Hardy + Free Firewire Drivers + Jackd

By victoria | Published: September 21, 2008
Since I came back from Seattle the Saffire audio device has been firmly installed at Waterlou Studios where it works very well with the G4 OSX 10.3.9 and G5 quad-core OSX 10.4. It has been challenging to get all the applications working on this newly installed platform and I have not had much time to [...]
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Wordpress Upgrade to 2.6.1

By victoria | Published: September 16, 2008
Using Fantastico in Bluehost I was able to smoothly upgrade my Wordpress install this morning. Although Wordpress urges me to upgrade to 2.6.2, Fantastico sees 2.6.1 as the latest version, so I cannot upgrade further at present. I also activated the podpress plug-in and some other multi-media tools. I look forward to exploring streaming [...]
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SLR Camera – Image Capture

By victoria | Published: September 14, 2008
Now I have had the opportunity to look through two examples of excellent camera technology, I find myself increasingly attracted to continuing the experience. The first time I held such a camera was at the Madu Sari gamelan performance, “New Javanese Shadows“when a friend of mine asked me to hold his camera. My [...]
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Air-cooled Bike in a Water-cooled World

By victoria | Published: September 11, 2008
The cooler weather has arrived, but the sun is shining as Vancouver sees the last cloudless days for a while. This weather is the prime season for my motorcycle as I no longer have to worry so much about over-heating my air-cooled engine. In the heat of summer, a traffic jam caused by the [...]
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Electronics Product Stewardship Canada

By victoria | Published: September 1, 2008
The lure of High Definition is keeping me interested in purchasing a camcorder that I can mount on the motorcycle or remove for shooting the places I visit and the people I meet. Lifecycle sustainability is an important factor in my choice and it seems that the major companies are becoming aware of this. I [...]
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