Archive for September 2010
How To: Record a Skype Interview
Here's how you can record a two-way interview with Skype and Call Recorder software on a Mac.
Posted on Wednesday, September 29th, 2010I heart tees
I heart t-shirts. Here's a few that make me laugh every time.
Posted on Saturday, April 10th, 2010Commentary: Social Media Demystified
"The simple reality is that social media has way more to do with common sense than it does with rocket science."
Posted on Friday, April 2nd, 2010Video Player Test
A test page for iPhone playback compatibility.
Posted on Thursday, April 1st, 2010ThumbJam
Here's another really cool iPhone instrument app that actually sounds great - ThumbJam.
Posted on Wednesday, March 31st, 2010Grab Your Audience in Two Seconds Flat
This audio editing app demo is particularly effective - it shows you 90% of what you need to know in the first few seconds.
Posted on Sunday, March 28th, 2010How-To: Make a seamless video loop
A simple process for making a quick seamless looping video.
Posted on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010Found: If you are kidnapped
I found a great little poem I wrote for Kristi when she was headed to Sri Lanka after the 2004 tsunami.
Posted on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010What shaped your politics?
How did you get to where you are, politically?
Posted on Thursday, September 10th, 2009
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Screencast: Routing iTunes’ Visualizer into ProPresenter
In this screencast, we take the awesomeness of the iTunes visualizer and pipe it into ProPresenter with CamTwist. Confused? Trust me, it's awesome.
Posted on Friday, August 28th, 20095
Study: Tower Build, Kigali, Rwanda
A video of a few acrobats buildin' a tower in Kigali, Rwanda.
Posted on Tuesday, August 11th, 20092
Recovery and Re-engagement
Back home after a season of intense travel & projects, I'm trying to regroup and reconnect.
Posted on Friday, July 31st, 20091
How-To: Connect your Mac to a projector (part 2)
Connecting to the projector on-site at your presentation can be the most stressful point in your presentation process. Smooth the way with these tips.
Posted on Friday, May 1st, 2009Innovative Evangelism Conference Video
If you're involved with evangelism or are a missionary, join Luis Palau, Miles McPherson, Dinesh D'Souza and Matt Redman this Nov. 10-13.
Posted on Wednesday, April 1st, 2009How-To: Set up your Mac for presentations (Pt.1)
In part one here, we'll configure the Mac for presentations.
Posted on Wednesday, March 18th, 2009Trinity’s First Edit: TobyMac Tribute
Trinity went to work with me today; among other things, she learned the basics of editing.
Posted on Thursday, March 5th, 2009My Kids’ Miis
Some interesting avatar names from my kids, a window into their strange minds.
Posted on Monday, February 16th, 2009Smart Podcasts: Economics
In this post, I'll have a look at what could be a really dry subject: economics.
Posted on Thursday, December 4th, 20081
Podcasts that make you smarter
Here's some podcasts that have expanded my brain and sent me back to school.
Posted on Monday, December 1st, 20082
Portland CityFest Report
After several edits, here's a version I feel good about showing you all.
Posted on Saturday, November 29th, 20082
Election Night Event on current_
Current TV leverages Digg and Twitter for election night coverage. And there's a DJ!
Posted on Tuesday, November 4th, 2008Undecided? Time’s Up!
The debates are over. I'm here to tell you: it's time to decide.
Posted on Wednesday, October 15th, 20089
Four Eyes Are Better Than One
I am enjoying a Chris Tomlin concert from a unique perspective.
Posted on Thursday, October 9th, 20084
iTunes 8 Rumors: is Magnetosphere the New Visualizer?
I think I know where Magnetosphere has landed...
Posted on Thursday, September 4th, 200812
Loops: New Backgrounds, post FaithQuest
I've put up a few new looping backgrounds that I built for FaithQuest.
Posted on Wednesday, September 3rd, 20084
FaithQuest 2008 Live Blog!
Kristi is going to be semi-live blogging the FaithQuest 2008. Check it!
Posted on Friday, August 29th, 20082
Recovering
I'm recovering from the massive Portland CityFest. There's a lot on my mind, too.
Posted on Sunday, August 24th, 2008Season of Service: Overview Video
The Portland CityFest Season of Service is making a huge impact on the city!
Posted on Friday, August 15th, 20081
What does Allan think about?
I love visualizations. What do you think about? Can I see?
Posted on Friday, June 27th, 20084
More Music Visualization: Radiohead
Robert Hodgins' "Beauty Engine" visualizes music in a fascinating way.
Posted on Monday, June 2nd, 20081
Bullets Can Be Dangerous
There's a grim threat stalking our meeting rooms. Meet it bravely.
Posted on Wednesday, May 21st, 2008An Open Letter to My Friends on the Right
On right wing media and demagoguery.
Posted on Tuesday, May 6th, 200815
Iron Man: Will the Film Live Up to the Trailer?
ONN: Wildly Popular 'Iron Man' Trailer To Be Adapted Into Full-Length Film
Posted on Friday, April 25th, 20082
Kristi’s Ultimate Blog?
I'm hoping to rebuild a blog for my wife. What's hot now? What would you like to see?
Posted on Saturday, April 19th, 200817
Active MeatData™!
There's no data like MeatData. Don't you love mocking spelling mistakes?
Posted on Saturday, April 19th, 2008The (Amazing) Assistant Editor
The Assistant Editor: Robots are doing our work now.
Posted on Friday, April 18th, 20084
A Quick Site Note: CoComments Disabled
CoComment: Great when it works, not when it's not. We're having a trial separation.
Posted on Friday, April 18th, 2008NAB Trip Photos Posted
Nothing too amazing here that you can't see elsewhere in all their machined aluminum glory, but I thought I'd post a few snaps of stuff I thought important.
Posted on Friday, April 18th, 2008Portland: The Water Never Tasted So Good
Back from Vegas and the NAB show, I try to process the Matrix itself.
Posted on Thursday, April 17th, 20081
Pre-NAB Trip Tidbits
I have two videos and a presentation to pump out today, as much as I'd love to sift through NAB Show intel and work on my blog.
Posted on Monday, April 14th, 20083
Simple Tips for Great Presentations
Dan Pink: "The only reason to give a speech is to change the world. That’s a high bar. But that’s what we should aspire to when audiences give us this privilege."
Posted on Friday, April 11th, 2008Pirates! Vegas! Crunch Day! Geek Poetry!
A few quick hits this Crunch Day, April 10.
Posted on Thursday, April 10th, 20081
“Did Mohammed say that adulterous female monkeys should be stoned?” And other questions…
I have many questions in life. The one above is not one of them; apparently, though it is on the minds of Muslim scholars.
Posted on Monday, March 31st, 2008Tenets of Web-Standards Design. In Rap.
Finally, someone is speaking my language.
Posted on Saturday, March 29th, 2008Of Movie Trailers, Final Cut, and Iron Man
Ever see a movie trailer, watch the film later, and go, "hey! That wasn't in the movie!"?
Posted on Thursday, March 27th, 2008BigDog Quadruped Robot; Inevitable Spoof
The BigDog robot kinda looks like two guys tied together with a giant fly head. Weird, but kinda cool.
Posted on Thursday, March 27th, 20084
Two Enter. One Leaves.
What is Allan talking about? It's Peep Jousting!
Posted on Friday, March 21st, 20082
Obama is Here!
I passed the Benson Hotel where Barack Obama was about to exit en route to his speech at the Memorial Coliseum in NE Portland.
Posted on Friday, March 21st, 2008Happy St. Patricks’ Day!
In honor of St. Patrick. Where's my green beer?
Posted on Monday, March 17th, 20081
Iron Man! Hulk2! Heroes, Assemble!
More new comic book films!
Posted on Thursday, March 13th, 20083
U Can Haz SDK!
After much cry and hue from developers who wanted to create custom applications for the iPhone, Teh Steve released the iPhone SDK in beta form.
Posted on Thursday, March 6th, 2008Saturday Blogwad
Haircuts; software; iconic Portland images.
Posted on Saturday, February 23rd, 20083
Live video test with ProPresenter
What has historically taken an entire video truck can now be done on a laptop.
Posted on Friday, February 15th, 20081
Magnetosphere
When I look at these animations I feel like I'm looking inside an atomic process, or present at the creation itself.
Posted on Saturday, February 2nd, 20085
Deep Space Journey
Showing the universe behind lyrics during songs about creation and the majesty of the Creator has been done before, but I wanted to make my own "journey" from Earth to space.
Posted on Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Alphabet Game For Toddlers
Want to let the toddler in your life bang on the keyboard, without disturbing that spreadsheet? Fire this up. They might learn something.
Posted on Friday, January 11th, 20083
Car Hunting? Avoid That Lemon!
If you're hunting for a car, I can run a VIN for the next 28 days.
Posted on Tuesday, January 8th, 2008Betta Getta Jetta
I've bought a car! I'm excited, but there's a bad taste in my mouth.
Posted on Monday, January 7th, 20082
Diary of A Monster: True Confessions Of Darth Vader
Darth Vader's Journal.
Posted on Sunday, January 6th, 20082
I must make an igloo
Build your own igloo! Snow not included.
Posted on Wednesday, January 2nd, 20083
Aperture vs. Lightroom: On The Precipice
Looking on the other side of the fence, the grass looks good, but the green could use a saturation +15 adjustment, with some sharpening and split toning.
Posted on Monday, December 31st, 20073
MoNoBloPo
I've decided to declare November my own, personal MoNoBloPo - Month of No Blog Posting.
Posted on Saturday, November 24th, 2007Surf’s Up!
Watching surfers catching the waves is oddly mesmerizing.
Posted on Friday, November 2nd, 20071
Chinese Gardens
We go to the Chinese Gardens in Portland, Oregon with family.
Posted on Saturday, October 27th, 2007Kristi’s Secret Driving History
Kristi's secret driving history gets her into trouble.
Posted on Monday, October 22nd, 20071
What does it mean to follow the Bible literally?
What does it mean to follow the Bible literally? AJ Jacobs explores this in his latest book.
Posted on Saturday, October 13th, 20073
Ultimate Control: Remote Buddy For iPhone
An amazing app uses an iPhone to control your Mac.
Posted on Wednesday, October 10th, 20071
Bad Goodness: True
More boolean philosophical questions posed by my software.
Posted on Wednesday, September 19th, 20074
Worship Media: Cross Progression
Enter the forest chapel for meditation.
Posted on Tuesday, September 18th, 2007Five Week Render
Some videos take longer to render than others.
Posted on Monday, September 17th, 2007Backgrounds: Forest Starfield Spin
A night walk in the forest.
Posted on Tuesday, September 4th, 2007I’m off to FaithQuest 2007
I'll be at FaithQuest this Labor Day Weekend.
Posted on Friday, August 31st, 20074
Worship Media: Field of Wheat
A field of wheat is blown by the winds.
Posted on Wednesday, August 29th, 20071
Worship Media No. 3: Forest Cathedral
No. 3 in a series: a slow whirl in the forest.
Posted on Monday, August 27th, 20071
Worship Software: ProPresenter 3
A quick mini-review of ProPresenter 3.
Posted on Saturday, August 25th, 20071
Creativity On Demand?
Can genius be summoned on demand? How?
Posted on Saturday, August 25th, 20071
Worship Media No.2: Fireflies
A comforting background; think of a warm Summer evening.
Posted on Thursday, August 23rd, 20071
Worship Media: Preview No. 1
I've been exploring how visualists like myself can support worship in a more deep and authentic way over the last year or so. One way I'm contributing is with high-quality, animated backgrounds for lyrics.
Posted on Tuesday, August 21st, 20072
Watch the Omaha Heartland Festival Live!
Watch the video stream with us.
Posted on Saturday, July 14th, 2007The City of Blind Children
There seems to be a lot of kids here - and they're all blind.
Posted on Saturday, July 14th, 2007iPhone, Reconsidered
I reconsider some of my objections to the iPhone. Again.
Posted on Wednesday, July 11th, 20073
So, Where Is It?
Allan tries to justify *not* getting an iPhone. For now.
Posted on Friday, July 6th, 20072
iPhone Dream
The iPhone was in my hands at last... but it was huge!
Posted on Saturday, June 9th, 20072
Invasion!
The other night I dreamed that there was an army of evil. I felt no fear of the army, strangely; what I did fear... was its captain.
Posted on Saturday, June 9th, 20073
BlogStorm: Burst Transmission
The reservoir of entries nears bursting. At least in my head.
Posted on Saturday, June 9th, 20071
Decline of the Blogging Empire
Why aren't people blogging as much?
Posted on Wednesday, May 16th, 20071
Soup Stealer
Apparently I'm pretty selfish, or so my dreams reveal.
Posted on Saturday, April 21st, 2007All the Pretty Lights
Apple demos a freaky big 750 terabyte SAN at NAB this week.
Posted on Friday, April 20th, 20071
Inside Aperture Podcast: Mental Excercises and More
Mental excercises for the photographer.
Posted on Friday, April 20th, 20071
Final Cut Studio 2: Monster
Apple's announced a monster upgrade to their Final Cut Studio video & audio editing suite. It's earthshaking.
Posted on Sunday, April 15th, 2007Ligamentum Patellae
About a year ago, I was shooting some hoops up near my in-law's house. As I was jumping up to shoot, I felt a twinge in my knee.
Posted on Saturday, April 14th, 20076
Tree Stump, Yale Lake, Washington
An unearthly photo of a drowned tree stump.
Posted on Tuesday, April 10th, 2007Unread Number of the Beast
My unread news items tend to stack up sometimes. Apparently, if I let mine accumulate too much, I am hastening the apocalypse.
Posted on Thursday, April 5th, 2007The Web Design Process
Jesse Bennett-Chamberlain discusses his process for redesigning the Expression Engine family of websites.
Posted on Wednesday, April 4th, 20071
Saturday Blogwad
Blog updates; work stuff; presentation design; God Things; a knee scan.
Posted on Saturday, March 31st, 20074
I came for pie, not pie charts
A discussion on representing data in presentations. And there's pie.
Posted on Monday, March 19th, 20072
Trapped In Jericho
Looking at the EspressoMap image I posted the other day, I found myself seeing the Map of Destruction that the mysterious Hawkins fills in, noting incinerated cities across the land. Think of the coffee lost to civilization!
Posted on Saturday, March 10th, 20071
It’s Just Life
Things have been rather quiet in this corner of the blogosphere lately, but a flood of posts looms.
Posted on Sunday, February 18th, 2007Cancel or Allow
A new Mac & PC ad from Apple discusses security on Vista.
Posted on Tuesday, February 6th, 2007St. Helens Memories
I had totally forgotten that Adam also climbed Mount Saint Helens with us in the Spring of 2003.
Posted on Sunday, January 21st, 20072
Mt. Adams: Summit Party
A brief rest on the true summit of Mt. Adams before the ride down.
Posted on Sunday, January 21st, 20071
Here’s To You
A photo of Adam Langford on Mt. Adams, Washington.
Posted on Saturday, January 20th, 20071
He Had A Dream
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech.
Posted on Friday, January 19th, 20071
Nga Kitalo.
Missionary, adventurer, and friend Adam Langford died yesterday.
Posted on Wednesday, January 17th, 20079
Congratulations, Andrew & Aimee!
Our friends Andrew & Aimee Martin are expecting! I'm so excited for you both.
Posted on Tuesday, January 9th, 2007Macworld 2007: Apple Fan FREAK-OUT
Allan freaks out about the Macworld announcements. iPhone, yay!
Posted on Tuesday, January 9th, 200711
I remember when YouTube was just a kid…
Blip.tv: Hi, YouTube. You use tags, and you’re uncluttered. Cool.
Posted on Friday, January 5th, 2007RAW Image Quality: Aperture vs. Adobe ACR
A discussion of RAW photo conversion in Aperture, compared to Adobe tools.
Posted on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007King Connor of the Backyard
King Connor of the Backyard - images on Flickr.
Posted on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007Mt. Hood - Cloud Front Approaching
A simple two-stitch pano image. A cloud front was just coming behind this summit cloud formation.
Posted on Sunday, December 31st, 20062
Livin It Promo Video Animation
This is a brief intro & outtro I created in After Effects 7 for a potential Livin It action sports event next year in Louisville, Kentucky.
Posted on Thursday, December 28th, 20063
Friday morning at breakfast
A few snapshots, Friday morning, shot with the iSight.
Posted on Friday, December 22nd, 2006Lost Mt. Hood Climber Updates
Get your Mt. Hood climber updates here.
Posted on Saturday, December 16th, 20067
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Beta To Be Released Tomorrow
"Adobe tomorrow will do something unique in the history of Photoshop: release a public beta of a full-version upgrade months before the final product hits the shelves." - Dave Nagel
Posted on Thursday, December 14th, 20063
Santa Visits the Kiddies
Last night, we had a Christmas party just for the kids at my office. Santa came!
Posted on Friday, December 8th, 20063
On the Discipline of Study & Prayer
One thing I wish I could do better is anchor my days by a morning time of bible study and prayer. How do you do it?
Posted on Wednesday, December 6th, 20062
I walk, snow crunches.
I walk, snow crunches. I wait. No mountain, just clouds Orchard rows silent.
Posted on Sunday, December 3rd, 20061
Whiter Than Sour Cream
Weird Al Yankovich is nerdy - to the extreme.
Posted on Friday, December 1st, 20065
There’s a Song In My Head
A beautiful song haunts me - what band is that?
Posted on Tuesday, November 28th, 20065
The Corporation Documentary Available Online
Director Mark Achbar has made The Corporation, 2003's biting documentary investigating the rise and ever-growing influence of the corporation on all aspects of modern society freely available via Bittorrent.
Posted on Monday, November 27th, 2006CoComment Integration Added
I add integration with CoComment, a comment-tracking service.
Posted on Sunday, November 26th, 20061
Tagging Entries
I consider the pros and cons of entry tagging.
Posted on Saturday, November 25th, 2006Recent Videos
Here is a feed that pulls in the latest video I've created. Subscribe to my videos feed, too!
Posted on Wednesday, June 28th, 2006Film Book Festival
A review of several books on filmmaking, from the awhitespace.net archives.
Posted on Friday, July 1st, 2005Current Conversations
Allan's current conversations - all over the blogosphere.
Posted on Friday, June 24th, 2005
