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Paint Your Faith

2009-09-11T15:58:00.001-04:00

Vista Ice House - Toronto

2007-01-31T23:44:00.000-05:00

I attended my first ever software launch yesterday and I wasn't disappointed. It was the premiere of Vista, Microsoft's new operating system and it was held in downtown Toronto... in an ice house!

Here is the Quicktime version.

Here is the Windows Media version.

OH NO! Not another home movie!

2006-10-28T11:56:00.000-04:00

Our pumpkin's first videoblog! Now I tried explaining to the pumpkin that this might not qualify as a videoblog and that some people (especialy AB) will argue that this is nothing more than another home movie. Our pumpkin was not amused…

Dockside

2006-09-07T19:23:00.000-04:00

What a summer! OK I'm slack on my video posts but this clip sums up life on our dock.

Thanks to The Moist Towelettes for the unauthorized use of their #1 hit song: "See You Later Boy". The song was written & produced by my friend David Zikovitz.

BeachTV.net launches!

2006-07-06T09:34:00.000-04:00

This video appears on a community vlog I recently launched: BeachTV.net. Click on the image to launch the video.

BeachTV.net was built using WordPress and the videos are presented in Flash.

The site is still in Beta mode. Enjoy!

Alphonso and the SHARK!

2006-06-26T20:45:00.000-04:00

Day 5: Tony + Tom's BIG Adventure (Part 2)

2006-04-07T19:43:00.000-04:00

After interrupting Tom's busy day, I convinced him to take a walk along Queen Street West.

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Day 4: Tony + Tom's BIG Adventure (Part 1)

2006-04-06T23:06:00.000-04:00

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Day 3: Live as one.

2006-04-05T21:20:00.000-04:00

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Day 2: Windows 2006

2006-04-04T22:01:00.000-04:00

Dawson is in training for his summer job as a squeegee kid.
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Day 1: EatEatEatEatEat

2006-04-03T20:22:00.000-04:00

A Week of Vlogging Dangerously begins…

I'm aiming for random moments. Whatever camera is closest will capture the action. This was shot with my iSight which is perched on my laptop.
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New career

2006-03-25T20:01:00.000-05:00

Hey… it comes with a really nice helmet.

Counter Cam – Still Life from my laptop

2006-03-14T08:08:00.000-05:00

This camera sits on my counter and is plugged into my laptop… most of the time.

Sunday walk on the beach

2006-03-10T09:53:00.000-05:00

My wee lad and our pooch took a walk down to the beach last Sunday.

2006-02-26T23:19:00.000-05:00

BeachTV.net

2006-01-25T10:19:00.000-05:00

I recently created a vlog (video blog) for our community. The federal election provided me with the perfect start to what I hope will become an informing and entertaining web site. The idea is simple: I am welcoming everyone who lives in Toronto's Beach community to participate by shooting & editing their own Beach stories.

There are a lot of creative people in the Beach™ – many of them expert in the arts. Lets see how many of them get involved!

Cottage Bob

2005-08-31T18:38:00.000-04:00

Cottage Bob recently went on a doctor supervised diet. He has lost a lot of weight and gained a lot of energy…

Tuesdays

2005-04-25T09:45:00.000-04:00

I work from home and my wife works downtown. Every Tuesday it's my turn to watch the kids of two other work at home dads. My afternoon is spent shuttling kids: Gadgeteers for the boys and gymnastics for the girls. Sometimes I manage to squeeze a medium sized shop into the eye of the storm. After the JK/SK express I head home to make dinner. I usually get home just in time to stop one of our three teenage boys from consuming the next two night's dinner or a box of cereal or both. Five kids converge to act out their day. Somewhere in the chaos chores get handed-out, homework gets started and the dog gets walked. In the middle of this circus on the counter that separates the kitchen and the family room sits our goldfish bowl.

Mustang

2005-03-20T17:06:00.000-05:00

Last summer I was hanging out with Hobby The Handy Cottager™ at his cottage on Bob Lake when Dennis The Country Carpenter™ came by to show us the Mustang that he had bought on ebay. I took these shots with my still camera.

Bedtime

2005-03-06T12:18:00.000-05:00

Who say's bedtime can't be fun for kids? I cut this on iMovie and hammered out the beats using Logic Pro. TIlly (our dog) had to see what all the laughter was about so she has her cameo. NO KIDS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS VIDEO.

Summer's Best

2005-01-10T21:43:00.000-05:00

This is the fresh opening for our new season of Summer's Best (Food Network Canada)… at least we're 99.99% sure it's final.

Face plant

2005-01-10T09:43:00.000-05:00

This is a friend slipping on a wet spot.

Jake Thomas shot the video a couple of summers ago and we used this shot in the opening of a series we produced for Food Network Canada. I'll be posting personal videos in the future – I just wanted to get started with something…

More to see, less to watch.

2005-01-09T23:00:00.000-05:00

Some thoughts…

"Television's magnetic hold on us…" is facing competition.

The traditional business model for television is threatened by the internet.

Viewers that at first gravitated towards the speciality networks (and away from the traditional networks and local channels) did so on the promise of a steady stream of themed programming 24/7. Food Network is always about food, etc.

As viewers become spoiled with the notion of always available content (to suit their interest) they will eventually turn to the internet for a richer experience. This in part may explain why advertisers are gravitating towards the internet: always on, always relevant and few gate keepers.

Advertisers don't have to negotiate with a broadcaster to associate themselves with quality programming – they just need to go out and produce it themselves.

http://www.abercrombie.com/anf/lifestyles/html/homepage.html
(Click on A&FTV for an example).

Eventually viewers may rely on traditional television for quality sports and entertainment (high definition of course) and the internet for everything else. One-stop channels organized by interest, religion, etc. will flourish on the internet.

In the not to distant future, instead of a phone call from my mother telling me what i missed on Oprah – she will email me the link to download (for a fee or with advertising) Oprah's best ever episode…