For a while I have had problems when transferring photo and video from my camera and video camera, some pictures and most videos had errors in them – strange lines or on videos it was like it lost sync for a second. Actually I thought my video camera may be defective and blamed Vista for the photo issues (I thought that it might have been caused by Vista trying to create thumbnails while transferring)… But by pure accident I came to look at my usb cable and discovered that I actually had one with a magnetic protector near the usb plug, I plugged this into the front and viola all noise and errors was gone, but it turns out that it’s actually my usb hub that somehow is messing things up – I suspect it’s because it’s an unpowered version and it may be draining too much power!?
But it’s an important debug step to remember, try a different usb cable in a different usb port.. it may just be your lucky day 😉
(The picture represent how the error in pictures would manifest).
https://readmydamnblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/toplogo4.png00Mikehttps://readmydamnblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/toplogo4.pngMike2009-06-19 23:44:362009-06-19 23:44:36Faulty usb hub caused errors in photo and video transfer
Interested in working with identifying where an IP originates from geographically? Maybe for your website (you could localise the display or whatever) or maybe for your applications? Actually I heard about this in connection to how the Conficker worm/virus works, Conficker actually use this database to orient itself, yeah I know it’s a crazy world out there 😉
Both a free and a payable version is available, I haven’t looked into the API yet – but if you are into web development then this is not likely to ruin your day.
https://readmydamnblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/toplogo4.png00Mikehttps://readmydamnblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/toplogo4.pngMike2009-06-18 15:55:082009-06-18 07:35:07Geographical IP information
I always wanted a video camera, but to be honest have had very little use for one.. But some day I came across IronGeek.org’s site and was intrigued by this cheap HD camera, and as it proved to be even cheaper in Denmark and I had just received a small bonus check from my insurance company on just that amount, well I ended up buying one..
So how is it really? Well it’s small very light weight and I’d say good value for money, it lack optical zoom and the sound could have been slightly better (but it’s not bad at all).. I’ll see if I can’t record a small demo video and put it up here for you to see some time in the future. Recording is done in .mov format and thus you need to convert it if you wish to transfer it to DVD, but computerplayback works like a charm with Apple Quicktime (which also let you stick to HD).. Recording of 1h full hd is 4gb, so I added a 16gb sd card which leaves plenty of space for recording. All in all I am satisfied.
Update; I had some minor problems with video’s I transferred from this camera (they would ‘pixelate’), I actually thought the camera might have been broken – but it turned out to be quite a trivial matter see the explanation here https://readmydamnblog.com/?p=813 now video’s transferred from the camera is crisp and sharp..
Faulty usb hub caused errors in photo and video transfer
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Devlopment, WebBoth a free and a payable version is available, I haven’t looked into the API yet – but if you are into web development then this is not likely to ruin your day.
http://www.maxmind.com/app/geolitecountry
Aiptek PocketDV AHD 300 – quick review
Gadgets, TV, VideoSo how is it really? Well it’s small very light weight and I’d say good value for money, it lack optical zoom and the sound could have been slightly better (but it’s not bad at all).. I’ll see if I can’t record a small demo video and put it up here for you to see some time in the future. Recording is done in .mov format and thus you need to convert it if you wish to transfer it to DVD, but computerplayback works like a charm with Apple Quicktime (which also let you stick to HD).. Recording of 1h full hd is 4gb, so I added a 16gb sd card which leaves plenty of space for recording. All in all I am satisfied.
A few links to news/reviews;
http://www.product-reviews.net/2008/08/12/new-aiptek-pocketdv-ahd-300-1080p-camcorder/
http://www.aiptek.eu/index.php?option=com_product&task=view&productid=162&Itemid=278
And I bought mine here;
http://www.mobiludsalg.dk/pi/Aiptek_PocketDV_AHD_300_11694_.aspx
Which was the cheapest store at the time (DKK 1.000,- €133).
Update; I had some minor problems with video’s I transferred from this camera (they would ‘pixelate’), I actually thought the camera might have been broken – but it turned out to be quite a trivial matter see the explanation here https://readmydamnblog.com/?p=813 now video’s transferred from the camera is crisp and sharp..