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What is MITx? - MIT News Office

What is MITx? - MIT News Office

MITx is an interesting concept for lifetime learners. Especially learners who are not interested in earning a degree (or paying tuition).

Dear Adobe Flash

Dear Adobe Flash,

This is not an easy thing for me to write, but I feel that the truth must be told. You have been a minor thorn in my side for years. You have disrupted my workflow, made me close my browser(s), and even forced me to restart my devices on occasions too numerous to count. 

Back in January of 2010, when I heard the rumors that your relationship with Apple and YouTube was starting to get rocky, I refrained from taking sides in the matter. We both had serious work to do (together or apart) and it just wasn't the time or place. However, a few weeks later,  when I read the HTML5 specs and understood the promise it held, I decided it would be fair to grouse to other professionals about your frequent browser compatibility issues, your regular demands for upgrades, and your excessive drain on my batteries. This was all done behind your back of course. 

More than a year passed us by, devices came and went, and very little really changed until you waved the white flag last month (http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/09/adobe-confirms-flash-player-is-dead-for-mobile-devices/). Now I am finally free to tell you what I think about you. Although you have a shiny exterior and have been capable of doing some very cool things, I never really liked you very much. 

There, I said it. 

I still wonder how much the timing of your surrender had to do with the fact that Steve Jobs was no longer around to rub it in... Just know that regardless of whether he was really right or wrong about you, in the end, be very certain that he believed that he was right all along. 

Sincerely,

Gregory Tipton

Re-Re-considering... Final Cut X.

The last thing any professional editor wants to face during crunch-time is an unworkable software/hardware combination. New software offers a promise of new and improved features... as well as the threat of unknown hurdles and potential crashes. And that is why we spend so much time during our off-seasons upgrading hardware, developing new work-flows, and experimenting with new(-ish) software.

My inner late-adopter has been saying: "I am in no hurry to upgrade to Final Cut X. Seven has been good to me." However, it may be high time for us to do a little experimenting with the app.

Below is a link to an article for those of us who have been considering the direction the software has taken and how it may (or may not) affect the industry.

http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2011/12/why-do-production-pressures-favor-final-cut-pro-x/

Tonight's view.

Testing Pingdroid.

There May Yet Be Hope For Final Cut Pro X

The AOL / (and unofficially) Apple / Tech blog TUAW had a short, but sweet, entry yesterday regarding Apple's latest update to Final Cut Pro X.

Among other tweaks and additions, progress has been made to return XML-support to the app. Speaking personally, XML transfer and import are features that I use on a fairly regular basis. I don't use it daily, but when I need it, I need it in a huge way.

Also, Apple has made a trial version available for customers to try before they buy. In my opinion, this is an excellent way to market the much-maligned FCP X product - and possibly avoid an exodus of users who, like me, are reluctant to risk losing valuable time, projects, and possibly even clients over a product that may or may not be up to the task.

For now, I am very willing to invest some time test driving and perhaps even editing a (very small) project or two. If Final Cut Pro X works as well as Apple says, I will be purchasing the full version very soon.

It's really all about avoiding lost time and the dreadful side effect... lost dollars.

Read the TUAW article via the link below:

http://www.tuaw.com/2011/09/20/final-cut-pro-x-update-adds-top-feature-requests/