Cheryl's newest favorite pocket camera is Kodak's EasyShare V1003 which shoots at 10 megapixels. She shows how the extra megapixels help enlarge a photo or parts of a phot. She also talks about PictBridge, an industry standard from the...
Cheryl gives a gold star (err. Crown) to Corel's Ulead VideoStudio 11 Plus video editing software. This new package can handle high definition cameras and camcorders. It has many templates that make advanced techniques easy to use.
Cheryl talks about how her family has used security cameras over the years. Now, as more are being placed by cities and states, she asks it they should record everything that moves in front of them.
Cheryl looks at Crosley's vintage looking audio player. It can take lp records and convert them to CD's. The same goes for taking casette tapes and recording them CDs.
Cheryl reviews Apricorn's Aegis Mini USB Portable Hard Drive (http://www.apricorn.com/). She talks about its capacity, 80 GB, for storing pictures, audio or video. She also recommends the drive as a great way to back up a hard drive. The drive...
Cheryl shows off some professional lighting tricks for a video set and challenges that good lighting can come from Compact Fluorescent Light or LED bulbs. She shows how the cool low watt lights can be muted with plain wax paper. Note: All...
Here's a bit of computer history and humor with one of Compaq Computer's ads. Compaq was trying to show its computer was compatible with IBM's personal computer. The ad showcases John Cleese comparing the Compaq Computer with a dead...
Cheryl reviews Planon's Docupen Pen scanner. It's a portable scanner that looks like a large pen and runs on batteries charged by the USB port. The scanner is available in color and black and white. New attachments are available which she...
Cheryl discusses two products which monitor email and instant messaging. Parents can install these services and screen for conversations with predators. Although this is a "spy" technique, it alerts parents if dangerous conversations take...