Flip Cam Action – the New Deal at Park West

Had to test out my new Flip at Park West tonight for the New Deal.  It’s a bit shaky and on a slight angle at times (I propped it on a railing), but there’s some decent footage and the audio is listenable.  If you see a dude pop-up on the right, just ignore him and he’ll go away. ;-) I would have recorded more but I forgot to empty the trash on my computer so my flip was nearly full… my bad.

This was definitely a test run! More to come…

Tip for recording live music:
Hold your finger over the mic on your camera (or phone) so the audio doesn’t clip and try not to move.  Your finger will start to cramp, but suck it up… it’ll be worth it.

New Years 2010 – Umphrey’s McGee at the Aragon Ballroom

Check on the full set on Flickr.

I’m Heading to Jakarta for WordCamp Indonesia!

WordCampID – January 30, 2010

I just published an entry on the IntenseDebate blog, but this is exciting news! Come the end of January I’ll be heading to Jakarta for WordCamp Indonesia, on behalf of IntenseDebate and Automattic.

Beau Lebens, my fellow Automattician / IntenseDebater / token Aussie / krav maga master, will be joining me and I can’t think of a better traveling buddy (his krav maga skills will come in handy when I need to get out of a pinch). I’m stoked! Trying to convince Jon Fox to come as well, although he’s busy planning his wedding! We’ll see if he can swing it. :-)

In case you’re not familiar with it:

WordCamp is a conference that focuses on everything WordPress. WordCamps are informal, community-organized events that are put together by WordPress users like you. Everyone from casual users to core developers participate, share ideas, and get to know each other. WordCamps are open to WordPress.com and WordPress.org users alike.