Engineering

The Alignment 4 Conference Series, Mel McGowan
I had the pleasant experience of hanging out with Mel McGowan yesterday afternoon for a light chat and a good cup of coffee. For those that don’t know, Mel is one of the founders and key principals at Visioneering Studios, a creative architectural powerhouse. Although they are the largest firm that services ministries and churches, [...]

Inspiration: A Flamethrower Meets A Fire Extinguisher
A flamethrower has to be the coolest gadget you could carry on your back. What happens when a flamethrower and fire extinguisher meet? The band Dancing Pigeon’s (where do people come up with these band names?) decided to find out in their music video for their single “Ritalin”. Check out the video – it’s awesome:

Use MediaElement.js for HTML5 Audio, Video
John Dyer is so cool. He’s just launched some new javascript goodness with MediaElement.js, which replaces <video> with either Silverlight or Flash which returns a wrapper object that matches the HTML5 Media Element API. What does that mean in plain english? It means that you can use this script and feel good about yourself even [...]
An Example Church Video Release Form
@Robdobiscool (what an interesting handle) asked me this privately yesterday and I thought it would be a great question to ask the community. I’ve got an example form that North Point Community Church uses which you can find here [PDF Download]. I had to sign one of these when I participated in the White Flag [...]

Community Question: Digital Signage in Church Lobby?
I get a number of emails from the community every week asking me questions that I really am not very equipped to answer. Thankfully, we have a community here and around The 8BIT Network which means that I don’t feel the pressure at all to be the go-to source for everything. *Whew!* I received an [...]

Video Tip: 3D Space in After Effects in CS4
So, you say you love 3D animation? Maybe for you it was the first time you saw something computer animated….like Toy Story. Or perhaps all these other 3D movies coming out now? Don’t laugh, but I absolutely freaked out when I first saw a popular 3D modeling program, AutoCAD. It was like an entire world [...]
The NEX-VG10 Handycam from Sony is Hot Sauce
Lets be honest, this thing looks sexy. What is this thing that you are looking at? It is the the NEX-VG10 Handycam from Sony. Sony claims, the NEX-VG10 is “the world’s first consumer camcorder with interchangeable lenses.” If that is not enough, here are some more deets from Sony themselves:

Dieter Rams and 10 Principles of Good Design
With the release of the iPhone 4, you may have heard the name “Dieter Rams” being thrown around a little more than usual. Who exactly is this nearly-unpronounceable übermensch of industrial design? He is this man. He has inspired countless innovations in terms of design, products, and more. Here are 10 of his Design Principles [...]
Inspiration: Nintendo Controller as Wallet
Truth be told that as a kid I actually tried sewing once or twice. In fact, I made my own pillows and a stuffed dinosaur…! Yes, yes… awesomesauce! But check out this neat creatively sewn Nintendo Wallet after the jump. And hey, you can even learn to make one yourself!





