You go away for a week and things just go to shit. With nary a whisper to current subscribers, Motionbox (a great HD video hosting site) has sold out to HP, and in a few weeks will be no more.

This video is part of a full set, performing their album In Rainbows. You can buy the video album on iTunes. A delightful way to listen.

(Berke Breathed)

I ran into a problem getting JDeveloper 11g installed on my OSX 10.5 machine. Partway through the installer you must tell it where your JDK is, and when you do it reports "Error, Invalid Java home". It took me a little while to locate some

Last year, after a couple of years using Phanfare to host my family photos, I closed my account and moved it all to Smugmug. I actually opened two accounts at Smugmug, one for my family media and one for this, my personal hobby site.

From the beginning, Phanfare was a great photo hosting site. Although there were some limitations, they absolutely nailed family photo hosting. Gorgeous web galleries, uncluttered by corporate branding. Comprehensive slideshow features. Clean, implicit timeline-based organization. And a cross-platform desktop client, making managing the site painless and streamlined. This is an all-important feature, because if it’s not easy, I simply don’t have time to do it.

So why the switch?

This isn't new, but I find I return to watch it often enough that I ought to share it with those who maybe haven't seen it at all.

In this video, Imogen Heap, an artist of sorta electronic pop music, performs one of her songs totally live and a cappella, laying down tracks and basically singing a really cool round with herself. Check it out:

I am so thrilled to read that an natural seed supply store has moved into the old bank building in Petaluma. It's a beautiful structure, prominent in downtown Petaluma, and to have such a neat business locate there after the antique seller left is just wonderful. I hope business is good for them and wish them well.

I've always loved single-take shots. There's a strange excitement when I realize I'm seeing one, and I can't look away.

So here's a neat video that caught my eye. One take, including audio!