Earthquake!

Sorry about my use of exclamation points lately. I hate to yell at you, but I don't think you can write the word earthquake without an exclamation point. They're kind of exclamatory events.

Anyway, an earthquake rumbled through Indiana this morning and the guys at Exacq, of course, got some documentation on video. It's not exactly movie-of-the-week exciting, but interesting nonetheless.

Check it out here.

Security on a Mac!

Well, per usual, I don't have much time to post, as ISC is kind of kicking me in the head (I suppose it wasn't totally necessary that I be out till 2 a.m. gambling last night...), but there is at least one bit of exciting news:

You can finally get a video management system that works on a Mac! Check this out:



This has been a complaint of mine ever since I've entered the industry - nothing works on a Mac. Considering that significant portions of certain industries - graphic design, education - use Macs almost exclusively, this seemed to me like a bit of an oversight. Well, Exacq has finally done it. They've got a great interface and a really powerful video management engine, and here at the show they're actually showing it running on a Mac. I've never seen it before.

I talked to Roger Shuman at their booth and he says it was a response to integrators saying they wanted the capability for the educational vertical. Imagine that.

I know this is more exciting for me than for you.