SXSW Friday night

It seems like it took a long time to get here but really the drive was pretty short. Guess it seems long because it is dark now. It is 8:07 and there is a line to get into my first film Second Skin a documentary about MMORPGers. It does have geek appeal and they opened…

New Video Camera & First HD VLOG

Last night I got a Canon HV20, which is a really nice, very small HD camcorder. So I had to record something, here’s a 5 minute ramble about SXSW’s photo/video policy and the new camera and how my wife is awesome. Not in that order. VLOG: First with HV20 from Ron Davis on Vimeo.

No Photography At SXSW Panels

So I found out today that you can’t shoot even still pictures during film panels and video is a no-no. This is different from SXSW Interactive’s photo policy. Ron, In order to shoot photos during film panels, you must be credentialed through a media outlet (but that deadline has passed). You would not be allowed…

SXSW -2 Days

WARNING: A very stream of conscientiousness post ahead. Just two days till SXSW and I’m already suffering from information overload. I’m a geek, OK. I program for a living. I have multiple websites. I blog. I surf the internet way too much. But I’m not a big social geek. Wow, that doesn’t even seem to…