Show Timer is a stopwatch, timer and logging application for your iPhone or iPod Touch. It improves on the built in Stopwatch in a couple of interesting ways. It offers the option of counting down to a specific time and will show you how long is remaining until then. So if you have an event due to start at 1400 you will get a quick and easy indication of how long you've got left. You can also … [Read more...]
PowerSaver review
Need an app to calculate the cost of your power usage? PowerSaver from West Side System might just be the thing you need. PowerSaver will calculate the cost and savings associated with reducing the wattage of your lamps as well as how much you could save if people would only turn the lights off when they leave! There are four modes available: Save with lower watts Save by turning off Bulb … [Read more...]
Light Plot Deconstructed, second edition review
Light Plot Deconstructed is a book written to compliment the Vectorworks Spotlight application, it is billed as a tutorial manual that is both accessible and easy to follow. It is written by Gregg Hilmar, someone who is infinitely qualified to talk on the subject. Gregg has spent years as a professional lighting designer who has used Spotlight since its inception in 2001 and Vectorworks and its … [Read more...]
The Stage Managers tool kit
Techie Talk is proud to welcome our first guest author; Lois Dawson is a stage manager based in Canada. In this article Lois talks us through her stage management kit, what it consists of and where you can obtain some of the items. It demonstrates someone who has years of experience and I'm sure many people will find this a very interesting and informative read. One of the first … [Read more...]
Behringer BCF2000 review
The Behringer BCF2000 controller is an 8 channel MIDI fader wing with dozens of applications and uses. I've looked at it with a view to using it in conjunction with software based lighting controllers. However, it is in no way limited to this purpose, in fact it wasn't really designed with this use in mind at all. Behringer don't even list it as one of the ways you can use it on their website. … [Read more...]
