Archive for July 16th, 2007

July 16, 2007

MTB: Marin Trail in North Wales

By benfrain in Personal

Finally got to ride the Marin trail a couple of weeks back. Only started riding this year and wondered what all the fuss was about. Now I know. Seriously good trail. Exciting without fearing death at every turn. Lovely, fast flowing hardpack. Few rocky patches but by and large just thoroughly enjoyable single track that [...]

July 16, 2007

WRITING: Final Cut Studio 2 – Digital Video UK review

By benfrain in Writing

Alongside the MacBook Pro review I’ve been taking a look at Apple’s latest incarnation of the Final Cut Studio 2 suite for Digital Video. It remains an incredible suite of tools but I couldn’t help feeling that the application at the hub of the suite, namely Final Cut Pro, is distinctly lacking in progress this [...]

July 16, 2007

WRITING: MacBook Pro 17" review for Digital Video UK

By benfrain in Writing

Just finished looking at the latest Apple MacBook Pro for Digital Video UK magazine. What a fantastic piece of engineering! The full review should appear in issue 232 or 233. Suffice to say, a few minor niggles aside, it represents an excellent hardware choice if you have £1799 to spend on a laptop!