My iPad Killer App – Video Player
It doesn't exist. *sigh*
The thing that would make me buy an iPad immediately, no questions asked is a video player.
Here is the scenario:
I coach ski racing and one of the most valuable tools (if not THE) most valuable tool is video. I shoot tons of video, and frequently I want to be able to show athletes video pretty much on the spot. Hooking the camcorder up to a TV/monitor is not always an option, but carrying around an iPad could be. Right now, we watch too much video on the 2.7" camcorder screen.
What I would love is an app which would read off the SD card from the camcorder and be able to play/pause (maybe slowmo) the video.
The challenge is that the high-def AVCHD footage from the camcorder is a challenge for even laptops to handle. I assume that the camcorder can handle it due to on-board processing, I doubt that the iPad has the horse power to watch un-edited AVCHD.
Another option would be if I could find a way to use the iPad or other tablet as a monitor for HDMI input, but that isn't an option on the current version.
There seemed to be light at the end of the tunnel in the iPad VLC player. But alas it will not play AVCHD.
Maybe I should look at switching camcorders to one that records to MPEG-4 or something of the like, even though it seems they are rare.
The Very Definition of Agility: Bode Miller
I saw this video at a coaching presentation a while ago. Absolutely incredible. Notice the final recovery using a pole plant behind the back. I still can't believe this:
BestBuy.ca Feud Ends…
...with a draw.
So they replied back today and told me if I didn't like their terms I could cancel the order. I poked around a little more and found I could make the same order for Amazon.com for $5 less (even with the sale price). I cancelled the BestBuy order, just as they wished. They didn't get the sale, but I didn't get them to admit that they are completely useless. I have some BestBuy Rewards Points so I will still be doing some shopping, but not on DVD/Blu-Ray.
I added one more item to cut down the shipping time even a little bit more, and placed the order. I got an email a few hours ago that it has already shipped. BestBuy.ca continues to provide the worst service in the industry. Amazon.com continues to impress.
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On a side note, I was told today that Amazon.com actually ships from within Canada on DVDs/Books so tax/duty is never an issue. I believe what I was told, and that makes Amazon.com even that more appealing. dotCa/BestBuy/Future Shop may have worked their way right out of my DVD/Blu-Ray market. How fun is that!?!?!
Almost Volunteer Work
I agreed to make a website for the ski team. There was some stuff that I wanted to do with it. The first was to use some AJAX to load data. I also wanted to use a relatively clean googlesque menu system. I told them it wouldn't cost them much. In and around the $1000 range.
Well the site is online now: www.clubmsm.org
I just put together my invoice and I included my hourly rate for this job. Yep $3.50/hour. Sometimes it feels good to help out a not-for-profit team. The hope is that at some point its appreciated.
For Individual Honour
Leave the glory to someone else. Let the honour fall on whoever goes out and gets it. There is nothing that angers a coach more than a lazy athlete. An athlete that puts in a poor effort during training looks poorly on their self and their coach. For a while I have been struggling with the idea of how to motivate an athlete. Not necessarily to motivate the athletes that craves victory, but an athlete where the strongest performance would be a top 10 finish.
An even greater question that I have been dealing with is how to deal with an athlete who believes that their best finish would be a top 10 and don't realize that victory may be within their grasp. My answer had to be something that is extrinsic but not necessarily material.
For the ski team that I coach I am questioning the usefulness of an armband or a bib. A show of importance, and the wearer would be the hardest worker of the previous day. Perhaps not even the hardest worker as much as the smartest trainer, the athlete who is most receptive to coaching, willing to relax and have a fun day, willing to step up and put in 100% effort, and most importantly willing to lead by example. It could not be the same player every day, everyone has bad days, but i feel it would be important to be honest, and not bow to the adage of getting everyone a turn. This wouldn't be an award that would be handed from athlete to athlete to make them feel special, it would be a badge of honour that other athletes could look to see what being a successful athlete looks like.
Its not about the glory of standing on top of the podium, its about the honour of training right.
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