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TSA's Lithium Ion Regulations:
In case you haven't already heard, The Transportation Safety Administration (TSA), is regulating lithium-ion batteries in airplanes. The new regulation prohibits loose batteries in your checked baggage. You are still able to bring your spare batteries with you in your carry-on luggage. However, larger, more powerful batteries for video cameras and laptops may be affected in both carry-on and checked baggage. This link gives you detailed information on the new regulations.
http://safetravel.dot.gov/whats_new_batteries.html

Is newspaper video already dead?

Two insightful blog posts point to the struggles newspapers have had integrating video/multimedia content with the printed edition.

2008 Predictions: Newspaper Video Will Die

Get your Act Together With Video, Or Give It Up

While it is unlikely that newspaper video will go by the wayside, these articles underscore the importance of tying online assets to the printed page.

Driving Detroit 

The Detroit Free Press recently released an ambitious project to create a snapshot of all  2,700 miles of streets in Detroit. Driving Detroit uses  Google Maps to reference photo galleries, panoramas and videos is a unique way to tie photos and videos with the place they were captured.

Benazir Bhutto Assasination

An "on the scene" narrated slideshow of one photographer's experience at Benazir Bhuttos' Assasination

Multimedia Shooter has compiled a list of their favorite multimedia stories of 2007.

One of my favorite links from the list is the Washington Post's Issue Coverage Tracker that serves as an aggregator for mainstream and blog coverage of the candidates on the issues. Search by candidate or by issue and see what the presidential hopefuls have to say.

Need A Little Inspiration?
Harvard's Bio-Visions project aims to provide a visual tour of the inner workings of the cell. This stunning animation illustrates the complex processes at work inside each of our cells.
 
For more information on this project, watch medical illustrator David Bolinsky's lecture at the TED conference.

Incorporating UPDIG Best Practices into your workflow

Part 2: Downloading and Ingesting. 

Did you know that the process of downloading your photos from your CF card to your computer can be one of the most important steps in your workflow?

Learn downloading tips and techniques to speed up your entire workflow and see which workflow programs best suit your needs. 

Note: This tutorial is not available via the Professional Digital Workflow RSS feed. Please contact me directly for RSS questions.