SilverDocs Festival in DC -end of June

http://silverdocs.com/event/about-silverdocs/
Celebrating the art and business of documentary storytelling, the Conference creates a hothouse environment that connects filmmakers, educators, broadcasters, business leaders, distributors, private and public media, and funders from both established and emerging media markets.

Book Design

I was asked today for advice about book design. There are some great sites "out there" that give helpful hints for creating your codex. There are also sites that allow you to design and publish your very own work. Here are a few links:

http://www.blurb.com/
http://www.lulu.com/publish/books/?cid=us_home_nav_bk
http://www.bookdesignonline.com/

Fancy new disk drive. . . for 1956.

Well, in 1956 this first ever disk storage unit (hard drive) weighed 2,000lbs and had a 5MB storage capacity. . . now that's fancy. It is really amazing how far technology has come.

IBM 350 disk storage unit

[ http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/storage/storage_PH0350A.html ]

File Storage and File Sharing

There are a number of places "out there" where you can share and store computer files. Out of the many options, here are three that may be of interest because of their free space options:

Microsoft offers file storage and share capabilities through SkyDive and Windows Live--upto 25GB free. Check it out here.

Dropbox also has free file storage and sharing capabilities. They offer 2GB for free and you can purchase up to 100GB. See it here.

4Shared offers 10GB of free space and up to 100GB if you purchase. See it here.