Category: Tech


Thought Mechanics Video Production Services

Filed Under: Tech, video
Nov.09, 2011

Using video on the web is another media with which you can reach your audience. A high quality Miami video production can engage and audience like no other medium, which is why it is emerging as a powerful marketing tool.

Uptake of broadband and cable internet has increase exponentially, meaning bandwidth and file size is no longer such an important factor. Websites can afford to include rich media to adorn their site, as long as the site itself can still run well on low bandwidth connections and mobile.

Thought Mechanics offers video production services to all its customers. We can integrate video into an existing site, build a site around video, or provide professional-quality video productions for your business.

Our video production services include:

  • Complete video production
  • Professional quality equipment
  • Trained, creative operators
  • Storyboarding
  • Filming
  • Editing
  • Hosting
  • Video integration
  • Graphical overlays
  • Flash video

We have a range of successful videos to our name that are promoting and advertising businesses even as we speak.

As a market leader of corporate video production for websites, Thought Mechanics deliver complete end-to-end video production services that include scriptwriting, storyboarding, filming, studio time, video production, right through to editing the final production and placing it on your company website.

Video productions can be anything from nationwide commercials, corporate presentations, marketing speeches, press junkets, to masterminded marketing campaigns.

They don’t have to be Spielberg-esque epics, video productions can be anything you need them to be. A simple talking head address to the camera to promote or demonstrate a new product is more than enough to increase interest in it.

Video productions come in all shapes and sizes, such as:

  • Corporate videos
  • Training and education videos
  • Internal communication videos
  • Live events
  • Product demonstrations
  • Corporate Videos

Corporate videos have been around for years. What were once grainy, poor quality, noisily dubbed, badly presented videos have now evolved into professional quality presentations. They allow companies to showcase their wares, their ideas and their brand.

Video productions can also train new employees, welcome them to the company and so much more. They are an ideal medium with which to communicate with an audience. They can also be used extensively to market products and services on television or on the internet.

Call Thought Mechanics today for the best in corporate video production!

Training and Educational Videos

Video productions are the next best thing to real life. They allow you to demonstrate techniques and ideas in a clear, unambiguous way. They empower businesses to offer a wide range of training and education to employees, clients and prospects without using too many resources.

Once the video production is complete, the only resource it needs is space on your website and sufficient bandwidth to play. That’s it! Video productions are an excellent way of offering extra value to customers too, especially if you sell advanced products. Showing a customer how to use, modify or repair your product increases the likelihood of a sale by miles.
Internal Communication Video

We have all seen them. A poor quality talking head shot of the CEO talking to us and explaining why changes were happening or welcoming us to the company. Done badly and they are almost laughable, done well and they look professional and impressive.

Video can be an important tool in your internal communications toolbox. Whether they are designed to inspire people to work towards a common goal, or find an easy way to communicate a consistent message, video can help.

Live Events

Live event coverage is a TV staple, and has been since the earliest days of the medium. The ability to watch something as it happens, or happened adds drama, atmosphere and a sense of being there that few other mediums can duplicate.

Whether it’s a single camera shot, or multi-camera video production, Thought Mechanics can shoot your live event and make it available to the world.

Product Demonstrations

Demonstrating a product using a professional video production is the best way to showcase it to the world. A picture paints a thousand words, and a video can reach billions of people. With numbers like that, it’s no wonder our videos are so popular.

There is no better way to demonstrate a product, and it’s features and benefits that with video. This is especially true if your product is advanced, innovative or a bit different. Some things just need to be seen to be understood, let alone believed.

These are all things that Thought Mechanics can provide. Our creative team can devise, write, storyboard, shoot, edit and produce professional quality video productions for any use and any medium.
Call Thought Mechanics today for the best in video production on 888-470-0004

Video productions aren’t just for large companies or big business. They can be as small, or as simple as you like. They don’t have to cost thousands of dollars either. Prices are reasonable and returns are guaranteed.

Add a video to a website design project and make the most of a tailored, personal interactive site. Utilize every tool at your disposal to market, advertise, engage and promote your company, and your products.

Get the mix right and go viral! Host a video on a site like YouTube and you could potentially see an audience in the millions. It isn’t unreasonable to expect a worldwide audience to view a professional, well-made video production.

People devour media like never before. We have a voracious appetite for input of any kind, music, text, video and games. With the abundance of media on the internet, it makes sense to make sure you’re a part of it.

The trick is to appear professional at all times, which is where Thought Mechanics video production services come in. We provide studio-quality video production at very reasonable rates. Our creative team has the training, the experience and the desire to produce exceptional video productions every time.

Call us today for the best in website video production! 888-470-0004

Thought Mechanics are a website design company that has expertise in marketing, SEO, website design, content production and video production. We are here for all your digital needs.

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Solar iPhone Charger

Filed Under: Tech
Aug.14, 2011

There are a number of advantages to having a solar iPhone charger. You can be out on the road, or camping, and always have a full charge on your phone. This is especially important for people who are gone all the time, and may not have access to an electrical outlet on a regular basis. You don’t need a plug in, the solar charger plugs into the same outlet on your phone. These chargers can actually do two things, one they can charge up the internal battery on your phone, or you can use them to actually power the device.

Now a solar iPhone charger can come in a variety of shapes and sizes, from small ones you can attach to your lapel, to larger models that are completely integrated into a laptop style case or even a back pack. These solar panels are flexible, durable, and completely waterproof, with an output of five watts or more, depending on how much exposure to the sun. They can even work on somewhat overcast days. Now you can not only keep your iPhone charged, but all your smaller electronics, even a laptop.

Here is a basic understanding of how these solar iPhone charging products work. As mentioned earlier, the solar panel is mounted on the outside of the back pack or carry bag, so wherever you go, they are absorbing the sun’s energy, which is then stored in the internal battery. When you stop, you can plug in your iPhone to charge it up from this same battery. In addition, if you aren’t using your phone, you can simply have it plugged in inside the bag, keeping it trickle charged all the time.

Maybe you don’t need a large backpack or laptop case all the time, that’s all right, there are several other solar iPhone charger products to choose from. They can be small like a credit card, with everything you need built right in. They can switch different outputs, so no matter what kind of iPhone you have, there is an adaptor that will work for you. They don’t even have to be that expensive either.

One solar iPhone charger is the Folded Compact Solar Charger. This unit is small just about the size of a make up compact, but it still has a lot of power. The solar panel is a .6 watt panel, made from multi-crystalinge silicon. It charges up a 1,100 milliamp lithium battery. The output voltage is adjustable, from 5.8V up to 9.8V, which can be plugged into just about any kind of iPhone, or cell. It takes just 8-10 hours for the internal batter to charge, and will fully charge a phone in just two hours. When fully charged it even has the capacity to charge up two devices at the same time. Now while you may think this product is expensive, it only costs $22.50.

This is just one of the many solar iPhone charger units on the market. Now you can find a few of these items at local electronics outlets, but for the best prices and selection it is a better idea to go to an online retailer instead.

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iPhone takes over European Mobile ad market with nearly 32% share

Filed Under: Tech
Dec.21, 2010

Research from mobile ad network provider InMobi has revealed that iPhone OS is currently dominating the European mobile ad market with a 31.9% share, while Nokia’s share has dropped to 19.7%, placing it in second position.

Android OS, on the other hand, is making its way after a slow start in this market with the platform gaining +9.5 share points between July 2010 and October 2010, reflecting a 12.9% share rise.

The rapid decline of Nokia (-6.0 share points over a 90 day period) is a major reflection point for the European mobile advertising community, as James Lamberti of InMobi remarks.

In overall, the European mobile ad market grew by 88% in merely 90 days, fuelled by phenomenal increases in Android OS monthly ad impressions (+256 million) and iPhone OS impressions (+260 million) throughout the continent.

Apple recently launched its iAd mobile ad network in the UK and France, and is soon also make its entry in Germany.

InMobi’s research covered all regions of Europe including UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Russia and CIS, Nordics, and a number of other European countries.

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Save Ben’s Mullet

Filed Under: New, Tech
Dec.06, 2010

It is the last of its kind.It has the most epic techno-80’s dance moves.It has more power than the energizer bunny.It is Ben’s mullet.Short, but perfect, it is the bring back of the 80’s. If you like any of these items, sign this petition:?80’s music?80’s dance?80’s anything else
And what ever you do, don’t sign the?petition?to shave off my mullet.Even if you are from the Netherlands.[No offense man, but why'd you sign it?!]
Save Ben’s Mullet

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Student Locked Up for Spending 22 Years in the United States

Filed Under: Education, New, Tech
Nov.21, 2010

On a September morning, just before dawn, ICE came knocking on Fredd Reyes’ door. It was 5 am and Fredd was asleep after a long night of studying for his exam at Guilford Technical Community College that very same day. Instead of taking his exam, Fredd was rudely awakened from his sleep, handcuffed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and taken from his North Carolina home to North Georgia Detention Center. He was then transferred to the Stewart Detention center in Lumpkin, Georgia, which is quite infamous for corrupt and inhumane immigrant detention practices.

Twenty-two years ago, Fredd’s family fled their native Guatemala in the face of death threats and persecution. Needless to say, they haven’t been back since. Despite the clear danger they faced back in Guatemala, an immigration judge denied their bid for asylum in 2000.

Fredd worked hard and earned his Associates Degree from Davidson County Community College and transferred to Guilford Tech to continue his education. As a result, he is eligible for the federal DREAM Act, which would give undocumented youth like him a pathway to citizenship, expected to come up for a vote in the House and Senate before the end of this year. Fredd aspires to utilize his acting and singing skills to become a professional actor and renowned singer, and he’s quite good (see video below). He is neither a criminal nor a threat to this country, and completely undeserving of detention, let alone deportation from the only country he calls his home.

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Tell Arlington, TX to make txting and driving against the law!

Filed Under: New, Tech
Nov.05, 2010

Stephenville has banned text messaging and use of handheld cell phones while driving. The City Council considered a plan to ban all cell phone use by motorists, but rejected it during the April 6 voting. Fines will be up to $200.

El Paso prohibits texting and talking on a cell phone while driving in city limits. The City Council approved the ban on March 9 and it went into effect May 1. Hands-free cell phones OK. Fines up to $500. El Paso already outlawed use of handheld cell phones in school zones.

Galveston has banned text messaging while driving within city limits. Fines up to $500. The City Council voted to outlaw texting for motorists on Jan. 14 and the ban went into effect immediately.

Arlington%u2019s City Council refused to consider a ban on text messaging while driving.
Statistics show that driving while distracted has a higher percentage of fatalities compared to drunken drivers. A Virginia Tech study illustrates the distance required to stop while driving 35 mph and texting on a phone compared to a drunk driver stopping. A drunk driver travels an average of four feet more before stopping and the texting driver travels 25 more feet before stopping. The study also goes on to show that drunk driving increases the likelihood of causing a car crash by four times. A texting driver increases the likelihood of causing a crash by eight times.

Please join me in asking the City of Arlington to PLEASE help me and all of AISD’s bus drivers protect the children of Arlington, help us keep them SAFE by making the use of a hand held device against the law while in city limits.

Tell Arlington, TX to make txting and driving against the law!

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Is Caffeine a Culprit in the Childhood Obesity Epidemic?

Filed Under: Health, New, Tech
Oct.20, 2010

Could your cuppa joe be undoing your diet? Yes, and the effect is four times worse in children.

In his recently published book, The Decaf Diet, which is less a diet book than an in-depth study of humans’ relationship with caffeine, Eugene Wells sets up the argument that “regular caffeine consumption encourages overeating, making weight loss and lasting leanness very difficult to achieve.”

How? Caffeine contributes to insulin resistance by spiking insulin levels when ingested. It also breaks down muscle tissue, leading to a slower resting metabolism. And caffeine’s diuretic effects rid the body of important nutrients, the absence of which causes the brain to start sending hunger signals. Finally, caffeine raises cortisol levels, which also spikes insulin and causes weight gain around the belly.

Wells is careful to point out that these effects arise mostly from long-term habitual use of caffeine, and that it is not necessary for adults to eliminate caffeine altogether to avoid its harmful effects. But he warns that earlier and heavier use of caffeine in children and young adults may cause health problems that are much harder to reverse.

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Let’s Drive Away From Oil

Filed Under: New, Tech
Oct.13, 2010

This fall, President Obama has the opportunity to set fuel efficiency standards that save us money at the pump, decrease carbon pollution, and move us beyond oil.

The technology exists today to build vehicles that save fuel while enhancing safety, performance, and consumer amenities. By relying on American ingenuity and innovation, we can build clean vehicles at a price consumers can afford.

But the auto industry has always been slow to adopt new fuel-saving and safety technology in the absence of strong standards.

Without setting strong new fuel efficiency and global warming pollution standards these fuel-saving and pollution reduction technologies will continue to go under-utilized. Tell President Obama to seize this historic opportunity to make 60 MPG the standard for new vehicles by 2025.
Let’s Drive Away From Oil

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Overpopulation Awareness & Birth Control

Filed Under: Economy, Education, International, New, Tech
Oct.09, 2010

Dear fellow Humans,

It is now clear, that the greatest threat to mankind and Earth itself comes from overpopulation, which is growing at an exponential rate – as underlined in a recent UN Study: Slower Population Growth To Help Environment

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As we all well know, the population of a given country is to be considered in relation with the available territory, the resources, the state of, interaction with and impact on the environment, the flora and fauna, and this all with regards to the modes of social and economic productions and the standard of life, which are therethrough responsibly achieved or made potentially realizable.
This is as true as the fact, that this planet forms a rather homogeneous eco-system, wherein not only all the elements are interdependent and interconnected, but also one, in which each of these elements is equally important and necessary to the preservation of the whole.
Human societies are not exempt from these natural principles and in the current world view and international practice, whereby the notions of integration and globalization are the motto, it is practically impossible to render proper measure of overpopulation in national or regional terms or to approach it exclusively in such a context. No country is an exception.

Overpopulation is a worldwide issue.
Overpopulation is an all-human tragedy and, as such, it requires a worldwide understanding and solution.
The situation may of course differ from one country to another, but this does not substantially change the global picture, for, also the less overpopulated areas would eventually face it and taste it through immigration and the effects of overpopulation on the overall state of the climate, the environment, the resources and the globalized economy as well as on world peace and stability.
Besides, without tackling overpopulation, all measures, which would be taken to ensure the growth of the economy and provide a given population of a given country with a higher quality of life, would only be postponing, shoving the problem onto future generations?? -? as if “killing our grandchildren to feed our children.”, to quote one wise man.

Overpopulation and its consequences on our evolution and our security as well as on the sustainability of this planet?are definitely a source of great concern: there are just too many of us? -? think of the amount of garbage alone, which seven billion Humans produce! Daily.

It is also obvious, that our planet is subject to far-reaching changes.
The consequences of these changes could be catastrophic, if we do not re-adjust our ways of thinking and doing, also with regards to reproduction and population.

Our world is extremely overpopulated; our legitimate demands of food, energy, water and other goods of first necessity weigh heavily on the available resources, the environment, the flora and fauna. This is no longer sustainable.

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A worldwide, rational, responsible, democratic ( applicable and mandatory to each and all! ), scientific and rigorously monitored Birth Control is the only logical, mature and ethical answer to this unprecedented, but largely foreseen challenge.

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Some, however, speak of free energy, as the ultimate remedy to this crisis.
Truly, technology alone is not a panacea in human matters.
Lasting food security, development in sustainability thus, could hardly be realized without absorbing into the equation the determining factor of human population and its diverse legitimate demands, both of which will be growing exponentially.

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Others may still say, “multiply yourself” orders The Bible.
Genesis 1:22: “God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”.”

Well, we certainly shall argue here, that reason is also given to us, so that we can know, judge and decide when we ‘have multiplied enough’.

And again, the Commandment could have as well been: “multiply yourself with wisdom and reason and humaneness and knowledge and care and management.”
Besides, if we keep procreating the way we now do, there wouldn’t be much animals, fish, trees, “birds” left “on the earth”!

Overpopulation has indeed a deeper spiritual dimension and, besides,? the following summary makes convincingly the case for a serious struggle against overpopulation, even if one is to consider?the issue?from a solely practical point of view:

Fewer Humans = smaller petroleum demand = less carbon dioxide/monoxide produced by cars and industry

Fewer Humans = reduced food demand = fewer trees cut down for farmland (e.g. Brazilian rainforest)

Fewer Humans = reduced demand for everything which results in a reduced price/cost for everything (education, well-being, housing, energy, food…)

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We are already causing drastic climate change; species are going extinct and fellow Humans are starving to death en masse which means that the population is obviously already too high.

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Do please endorse us and most importantly, do strongly advocate a rational, democratic and scientific birth control, at home and abroad; empower Women, add your influential voice to ours, help us promote a humane and just solution to this tragedy!

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Thank you and may reason and wisdom prevail.

Overpopulation Awareness & Birth Control

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Basecamp Project Management

Filed Under: Tech
Oct.04, 2010

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

Basecamp LogoAs a business owner or freelancer I bet you’d love 2 things… well, we all do: more time, and more money. Basecamp allows you to free up more time, and make more money. But, perhaps more importantly is that 3rd thing you desire, love, the love and admiration of clients, as you get your job done well. Basecamp allows you to do that. Read on to learn how…

Basecamp Project Management

Basecamp Project Management is one of the most popular pieces of software available for a small business today. Basecamp was originally released by 37Signals, a Chicago based web development and software development firm in, in early 2004. Since that time it has grown by leaps and bounds.

What is Basecamp & How Does it Work?

Basecamp Will Transform Your Business

basecamp interface

Good question. I’ve included a couple of screen shots below to illustrate the following. In a nutshell, Basecamp is an online software as a service (you pay for it each mont) program that you access, and fill with data in order to run your business projects. There is a bit of a hierarchy within Basecamp and understanding this up front may help some of you:

  • Your Company
  • You & Employees
  • Client Company
  • Client Employees
  • Projects

That’s it! Obviously there are a number of tools, once you get to the project level, but many times companies DON’T EVEN USE THIS. Not that they’re not valuable, but let’s face it, we’re all busy, and we all tend to do things the fastest way possible – hopefully without sacrificing quality ;) .

Basecamp Not Just a Project Management App

As I’ve written before, Basecamp is not just about project management. In fact, what it does best, I wouldn’t even consider “project management” unlike many other tools out there it manages communications you and your company may have – with a client, an individual, or a number of individuals at a company – exceptionally well. This handy tool keeps everyone on your staff onboard and with the information they need to make every project a killer project.

Enough of this techy mumbo jumbo, what can Basecamp really do for you?

Well, first… who are you? If you’re like me you are probably a small business considering basecamp. You’ve heard good things, but don’t want to take the plunge, implementing a new piece of software, that at best – will take time and money to properly utilize. I see we think alike!

At it’s core I believe Basecamp has been such a success – both commercially, and personally (for my own business), for this core reasons:

BASECAMP IS SIMPLE – It’s ridiculously simple. Sure, they’ve added tools, and options over the years, but EVERY part of Basecamp, including the MOST IMPORTANT PARTS (mentioned below) and simple. I’ve coached hundreds of clients over the years on the system and each one got the hang of it in minutes, if not seconds.

But, breaking it out a little further here’s why Basecamp kicks so much ass and saves many times more in time and money, than it will ever cost…

  • VERY little setup – it’s not complicated to setup at all, in fact, it take just 30 seconds to get going, and 1 minute to put in your first project. If you’re new to project management – have no fear, Basecamp was made just for you.
  • Your clients will love you – As soon as you introduce basecamp to a client, you’ll immediately feel WHY basecamp is so powerful. You will look like the master of your niche. Whether you’re a development company, a contractor, or a basket maker Basecamp makes your organization look (and if you use it right) BE organized. It also gives your clients just the tiniest behind the scenes peak into your organization – making them more connected to you and your company. (For more information on some best practices on using Basecamp I highly recommend you download our Basecamp White-Paper)
  • Get to know your business - Using just a few of Basecamp’s simple tools will make a world of difference on your insight into your company. Begin tracking time through the system and you’ll immediately know if you’re making money on projects, or if you’re not.

READY TO SIGN UP FOR BASECAMP NOW? Before you do… please consider the following:

My major firm uses Basecamp to handle all of our projects, however it took nearly 2 many years to get there.

We have been quite slow to adopt Basecamp entirely, unsure – since of past decisions – regardless of whether Basecamp was the device for us. We liked that Basecamp was so easy. Actually, it was so straightforward, we seriously didn’t realize the energy it held.

Immediately after 2 many years of recreational use – we took the plunge immediately after a mix up of communications on a project – we have never looked back. Since then it’s our go-to device for tracking employee time on every thing, in addition to a lot of other core business enterprise processes that have been previously challenging to handle. And, our clients love it!

My advice is… don’t wait many years, use the free trial, check it out, when you like it… take the plunge, immerse your corporation in Basecamp totally and experience the energy it has to transform your enterprise.

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