Digg Announces Google Reader Replacement with same API for compatibility!

Engadget is reporting that Digg has announced a Google Reader replacement, which they were already planning, but will include the Google Reader API so it will be compatible with any software that already works with reader, which is an awesome idea. They just need to work really quick!Wired has more on it."After Google's announcement, we're moving the project to the top of our priority list. We're going to build a reader, starting today," said McLaughlin.But the idea isn't to build a Google clone, Digg is aiming to revisit the social features Google stripped out of its Reader and rework them for a contemporary online ecosystem."We hope to identify and rebuild the best of Google Reader's features (including its API), but also advance them to fit the internet of 2013, where networks and communities like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Reddit and Hacker News offer powerful but often overwhelming signals as to what's interesting," added McLaughlin.You can sign up at Digg for more info when they have it, which is hopefully soon!

Renderosity Reviews the NVIDIA QUADRO K5000

Renderosity has a great review of the NVIDIA QUADRO K5000 from a graphics perspective. The only thing I would like to see is something like a Geforce 670, 680 or 690 instead of a GTX 480 as the comparison to a standard card, as I would like to see it's performance against another Kepler card, one for gaming and one for workstation graphics and see the difference there.

The HORROR! Google is killing Google Reader!

Arstechnica has the story, though I heard it from google themselves when I went to reader this morning, as I do every morning!Here is google's spring cleaning announcement (which also looks like they are getting rid of CalDAV, so looks like no more interface with iCal. Yipee, thanks Google and FU!).Honestly while it took me a while to get to RSS, it is how I interact with the internet, not through crappy social sites like Facebook or especially Google +. It is what I do on my iPad (thanks to REEDER, which uses Google Reader as a back end) and on any computer I work at. I log into GMAIL and Google Reader.Hell this makes me think I need to stop relying so heavily on GMAIL as Google will likely kill it one day with little notice. And how about Blogger? Will they be next? What else is google going to kill?There is a petition on Change.org that already has over 40,000 signatures in 2 hours! So please sign it.In the mean time I am trying out NewsBlur which costs $12 a year, but gets it feeds from your Google Reader feeds, so at least you have the same feeds set up. Still the interface is certainly not as easy or as quick as Reader. AAARRGHHHHH!!!!

PVC reviews Nuke 7

Alistaire Rankin at the Pro Video Coalition has a review of the new features of the Foundry's Nuke 7.Damn I wish I could a copy of NUKE and learn it, but it is just way too far out of my price range! I had previously learned Shake when Apple dropped the price to $400, and really fell for Node based compositing, but gave up on it ages ago, but would love to take NUKE for a spin.

Creative Cow asks if AVID is sinking or sunk

Creative Cow has a short article on the dire straights of AVID. I didn't realize that they were hemorrhaging money that much for that long, or just how much they lost on their consumer editing programs!While AVID does have it's place, I do think it is a dinosaur that needs a lot of updating, and a price drop to be really competitive. I don't think FCP X is a competitor though. A 64 Bit FCP 7 could still take back over from the whole left by it's passing, but FCP X just has too many things wrong with it to really take over for all professional applications.

NVIDIA announces more Quadro Cards

Engadget has the announcement of 3 new QUADRO cards from NVIDIA based on Kepler to fill the space over the $2500+ K5000. They have the K4000 for $1300, the K2000 for $600 and the K600 for $200. Nice. Not for gaming, but great for 3D and architectural and video work.

Using Compound Clips instead of Projects in FCP X

Dare Dreamer Magazine has an article on using compound clips instead of projects to make new sequences, since new projects take up a lot more hard drive space.Sounds interesting, though it does just further highlight the continued issues with FCP X. Not being able to share renders between Projects (which are sequences in FXP X) seems ridiculous, and not very power user friendly.Still just can't see myself every trying FCP X again, not when Premiere Pro CS6 and AVID Media Composer are out there.

New ATOM CPU For NAS

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Engadget has the news on new Atom CPU for NAS, that would allow multiple simultaneous streams, and smart video scaling.This is great, wish it had come out sooner. I have my iTunes library on a Synology NAS (not only backs itself up on a second drive, but allows me to stream music from anywhere or store files on the NAS to access from anywhere), but it doesn't like 2 accesses at the same time. If I am listening to music and access the NAS via the finder, I will lock my finder up for a while, it slows down so much, so a speedier CPU that would allow multiple connections would be awesome!!!