Dear Friends,

Thank you so much for all the support and kind words.  I’ve been so busy working out all the problems associated with the Mac change-over, the SCM change-over, and getting the new software to work that I haven’t had time to thank everyone and add up the accounts.  Yesterday I sent a whole pile of compressed MOV discs to Free Speech TV including all the latest shows as well as the best from the past year.  They should get it next week and hopefully they’ll start including Pirate TV in their schedule soon.  I’ve got countless hours of labor into this project and I’ve been trying to get FStv the video files in a form that they can use for a year.  I had to break down and go to Mac and purchase their software to do it.  I tried every other way.  Quicktime sucks!  This is most of what I spent not including other software that didn’t work for Windows mov conversion like Quicktime Pro, and the AVS suite… 

Roxio Burning software for Mac with b/u disc   $128.09
Paragon for Mac                                             $19.95
Adobe Premiere CS4 w/ After Effects
  purchsed through PSA nonprofit discount      $120
Apple Compressor                                           $50                                                          
Firewire for Mac to Mac                                   $32.80
Used Macbook from RePC                             $514.65
Power Supply                                                  $86.51
HD failed/installed new 350GB HD                    $41.61
Used iMac from Craigslist                               $650
Install 6GB Ram                                             $227.76
2TB hard drive from Fry’s                              $100.27

                                                           Total: $1971.64

This is most of what I can remember and of course there is more nickel and dime stuff that I forgot.  When I realized that the MacBook wasn't going to work it was too late to take it back so rather than trying to sell it I decided to keep it for On Location direct to disc capture.  So many people came to my aid that it is astonishing.  I raised close to a thousand in the first week.  It feels so good to be appreciated.  So far people have sent in $1495!  And checks are still coming in! 

Thanks to:

Margaret Casey

Roy Alin

Gerri Haynes

Sylvia Haven

Lisa Saunders

Rev. Rich Lang

Janice Faris

The Sustainable Path Foundation

Paul J Rood

G Scott Freutel

Pat Maguire

Morris Berman

Thank you all for watching and keeping independent media alive!

Ed Mays