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Crown Royal Presents The John Wayne Walding 400 – DaddyTips Road Trip Wrap-Up
Here it is – the wrap-up of our DaddyTips Road Trip to Indianapolis for the Crown Royal Presents The John Wayne Walding 400 at the Brickyard Powered by BigMachineRecords.com, courtesy of the good folks at Crown Royal. (That’s full disclosure, folks.) Pictures, video, and highlights of just what the heck we were up to before, during and after this big NASCAR race.
For me and the rest of the Capture the Crown writers, bloggers and influencers (some of us are all three) there was a lot of fun to be had before the first white flag dropped to start the Crown Royal Presents the John Wayne Walding 400 at the Brickyard powered by BigMachineRecords.com. (Say it ten times fast. We’ll wait. Did you do it? We knew you could.)
For those of you unfamiliar with the Capture the Crown portion of Crown Royal’s “Crown Heroes” program, here are the basics. Read more »
Marvel Comics Kids’ Watch and Wristband (DaddyDeal)
Jump on this Marvel Comics Kids’ Watch and Wristband DaddyDeal right now if you want it; it’s an Amazon Lightning Deal and therefore only available for a limited time. It’s a watch and wristband with Spider-Man on it! On sale! What could be bad?
Amazon.com: Marvel Comics Kids’ The Avengers ASM2KD081FL Digital Display Quartz Blue Watch: Watches.
How To Rotate Video in OSX (Tips)
We’re putting together our post about this year’s Crown Royal Your Hero’s Name Here 400, and needed to know how to rotate video in OSX. It’s not that difficult, but it’s also not as easy as it should be, so we thought we’d share this lil’ tech tip in case you need it.
Basically, the default free Quicktime player in current versions of OSX does not offer a Rotate Video option. For that you need to use Quicktime 7 Pro, which is not free. I bought a license years ago back when I used Windows. (Before the dark times… Before the Empire… Actually, I prefer Macs, but what the hell. Any excuse to use a quote from the late great Sir Alex Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi. Geek Gold Card.)
Apple’s online store lists Quicktime 7 Pro in both Mac and Windows flavors.
There are probably free ways to rotate a video in OSX — iMovie perhaps, or some open-source/freeware option. There are generally more free options available for Windows users than for iHoles such as myself. Using QT7 Pro is simply a very, very easy way to do it.
Bonus tip: if you bought a license to Quicktime 7 Pro back in the Jurassic era like I did and still have the code, you may be able to use it to unlock the software on your newer Mac. No guarantees, your mileage may vary, caveat code-enterer. But it’s worth a try.
If anyone reading this has a tip for rotating video on any operating system — OSX, Windows, Linux, BeOS, OS2/Warp, something even more obscure — please share it in the comments. It takes a village, folks.
How do I rotate video? | Apple Support Communities.
3M Extra Wide Adjustable Monitor Stand (DaddyDeals)
Great DaddyDeal on this 3M Extra Wide Adjustable Monitor Stand via Amazon Lightning Deals. $21.25 as of now, full price is $49.99, you save $28.74 or 57%. More than half. (That last part we figured out for ourselves; the rest of the math we copy and pasted.) If you want it, hurry up and buy. (Monitor not included, of course. Still a darn good deal.)
Jeff Gordon Kissing The Bricks Video
Want to see video of Jeff Gordon kissing the bricks at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday July 29? Here you go.
Thanks to the wonderful and talented Z. Smith of Nascar Race Mom for posting the clip.
NASCAR Race Mom: Video Gordon Wins The Crown Royal Presents http://t.co/T6bfNaPhYc #CrownHeroes #JWW400 #nascar http://t.co/IgC5lzAFrw
— z. Smith (@zwriter) July 28, 2014
More from our Crown Royal DaddyTips Road Trip to Indianapolis coming soon! #ReignOn
Jeff Gordon Wins The Brickyard 400
Jeff Gordon wins at the Brickyard, pulling ahead to take the top spot at the Crown Royal Presents The John Wayne Walding 400. 5th win for the man. Fun race, more to come.
Who Else Is Going To The Race This Weekend (DaddyTips Road Trip)
DaddyTips will not be alone when we go to the race this weekend. (That’s the Crown Royal Presents The John Wayne Walding 400 DaddyTips Road Trip to Indianapolis, for those of you keeping score at home.) Here is a list of the other bloggers/writers/influencers/nifty folks (that’s the technical term) who will also be in attendance:
Gunaxin (What up Phil!)
Bleacher Report
Brash
Jersey Girl Sports (Check out the Derek Jeter video on their homepage. It’s enough to make a Yankee fan cry.)
Guys Gab
InDeepH2O
DaddyTips (OK, duh, you knew that one already)
Black Sports Online
NASCAR Race Mom (What up Z!)
Man Jr
Fast Lane Magazine (What up DJ!)
Male Standard
If we’ve met and didn’t say “what up” to you here, it’s only because we’re getting old and forgot, or because we didn’t have your name at the time this post was written. Looking forward to seeing familiar faces and making new friends.
Whoo-hoo! Remember to check out our Twitter feed starting tomorrow, Friday, for updates on all the excitement.
