LILEKS has discovered the dirty secret: blogging is a lot easier than column-writing.

He’s also having trouble with video editing. That, you see, is because he’s using a user-unfriendly Mac. I set up Vegas Video 4 from Sonic Foundry, got the backup master for my wife’s documentary, captured the clips I wanted, and produced a trailer that Ken Layne says has “an X-Files/Twin Peaks feel.” All in a weekend. The interface is easy and intuitive, and the program doesn’t crash. And it edits in uncompressed mode, which is a Good Thing. Layne also informs me that Betsy Layne High School, which figures prominently in the film, is named for a relative of his. Somehow, that seems fitting.

UPDATE: I knew someone would rise to the bait. This is pretty funny, though.