“The Ashland Independent Film Festival is one of those regional gems that gives me faith and hope for the future of independent cinema. Great town, great people, great atmosphere, great movies, great everything!”
Michael Tully, Director, PING PONG SUMMER
The Ashland Independent Film Festival is five days of the highest-quality independent film, held in historic Ashland, Oregon. The Washington Post called it “a dream you’ll never want to leave.” Every Spring, Southern Oregon buzzes with the excitement of the AIFF. Over 7000 film lovers gather at the historic art-deco Varsity Theatre, the Historic Ashland Armory, and other venues to watch over 90 documentary, feature, and short films over five days.
Filmmakers from around the world engage with the audience after each screening and at festival events such as Opening Night Bash, the AfterLounge, and Awards Celebration, which include local wine, beer, and gourmet food. Special guests have included Ty Burrell, Albert Maysles, Barbara Kopple, Helen Hunt, and Bruce Campbell. The Ashland Independent Film Festival: Celebrating the diversity of human experience through the art of independent film—enriching, educating and inspiring audiences of all ages.
The Oregonian newspaper’s Shawn Levy claims AIFF “offers movie lovers that same sense of being in a magical place…. Southern Oregon doesn’t have anything else like it – nor, in fact, do most places on Earth.”
Connecting Point returns for its fourth year as a Community Sponsor, providing an iMac computer and a wireless printer for the festival’s Hospitality Suite, where visiting filmmakers and other creatives can both work and relax. We urge you to support the thriving arts community in our area. Visit the AIFF website to see the rich variety of films being presented at this year’s festival. Better still, pick up some tickets and celebrate independent cinema with like-minded folks in Ashland! It all kicks off today and runs through Monday.
Every new year, a lot of us resolve to get back into shape. But what about your computer?
Has it been acting a little… flabby lately? Takes forever to boot up. Loads apps and documents oh so slowly. Or maybe it seems to be grinding away on something – anything– other than what you’re working on.
Connecting Point SERVICE can help. We’ve got three highly effective ways to PUMP UP YOUR COMPUTER:
First, a MEMORY UPGRADE. More RAM gives your computer’s operating system and apps more room to do their work, making it noticeably faster. Memory is pretty affordable right now, so we recommend maxing out your computer.
Second, a SOLID STATE DRIVE, or SSD. SSDs have no moving parts and are many times faster than hard drives (which it replaces). Once we install them, most of our customers say it feels like they’re using a brand new computer. And your old hard drive can be put into an external USB enclosure for additional storage.
Third, a SYSTEM TUNE-UP. We’ll scan for viruses and malware, check all ports and components, update the operating system, and clear out unneeded programs.
One or more of these options can make a drastic difference in the performance of your system.
So let Connecting Point’s Service Department PUMP UP YOUR COMPUTER. Mac or PC, laptop or desktop, bring your system in before the end of the month and we’ll go over your options. It’s like a gym membership for your computer, except you don’t have to wait months – or drink kale smoothies – to see the results. Plus, print out this page and bring it in with you (or show it to our Service Writer from your mobile device), and we’ll knock 10% off your total bill.
This promotion runs from February 18th through 29th, 2016.
A long time ago, in a retail landscape far, far away, we had this crazy idea for a Super Bowl spot.
The premise: We blew all the budget on the airtime, and left absolutely zilch for producing the commercial itself. That first part was absolutely accurate: Even though this spot only ran on the local FOX affiliate here in southern Oregon (KMVU FOX 26), it still cost…, well, it cost a lot. Like, budget-breaking, spreadsheet-crippling a lot.
But we wanted to give it a go, and arranged for a video shoot with a game FOX 26 crew. We shot it in our stockroom, throwing dead computer peripherals from a stepladder, and pulled in unwitting staff members as extras. The on-air “talent” was Connecting Point GM Jeff Thomas and Marketing Director Tom Pentland. The whole thing took roughly 15 minutes to shoot (at the most). During editing, the bilious fluorescent green and pink graphics were reluctantly added by some very skeptical pros in the FOX 26 video production department.
The result? What has to be one of the crappiest, ugliest, most unprofessional Super Bowl spots ever. It aired during the Big Game – Super Bowl XXXVI, in which the New England Patriots beat the St. Louis Rams 20-17 – on February 3rd, 2002. You’re welcome!
On the eve of the Super Bowl’s 50th anniversary, we thought it might be fun to revisit an earlier, more innocent time. Also, it serves as a sort of nostalgic snapshot of vintage computer gear, including the original “bubble back” iMacs. Enjoy.
12 DAYS OF SAVINGS | DAY 12 – Thursday, December 24th: $100 OFF Apple Mac mini 2.8GHz Core i5 8GB 1TB Fusion
(Reg. $999.99 SALE $899.99)
The fastest, most capable stock Mac mini available, on sale today only. Mac mini now has fourth-generation Intel Core processors, increased graphics performance, and ultrafast 802.11ac wireless networking. It also features two Thunderbolt 2 ports, great built-in apps, and OS X El Capitan. And it’s still the world’s most power-efficient desktop.
2.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i5; Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz
Intel Iris Graphics
Two Thunderbolt 2 ports, four USB 3 ports, HDMI port, Gigabit Ethernet, SDXC card slot
High-performance one TB Fusion Drive storage
8GB memory
This offer will be available all day Thursday, December 24th, 2015, or while supplies last. Sorry, no rain checks. PLEASE NOTE: Connecting Point will be closing at 5 pm today (Christmas Eve), and will be closed Christmas Day.
12 DAYS OF SAVINGS | DAY 11 – Wednesday, December 23rd:
$70 OFF Edifier Tick Tock Alarm Clock/FM Radio/Bluetooth Speaker (Reg. $99.99 SALE $29.99)
Retro-inspired Bluetooth alarm clock speaker that’s simply irresistible.And with the capability of storing a whopping 24 preset FM channels and five preset alarms, it’s the perfect audio companion to jumpstart your morning routine.
Bluetooth pairing capability with any Bluetooth enabled devices
LCD display shows audio input, date, time, active alarms, as well as signal strength of Bluetooth connection and FM radio
Two 360° omni-directional speakers are neatly disguised as twin classic speaker bells
International FM radio frequency selection
Five preset alarms with the choice of alarm repeat from Monday to Friday or from Monday to Sunday
Alarm clock function with the choice of any of the FM preset channels
SSI (Stocking Stuffability Index): OFF THE CHARTS!
This offer will be available all day Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015, or while supplies last. Sorry, no rain checks.
12 DAYS OF SAVINGS | DAY 10 – Tuesday, December 22nd:
$100 OFF Beats by Dr. Dre Studio 2.0 Over-Ear Headphones (Reg. $299.99 SALE $199.99)
Studio 2.0 Over-Ear Headphones are designed for playing back audio as well as taking calls from your mobile devices. They feature Beats Adaptive Noise Cancelling technology, which can be used while listening to music or by itself to reduce background noise from your commute or environment. Their noise cancelling and DSP are powered by a built-in rechargeable battery, providing up to 20 hours of use per charge. The battery can be recharged via the included USB charging cable and USB power adapter. The headphones themselves have a foldable design for convenient storage and transport in the included hardshell case.
This offer will be available all day Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015, or while supplies last. Sorry, no rain checks.
12 DAYS OF SAVINGS
12 DAYS OF SAVINGS
12 DAYS OF SAVINGS
