Nov 06
This is for all you Trek fans:
All I can say is that I WANT TO LIVE THERE!! Check out this dude’s place.
I wonder if it’s in the basement of his parent’s house…
(Image from ElectronicHouse.com)
Nov 02
Before you run out and update to Leopard, pick up AppFresh, a free program that will let you know which of your applications are as up-to-date as possible. Since it’s only compatible with Tiger for the moment, don’t update to Leopard and then run it. Update your apps before you put 10.5 onto your system.
AppFresh runs through all your applications (and widgets, plug-ins, preference panes) and let’s you know whether you have the latest version installed. It can take a little while for AppFresh to run through all your apps and stuff, but be patient. Here is what you’ll see if a program needs updating:
Here, it’s letting me know there is a newer version available to download.
It can also let you know the last time you used a program:
So you can think about deleting it if you haven’t used it in a while. (try using App Zapper to delete old apps)
It’s a nice little free program, albeit with no built-in help; you will need to visit the website for help. But, it’s free and can help as you need to update those programs for Leopard.
Nov 02
Camera RAW files need love too, you know. Here are some links to Apple and Adobe documents stating exactly which camera raw formats Aperture and Lightroom/ACR are supported.
Apple supported raw formats
Adobe supported raw formats
Helpful to determine which camera is supported by which program. Important because of the new Leopard update.
Oct 17
Apple Steve Jobs has announced today that, come February 2008, Apple will be releasing an SDK (software development kit) for the iPhone. What this means is the iPhone will soon be able to run sanctioned third-party applications (I wonder how soon we’ll see them after the SDK release in Feb).
Steve said today:
“We are excited about creating a vibrant third party developer community around the iPhone and enabling hundreds of new applications for our users. With our revolutionary multi-touch interface, powerful hardware and advanced software architecture, we believe we have created the best mobile platform ever for developers.”
Read the entire release here.
I, for one, am beginning to feel happy with my decision to purchase an iPhone.
Oct 17
Read this entry from an anonymous photo editor/reviewer over at ShutterStock. Being a photo editor myself in a past life, I certainly resonate with what this person is talking about. At least when I was editing, I was dealing with images from professionals (supposedly) and didn’t come across that many shots of badly lit Chinese food or dead birds. Actually, come to think of it, I did come across many stupid and poorly executed images shot by people who should know better.
Since I am also now submitting to agencies like the one this person is working for, I am taking in what they are saying about the subject matter of the images they are receiving. It’s like, now that there are all these microstock agencies about, stock photography is like the Wild West where people think that anything goes. Of course, this isn’t true and all these agencies want are good images. Maybe it’ll teach these agencies that they need good photographers and not just anyone with a camera.
Oh, and this story has nothing to do with cat vomit. It just seemed appropriate.
Oct 17
Click here to pre-order Leopard (10.5) from Amazon for $109, with no catches. You can even get free shipping if you can wait a few days.
Check out all the new features inside of Leopard here. It’s quite an impressive list.
Oct 12
From CNet:
Nikon to expand full-frame SLR line
Posted by Stephen Shankland
SAN FRANCISCO–It looks like Nikon, having followed Canon into the market for high-end SLRs with full-frame image sensors, will continue the effort by offering lower-end models as well.
Nikon’s $5,000 D3 camera, announced in August and due to go on sale in November, employs a sensor the size of a full frame of 35mm film. These FX-sized sensors offer higher sensitivity and a broader field of view than the smaller DX sensors Nikon has used in its SLRs until now. Nikon will develop new DX-based cameras, but the company will flesh out its FX line as well, said Steve Heiner, senior technical manager of Nikon SLR marketing.
“I think you’ll see other FX products. It’s a sensor size we’re committed to,” Heiner said at a meeting here with reporters.
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Read the full article here.
All I can say is w00t!!!!!! and it’s about f–king time!
Oct 12
Take a look at the artwork on this page. It’s all trash and shadows… which is almost like smoke and mirrors.
Fantastic stuff. Amazing!
Oct 09
Well, I broke down and got it last Wednesday. It’s past the point of returning and getting a full refund (Apple lets your return it within three days for full refund, including activation fee). So here is my short review as of today:
So far, I like it very much.
Getting it set up was a breeze, although my desktop contact management program is Entourage and it took a little doing to get it to sync to iPhone. It was not that much of a big deal as Entourage can sync with iCal and iCal syncs with iPhone. The syncing is both ways, so if I enter contact or date info on the iPhone, it will eventually show up in Entourage.
I can sync it to two computers; one has my music and podcasts on it and the other has all my contacts and Safari bookmarks. iPhone can easily sync to both machines without an issue.