Build A Better Photograph: A Disciplined Approach To Creativity by Michael E. Stern
January 25, 2010 – 7:57 am | 3 Comments

Rocky Nook Press recently sent me a review copy of Michael E. Stern’s new book Build A Better Photograph: A Disciplined Approach To Creativity, and since I am always interested in the creative process (especially …

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Macs and Failing Hard Disks – an early detection tool
February 5, 2010 – 8:45 am | 3 Comments
#mac

The other day I was sitting at my desk when I started to hear a faint clicking sound. I pushed the noise out of my mind for a while and continued to work on the task at hand. Before long the clicking started to get louder and louder; it was clearly a consistent mechanical noise and was coming from under my desk, right where my Mac Pro is parked.

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For Flash Users: crossdomain.xml maker, finally!
February 3, 2010 – 8:27 am | No Comment

#webdesign #flash #swfIt’s so simple, so brilliant, why didn’t anyone think of this before?
A while back and few version ago, new preacutions were added to Flash player 7: a flash movie playing inside a browser …

Switching to Mac – Two Years Later
February 2, 2010 – 3:00 pm | One Comment
Switching to Mac – Two Years Later

Review: Crossbrowsertesting.com
February 1, 2010 – 2:45 pm | One Comment
Review: Crossbrowsertesting.com

#xbrowsertesting #webdesignSince I have already sang their praises,  this is more of an introduction to Crossbrowsertesting.com than a review. Best described as a Browser Compatibility Lab, this online service offers a place to test a …

Best Camera for Budding Wedding Photographer
January 25, 2010 – 9:06 am | 2 Comments

@MTaylor816 #photography #cameraMTaylor816 (who recently became a DigitalAppleJuice follower) twittered :
Ok photogs… what is the best DSLR to buy for starting out as a wedding photographer? Googling this made my head explode.

Jan. 18, 2010: Ping Services
January 18, 2010 – 11:41 am | No Comment

#ping #blogging #wordpressI was looking at a 112mg error log last week and i discovered that almost all of the errors were related to long gone ping services. I was googling to find the lastest …

Four Companies with Great Customer Service You Should Know About.
January 14, 2010 – 9:57 am | 4 Comments
Four Companies with Great Customer Service You Should Know About.

Four Companies with Great Customer Service You Should Know About.The new year introduced me to new vendors and reinforced my belief in 2 old ones: crossbrowsertesting.com,  browsershots.org, polurnet.com, and arthemis premium wordpress theme. This is …

Using Mac Preview for a quick slideshow – fail
January 9, 2010 – 10:31 am | One Comment
Using Mac Preview for a quick slideshow – fail

I generally like to put up blog posts that talk about cool things I’ve discovered on my Mac, or problems I’ve overcome and how I did that. This time it’s about a pet peeve…

UpperCaseIt.com
December 9, 2009 – 7:46 am | One Comment
UpperCaseIt.com

UpperCaseIt.comAs a designer, I often find myself having to manage content and graphics for my clients' new blog.  I have to approach this with great care because, I admit it, my typing is abominable. Copy-Paste …

For the Harry Potter Fan: Kymera Magic Wand Universal Remote
December 7, 2009 – 7:53 am | One Comment
For the Harry Potter Fan: Kymera Magic Wand Universal Remote

For the Harry Potter Fan: Kymera Magic Wand Universal RemoteDefinitely on my wishlist: This universal remote  is able to control almost anything normally controlled by an infrared remote. It learns from almost any existing infrared …

Apple solves my MacBook Pro battery problem
December 3, 2009 – 8:30 am | One Comment
Apple solves my MacBook Pro battery problem

After finding that my MacBook Pro’s battery required service and would no longer hold a charge I made an appointment with the Genius Bar at my local Apple store in Reston, VA. After a short wait Vilma (the Genius) called me up…

A MacBook Pro and a Dying Battery
December 1, 2009 – 11:15 am | One Comment
A MacBook Pro and a Dying Battery

I’ve gotten a lot of e-mail lately asking why I haven’t been updating my blog. Frankly it’s because of two reasons: my business has kept me busier than a one-armed wall-paper hanger and …

Shopping for your Favorite Technophile just got easier.
November 30, 2009 – 11:48 am | No Comment
Shopping for your Favorite Technophile just got easier.

Shopping for your Favorite Technophile just got easier.If you are over shopping Black Friday's doorbusters and are now concentrating on buying your favorite technophile their gift of choice, Popular Science has published their PopSci Genius …

LiteIcon by FreeMacSoftware: Pimp My Folders!
November 9, 2009 – 7:46 am | One Comment
LiteIcon by FreeMacSoftware: Pimp My Folders!

LiteIcon by FreeMacSoftware: Pimp My Folders!LiteIcon by FreeMacSoftaware.net, is an easy-to-use app to change the system folders. Did I mention its free?

When Keyword Ads go terribly wrong….
November 3, 2009 – 7:23 am | One Comment
When Keyword Ads go terribly wrong….

Keyword targeted ad based on the content of a webpage can sometimes go wrong. It must frightening for a New Media advertiser to realize that their product or brand is being advertised on a page that details allegations of its shortcomings. Gives new meaning to the term “negative advertising”.

Monitor Calibration : Xrite i1Display 2
October 28, 2009 – 8:14 am | One Comment
Monitor Calibration : Xrite i1Display 2

Monitor Calibration : Xrite i1Display 2The road from getting the color you see on the computer monitor to that you see on an inkjet print is a long and torturous path. What-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) is not …

A Story About iPhone Game Development
October 26, 2009 – 7:20 am | 3 Comments
A Story About iPhone Game Development

A Story About iPhone Game DevelopmentDeveloping for the iPhone is a bit of a shift for me; in more ways than one.  I spent ten years climbing the career ladder towards bigger projects, bigger budget …