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(Review) ASKetch for the iPad

October 24, 2011 By Dr. Michael N. Roach 3 Comments

OK, I'm still playing with my iPad and loving it, and I found another software App that is a lot of fun. ASKetch by Andrew Kern is supposed to work with finger motions and strokes alone, and not be used with a stylus or pen tool. I'll tell you what it is supposed to do (and it does it very well). Let's look at ASKetch as Mr. Kern meant it to be. First, I'll quote: ASKetch is a simple black & white procedural sketching program for drawing with your fingers. It is designed from the ground … [Read more...]

Filed Under: apps, Digital Lifestyles, Gadgets, iOS SDK, iPad, Reviews, Workflow Tagged With: chiaroscuro, drawing, drawing on the ipad, drawing ont eh iphone, ios, ipad, iPhone, iPod touch, Sketch, stylus

(Review) Genius Scan: A Scanner App for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch

September 21, 2011 By Dr. Michael N. Roach 3 Comments

OK, I admit from the start that I am in love with my iPad2; but it is the availability of Apps for it that make it such a part of my current life. I just encountered a new App that I think is going to be extremely useful in the future. It's an App called Genius Scan from Grizzly Labs that is intended for use on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. In short, it uses the back facing camera of the iPad (or iPhone or iPod Touch) to take an image that can be corrected and then mailed—that's in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: apps, Gadgets, iPad, Workflow Tagged With: ios, ipad, iPhone, iPod touch, receipts, scan, scanner, scanner app for ipad

Review: Marketing Fine Art Photography By Alain Briot

July 25, 2011 By Dr. Michael N. Roach 1 Comment

Rocky Nook Press Press sent me a review copy of Alain Briot’s new book, Marketing Fine Art Photography, and I was delighted for two reasons. First, Rocky Nook’s volumes are beautifully bound and printed on acid-free paper and are a delight to hold and work from because they stay flat and open as you read or work from them. The second reason is that Alain Briot is a learned and articulate photographer and writer who shares his expertise in a relaxed and candid manner as though his reader is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Digital Lifestyles, Photography, Reviews Tagged With: advertising, art of photography, briot, fine art photography, landscape photography, luminous landscape, marketing, marketing photography, photography as art, photography sales, travel photography

Traveling Europe with a 13” Macbook

June 10, 2011 By Britt Stokes Leave a Comment

I just came home from a 24 day trip across France and Spain. My trusty white 13” Intel Macbook has a lot more miles on it… but worked like a champ. My AC adapter for power and charging was 100-240 volt compatible, so I didn’t have to worry about a voltage converter, just a plug adapter for the European style sockets. Wifi is strong on this older Macbook, and I got good performance in most hotels I stayed in. The size of this smaller Macbook is perfect for lugging around on the road – and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Digital Lifestyles Tagged With: crumpler, Lightroom, macbook pro

The latest Skype for Mac has some cool features

March 31, 2011 By madbadcat 2 Comments

My telephone needs are covered -- I have Skype and I have my cellphone. I used to have a never-never-land-line: the phone I never answered because it was undoubtedly some telemarketer or robocalling machine. When I figured out that I could ignore those calls for about $60 a year, I switched from land-line to voip. (I actually tried Vonage first but a phone I never answer $25/month seemed too expensive still.) My skype phone number is now the official phone number for business and home - the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Digital Lifestyles, Software, Workflow Tagged With: broadband phone, business voip, chat, digital phone service, internet, ip, mac, MacOsX, over, p2p, phone, skype, snow leopard, talk, telephony, voice, voip, voip phone, voip service providers

iPad2 Review: OK, I MUST BE A FANBOY

March 30, 2011 By Dr. Michael N. Roach 8 Comments

On March 11, the first day iPad 2's were available for order, at 5 A.M. I got up to go to the bathroom (something common when you are 73 years old), and on a whim sat down at the computer and ordered an iPad. White, 64GB wifi only, with a spare power supply, a Camera Connection package, VGA and Digital AV Adapters, and a red leather cover. I had intended to make this order eventually, and the computer seemed to call to me as I returned from the bathroom. It was a good thing too, as within 24 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Digital Lifestyles, iPad, Workflow Tagged With: apple, computers, ios, ios 4.3, Ios4.3, ipad, ipad 2, ipad 2 review, tablet

I’m Loving My Magpul iPhone Field Case!

March 7, 2011 By Britt Stokes Leave a Comment

DigitalAppleJuice.com is a great place to talk about all things Apple. And, digital imaging. And how you create artwork in the digital age. And... well, you get the point. So I decided to devote a few paragraphs to a new product I found for the iPhone. I recently ordered some items from a retailer in California. While on their website, a new item caught my eye - a Magpul brand case for my iPhone 3G (they also make a case for the iPhone 4). I was intrigued... Magpul is famous in the … [Read more...]