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It’s a lovely printer, the HP b9180 is. When I finally understood the printer’s need for control and set the color management to “Printer control color”, the blacks came out smooth and velvety, the print always true to what I saw on the screen. Since that fateful discovery, I have yet to see a single horizontal track streaking across large fields of color in a print. Image quality is superb. So, why would I get rid of such a great machine?
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 …
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 Guide to Tech Buying. (download from zinio)
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Mustek Scan Express A3 1200 Pro USB Large Format Scanner is the most reasonably priced tabloid-size (11.7 x 16.5) scanner on that market at this time. It definitely outperforms expectations, especially at this pricepoint (i …
The 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 what is going to happen …
Well, this sums up my recent experience with Apple’s Migration Assistant. I just received my new Snow Leopard, 2 x 2.26 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor Mac Pro. It came with 8 gig of RAM, …
My 6-light CFL fixture worked well in the studio, but I wanted more light and the option to add a light modifier. I decided to move up to 3” …
A few months ago, my boss told me that we are expanding my department (me) into the world of video production. I was given complete freedom in choosing the camera, computer, and lighting. …
I have a brand spanking new MacPro- -2.66 Quad Core with 600 GB Hd & 6 GB 1066 RAM and a 24 in. Cinema Display with an Wacom Intous3 4 x 6 in. Pen Tablet. …
Life can be complicated.
This past weekend my air conditioning AND my dvd player died. Within the span of 4 hours.
Possible reasons:
1. Power Surge. Maybe. Things haven’t been quite right since Hurricane Ike dropped by for …
A Three Part Series Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Pt. 3 of 3: Be My Lens, Baby…always
Another improvement over my Lensbaby 2.0 is the lens cap – the …
A Three Part Series Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Pt. 2 of 3: Be My Lens, Baby…again
Remember our fun with the Sima? The Lensbaby Composer (and all …
A Three Part Series Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Pt. 1 of 3: Be My Lens, Baby!
Soon after receiving my first 35mm camera, I found that photography …
I pulled my workout pants with its myriad array of pockets out of the dryer and felt an all-too familiar lump in one of the tie-pockets. "*&^%" I thought, while pulling out my iPod Nano. …
Ray Flash, a portable ring light for your Canon or Nikon DSLR camera system
Tonight I was making whipped cream for my wife’s dessert. It brought back fond memories of my mother making whipped cream, usually …
One of the most amusing things I feel about my job is the lack of knowledge most people have of it. I often have people ask what I do for a living. If they know …
