The Commmunity Loom and Open Source Art
November 20, 2008 by TheArtistsCenter
Filed under ArtWorks
RegistryScan.cc tells my Mac I have a Windows Malware infection
November 19, 2008 by David Alison
Filed under Parallel Desktops
I was happily working along this afternoon when suddenly I received a Skype pop-up text message. I rarely use Skype for text messaging, sticking with Adium for that. It’s usually some Skype SPAM asking me to come to some lonely woman’s web page to see pictures of her. This time the message looked pretty ominous:
Obviously this is just a SPAM attempt to get someone to jump over to a web site. Kind of tough for my Mac running Leopard to get a Registry hack installed. At the bottom of the message was a link to go to the offending site:
The Power of the Few
November 17, 2008 by TheArtistsCenter
Filed under ArtWorks, Top
In his book The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference Malcom Gladwell notes that one of the key factors important in creating a movement (in our language that =art) is the Power of the The Few. Over and over products, people, actions, and movements move from obscurity to popularity, from low parrticipation to celebrity status as a result of the actions of a few key players. He calls these people…CONNECTORS. Read more
Making the Logitech Harmony 620 remote work with a Mac
November 16, 2008 by David Alison
Filed under Parallel Desktops
I was buying a couple of items at my local Costco yesterday and saw the Logitech Harmony 620 sitting in a display for $99. I had been wanting a decent all-in-one remote that would help me integrate my primary entertainment set up down in my basement. The equipment is a bit dated but works very well, the only problem being the plethora of remotes that I need in order to make it all work properly.
Thoughts On Paradigm Shifts, Collaboration, Community, Tribes, and Open Source Art
November 13, 2008 by TheArtistsCenter
Filed under ArtWorks, The Not-So-Daily Edition, Top
Yesterday I received my preview copy of Seth Godin’s new book Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us in it he addresses a growing movement that I have been mentioning in previous posts when referring to social media. The subject of community and tribes and the role they can play in cultural growth and eventual paradigm shifts is something I have been chewing on for several decades, going back to my days in city planning. The power of the book stirred up memories, of the ‘60s and later graduate school, as I read on, I started thinking of Godin’s premise in the context of our current state of things especially the shifts I have been noticing lately. There was something familiar about it all. Read more
Invite Beauty To Remind Us Of Hope
November 10, 2008 by TheArtistsCenter
Filed under Art Commentary, ArtWorks, Top
Ah, my last outdoor show — last weekend, in Peoria, IL –and it was actually quite good, considering…
and I had to do a lot of grounding to keep myself from panicking — one of the things
I did was write this piece –
Hope and Beauty
“it is an ethical obligation to search for hope.” Tony Kurshner Read more
iShowU HD - capture that video easily
November 10, 2008 by David Alison
Filed under Parallel Desktops
Have you ever wanted to capture video that you see online? Say for example you want to capture a highlight play on NFL.COM—which has some very high quality video clips online—integrating the results into your own video. I was looking for just such a solution the other day and found iShowU HD, a nice little application that can capture virtually any video you can view on your Mac, including Flash based videos from YouTube, etc.
PRACTICAL HDRI: High Dynamic Range Imaging For Photographers
November 5, 2008 by Dr. Michael N. Roach
Filed under Books, Photography, Top
Jack Howard should be a familiar name to many of you photographers as he is the Editor of PopPhoto.com/Popular Photography & Imaging where he tests and reviews cameras, lenses, software and a multitude of camera gadgets.
How to lose an AirPort Express in under a minute
October 30, 2008 by David Alison
Filed under Parallel Desktops
A couple of friends mentioned the Apple Airport Express
to me and it sounded compelling; a super compact 802.11n Wi-Fi base station that could not only serve as a wireless USB print server but could also be used to play my iTunes music on my stereo.
iWork! I swear!
October 29, 2008 by Wendy Arnold
Filed under Graphics, Software, Top, Workflow
Okay, so I am a bit of a software snob. I can’t help it. I come from the “right before computers were cool” generation. My first experience with a computer was looking up the Dewey Decimal system on the library computer in High School. Then after flirting with a few PCs in the public lab while writing a few last minute papers for English Lit I moved on to my first Mac in the art lab. After that, there was only one true love in my life. The Apple!
