January 2009
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“Gosh, where do I even begin? First of all, no one writes about the Apple...”
– Patrick Horn describing John Gruber
December 2008
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Elegance of Real Simple Magazine
My criteria for purchasing a magazine is based primarily on 3 things: how constructive the content is, how it’s presented to the reader and whether the material will be worth saving to reference back on if I enjoyed it the first time. Lately we’ve been picking up every issue of Real Simple magazine, a monthly publication about living simply, avoiding consumerism, cooking frugally and...
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Creating a Polaroid Wall →
Anything that has to do with extending your creativity with your photography I deem riveting, so Tom’s detailed DIY project on exhibiting your much coveted Polaroids on your wall is no exception.
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Monitor Shopping
Most of my time on the computer consist of array of things. Among the top 3 is blogging, photo editing and RSS reading but when you try to juggle more than one, it can become quite frustrating when the only canvas you have to work with is a 15” screen, which for me comes from a MacBook Pro. For that reason I’ve been in the market to purchase a monitor that would widen my workspace...
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New Years Checklist: Digital Clean Up →
When it comes to great advice, the same rule applies in that there’s no need in trying to reinvent something that has been perfectly said already, so with that in mind, as the New Year looms closer, Glenn Wolsey shares some exceptional advice in how to cleanup your digital space and kick off 2009 by leaving all the mess that you might have accumulated in 2008.
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The 90 D90 Project →
Photographer Adam Paul took over 3,200 photos with his Nikon D90 in the first 90 Days and decided to put it all together in time-lapse / stop motion short film. He invites every photo enthusiast to join regardless of your camera of choice.
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Where will all the web developers go? →
Chris once stated that “the hardest part of being a professional web designer is telling people what he does for a living” because in today’s world, any 16-year-old can make an HTML page appear in a browser and proclaim the same title without having any “design skills, Internet knowledge, experience and professional commitment to the field”. With all this knowledge...
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Compfight - A Flickr search tool →
I enjoy sifting through the infinite amount of imagery in Flickr for inspiration but you have to admit that it doesn’t always yield the rapid results that you expect but “Compfight allows users to easily find a host of images on Flickr that much quicker. Just type in a keyword or several keywords and Compfight will display numerous images on one page without the miscellaneous...
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The Twitter You Didn't Know →
Twitter’s usage has grown immensely and from that, the questions on some user’s mind is how does the company actually generate revenue from that popularity. What is it’s revenue model? Martin states that “just because you don’t see it, doesn’t mean it isn’t there”.
Twitter had a revenue model from the beginning; their product was actually developed around the model...
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The Virtual Bodega →
Two Brooklyn twenty-somethings are banking on the idea that — in spite of the ubiquity of corner stores in New York — there is a void for an online bodega that delivers. So they made one:
Although the service has made just two or three deliveries a night — many to friends — since it started in September, the business is growing by word of mouth. The cost of the purchase plus $5 delivery charge is...
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“The decision to move from talented amateur to professional photographer isn’t an...”
– Article on Photopreneur
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Launching a Photoblog →
I’ve tried in the past to successfully run a photoblog but have failed mostly in part to my more active participating in the vibrant Flickr community. As a fellow photographer, I greatly enjoy browsing through other people’s work as a source of inspiration and esteem towards the craft but in the same token, I wish to establish a imagery hub that I can truly call my own, hence launching...
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One Juicer →
A simple solution for keeping up with new iPhone applications that you might be interested in. It notifies you of the latest Apps based on your choice of keywords via email and in the end, saving you time and frustration.
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Username Check →
Simple search tool allows you to check dozens of sites to see if your preferred screen handle is available or in use. (via Khoi Vinh)
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Scouting New York →
Films are always being shot around New York and this anonymous location scout explains his participation in the industry:
My day is basically spent combing the streets for interesting and unique locations for feature films. In my travels, I often stumble across some pretty incredible sights, most of which are ignored every day by thousands of New Yorkers in too much of a rush to pay...
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iPhone Photography Awards →
We all get very obsessed with new equipment and in photography, that can very well lead anyone to believe that the most expensive camera will always render exceptional photographs. That’s half true because the other element to a great photo is creativity, especially when the only camera you have to capture a moment is the iPhone and for that you should be awarded. Enter yours…
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WatchSnow in New York: This is exactly how the snowing was in the Big Apple today. Slow, silent and unexpected. (via chromogenic)
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StickyScreen →
Jack Cheng’s new mini-project takes a new approach on the concept of keeping notes and reminding you of things pending. “The idea is to set StickyScreen as your homepage so that your ‘note to self’ shows up whenever you open a new tab or browser window.”
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Bookmarklet Instructions →
How to set up a bookmarklet in Safari for use on iPhone and iPod touch. It’s a handy way to send links to Tweetie, automatically shortened and ready-for-posting.
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“Mac users love their machines; Windows users put up with their machines because...”
– Will Shipley #
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Dear Developers, Please Stop Whining →
Paul from Tapbots and his reaction to the whole “bitching lately about the Top 100 list and $0.99 apps” discussion in the blogosphere. His advice in making a successful app is conceptually very simple:
Create a quality product
Price the product properly
Market the product
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$0.99 Cent App Dilemma
I’ve never purchased an iPhone App that cost more than $1.99. There is an abundance of exceptional Apps that I’m sure they’re worth paying the full price but unfortunately you don’t necessarily know how great they might be until you’ve purchased it and if that means paying $9.99 for it and you end up not too fond of it, then you just lost out on $9.99. Craig...
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The Garmentor Launches →
Adam Polselli launches The Garmentor, a “weekly fashion magazine for guys that features buying guides, trend tracking, and style tips geared specifically towards today’s busy, tech-savvy men who need to get advice and make a purchase, all in one stop.” The purpose of the site is to make up for the lackluster state of men’s fashion on the Web. Looks great.
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Book Rental for the Kindle
As an avid reader, I spend a lot of money buying books, so at the moment the most important thing to me is that my library no longer grows because I’m running out of shelf space. This is how I justify wanting a Kindle. I agree that it would be pleasant if the current price tag on the Kindle would be half it’s price but there’s also another aspect of the device that has me...
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The Bro Code →
Everyone’s life is governed by an internal code of conduct. Some call it morality. Others call it religion. But Bros in the know call this holy grail the Bro Code. If you’re a fan of the show How I Met Your Mother, then you’ll likely hear Neil Patrick Harris’ voice in your head as you read the book cover-to-cover. Pretty entertaining.
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Working for Free?
A lot of discussion going around regarding Strobist article on the complicated subject of taking on projects without compensation. Vincent Laforet on this practice:
If you are working for free simply to get “a” job - you risk destroying the entire business for everyone. In fact - your dream job - that you do for free - will be a job that some qualified person will no longer be getting paid for....
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Photographer's Wishlist
There’s already numerous list out there that recommend the “best gifts for photographers”, so my intention is not to reiterate any of those listed but instead to list the not-so-mentioned accessories that may spice up your shooting experience. Mentioned in no particular order:
The Super-Secret Spy Lens: great adjunct to capture candid shots of people just living their lives and...
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From Apple to RIM, With Love →
I’ve never own a BlackBerry before but have always admired their reputation of cutting-edge features offered to the smartphone market but once they made the decision to emulate the unparalleled technology of the iPhone with the Storm, that became their mistake:
The BlackBerry Storm, in my opinion, is a wonderful illustration of how Apple’s innovation and market appeal can force a smart...
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“Re-designing a website is more than just giving it an improved new look. The...”
– Vandelay Design #
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Twuffer: Schedule Your Tweets →
The whole concept behind Twitter is about informing people what you’re doing ‘now’ so the idea of having pre-written Tweets for future release to the public may seem counterintuitive but it can come in handy.
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Power of Comparison
A co-worker was given the BlackBerry Storm as an early holiday present and I was eager to tinker with it after reading the not so favorable reviews on the device. With an open mind, I experimented with it for a while and after some unpremeditated frustration, gave it back and made the automatic comparison that the experience with it was nothing resembling to the iPhone. For her, it is the best...
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Do Something About It
We all have to work in life to make up for our basic essentials. There’s simply no way around it unless you were born into an opulent family, then you may not have to exert yourself as much as the rest of the public. If half the people in the world stopped performing their current job on the basis that they’re not ‘passionate’ about it, the entire workforce would come to a...