March 2009
31 posts
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Shortcovers: Mobile Books
If you’re an avid reader and own one of many popular smart-phones such as the Blackberry or an iPhone, then you”ll appreciate the fact that Indigo, a Canadian book-selling company has just launched Shortcovers, which is an online service that allows books to be downloaded and read on your mobile device.
I’ve been experimenting with the iPhone application for a couple of days...
February 2009
26 posts
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Things Shot by Jorge Quinteros →
One thing I’ve learned about getting involved into photography is that the more you shoot, the more it becomes inevitable going anywhere without looking and framing that scene in front of you. You become a more visual person and start to recurrently create vignettes in your head whether you have a camera with you or not.
The craft has transformed into something more than just a hobby, more...
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My Blog's Personality
It’s believed that a person’s writing serves as a window to the true character of an individual and the more you read someone’s words, the more you acquire a sense of how that individual may be in real life even if you may not know them personally.
Inspired by Adam’s recent assessment of his own blog after running it through Typealyzer, “a tool that calculates your...
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Why I don't Allow Comments →
Alex Payne’s reasoning behind comments on his blog:
The main reason I don’t allow comments is that I want to inspire debate. I think people do their best writing when they’re forced to defend their ideas on their own turf. It’s one thing to leave a comment on someone else’s blog, but quite another to put your argument in front of your own readers. It forces a level of consideration that,...
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Netflix considers plan to go streaming only by... →
With services like iTunes, Amazon Video and even Hulu, it’s apparent that the act of streaming content is gaining momentum onto the coattails of the conventional task of taking a trip to the video store. So much that the company that began with the “we’ll mail you a movie and you mail it back” model has the CEO Reed Hastings already alluding that by 2010, DVDS will take a backseat on the...
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The Myth of Talent →
Michael’s inspirational words on talent:
Becoming good at something takes a lot more than just talent. It takes hard work — pure, unbiased, hard work. Pressing on, day after day. Pulling your hair out in frustration, night after night. It’s definitely much easier to believe in luck, instead of actually having to put hard work, time, and effort into something.
I agree with his statement in...
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“I say the problem isn’t with perception, but rather that Windows computers...”
– John Gruber on Microsoft retail
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Growing Rich by Blogging →
There’s more than a few success stories from bloggers that have been able to establish this craft as a primary source of income and while many seek to achieve that level of success, Daniel Lyons explains what I believe is the most accurate statement about this growing trend:
While blogs can do many wonderful things, making huge amounts of money isn’t one of them. Blogs don’t...
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Safari140 →
Safari extension that allows you to post direct-to-twitter from within the browser. It auto-fills with the current site and it auto-shortens long urls. I love the seamlessly implementation of a service into an application that you use frequently. (via Adam Polselli)
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Quick Thought on Microsoft’s Retail Strategy →
As soon as I became aware of Microsoft’s intent to compete in the retail environment, these are the exact same uncertainties that came to mind:
…how exactly are they going to make any money. Even assuming that crowds swarm to these stores, how can Microsoft make money selling Dell and HP computers? Again, when you own 90+ percent of the computer market, the best you can really hope...
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I'm a Preset Heaven Winner
As an avid Adobe Lightrooom user – my application of choice for managing and editing photos, I work with select few of presets to spruce up what I consider my best work and so back in January, Preset Heaven was holding a contest where they were seeking submissions of photos that had been modified with one of their Lightroom Preset and today I found out that I was one of the winners.
What did I...
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More New Lenses From Nikon This Year →
Following Nikons 35mm ƒ1.8 announcement earlier this week, there’s comfirmation that the company will be releasing more lenses this year although no details on specifications yet but here’s a hopeful thought.
I want more fast and cheap-ish prime lenses. I love primes because they have wider maximum apertures than zooms and therefore give a sweet, shallow depth of field. The...
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Printable Checklist →
An incredibly simple online printable checklist.
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“It may seem like a far-fetched prediction, but there’s no way Apple can look at...”
– Darrell Etherington, Kindle 2: The Apple Angle
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The significance of Apple’s product placement →
Unquestionably one of the things that Apple does so well is creating smart and stylish campaigns to promote their product line but for me, some of the appeal and thrill derives from seeing those products being utilized in places that you least expect.
Such was the case as I watch the season premiere of Heroes last week where whenever the opportunity for a computer to be featured came up, it was...
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Anxiety – Lightweight To-Do Management →
With so many great GTD applications available for the Mac, most of which I’ve utilized at some point but have failed to create a habitual use for, lately I’ve become delighted with one that operates seamlessly with other applications (Mail and iCal) on the Mac that already posses to-do functionality.
Anxiety’s sleek interface provides just what you need to jot your tasks down,...
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iPhonographic Wallpaper →
A collection of photographic wallpaper to decorate your iPhone/iPod Touch. All photographs were taken by Jorge Quinteros during his travels and random outings. More added on a weekly basis.
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“I’ve come to learn that this is one of my favorite parts of the design process:...”
– Adam Polselli on Problems & Solutions
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Why Your Avatar Matters →
Dan Benjamin on the importance of choosing an avatar to establish your online presence:
A great avatar will help people remember you instantly. And you should use it everywhere, across the board. Use it on your blog if you have one (you should). Use it on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, everywhere. Even if people don’t automatically remember your name or your website, they’ll remember your avatar...
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Yowza: Savings in Your Pocket →
A soon to be released iPhone/iPod Touch app that automatically finds deals and coupons for stores right in your area. What’s more amazing is that Heroes star and Yowza!! co-founder Greg Grunberg came up with the idea for it.
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Pixel-Peeper →
For professional or amateur photographers, Pixel-Peeper is a lens and camera comparison site that examines full size photos (pulled from Flickr) from a specific lens or camera. I’ve found this website incredibly valuable when shopping for a lens and wanting to know what a photo taken with that particular lens looks like.
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Films to watch in '09
Aside from the humorous Super Bowl commercials that we generally expect to see on a night that attracts millions of viewers to tune in, it was also an impeccable time to feature upcoming films for ‘09 with breathtaking trailers, all of which I intend to see.
Fast & Furious: Vin Diesel and Paul Walker reteam for the ultimate chapter of the franchise built on speed
G.I. Joe: An elite...
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Ways to stop alienating your Twitter followers →
Sam provides 7 techniques in how to preserve and not scare aware your Twitter followers. My personal favorite and number one reason why I un-follow a few users:
Posting updates about every single thing you do during the day may very well be a great way to keep track of your life, alas people don’t need to know that you are heading to the bathroom for your daily business or that you are picking...