January 2010
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One More iPad Post
The combination of being an Apple enthusiast and the introduction of a new product is a wild mix because when you admire a company that excels in creating simplistic and effectual devices, you expect for that latest invention to add something to your lifestyle but if it doesn’t, maybe that’s a sign that it’s not for you. That’s the sole reason why I don’t own an...
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“I read a lot of posts on social media hoping someone will say something new, but...”
– Rebecca Thorman on Stop Writing About Social Media to be a Successful Blogger. I can’t help agreeing a little with her on this. Basically, write about something else besides social media because everyone else is already doing it.
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Audio publishing on Tumblr is the least of my...
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Apple Tablet: The Concept UI →
The basis behind all the hype surrounding the long-rumored Mac Tablet stems from Steve Jobs’ cancellation of the Newton PDA line upon his return to Apple, so of course everyone’s captivated in seeing if something alone the same lines will be reintroduced and what it will look like and what it’s main purpose will be.
In the mean time, it’s always a treat admiring...
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Finding That Sweet Spot →
Having read Chris Guillebeau’s eBook, 279 Days to Overnight Success, I learned that blogging can be a very demanding craft especially if your ambition is to generate some money with it and also that there really is no such thing as overnight success.
Most of what’s mentioned in the eBook I’ve come acrossed elsewhere but this one is perhaps the best written on the topic and...
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Cameron's Avatar ★ ★ ★ ★★
With all the well-deserved success and admiration that Avatar has attracted since it’s release, I can’t think of anything else that hasn’t been said about the film other than it’s the one movie I think we’ve all dreamt about seeing and which has a world we’ve all wished about visiting.
It’s by far James Cameron’s finest pieces of work and...
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The Presence of Spanish
It’s sometimes difficult to avoid a cultural assumption if we have no idea we are making one. For example, the assumption that a Hispanic should be fluent in Spanish for both written and spoken is an expected trait but as the rate of Hispanics who are raised in the United States rises, so does the likelihood that their skills may not be as sharp as you may assume.
Learning The Language
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8 Tees to Support Disaster Relief in Haiti
Days after the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti, news coverage continues to poor in showing how conditions in the country are growing more desperate by the day and it’s been amazing seeing the contribution that social media has played in elevating the awareness.
There’s also the fashionista route that you can take by shopping for tees created specifically for the relief...
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Dedicated Photographer Spotlight Series Page →
Having had some great photographers participate in the Spotlight Series, I went ahead now and created a dedicated page where they’re more prominent and much easier to find. I used their favorite photo as the backdrop to their names. The whole interview process & meeting fellow photographers has been exciting and I have more participants lined up for the year, so stay tune.
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“If you’re looking to make your writing sticky, memorable, and effectual, center...”
– David Pierce on How to Make Your Writing Matter to Your Readers
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Photographer Spotlight: John Carey
John Carey is a 28-year old photographer living in North Carolina who also works as a live audio engineer for a local production company and loves both sides of his career.
He has been part of the online world for just over 10 years starting with his previous online project which had reached notoriety because of all the wonderful free desktop wallpapers he presented but the project was...
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“Being heard can’t be our motivation for speaking. Being responded to can’t be...”
– Joshua Blankenship On The Entitlement Baggage of Social Media. I got the chills just reading this. Beautiful words to live by.
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CNBC Planet of The Apps
With the explosive amount of awesome Apps available on the iPhone, it’s no wonder you see people walking the streets oblivious of anything else around because no one just checks emails or makes phone calls on it anymore. It’s all about the Apps and always will be.
CNBC has created a one-hour program entitled Planet of the Apps that aired on Jan 7th where it explores how the device...
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Photographer Sayings & Their Translations →
The crew at SLR Lounge has posted a few humorous photographer sayings that we’ve all heard before along with a straightforward translation for each. Here’s some of my favorite ones:
“I exclusively shoot on prime lenses” - Translation… “I shoot around 10,000 shots to make sure I get something sharp, which I can’t guarantee by the way.
“I am a professional photographer” –...
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The Blogging in Julie & Julia
Reverse back 7 years ago and people would have characterized you as either a loner or just completely weird if they found out that you kept a blog. The concept was new and generally viewed as a self-indulgent effort executed by people with too much time on their hands but I like to think that perception about the craft has changed now and even more so when I saw that there was a movie made around...
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Word of Mouth Sells Apps →
Nick Campbell on why Christmas is the best day to sell iPhone Apps and the convincing reason as to why he thinks he sold so many extra copies of ShakeitPhoto on that day alone -
With internet use during christmas being as low as it is, and without an article or an ad to promote my product, what was doing all the selling? People! People were selling ShakeItPhoto by showing their friends during...
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ColorSuckr: Color Schemes Based on Photos →
The beautiful thing about photographs is that they are not just exciting to take, to share or to decorate an area with but equally they’re very inspiring when the one thing you’re looking to get from them is a carefully crafted color palette to use and ColorSuckr is by far the best tool to let you do that.
It’s essentially an online service that creates color schemes based on...
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“Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with making money, but that mindset...”
– C.J Chilvers on What is a Lesser Photographer? (via Patrick Rhone)
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Obligatory Look Back at 2009
Every person has a year ingrained in their mind that stems out more than another and as it is a habit for one to reflect back on one that’s coming to an end, I feel compelled to write down a small reflection on 2009.
2009
The most obvious and gratifying of changes in my life has been that I got married. Without sounding too melodramatic, the term love to anyone is just a word until you...