From the monthly archives:

January 2009

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.1

January 27, 2009

Before I discovered Lightroom I opened every image in Photoshop, closed the ones I didn’t like, and adjusted the ones I did. I got pretty good at it and I had macros to do things like create jpegs for use on the Web. Lightroom changed all that and introduced me to a much faster and [...]

Read the full article →

Internet censorship

January 26, 2009

What would you think if you searched the Internet after the Canadian federal budget is presented tomorrow and every article you could find about it was positive? How would you feel if you attempted to visit the blog of an outspoken critic and the site was suddenly gone? More than 2000 years ago the ancient [...]

Read the full article →

Book: Practical HDRI

January 22, 2009

High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDRI) techniques can be used to create spectacular photos.  However it can also be complicated and frustrating for the newcomer to the field. Practical HDRI by Jack Howard is a wonderful guide to the world of HDRI.  The 168 page soft-cover book beings with a discussion of equipment, ranging from what [...]

Read the full article →

Daybreak Duo

January 21, 2009

A few weeks about I wrote about the winter blues and seasonal affective disorder, along with some new products from Philips Home Healthcare Solutions (formerly Apollo Health). One of the products they were kind enough to send me to try out is the Daybreak Duo, an clock radio that features a sunrise and sunset simulator. [...]

Read the full article →

Obama and his BlackBerry

January 20, 2009

The Messaging and Mobile Media division of VeriSign is estimating  a record 1.4 billion mobile messages will be sent on Inauguration Day. But President Barack Obama probably won’t be sending or receiving any of them. At least, not on Inauguration Day. Obama and his Blackberry on the campaign trail. There has been an onslaught of [...]

Read the full article →

Social Media: Good, bad, or ugly?

January 12, 2009

I have a confession to make:  When people mention Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and other social networking sites, my thoughts often turn to security and privacy.  I also have some concerns about social media in general, including blogs, whether for business or personal use.  And I just can’t avoid thinking about how many really ugly pages [...]

Read the full article →

Snapshot: Eye-Fi does YouTube

January 7, 2009

Eye-Fi announced today that it has developed a way for users to wirelessly upload videos from their digital camera to YouTube and their home computer. Eye-Fi’s current product (review) automatically uploads digital photos to the user’s computer or compatible photo sharing sites.  According to the company, the point-and-shoot camera is now the most commonly used device for [...]

Read the full article →

Backups: A resolution you can keep

January 5, 2009

Most of us have come to rely upon the information on our hard drives.  Email, calendars, contacts, family photos, financial information, our music collections, and so much more.  So as we begin another new year, let’s take a moment to consider if our information is adequately protected. Here’s a simple test for home and small [...]

Read the full article →