January 2010
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Jan 30th
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Snow Leopard Clean Install
I did a clean install of my Macbook Pro yesterday.  And surprisingly it wasn’t as painful as I thought.  With all my prior OS upgrades (Tiger to Leopard, then Leopard to Snow Leopard), this is the first time I did a clean install. What surprised me was that I didn’t have to scour around, looking for the installation disks of all my applications.  All I needed to do was use...
Jan 30th
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It's a new category
To those who are severely criticizing the iPad for its lack of multi-tasking, comparing it to netbooks and laptops, I suggest watching the keynote and then reading this article from Daring Fireball. Used to be that to drive a car, you, the driver, needed to operate a clutch pedal and gear shifter and manually change gears for the transmission as you accelerated and decelerated. Then came the...
Jan 29th
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Jan 29th
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iPad impressions
I am at a “wait-and-see” mode for the iPad.  It looks like a gorgeous, stylish product.  Using it in a public place is sure to elicit head turns and salivating glances.  But I am reserving judgement until I get my hands on a display item. The thing that struck me was the lack of a front camera.  I know that people will severely chastise Apple for not installing a camera.  I suppose...
Jan 27th
Jan 27th
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What the Apple Tablet Will Mean to Photographers →
scottbourne: Apple’s new tablet may be just the ticket for serious photographers. Like all things Apple, it’s cool, well-designed, pretty and yes, expensive if you order the top-of-the-line model,…
Jan 27th
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Jan 26th
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Jan 25th
The average amount of time the ball is in play on... →
tumbledore: People watch three hours of football to witness 11 minutes of actual play. This is why American football is boring and why basketball and soccer are the greatest sports in the world. 11 minutes of actual play 12 minutes of shots of the head coaches and referees 17 minutes of replays 60 minutes of commercials 75 minutes of shots of players huddling, standing at the line of...
Jan 24th
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Jan 23rd
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Thoughts on Bataan: The Shrine of Valor
Atop Mt. Samat in Pilar, Bataan is the Dambana ng Kagitingan, or Shrine of Valor.  When driving towards the beaches of Mariveles, one cannot help but notice the tall cross silhouetted against the sky.  The Memorial Cross is an impressive sight, a steel and reinforced structure with an elevator and a viewing gallery that spans the arms of the cross.  The height of the cross is 92 meters from the...
Jan 23rd
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Jan 22nd
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Thoughts on Bataan: The Surrender
I wonder what went through the mind of Major General Edward King as he surrendered to the Japanese army.  With a combined American and Filipino force of over 75,000, it represents the largest surrender of a military force in American history. “No one surrendered but me,” General King said.  ”If there’s any blame it’s mine.  I ordered you to surrender.  You...
Jan 22nd
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Jan 20th
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Thoughts on Bataan
I was in high school when I got a glimpse of the atrocities of the Bataan Death March.  I was with a group of friends driving to Montemar Beach Resort in Mariveles.  I saw the markers along the highway, counting down from about kilometer 30.  The only thought that crossed my mind was that it was a very long walk.  But the horrors of the Bataan Death March was still lost to me. Then, in 1999, I...
Jan 19th
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Jan 18th
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Jan 16th
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Jan 14th
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Jan 12th
“Around 4 p.m., I saw a weird Facebook status update from a friend, a journalist...”
– In which Mary Carmichael is at once racy and reproachful. (via newsweek)
Jan 9th
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Jan 9th
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Jan 2nd
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Putting a moon in your pictures
Taking a night shot with a moon can be tricky.  The moon will be the brightest subject in your picture.  If you expose for the moon, the rest of the picture will be dark.  If you expose for the foreground, then the moon will be overblown. The picture above is actually a composite of two photos.  The shot of the full moon is found here.  The shot of the bell tower is found here (I had to clone...
Jan 2nd
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December 2009
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Dec 31st
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Project 365
A photography project that I have always wanted to embark on, but never could sustain, was to take at least one picture a day.  I got this concept from Photojojo and there are a number of photographers who embark on this project.   I particularly follow Steve Gallow’s blog, where aside from taking one photo a day, he also adds whatever lessons he had learned in taking that photo. I see...
Dec 31st